Outreach

As members of Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, we have long been active in mission in our local community, our nation, and our world. Our purpose is to live out our faith and to participate in the Spirit’s continuing work of building God’s kingdom. We believe this is done best in relationship with others, extending ourselves outside the church doors to be neighbors, collaborators, and seekers of justice. Mission at SPC comes to life through a wide variety of ministries, including hands-on service to community building, extending hospitality to those who are homeless or displaced, and advocating for systemic change.

Local Mission Partners
Local Outreach
Global Outreach
Other Outreach
Global Mission Partners

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Local Mission Partners

Our Mission Partners comprise a variety of local organizations that strive to address needs in the areas of hunger, homelessness, employment, education, displacement, and spiritual growth. At SPC, we seek to get to know our mission partners, and together we work to fulfill their goals by providing not only financial support, but also meaningful volunteer opportunities for our church membership. These hands-on efforts and gifts of our time and talent are every bit as important to our local mission partners as the funds that we contribute to their ministries.

A Better Chance House

A Better Chance (ABC) Strath Haven is a local chapter of the nationwide ABC program whose goal is to provide a high-quality secondary school education for low-income, minority students from distressed school districts. SPC became involved with ABC in 1975 and currently provides the house in which students reside while attending Strath Haven High School. Visit the website here

Broad Street Ministry

Broad Street Ministry (BSM), established in 2005, is an alternative church community that “cherishes creativity, fosters and nurtures artistic expression, extends inclusive hospitality, and works for a more just world through civic engagement.” Located on the Avenue of the Arts in Philadelphia, BSM is at the intersection of Philadelphia’s most divergent populations and is a thriving multifaceted urban ministry that serves the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of their diverse community. Opportunities to serve as a volunteer at Broad Street Ministry are abundant. Specific donation requests and volunteer opportunities are publicized at SPC as they become known.

  • Broad Street MendersThis is a unique ministry organized by SPC within Broad Street Ministry. Two volunteers travel to Broad Street Ministry every Thursday, during their “Breaking Bread” meal at noon, to do whatever mending is needed, from tasks as small as sewing on a button to replacing zippers. Who knows? You may find your own spirituality mended as you repair worn clothing for others.
  • Material Donations There are some specific needs for materials as well: black or blue denim for patching; iron on patches; buttons, especially larger ones for coats; thread; needles; tape measures; scissors; pins; pin cushions; standard metal bobbins; small sewing kits; a divided plastic box for sorting buttons; a heavy-duty extension cord; and a power strip. Bring donations to the church office any time it is open.

Other volunteer opportunities can be found on Broad Street Ministry’s website. Visit the website here

Appalachia Service Project (ASP)

The Appalachia Service Project (ASP) is a 40-year-old organization that works in rural Appalachia to make homes warmer, safer, and drier for families who cannot afford to make such improvements on their own. Each summer groups of youth and adult volunteers travel to ASP centers in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina and are assigned to do repairs and improvements on a home for one week. ASP centers host groups from all over the United States.

People from the Swarthmore-Wallingford area have been participating in Appalachia Service Project for over 15 years, sponsored by both Swarthmore Presbyterian Church (SPC) and Swarthmore United Methodist Church (SUMC). ASP promotes many of the values that our community cares about: respect for our fellow human beings, regardless of station in life; service to each other, and; working toward a better world. We welcome team members from any faith and belief background, and those who claim none: there is strength in diversity!

In 2019 our group will include about 30 students between the ages of 14 and 21, and about 14 adults. This provides for six full work teams of 5 students and 2 adults each, going on one of two different weeks.

To learn more about ASP, download the ASP flyer by following this link, or contact Linda McCullough, Program Manager for Christian Formation – linda.mccullough@swarthmorepres.org / 610-543-4712; The ASP website is www.asphome.org

Chester Eastside

Chester Eastside (CE) is a faith-based community resource and social justice advocate for at-risk children and adults in Chester. Over the years, SPC has developed a very close working relationship with CE and often partners with them in their ministries. SPC members regularly donate food, educational supplies, and other in-kind gifts, as well as volunteer hands-on labor. We also support CE’s Cultural Arts program, which provides professional instruction in the visual and performing arts to advance the creative, emotional, and intellectual growth of young people in Chester. In addition, our Alternative Christmas Shop has supported scholarships for the Chester Eastside’s summer day camp, and they are beneficiaries of SPC’s annual Advent Giving Tree, for which SPC members purchase gifts (often for children) for one or more of our local outreach partners.

