The Ministry to the Greater Chicago Community
The congregation at First Presbyterian Church commits
itself to serving others in our community and around the world. While we set
aside between 12-13% of our annual budget for missions, we strive to reach
out both near and far with gifts of time, talents, and energy as well.
Our far reaching mission projects include:
Approximately half of the money that falls within
the Mission and Outreach budget supports projects determined by
the General Assembly of the Chicago Presbytery. The Chicago Presbytery
funds a variety of worthwhile projects. In addition, FPCLG directly funds
or supports the following projects:
Firman House Christmas Party - Annually, we
sponsor a Christmas party for preschool children at Chicago's Firman House,
a community preschool facility for needy inner-city families. We provide
crafts, games, music, entertainment, and a visit by Santa, who distributes
gifts collected from our "Giving Trees." Each year, the need increases. Last year
the Firman party hosted over 250 children. FPCLG provided gifts for each and celebrated
the Christmas season with them. More information...
First to First With Love - Our church has
entered into a partnership with the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago,
a church on the south side that once boasted a membership of 3000+.
Today, its membership of 189 boasts a strong commitment to its missions,
offering a preschool program, weekly meals for the homeless, a gardening
program, and a food pantry. Our support is not measured in terms of dollars,
but in providing professional support such as architects, accountants, lawyers,
city planning, and facility management and in physical labor as we help make their
church more physically attractive to people moving into the area during
re-gentrification.
Food for Life - On the third Monday of each
month, we gather in our kitchen to cut vegetables, make casseroles and/or
sandwiches, and package candy for the Food for Life program at First
Presbyterian of Chicago. On the following day, the food is taken to
their church where it is heated and served to approximately 200 persons.
More information...
Stroller & Coat Drive - Used strollers and
miscellaneous baby equipment are colleted and taken to the Rogers
Park Presbyterian Church where they are given to needy families.
Members are encouraged to scour garage sales, etc. to help with
this project. We also collect coats in the autumn for their clothes pantry. FPCLG funds
a worker at the Rogers Park Presbyterian Church to keep its food and clothes pantry operating.
Your help in always needed in missions - whether it is in the form
of a donation of time, money, physical labor, or a gift.
For contact information regarding any of the Mission projects, contact the church office at 708.354.0771 or email admin@fpclg.org.
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