The Mission Ministry Team is responsible for engaging our congregation in mission efforts both here in our community and around the world through monetary gifts as well as through "hands on" participation by our members in mission projects. Here is a list of things we have done in the past, as well as those we are currently active in...
MISSION OPPORTUNITIES
Local
Eastern Shore Affordable Housing
Carehouse
Mission of Hope
Ecumenical Ministries
Campus Ministry
Hispanic Ministry
Meals-on Wheels
Feed My Sheep
Christmas Sharing
School Outreach
Home Repair/Winterization
Searcy Hospital Christmas Gifts
The Shoulder
Transient Emergency Aid
Kids Helping Kids
Waterfront Rescue Mission
Church Food Pantry
Music Therapy/Visitation
Save-a-Life
Habitat for Humanity
The Lighthouse
Youth Mission Trips
Red Cross Blood Drives
PC (USA) Benevolence
Disaster Relief
Presbyterian Children's Home
Mexico Sister Churches
Peniel and El Divino Maestro
in Merida, Yucatan. Partners
in prayer,ministry and mutual
support.
Foreign
Dr. Sue Makin: Dr. Makin is an OB-GYN medical missionary in Malawi, Africa.
Frances Landers (Haiti): Provides education and a daily nourishing meal for school children in a third world country.
Russia (sister churches): Arehova Zuivo Church, Moscow. Partners in prayer, ministry and mutual support.
Donald and Laurie Marsden: Missionaries to Russia. (Narnia - Donald OPORA - Laurie)
Crisis Nursery in Zambia, Africa: Shelter for children orphaned or abandoned. Working to bring orphans and outcasts into homes and families.
Welding School in Haiti: In conjunction with the Haiti Fund.
Medical Benevolence Foundation: An arm of the International Health Ministries of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Raises funds to support medical missions, recruits physicians and volunteers for mission healthcare programs outside the U.S. Obtains and ships donated supplies and equipment for medical missions, and provides information to Presbyterian congregations about international health ministries.
Lovemore House: Street Children's Ministry in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Dan and Elizabeth Turk: Missionaries to Madagascar. Elizabeth, public health and Don, reforestation and environmental education.
Russia: Narnia Educational Center, to provide Russian Christian education literature for children, youth and adults. Also, OPORA inter- denominational Christian ministry in Russia whose purpose is to train and develop church leaders to form and lead twelve step recovery groups along with their families for those addicted to drugs and alcohol.