Current volunteer opportunities include

  • Work with Children in the After-School Program. Four afternoons a week (Monday–Thursday), Chester Eastside offers tutoring, homework help, and enrichment programs to 30 Kindergarten through 7th grade elementary school children. Tutors are needed each afternoon between 4:00 and 5:30 pm.
  • Volunteer Servers. Every Monday and Wednesday, volunteers are needed from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm to set up and serve people for Chester Eastside’s food outreach program.
  • Pick Up Donated Produce from Philabundance. Drivers are needed Tuesday mornings from 8:15 to 9:00 am. Round trip is less than 2 miles. A truck or van is needed. Also, from time to time, other pickups are needed.

Those interested in volunteering should contact Reverend Zuline Wilkinson at 610-872-4812 or visit the Chester Eastside website. Visit the website here

Chester Charter School for the Arts

The Chester Charter School for the Arts (CCSA) is a local charter school committed to preparing students for a rigorous course of study in a competitive college, conservatory, technical school, or the military. CCSA believes in the benefits of Arts Integration, instruction that integrates content and skills from the arts (dance, music, theater, and the visual arts) with other core subjects. It is not surprising that many of CCSA’s students are accomplished singers and musicians, and SPC has been honored to host concert fundraisers to benefit the school.

Current volunteer opportunities include the Reading Beach Club. This is CCSA‘s signature volunteer reading program. Each trimester, for 6 weeks, more than 35 volunteer “storytellers” come to the school to read with kindergarten students at 3:00 pm on Fridays. Storytellers are typically paired with one or two students. Several SPCers serve regularly in this role, and there are plenty of opportunities for more volunteers!

Two exciting new areas of collaboration have emerged in 2017. First, CCSA and SPC high school youth have teamed up on a service project to design a revitalization for William Penn Park in Chester, the first landing spot for William Penn into the area. They will meet together throughout the year to discern the needs for completing the project, including fundraising, planning, and gathering materials. Of course, the best part will be the chance to build relationships that span neighborhoods and school districts. Second, Outreach is collaborating with CCSA to sponsor a student art exhibit at SPC this fall. This event is part of CCSA’s successful Exhibition Series that provides outstanding opportunities for children to extend their reach beyond Chester through a series of pop-up art shows and dance performances that help the children to become comfortable in a wide range of settings, building relationships across generational, racial and socio-economic barriers. Visit the website here

Delco Family Promise/Interfaith Hospitality Network

Delco Family Promise, also known as Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN), brings the faith community together to help homeless families regain their housing, their independence, and their dignity. IHN is a partnership of congregations, including SPC, that provides shelter, meals, and support services to these families. SPC supports IHN by hosting the families in the church 4 weeks out of each year. As you can imagine, there are many opportunities to serve while our guests are here. Some volunteers provide dinners and fellowship each evening; others spend the night with our guests. Behind the scenes, needs include grocery shopping, set up and clean up, and laundry services. Visit the website here

Typical Host Week
IHN Questions & Answers

For more information, please contact our co-chairs ihn@swarthmorepres.org.

