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Care, Counseling & Community |
Click here to view the Community Ministries Brochure (PDF) Every Member CAN collects nonperishable food items for the Venable Food Pantry. How can you help?
For more information, contact Mary Joe Dellinger at 404-228-7766 or at mjdellinger@firstpresatl.org. Sunday Morning Prayer Breakfast During the renovation of the kitchen and dining hall the Sunday Breakfast is being housed in a location off site and is feeding 200 persons each Sunday morning. We hope to be back in our newly renovated facility in early October. In the interim we are extremely limited in the number of volunteers we can use. For more information and to find out how you can be involved when the renovation is complete, contact Mary Joe Dellinger at 404-228-7766 or at mjdellinger@firstpresatl.org.
The Venable Food Pantry distributes food to the working poor who need emergency assistance in making ends meet because of illness, temporary job loss, or reduced work time. In one year, approximately 131,000 pounds of food is dispensed through the pantry. That's nearly 62 tons of food, and the pantry meets or exceeds that total each year. The need for food is always great, but the November and December holidays present the most critical demands. Hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1 to 3 P.M. The Food Pantry needs volunteers who can:
For more information, contact Nita Pierce at 404-228-7724. Open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3 to 5 P.M., the Clothing Closet enables homeless men to take showers, shave, get clean clothing, and have their clothing washed. It also provides work clothing for the working poor. The Men's Clothing Closet has an enduring need for pants and jackets, plus clothing appropriate as the weather turns colder in the fall and winter. To the security desk in the lobby of the Community Ministries building, you may:
Contact Joseph Wallace at 404-228-7766 or 404-228- 7747 for more information. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1 to 4 P.M., volunteers counsel, pray with and provide various services to help homeless men and women who are disabled. Church members may:
To volunteer or for more information, contact Alan or Nancy Harris at 404-315-3225. The Alice Brown Art Therapy Ministry, provides a ministry of compassion and friendship to indigent persons with severe psychiatric disabilities. It also provides a ministry to adults living in near by highrises. Through the use of various art materials, clients
are given the opportunities to express their feelings
and experiences. The group process offers
the clients a safe and caring environment
where acceptance and affirmation can be given and received.
For more information,contact Suzanne Fincher at 404-228-7776. Judith A. Richardson Foot Care Ministry Every Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5 P.M., volunteers provide footbaths and foot care for homeless men, after they have taken their showers at the Clothing Closet. Church members may: Volunteer to provide foot care one or more Wednesdays a month. Training is provided. Serve as a team member for the Foot Care Ministry. Purchase supplies, handle publicity and recruit volunteers. Call Coordinator Dan Richart at 770-682-8418. First Presbyterian Church has a number of ministries in the war on hunger. Several of these ministries deal directly with hunger, and this committee helps direct all First Presbyterian Church efforts through:
For more information, contact Adele Shepherd at 404- 365-8876. The Genesis Shelter provides transitional housing for homeless newborn babies and their families. First Presbyterian Church is one of the founding member churches of this vital ministry to newborns and their families. The program provides homeless families with shelter 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year round. With its complement of services, Genesis Shelter helps to stabilize families by offering job training and other life skills needed to help parents meet the needs of their children and families in order to keep the family together. For more information, contact Mary Joe Dellinger at 404-228-7766 or at mjdellinger@firstpresatl.org. Formed in 1986, the Midtown Assistance
Center (MAC) comprises 10 congregations Volunteers to help interview persons seeking assistance are always needed. For more information, contact Dorothy Chandler at 404-681-5777. Our House is a facility that provides daycare and after-school care for the children of families living in shelters in the Decatur area. For more information, contact Mary Joe Dellinger at 404-228-7766 or at mjdellinger@firstpresatl.org. Volunteers Complete Spring 2009 Habitat House - New homeowner Ashley Barron and her son Nehemiah were absolutely delighted with their new Habitat home built to Earth Craft environmental standards. Saturday, May 16th, was the final day of construction. Ms. Barron was presented with a Bible, a tool kit, and gift cards to help with setting up her new house. Many thanks are due the following First Presbyterian and Hillside Presbyterian members who volunteered to work: Pete Boorn; Frank Brannon; Derick Burgher; Jennifer Cowart; Beth Douglas; Lane Dugger; Norman DuPre; Bill Earnest; Susan Farrar; Joe Few; Faye Fikes; Tom Gordon; Nathan Hartman; Steele Hays; Sara Hehir; Katherine Johnson; Dick Leslie; Lynne McCain-Sanborn; Jake Marshall; Doug Orr; Don Piper; Steve Pitches; Adele Shepherd; Chief Shepherd; Melissa Spencer; Brandt Modlin; Susan Prutzman; Randy Sanborn; Charlotte Shields; Rene Tveraas; Terry Tveraas; David Watson; Gail Watson; and Jim Wise. Click here to view photographs of some of the volunteers. The Open Door Community is a ministry where
resident volunteers and staff live with the disadvantaged
and poor. They advocate for the homeless
as well as provide meals, showers and clothing.
They also are involved in prison ministry. Visitation Program for Childern in Foster Care This ministry, a collaborative effort between the Fulton County Juvenile Court, the Fulton County DFCS and First Presbyterian Church, offers the opportunity for birth parents and children in state custody to visit each other. The goal of the program is to help prepare families for reunification. In its first year, the Visitation Program witnessed several reunifications of children with families.
For more information, contact Sally Cannon at 404.467.7765 or at sallycannon@mindspring.com. In a unique relationship, First Presbyterian Church and Hillside Presbyterian Church have formed a joint effort to work with the people of Jamaica to develop a friendship and share our mutual gifts as we get to know each other on a personal level. This is not a mission of giving, but one of learning from each other and building relationships. Frequent trips to Jamaica by a team from both churches will develop a bond that will transcend cultural, economic, and political differences. For more information, contact Connie Lee at 404-228- 7741. Atlanta Enterprise Center Employment Program Founded in 1984 and now a partner ministry
of First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta Contact Jim Morgens at 404-364-0967 to volunteer to help with office duties or to learn more.
Edna Raine Wardlaw Coker Women's Shelter The Edna Raine Wardlaw Coker Women's Shelter provides a safe, supportive transitional living environment for guests with the goal of achieving self sufficiency in an independent living situation. The Shelter accommodates up to 12 guests at any time, serving over 60 women per year. Each year over 150 volunteers participate by spending the night, bringing dinner, or serving as coordinators for the volunteer calendars. [more information]
To volunteer, call Gail Ramey at 404-228-7767 or email her at garamey@mindspring.com. For more information on the Shelter or volunteer opportunities, call Harrilee Cheshire at 404-355-3930. |
