Community

Serving our Community


I joyfully give myself to God and others through love, worship, and service.
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St. Paul's Parish Covenant

Purpose of Outreach:
To live the Gospel, to minister to each other and our community; to provide funding for the needs of the community.

Crisis Control Gift for May:  Canned Fruit

Children's Gift:  Peanut Butter

 

AA Meeting
The Summit meeting is held at St. Paul's every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.
Augustine Project
Trains volunteer tutors who provide free tutoring to academically at-risk, low-income students in Forsyth County.  Tutors receive training in the Orton-Gillingham approach, which is a systematic, structured and multi-sensory method of teaching reading.
CHANGE
Since 2002, we have been active participants in this community-wide organization to effect change in the areas of healthcare, education, jobs and economic development, neighborhoods and housing, and local government.
Christmas Toy Drive
Provides toys for the children of 100 inmates of the Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministry (the inmates themselves select and present the toys to their children).
Crisis Ministry at St. Paul's Outreach Center
Collecting food, clothing and supporting people in crisis.  In 2007 weprovided assistance to approximately 250 families. 

Good Friday/All Saints Day Blood Drive
Staffing blood drives or giving blood at church.

Habitat for Humanity
Working with families to build quality homes.  Our parish raises the support and builds a house every two years.
Jail & Prison Ministry
Worshiping with inmates in the county jail every two months and participates in worship and education at the prison on Cherry Street.

Kids Café
Ministers to 30 Hispanic children; providing an evening meal and tutoring assistance three days a week.

Overflow Shelter
Staffed the Overflow Shelter for the Homeless at First BAptist Church during the winter months.
Outreach Center
Provides temporary and long-term office space for start-up ministries (currently including Advocacy for the Poor, Bethesda Center for the Homeless, and Plan to Prosper).
Outreach Funding Advisory Council
Accepts grant requests, conducts on-site visits, and then distributes approximately $170,000 annually to 30+ community agencies.
Participation in Annual American Heart Walk, CROP Walk, and Cancer Walk.
Prodigals House
Sharing a meal and worshiping with people in recovery program.
Samaritan Inn Ministry
St. Paul's parishioners staff the homeless shelter for the first 10 days of November each year utilizing 60+ volunteers.
Saturday Night Fellowship
Held the first Saturday of each month at a downtown church.
Second Harvest Food Bank
Collecting and distributing food for non-profit organization.
St. Paul's Place to Stay
Making available two apartments to be used as temporary housing for both patients and family of extended-care patients at local area hospitals.
St. Paul's Place, Inc.
A 1920's era apartment building located at 608 Summit Street, right next to St. Paul's Church.
Stop Hunger Now
Twice a year parish-wide events packaging meals for those in developing countries.
Summer Enrichment
Providing enrichment and fun for children in the Boston/Thurmond Street area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Published: April 27, 2009 2:19 PM