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Hearts to Christ, Hands to Serve
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2010 FPC Mission Trips
Two mission trips for 2010!
This summer, we planned two adult mission trips to our congregation. The
first, a week-long trip to
Spirit Lake, North Dakota at the end of July. The Spirit Lake Ministry Center is
dedicated to supporting the peoples of the Spirit Lake Nation (Dakota Tribe).
While there, we will perform light construction and maintenance on homes,
Tribal buildings and grounds on the reservation. All activities are very
hands-on and involve close interaction with the elders and children of the
reservation. Opportunities for participation in Native American cultural
activities are provided. Please go to
www.spiritlakeministrycenter.org
for more information about this ministry.
In addition to this
U.S. mission, we journeyed to El Ayudante in
Leon, Nicaragua,
at the end of June.
See Pictures
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Fayette Presbyterian Church
supports multiple mission organizations - local, national and international. We
send quarterly contributions to the ministries listed below and participate in
mission projects with Square Foot
Ministries (a locally founded ministry) and
El Ayudante (a Nicaragua mission).
Along with regular donation bins, we have holiday drives for
Fayette Samaritans,
Operation Christmas
Child, and
Fayette County DFCS families, collecting food, necessities and Christmas
presents. We travel to Nicaragua at least once every other year, and have
finished projects such as digging a well, building an orphanage, and
distributing water filtration systems. FPC has also founded a program called Sychar, bringing fresh water to Nicaragua, along with
the Living Water that never runs dry.
If you're
interested in discovering where God would have you serve in the mission
ministries of FPC,
email our Mission Committee Chair, Peter
Lewin
See Mission Pictures Here!
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One of our church
logos, created by Melanie Mickleboro |
These are the
Ministries we support year-round |
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Matthew 28
Haiti:
Their goal is to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ into the greater Pignon
area of central Haiti. They have established ten nutrition centers, an orphanage,
and two churches. They also distributes Bibles written in Creole language
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Neighbor Love
The mission of Neighbor Love (a project of Matthew 28) is to show our love
as Jesus Christ commanded us, by performing basic repairs to the houses of
elderly and disabled home owners in the Western North Carolina Region and to
teach these ways to churches who want to be involved in a similar outreach. |
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Fayette Youth
Protection Home
The
Friday-Johnson Home: These homes were founded to proved a local alternative
housing for children who are victims of abuse, neglect or other serious
family situations. |
Calvin Center
Serves the
110 churches of the Greater Atlanta Presbytery by providing, as part of its
mission, summer camping programs for youth and adults, year round facilities
for church retreats, and non-summer programming for all ages. |
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Promise
Place
Promise Place
exists to prevent domestic violence through awareness programs, educational
training and providing safe environments for the victims and their families,
utilizing legal advocacy, emergency shelters and transitional housing. |
ExceptionalOps
ExceptionalOps
is a Fayette County organization advocating for people with developmental
disabilities and their families. We are devoted to promoting the improvement
and expansion of supports and services for people with developmental
disabilities that reside in our area. |
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Other Ministries we
support with our time, talents and special fundraising:
Fayette Presbyterian Youth
Missions
We provide an
opportunity for FPC youth to seek a closer relationship with God by
dedicating their service in His name, and by reaching out to help His
children in need.
El
Ayudante
With help
from churches around the globe, El Ayudante has constructed a complex in
Leon, Nicaragua whose centerpiece is a child protection center. Facilities
include a medical clinic, teaching center and housing for mission teams.
The objectives of the child protection center are to:
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provide for basic physical
needs,
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instill the knowledge of
Jesus Christ as Lord of all life and Savior,
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develop social, physical,
and mental abilities,
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prepare leaders for
Nicaragua.
Sychar Water Ministry
Sychar was founded by
FPC members to bring clean drinking water AND Living Water to the people of
Nicaragua. |
Calvary Refuge Center
In Forest
Park, provides a transitional program for homeless individuals and families
who qualify and have a desire to move out of their homeless situation to
become self-supporting. |
Fayette Samaritans
Fayette
Samaritans is a Christian ministry serving those in need in Fayette County.
We provide food from our food pantry, clothing and financial assistance for
selected emergency needs |
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Villa International
Provides
affordable housing and genuine hospitality to men and women from around the
world, especially medical professionals and researchers studying at the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and related institutions.
Through them, Villa seeks to extend healing to God’s children across the
globe. |
Presbyterian Student Fellowship (MTSU)
PSF is an
on-campus ministry designed to help students connect with other
people, deal
with life at college and grow closer to God. It is a place to develop and
apply faith to life, and help students find out more about who God has
created you to be. Led by John Westlund. |
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Square Foot Ministry
Founded on the belief that
99% of what we do for God is accomplished by helping to provide for people
in need. SqFt Ministries is an all-volunteer, non-profit ecumenical
Christian ministry, seeking to eliminate poverty-level housing beginning in
the local community. |
Fayette Pregnancy
Resource Center
Works to
meet both material and educational needs of moms and moms-to-be. The
center does not receive state or federal funds. It operates totally on
donations from churches, businesses and individuals. |
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