As the body of Christ, First Presbyterian Church’s mission programs seek to reach out to the community and to the world to care
for those in need.
The Deacons’ Mission Connection facilitates the congregation’s ability to witness to and/or carry out the compassionate love of Christ by
sharing time, talent, and resources with people beyond the local community. Mission Connection coordinates annual trips to Guatemala and supports the host
organization throughout the year. Equally important are national mission trips which develop long-term
relationships with communities in the United States, i.e. trips to
hurricane-damaged Mississippi towns, flood-devastated Iowa towns, and the
Lakota Native American Reservation in South Dakota.
Would you like the opportunity to worship with pastors José Pilar and Eduardo at their church in Guatemala, and see the work that is being
done to save the mountain Granadillas? The next service and learning trip to
Guatemala is scheduled from May 25 - June 1, 2010. Contact Jim Keller (563-332-6296) or Craig Foster (563-391-4622) if you are
interested. Additional summer trips that are in the planning stages include the
Pine Ridge Reservation and West Virginia Appalachian Mountain region.
Are you interested in doing international mission work without even having to
leave the church building? A unique opportunity awaits you during Lent at First Pres. Kids Against Hunger is a national organization involved in distribution of food
to malnourished people in the world. The Quad-Cities chapter hosts packaging events during which volunteers work on a
12-person assembly line to bag a special blend of rice, soy, dried vegetables
and vitamins for delivery to a coordinating organization in a foreign country. Each bag, when cooked in boiling water, will provide six servings to a family in
need.
The assembly line will be set up in our church between March 7 and 10 for
multiple packaging sessions (and please note, this is NOT just for kids--all
ages are invited). Each session will last between a half hour and an hour. The cost to participate in a packaging event is $25 per person. (Scholarships are also available.) Recruit or join a team, or make a
contribution, at the sign-up table in Fellowship Hall between Sunday services.
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