About NESM, at 130 Years

NESM enters its 130th year precisely where it should be:

• Operating under direction, control, and oversight from its parent, the Evangelical Covenant Church and its 501(c)(3) status
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• +With all appropriate reports and certifications to the Massachusetts Secretary of State current and in compliance, rendering NESM in good standing.
• +With all appropriate IRS paperwork, returns, and taxes rendering NESM in good standing with the IRS.
• +Having a determination from the Office of Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that as a primarily religous organization, NESM is not regulated by that office.
• +Within a Maritime Security Zone at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal, in South Boston, on the site of the old Army Base. We have been located within the Cruise facility in excess of ten years. We occupy four floors of old office space in the former warehouse which houses the Cruise Facility.
• +We are across the Reserve Channel from the Conley Container Port, where our chaplains and core volunteers visit crews of the ships which call there.
• +We are active in visiting ships at high-security terminals such as the LNG facility on the Mystic River as well as industrial ships throughout the Port of Boston, including Braintree and Quincey.
• +Our chaplains and core volunteers have completed TWIC certification and MTSA mandated training, and they wear MassPort security badges with clearances for the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal and the Conley Container Terminal.

We provide 5 Core Ministires:

1. Reliable Ways for Seafarers to Contact Home
2. Trustworthy Ways for Seafarers to Send Home Wages
3. Christian Witness and Support
4. Hospitality
5. Advocacy