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Mission and Outreach

 

Vision Statement for the PCC Missions Committee
 
The Mission Committee of the PCC, called to participate faithfully in God’s activity in local, national, and global communities:
  • Enables the congregation to minister in Christ’s name to people in need by giving of our time, talent, and treasure; and
  • Challenges the congregation to share with Christ in establishing his just, peaceable and loving rule in the world; and
  • Empowers the congregation to be Christ’s faithful evangelists, transforming the lives of those in the congregation and the lives of those with whom we serve, and acting in the knowledge that our own faith strengthens as we share and receive God’s word, and help others with quiet and profound deeds.
Isaiah 61: 1-4
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners;
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God;
   to comfort all who mourn; to provide for those who mourn in Zion—
   to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
   the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.
They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.
They shall build up the ancient ruins, they shall raise up the former devastations;
they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations.
 
Luke 4: 18-19
18‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me
     to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind,
     to let the oppressed go free,
19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’
 

 

 

Guided by the Scriptures, the life, ministry, and calling of Jesus Christ, and this Vision statement, we at PCC support with our money and our time the following ministries:

 
 

 LOCAL MINISTRIES:

Camp Fairlee Manor

(Easter Seals camp, located in Kent County, MD)

Community Food Pantry

(located at Christ Methodist Church in Chestertown - donations may be brought to our church at any time - collection boxes are in the narthex)

Good Neighbor Fund

(supporting our neighbors in need in Kent Co. with emergency funds for utilities, rent, prescriptions, etc.)

Horizon Student Enrichment Program

 (summer enrichment program in Kent Co. for "at-risk" youth)

Kent Family Center   www.kentfamilycenter.org

         (helping children by helping families)

La Luz Latino Outreach Ministry

 (a fellowship & Bible study ministry with farm workers in Kent and Queen Anne's Counties, co-sponsored with New Castle Presbytery)

Meeting Ground          www.meetingground.org

 (a Christian ministry providing emergency & transitional housing in Cecil County, MD)

Rebuilding Together, Kent County, MD    

www.rebuildingtogetherkcmd.org

(volunteer housing repair – affiliate of the national organization “Rebuilding Together”)

Samaritan Group

 (providing winter shelter for people who are homeless in Kent Co.)

Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center

(we provide a birthday party for patients during one month of the year)

Young Life   sites.younglife.org/sites/KentCountyHighSchool/

(supporting the local chapter of Bay Area Young Life Ministries)

 
 

NATIONAL MINISTRIES:

 Through our mission budget and denominational special offerings, we support the ministries of the Presbyterian Church USA (www.pcusa.org) and New Castle Presbytery (www.ncpresbytery.org). 

 Members of PCC have participated in mission work trips to South Carolina, upstate New York, and North Carolina.
 
In 2006-2007 we have sent two different work teams to the GulfCoast, serving in Houma, LA and Gautier, MS through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (www.pcusa.org/pda).
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
   

In 2007, we are financially supporting the special project “Homes for Christmas,” a ministry of the Presbytery of South Louisiana to help re-build 300 homes by Christmas 2007 (www.pslrecovery.org).

 

Gulf Coast Mission Trip

January 27 – February 3, 2008

Mission Team Leaders: Rev. Sara Holben (Chestertown)

and Rev. Duke Dixon (Easton)

 

What Will the Mission Team Do?  Assist in the ongoing rebuilding and recovery efforts in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.

 

Who Can Go?  Skilled  and unskilled volunteer labor is still badly needed.  If you are over 18, YOU can help!

 

When Are We Going?  The Team will arrive in New Orleans on Sunday January 27 and return home on Saturday February 2. 

 

Where Will We Stay?  Our housing during our mission trip will be at the Olive Tree Volunteer Village (dorm style housing) about 30 minutes from downtown New Orleans.  This is one of six “camps” currently run by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA).

 

What Will This Trip Cost?  The cost for this trip is $220.  That covers housing and food at  Olive Tree Village and ground transport in New Orleans.  You are responsible for your travel expenses to and from New Orleans.

 

How do I Sign Up?  Please download the application here:  Application form.pdf

 

If you have questions, call Bob Schminkey, Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Coordinator, at 410-708-6463 or bobschminkey@verizon.net.

 
 
GLOBAL MINISTRIES:
 

Through our annual support of the Mission Budget of the PCUSA General Assembly, we help support Presbyterian mission around the world. 

 

In addition, our mission budget supports the following projects:

 

Heifer International     www.heifer.org

(Heifer International is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help end world hunger and poverty through self-reliance and sustainability)

J.L. Zwane Uniting Presbyterian Church Hospice    www.jlzwane.sun.ac.za

(a day-hospice for people living with HIV/AIDS in Guguletu, South Africa)

Malawi Partnership  (see separate link from "Our Ministry: Mission and Outreach")

 

Medical Benevolence Foundation     www.mbfoundation.org

(a validated ministry of the PCUSA, MBF supports medical mission work around the world)

Outreach Foundation     www.theoutreachfoundation.org

(a validated ministry of the PCUSA, the Outreach Foundation supports the mission work of evangelism and church development with partner churches around the world.  Through the Outreach Foundation we help to support the ministry of Ted and Sue Wright, PCUSA mission workers for southern Africa, based in Lusaka, Zambia.

www.theoutreachfoundation.org/2006/Wrights.htm and www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/wrightc.htm

Pakistan Presbyterian Schools and Forman Christian College   www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2005/05425.htm

(supporting the work of rebuilding the Pakistani Presbyterian schools, which had been nationalized in 1971 and finally returned to the Pakistan Presbyterian Church in 2003.)
 

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