OUR CONGREGATION SUPPORTS THESE MISSIONS:

American Red Cross Blood Drive
Contact: Lawrie Smith, 626-3591, Willcox Ruffin, 423-2788.

Ghent Area Ministries
Assists the needy & homeless with rent, utilities, food, transportation and clothing. Volunteer opportunities are available.
Contact: Martha Gorman, GAM office, 622-0438.
President: Mark Fulton, 533-9650.

Habitat for Humanity
Recruits both skilled and unskilled workers in building low-cost houses.
Contact: Kristine Rand, 857-7222.

Mississippi Mission Trip
Gulf Coast Katrina Mission–In 2008 we will take another team down to work with the people who suffered at the hands of Katrina. If you are willing to volunteer we would like you to please be trained at either Home Depot or Lowes. Specialties in rebuilding are needed. If you already have the skills, we are doubled blessed and thank you for signing on. There will be more information coming after the first of the year.
Please contact Dick Waters at 489-0921 if you would be willing to serve.

Mobile Meals
Provides meals to shut-ins on the first Monday.
Contact: Betty Marshall, 423-7241.

N.E.S.T. (Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team):
The Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team (NEST) is a ministry to the homeless sponsored by the city of Norfolk and many area churches and synagogues. Each year during the week of Christmas, our congregation serves more than seventy homeless men and women dinner and breakfast and offers them a warm place to sleep in our Fellowship Hall. Opportunities for ministry include serving as dinner cooks, greeters, hosts, a member of the overnight team, or as a part of the early morning clean-up team. To find out more about how to become a part of this important ministry, contact Sheryl Wood (phone: 625-1697).

Norfolk Jail Ministry
A ministry faithfully supported by FPC for several years.
Contact: Jeanne Perin (625-1053).

Park Place Child Life Center
Park Place Child Life Center (PPCLC) is a ministry outreach to the children who live in the Park Place area of Norfolk, Virginia, about two miles from First Presbyterian Church.  PPCLC shares the transforming love of Jesus with inner-city children throughout the week when volunteer partners in ministry help with homework, tutoring, and art enrichment classes.    Saturday programs offer a broader view of God's world through recreational activities, arts activities, martial arts, bible-based instruction, and nutritional lunches.  Relationships are cultivated through these activities that allow for ministry to the spiritual needs of children as they grow up in a challenging world.  For more information or to become a partner in this vital outreach, contact Charlotte Moon, PPCLC Director, [phone: 451-2842].

Soup Kitchen
Ministry feeds homeless people from 12 -1 p.m. on Saturdays. Adults or youth can serve one time a month by joining a team or occasionally substituting. There are openings to cook, serve and clean up.
Contact: Sheryl Wood, 625-1697.

Towing for the Hungry
Contact: Sheryl Wood, 625-1697 or Cullen Davis 625-5110.

Young Life
Contact: Church Office, 625-1697.
Contact: Glen Green, 412-0020, Outreach Chair.

Soup Kitchen
Our Soup Kitchen ministry feeds homeless people from 12 to 1pm on Saturdays. Adults or youths can serve one time a month by joining a team or occasionally substituting. There are openings to cook, serve, and clean up. This is a great opportunity to serve and seek the face of Christ as you minister to those in need.