MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

Each of us has been blessed with different gifts and abilities to, "…serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received." – First Peter 4:10. First Presbyterian is filled with men, women, and children who serve all God’s children in many different ways. Below you will find opportunities to be involved in hands-on mission projects that engage every generation of our congregation.

OUR MISSIONS

Autism Awareness

 Honor God’s children living with autism, educate and increase awareness of autism in the month of April. 

Christmas Giving Tree

 Members of the Mission Outreach Committee decorate a Christmas tree and invite members of the Congregation to exchange an ornament for a gift of a warm piece of clothing (i.e., hat, gloves, or sweatshirt/pants); the gifts are donated to the ROC (Renew Our Community). 

Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen

 The Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen is a regular benevolence of our Church. It is an interdenominational project supported by many local congregations. The Soup Kitchen provides a free hot meal to the hungry, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Dorothy Day is the location that serves Rock Hill's poorest neighbors including men from The Haven, the temporary men’s shelter. On the 4th Thursday of each month, members of our congregation meet at the Soup Kitchen to cook and serve the meals to the guests. 

Family Promise

Family Promise serves homeless families working to obtain affordable housing. Once a quarter, we host families overnight, serve dinner, and provide a safe and loving place for them to live.

Habitat for Humanity

  By participating in the annual Faith Build, congregation members are able to help build a Habitat house in Rock Hill for a family who would, otherwise, be unable to purchase a home. Houses are built locally, and the team members work side by side with the family and other volunteers.

Help for HOPE

Congregation members donate pre-designated, non-perishable food items each month. Donated food items are delivered to Project Hope, a local food pantry, during the 3rd week of the month. This is a mission that everyone can easily participate in from toddlers to seniors. 

Hunger Outreach Program (HOP)

The Hunger Outreach Program feeds individuals and families on a predetermined route in a nearby community. From September to May, members of the congregation prepare and deliver over 150 meals on the 4th Tuesday of each month. In addition, our congregation participates in an August picnic and school supply event and Christmas Eve luncheon for HOP recipients. 

Loaves and Fishes

The Mission Committee fills gallon bags of non-perishable, ready to eat food to provide emergency relief for those who come to our church hungry.

MPS Awareness

Honor God’s children living with MPS, educate and increase awareness of MPS in the month of May.

Plentiful Harvest Kitchen

Four times each year teams prepares and serves a hot Sunday dinner for those less fortunate at Covenant Presbyterian Church. This mission is a collaboration between the Men’s Fellowship Group and Mission Outreach Committee. 

Reach the Children of Rwanda International (RCRI)

We have "adopted" through sponsorship four elementary age children from Rwanda with the Reach the Children of Rwanda International (RCRI) organization.
Our PKs (Presbyterian Kids) are pen pals with these students.

Rolling in Rock Hill

On the 3rd Saturday in September the City of Rock Hill sponsors a city-wide home painting day. This is an opportunity for homeowners in need to obtain assistance with exterior painting. 

Souper Bowl of Caring

Jointly managed by the Fellowship Committee, Congregational Life Committee, and the Youth. Chili, Soup and Dessert Cook-Off on Super Bowl Sunday each year. Members of the Congregation prepare delicious chilies, soups, and desserts for a good-natured competition and fundraiser. Proceeds are donated to a charity that works in our community to fight hunger.

Rise Against Hunger

Volunteers work in teams to prepare a nutritionally-rich meal for the undernourished globally. Volunteers set up and take down packaging stations and equipment, fill bins with raw ingredients, scoop ingredients into meal bags, weigh and seal the bags, box and stack them on pallets, and load the pallets and equipment onto a truck. 

Yarns of Love

Yarns of Love is a Prayer Shawl Ministry that meets every Thursday from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the church parlor to knit or crochet shawls to benefit Hospice & Community Care patients, as well as members of our congregation who are ill.