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MISSION & OUTREACH

Through generous giving of our congregation and other community members, we are able to sponsor several mission outreach programs.

Special Offerings

Several times a year we hold special offerings during worship 

You can help too!

If you are interested in getting involved in any of the mission projects sponsored by our church or would like to make a donation, please send us an email or call the church office! You can find a list of our current mission projects below.

CURRENT MISSION & OUTREACH PROJECTS:

Local / National

  • ICCAP Food Bank

    • Souper Bowl offering​

  • LifeWay Pregnancy Center

    • Baby Bottle Campaign​

  • Vacation Bible School

  • G.A.P. Ministries

  • The Salvation Army

  • Veterans Parsonage

  • Homeless Hero Stocking Project​

  • Hopeful Hearts

  • Rochester Mills Food Pantry

  • Alice Paul House

  • Habitat for Humanity

  • Child Evangelism Fellowship

  • Birdie's Closet

  • CCO Ministries (Coalition for Christian Outreach)

  • Crystal Waters Personal Care Home

    • Christmas gifts for residents​

  • Samaritan's Purse​

    • US Disaster Relief - Hurricane Helene​

  • Church Crisis Committee - Ramps of Hope & Utility Assistance​

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International

  • Musange Presbyterian Church in Africa

  • Heather and Habtom Kebede (Ethiopia)

  • Operation Christmas Child

Information about some of the groups and organizations we support!

ICCAP Food Bank

ICCAP offers three food programs tailored to benefit the Indiana County Community based on specific needs. There are numerous food pantries, the PA Senior Food Box Program which is a nutrition specific food assistance program, and emergency food assistance.

  • Souper Bowl Offering - Nationwide act of caring and helping to fight hunger. Our monetary donations collected go to ICCAP to assist with their different food programs and is held on Super Bowl Sunday.

LifeWay Pregnancy Center

LifeWay Family And Pregnancy Support shares the promise of hope by helping young women and men with life affirming choices. For 30 years it has offered the unconditional love of Jesus along with practical assistance. We help through pregnancy, after childbirth and through the parenting years.

  • Baby Bottle Campaign - The baby bottle campaign is an easy way for churches to support families in need by collecting spare change in baby bottles provided by LifeWay.

G.A.P Ministries

The GAP Ministries exists to bring Christ-centered hope, healing, and happiness to the hurting and broken in our communities.

Veterans Parsonage

The Veteran's Parsonage is a non-profit organization funded through private donations. The Parsonage was formed in order to assist and encourage responsible participation by veterans in returning to the workplace and successful re-integration back into society.

Homeless Hero Stocking Project

This project is led by Indiana PA Veterans and Community United. They stuff and deliver stocking to roughly 2,000 homeless veterans each Christmas season.

Hopeful Hearts

The mission of Hopeful Hearts is to improve the lives of grieving children and their families by providing support in a safe and caring environment, where all are welcome, and where families can grow through the healing process.

Alice Paul House

The mission of Alice Paul House is to educate, advocate, and empower all victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, other crime and juvenile offenders. 

Habitat for Humanity

A nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states and in more than 70 countries around the world. Habitat’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Habitat works toward this vision by building and improving homes in partnership with individuals and families in need of a decent and affordable place to live.

Child Evangelism Fellowship

A bible centered organization composed of born-again believers whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living

Birdie's Closet 

Birdie's Closest was named in honor of Birdie Hintemeyer of the Bork Family Foundation. Birdie's Closest is a resource center for women undergoing cancer treatment that provides them with wigs, hats, scarves, and camisoles.

CCO Ministries - Nate Tyger

Nate is a local Marion Center graduate and is part of Coalition of Christian Outreach who reaches out to students at PennWest College. Their goal is to reach students on college campuses and share the gospel. 

Habtom and Heather Kebede (Ethiopia)

Habtom and Heather Kebede are serving as missionaries in Ethiopia and have a passion to share the Good News of Jesus Christ through building relationships and addressing the needs of communities and individuals. 

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For the last 13 years, Habtom and Heather have been using sports and educational games to share the love of Jesus with underprivileged youth and young adults in Ethiopia.

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Operation Christmas Child

The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations.

Samaritan's Purse

Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God’s love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • US Disaster Relief - Hurricane Helene

    • We continue to help homeowners from three relief bases in western North Carolina, with work stretching into Tennessee. Our volunteers are also working in Valdosta, Georgia, and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida.​

    • Samaritan's Purse will be replacing mobile homes, rebuilding and repairing stick-built homes, and providing additional assistance in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. This will be a long-term project; please see our rebuild page for more information.

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Hurricane Helene Outreach - Nick Westover

Nick is local to the area and our church worked with him to do a toy drive to North Carolina for those children who were affected by the hurricane.  In the video below, he shares not only about the delivery of toys but speaks on the devastation and how there are families living in tents and campers as well as shelters.  Nick has made 8 trips and plans to continue to take supplies with future trips and projects planned.

Church Crisis Committee - Ramps of Hope & Utility Assistance

  • Ramps of Hope - A ministry in Indiana County where volunteers build modular ramps for folks who find themselves in need of a ramp after surgery, stroke or an accident.

  • Utility Assistance - The Church Crisis Committee serves families of Indiana County with financial assistance for utility/fuel costs when residents face a crisis in termination of utility services or when a vital need for fuel exists. 

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206 High Street, PO Box 178
Marion Center, PA 15759

Phone

(724) 397-8110

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