Winter Shelter
Farmington Presbyterian hosts Room in the Inn the first and third Saturdays of the month at Germantown United Methodist Church. This ministry provides housing for homeless persons from November – March.
Each time we host, a group of people to prepares a meal for the evening: a casserole or meat, side, salad, bread, and dessert. The meal should serve our 12 guests and the 6-8 of us hosting them. The food needs to be cooked and prepared ahead of time and delivered to The Cottage at 5 pm. There are warming ovens at the The Cottage.
A group of 6-8 people to host our guests each evening. pm. At 5pm we arrive at The Cottage to prepare the beds and set the tables for dinner. At 6pm our guests arrive and we enjoy dinner together. Afterward, we fellowship with our guests and assist with getting showers, laundry, and other needs met until 9pm.
Each evening we host, 2 people to spend the night with our guests. Overnight hosts arrive at 9:00 pm and leave after completing some light cleaning after the guests depart at 6am. The overnight hosts prepare coffee in the morning, put out a to-go breakfast for our guests, and clean up in the morning.
Volunteers are also needed to launder the sheets, pillowcases, and blankets each Sunday afternoon after we host our guests. This is a great way for someone who cannot be there in the evenings to still be a part of this ministry.
Rise Against Hunger
Rise Against Hunger works in countries worldwide to fight hunger, targeting communities facing high rates of food insecurity. We provide volunteer-packaged meals and other assistance, often through school feeding programs, to support nutrition, education and health for children and families facing hunger right now. We also partner with local leaders to implement sustainable agriculture and income-generating projects that support long-term solutions to food security and empower communities to become self-reliant and thrive.
Mexico Cistern Ministry
In Partnership with Campechano Presbytery
Todd and Maria Luke’s Gospel-driven outreach to build cisterns in Mexico gives families, many of whom are indigenous Ch’ols suffering from poor health due in part to lack of clean water, access to an abundant supply of rainwater that makes a family healthier. Ch’ol Presbyterian laymen organize families to work together to build family-owned cisterns that collect rainfall. During the process, our Mexican partners teach useful construction skills, demonstrate the value of partnership, pray together, and share the Good News in a casual and natural manner. Generally, American partners work with our Mexican partners to lighten the physical load.
Through this project, over 750 families have easy access to millions of gallons of rainwater and in the process, the Gospel is shared. We pray the Holy Spirit will empower the hearts of all involved to be assured of the grace of Jesus Christ.