Frederick Douglass Christian School

The Frederick Douglass Christian School (FDCS) is a Christian-centered learning community designed to serve and empower inner-city families by providing quality education in a safe and supportive atmosphere. The school supports and works together with Christians in Chester to offer this alternative educational experience to develop future community leaders who hopefully will use their talents and abilities to stimulate social, spiritual, and economic growth within the city of Chester. FDCS also offers an After-School Program, where children can go each day to complete their homework, go to computer classes, play games in the gym, and exercise cooperative leadership in the program. Children at FDCS are beneficiaries of SPC’s annual Advent Giving Tree, where congregation members purchase gifts for one or more of our local outreach partners. Visit the website here

FUSE

SPC has joined pastors and community leaders from Swarthmore, Wallingford, and Chester as part of the Steering Committee for the Fellowship of Urban Suburban Exchange (FUSE). Intentionally interfaith and cross-cultural, FUSE’s mission is to enable relationship building across our neighboring communities. Visit the website here

Kirkwood-Brainerd Scholarship Fund

Kirkwood-Brainerd Camp, a joint mission of the Lehigh and Philadelphia Presbyteries, is a summer camp and conference center located just outside of Stroudsburg in the Poconos. The Kirkwood-Brainerd Camp Scholarship Fund provides summer camp scholarships to youth from Chester who otherwise would be financially unable to participate in a summer Christian overnight camping experience. Visit the website here

Partners in Ministry

Partners in Ministry (PIM) is a local consortium of churches that supports the Protestant Ministry of Swarthmore College, which is literally right in SPC’s backyard. The Rev. Joyce Tompkins, who serves as Religious Advisor, provides spiritual counseling to students and coordinates a program of worship and activities. The students meet weekly for scripture study and pizza (Pizza and Parables) and for a weekly ecumenical worship service. On the first Sunday of the month, they gather for Taizé worship and a potluck supper with members of local congregations.

The college provides space for the ministry but no financial support. PIM has a small endowment but depends heavily on support from local churches, friends, and alumni. In addition to our financial support, SPC has an on-going involvement: cookie nights during exams, student participation in our mission trips, and Sunday suppers twice a year for a Taizé service. The students enjoy the chance to be with persons outside the college community, especially families with children. Visit the website here

TM Thomas Learning Tree

The Learning Tree is an instructional daycare program for children age 2 ½ to 5½ who live in Chester. The goals of The Learning Tree are to give children a strong educational foundation, assist young parents with parenting skills, and develop in parents and children a strong sense of family and community. In addition to providing financial assistance, SPC members also volunteer by reading to the children. The Learning Tree is one of several local missions that are beneficiaries of SPC’s annual Advent Giving Tree. Each year congregation members place gifts for the children under our Giving Tree.

Current volunteer opportunities include:

  • Working with children in special areas of interestSpend time at The Learning Tree providing enrichment in topics of interest, for example yoga, arts & crafts, science, and gardening.

Those interested in volunteering should contact Ronda Hutchins at 610-874-3168 or ronda_hutchins@yahoo.com.

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Local Outreach

Hunger Group

The Hunger Group at SPC is committed to helping to end hunger, both locally and globally. Their mission is to raise funds for projects that promote access to food for needy people, to gather volunteered food for targeted groups and occasions, to educate about hunger issues, and to advocate for policies that reduce hunger. All its financial resources come from offerings, gifts, and special endowed funds.

SPC members can address hunger directly in a variety of ways:

  • Bread for the World: Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. One way this is accomplished is through an Offering of Letters, in which members write personal letters and emails to Congress. Visit the website here
  • Philadelphia Presbytery: SPC also works with the Presbytery of Philadelphia‘s hunger initiatives through both direct volunteer work in local programs and advocacy. Visit the website here
  • Chester Eastside Ministries Food Pantry: Throughout the year, SPC collects nonperishable foods for weekly delivery to the food pantry at Chester Eastside. Donated food is collected in large bins in the Outreach Center in the Fellowship Hall lobby. Visit the website here
  • CROP Hunger Walk: Typically held in October, our annual Communities Responding to Overcoming Poverty (CROP) Walk supports the ministry of Church World Service through grassroots hunger-fighting efforts of partners in more than 80 countries. Visit the website here
  • Turkey Day: Each year, the Hunger Group helms an effort to help Chester Eastside celebrate Thanksgiving with the same traditional fare we enjoy in our own homes. Our church is the sole sustainer of this effort; through our donations, typically more than 120 families can enjoy Thanksgiving dinners. In addition, we traditionally organize a “Pie Share” for coffee hour on this Sunday; the idea is to bring enough pies that we share some over morning coffee and have plenty to give to our friends at Chester Eastside. For those who cannot get to the store easily, cash donations to purchase additional turkeys are greatly appreciated. Visit the website here

The Hunger Group may be contacted at hunger@swarthmorepres.org. It is an open committee; all who are interested in addressing hunger are welcome to join. Typically, the Hunger Group meets on the first Sunday of the month.

