Upcoming Mission Opportunities:

Please check out some of the missions we support!

Locally:

  • Helping Hands:  51 Lake St  Stoneboro, PA 16153

  • Mercer County Aware:   www.merceraware.org/

  • Joshua's Haven:   www.joshuashaven.org

  • New Castle City Rescue Mission: www.cityrescuemission.org/

  • Lakeview Area Backpack Program:  Ministry to children in local elementary school considered food insecure.  Coordinators Beth: painterbr86@gmail.com and Sarah: chadsarah30@yahoo.com

 **more mission partners to come

National Mission Organizations and Mission Partners

  • Presbyterian Disaster Assistance:  a mission arm of the Presbyterian Church, USA that responds nationally (ie. super storm Sandy) and internationally (ie. typhoon in the Philippines) to disasters including human disasters  (ie. Sandy Hook Elementary)  http://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/pda/who-we-are/ Specifically, we are encouraging gifts to PDA in support of the humanitarian crisis currently in Ukraine.

  • NAYM:  We have a long term partnership with the Native American Youth Ministeries which includes two missionary couples:  Mark and Nancy Smith and Jerry and Deanna Wright who live in Arizona and work with on the Native American Reservations.  We have traveled out multiple times to work along side these partners.  http://www.naym.org/

International Mission Partners:  

  • We support PCUSA mission coworkers

    • Bob and Kristi Rice who are currently serving in the South Sudan. You can go to their info page here and read about what they are doing, support them directly, and sign up for their mailing.

    • Shelvis and Nancy Smith-Mather are serving in the South Sudan. Currently, Shelvis is pursuing a PhD in Britain in order to better serve the people. You can go to their info page here and read about what they are doing, support them directly, and sign up for their mailing.

  • We will be collecting a One Great Hour of Sharing offering that supports disaster, refugee, and development ministries in the US and around the world. We will be officially collecting on Palm Sunday but gifts can be given throughout this season.

*If you would like more information on these mission coworkers, how you can pray for them, or to be included on their mailing lists, please contact the church office.  Please be in prayer for these coworkers.