Missions We Serve

Opportunities To Serve

MISSIONSARIES

BOB AND KRISTI RICE

Bob and Kristi Rice, serve as Evangelist and Christian Educator in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They firmly believe that God is using their lives to positively impact the lives of others in the name of Jesus Christ in that area. Kristi has established an educational program through which the Congo women may apply for small loans of $150. The women use the loan to begin their own business; thus helping them and their families to become independent.

http://bobandkristi.blogspot.com/

SANTA EXPRESS FOR QUITMAN HOME

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Throughout 2016 we will participate with the Santa Express for the Quitman Home. This Mission event will be an ongoing project. These items can be dropped in collection boxes located in both buildings.

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The Presbyterian Student Center at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia has been a part of Campus Ministry from 1980 to present. A free lunch is served twice a week for college students. Also offered is a weekly Bible study and planned social entertainment. We, at First Pres., prepare and serve lunch at least 3 times a year. We intermingle with the students and staff during the mealtime. We have also assisted in the remodeling of the Center by donating skills, services and furnishings. Those who have volunteered and served these students have received a blessing!

Community Resource Center
at A Place 4 Hope

The Community Resource Center at A Place 4 Hope is a mission outreach of Albany Fir

st Presbyterian Church.Originally established over 7 years ago as part of our Saturday Samaritan meal program, The Community Resource Center is now housed at A Place 4 Hope at The Salvation Army.

Volunteers from our church meet with the homeless and near homeless twice a week to help them find the resources needed to return to a stable and productive lifestyle. Our volunteers help clients by helping them find resources that help with housing, education, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, mental heath resources, medical and prescription assistance, etc.

A Place 4 Hope is a ministry established for the purpose of providing a place of respite for those who find themselves living in the seemingly hopeless circumstance of homelessness. Basic services, such as assistance with personal hygiene, freshly laundered clothing, the ability to communicate via telephone and internet, and the opportunity to personally speak with someone about resources available in our community, are provided to help those we serve move from homelessness to stable housing conditions.

The Center is staffed by volunteers from 10:00AM-Noon on Tuesday and Friday. All volunteers are HIPPA trained. To find out about volunteering, please call the church office or see:

Dick Steven-Church Liaison

Tuesday Team Leaders - Jon Miller & Ron Scarborough

Friday Team Leaders - Bobbie Lowe & Dick Stevens

2nd Saturday of each month

On the 2nd Saturday of each month, volunteers from First Presbyterian prepare and serve to anyone that comes and it is a great opportunity to meet some of our neighbors that struggle and don't have enough to eat. We start preparing around 9:00 a.m. and serve from 10:30 - 11:30. There is joy, fellowship, good work & love in this time we spend and God is always there! We welcome anyone that would like to help. You don't have to call, just show up. We are serving approximately 45- 50 these days. It doesn't take long and your help and time are always a blessing! The youth of First Presbyterian play a big part in this vital mission by helping to serve and minister to our guests.

Meals On Wheels

Members of First Presbyterian volunteer 5 days per week through The Southwest Georgia Council On Aging. Teams deliver a hot noon meal each weekday to the elderly 60+ years old, in need and confined to their homes. This meal provides 1/3 of the Recommended Daily Allowance for the Nutritional needs of the elderly. Many times, the person delivering the meal is the only contact the person has during the day.

To volunteer for this rewarding ministry, please contact the church office.

Reading & Rackets

Reading & Racquets is an exciting reading and tennis program that began last spring. First Presbyterian collaborates with the Family Literacy Connection, and Albany Tennis Association to help kids at Jackson Heights Elementary school. We focus on 1st and 2nd graders who are struggling with their reading. In addition to reading help, the kids learn the game of tennis from certified “10 and under” tennis instructors!
We need volunteers willing to serve one hour per week. As a volunteer, you will work one-on-one with a child helping them read books and spell words. The opportunities to serve are on Tuesdays at Jackson Heights from 3-4 o’clock. For more information please contact the church office.