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Global Outreach

Alternative Christmas Shop (ACS)

Each Advent since 2004, SPC has created an “Alternative Christmas Shop” that offers opportunities to make affordable ($5 to $30) donations to specific charities in the name of friends and loved ones. Members of this committee meet all year round to find unique and worthwhile charities that are local, national, and even global. In past years, we have helped Philadelphia children learn how to cook healthy meals, supported programs that benefit suffering people in places such as Haiti and Syria, and even helped ailing coral reefs and threatened African elephants. Each year, we try to “give hope around the world” through the many projects we support.

New volunteers for this committee are always welcome! Contact acs@swarthmorepres.org to get involved.

Peacemaking Committee

The mission of our Peacemaking Committee is to take an active role in bringing peace and justice to reality. We believe that, together, we can make a positive difference in local, national and world affairs. As advocates for peace, our committee sponsors a variety of causes.

  • Israel–Palestine Mission Network: This network‘s mission is to engage, consolidate, nourish, and channel the energy in the Presbyterian Church (USA) toward the goal of a just peace in Israel and Palestine by facilitating education, promoting partnerships, and coordinating advocacy.
  • Special Programming: Periodically, special guests are invited by our Peacemaking committee to speak about important issues, such as gun safety, the refugee crises, Israel−Palestine relations, and other timely topics.
  • Taking a Stand Against Gun Violence: In recent years, the committee has advocated against gun violence by supporting the efforts of Heeding God‘s Call, a faith-based movement that has a chapter in Chester and elsewhere in Delaware County.
  • Education: The Peacemaking Committee maintains a library in the Study containing materials, newsletters, and handouts for those interested in the topic of peace around the world.
  • Financial Support: On selected Sundays, committee members sell West Bank fair trade olive oil and spices to members of the congregation during Fellowship Hour.
  • Committee Funding: The work of the Peacemaking Committee is funded in large part by the Peace and Global Witness Offering, a special offering created by PC(USA). For details, go to our Special Offerings page.

We welcome all who are interested in furthering the work of peace and who have new ideas to share. Meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month.

Peacemaking History at SPC

Refugee Welcome Team

In response to the current refugee crisis in Syria, SPC is working with Church World Service and has formed a Refugee Welcome Team. Once we have completed the team formation and orientation process SPC will be assigned a refugee family that has been placed locally. This new committee will be tasked with helping the family adapt to their new home, assisting with issues such as: housing, transportation, healthcare, cultural adjustment, schooling, and job placement. Our mission is to provide support and comfort during this difficult time of unrest and uncertainty. We expect the refugee family to arrive in early 2018, so we are currently recruiting members to join our welcome team.

For more information on any of these ministries, or to volunteer, please contact the Outreach Chair at outreach@swarthmorepres.org.

World Mission Committee

The purpose of SPC’s World Mission Committee (WMC) is to support and interpret the world mission of PC(USA) for our congregation. Its members seek to educate the congregation about Christian mission around the world, and to initiate and encourage direct financial support for selected mission co-workers. They also maintain continuing contact with these mission co-workers, and arrange educational opportunities for them to report to the congregation during home assignment. Finally, they seek opportunities for interested members of the congregation to visit our mission co-workers overseas as temporary volunteers on an assignment.

WMC functions as an arm of the Outreach Committee and reports to Session through that committee.

SPC members interested in joining the World Mission Committee, or looking for more information, should contact WMC at spcmission@swarthmorepres.org.

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Other Outreach

Bear Hugs Ministry

One of the hallmarks of Presbyterian Women (PW) is their commitment to giving. In February of each year, PW works with Bears Hugs Ministry to collect stuffed bears that are given to children who are in families affected by traumatic experiences.

