CURRENT MISSIONS AND PROJECTS
OUTREACH AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
November, 2010
These missions and projects are supported by First Presbyterian Congregational Outreach and Presbyterian Women and are opportunities for you to get involved with our congregation to serve our community and beyond. Contact the church office at 428-6332 or office@firstpresvb.org for more information.
Serving those who hunger:
- Feed the Children program with sister church in DR Congo
- FPC Food Pantry
- Foodbank Backpack program for W. T. Cooke school
- Heifer International Gifts
- Judeo-Christian Outreach Center: general support and monthly dinners
- Meals on Wheels
- Sandwich Sunday: monthly preparation of bag lunches for people in need
Serving those who need shelter and relief:
- Assisi Home: for disabled adults
- Bike and Build: host bikers traveling to bring attention for need for housing
- Beach Health Clinic
- Faith Works Coalition: providing home repair and renovation
- Lighthouse Center (day shelter for homeless)
- Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
- Presbyterian Homes and Family Services and Zuni
- Sunnyside Retirement Communities
- Samaritan House Shelter for women and families in crisis
- Seton House: for adolescents in crisis
Serving the greater Church and the world:
- Christmas Angel Trees
- Christmas Joy Offering and One Great Hour of Sharing for PC (USA)
- Citizens to Protect the Elderly: advocating for senior rights
- Compassion International: child sponsorship ministry
- Untamed Spirit Therapeutic and Education Program
- Foreign Missions
- Good News Jail & Prison Ministry
- Internet Café at First Baptist Church: access for foreign students in summer
- Mission Trips (adult international and youth regional trips)
- Presbytery of Eastern VA: general support and International Congo Partnership
- Presbyterian Historical Society
- REACH: reading initiative with children
- Red Cross Blood Drives
- Tidewater Pastoral Counseling
- Young Life
office@firstpresvb.org
757-428-6332