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REACHING OUT
We are a
congregation of faith in action. As a response to God’s grace to us, we
reach out into the community in a variety of ways.
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Habitat
for Humanity - several
work crews regularly participate in building homes for the needy.
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The
Ecumenical Food Pantry - where, each month, members help organize
and distribute food to needy individuals and families.
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Downtown
Daily Bread
- where the congregation subsidizes and volunteers serve
meals each Wednesday in downtown Harrisburg. Click
HERE for the 2012 current volunteer
schedule.
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CONTACT -
congregation members volunteer time on this telephone crisis
helpline.
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Financial
support is provided to a variety of organizations such as PA
Coalition on Food and Nutrition, Channels, and Cedar Cliff High
School Multicultural Task Force.
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Mission
Trips – the church family has committed to helping the Presbyterian
Churches of Honduras. Christ
Presbyterian and friends were again in Honduras in March 2010.
The trip was in the northern part of the country, in the Copan
area. We helped build homes and install eco-stoves in two villages
where indigenous Mayan people live. We worked with Tim and
Gloria Wheeler, Presbyterian missionaries, who work with villages in
this area.
Additionally, we worked in Appalachia, doing construction in
Elkhorn, West Virginia, in October 2010 and will be returning to
assist the SWAP
(Sharing With Appalachian People)
program in the future.
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Lend-A-Hand - a faith-based group has made several trips south to
provide disaster relief.
In
trying to respond to needs and to enable change, we are kept informed of
community concerns and legislative issues through church bulletin
inserts and "Connections", our monthly congregational newsletter.
If you'd like
to participate in any of these activities, please contact our church
office for further information.
WE’RE NOT
JUST A CHURCH
Christ
Presbyterian Church is interested in supporting the community by opening
our building for use as a meeting place for a variety of groups and
organizations. Some examples are:
Should you
belong to a non-profit community service organization that has a need in this area,
please contact the church office
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