English Conversation with our Chinese Friends

All are invited, especially native English-speaking volunteers, to spend an hour at SPC making new friendships and English conversation with some of the Chinese women living in the area. We are able to provide this class because of our many dedicated SPC volunteers. Class topics are varied and designed to help with real-life situations.

Human Trafficking Awareness Group

One of our newer ministries, our Human Trafficking Awareness Group (HTAG), works to shed light on the underground world of human trafficking and assists organizations that help its victims. Periodically, SPC participates in fundraisers for Dawn’s Place, a residential program that provides housing, trauma recovery services, and vocational training to victims of sex trafficking. We also provide transportation for its residents to a local hair salon, because who doesn’t deserve to have a little beauty in their lives?

MLK Day of Service

SPC celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a Day of Service. Through the years, a variety of projects have provided intergenerational opportunities for reaching out to others and a way to honor the service of Dr. King. In 2017, we worked with our friends at Chester Charter School for the Arts to put up new hallway murals in support of the kindergarten/1st grade reading program.

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Global Mission Partners

At SPC, our mission is to learn, build, teach, and grow with other cultures. We enthusiastically support the ministries and work of the PC(USA) missionaries, and have established relationships with selected mission co-workers from around the world. To learn more about Presbyterian mission co-workers around the globe and to sign up for their monthly newsletters, click here. Links to specific pages on the PC(USA) website where Swarthmore Presbyterian Church supports mission co-workers are highlighted below.

Doug Dicks, Israel / Palestine

Doug Dicks serves as Associate for Ecumenical Partnerships in Israel and Palestine. In his role as facilitator for education for justice and peacemaking, Doug connects PC(USA) congregations and councils with indigenous Christians in Israel and Palestine. Doug’s extensive experience in the region as a PC(USA) regional liaison for Israel, Palestine and Jordan, mission co-worker, and peacemaking consultant and facilitator furthers his capacity to educate PC(USA) constituencies on the contextual realities of the churches’ witness in the region.

Through photography and information-sharing, Doug shepherds congregations and councils through the process of preparing for pilgrimages and other study trips. Doug’s work enables the larger PC(USA) community to advocate for peace and justice in Israel and Palestine. To learn more about Doug’s ministry, click here.

Jhanderys Dotel-Vellenga and Ian Vellenga, Nicaragua

Jhanderys Dotel-Vellenga and Ian Vellenga serve in Nicaragua with the Council of Protestant Churches in Nicaragua (CEPAD), which works to improve the lives of economically impoverished communities by promoting justice and peace. Working closely with their Nicaraguan colleagues and supervisors, Ian and Jhanderys assist in CEPAD’s international partnership program, helping to coordinate U.S. church delegation visits; developing new partnerships as requested by CEPAD leadership; facilitating communication between partner bodies; and encouraging and accompanying partnerships as they deepen their connection and understanding of doing mission together. To learn more about the Vellenga’s ministry, click here.

Jeff and Christi Boyd, Democratic Republic of Congo

Christi works in four French-speaking African countries — Congo, Madagascar, Niger and Rwanda — and the non-French-speaking country of South Sudan. She accompanies global partners as they seek to remedy the marginalization of women and children in their communities, and she engages with Presbyterian constituencies in the U.S. that wish to come alongside and promote those efforts. As regional liaison for Central Africa, Jeff Boyd facilitates support for the relationships, programs and activities of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) partners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea. He also resources PC(USA) mission personnel and helps connect partner churches with PC(USA) congregations that want to be involved in ministry in the region. To learn more about Jeff and Christi Boyd’s ministry, click here.

Carlton “Cobbie” and Dessa Quesada Palm, Philippines

Cobbie has served in the Philippines since 1989 and acts a mission facilitator for the church. He leads seminars for local church pastors throughout the Philippines, enhancing their skills in church development and revitalization. He also develops curriculum and trains churches in peace and reconciliation for the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform. Dessa coordinates the United Church of Christ in the Philipines’ (UCCP) Theater for Evangelism and Advocacy, which seeks to train church workers and members to creatively communicate the gospel and bear witness to the transformative role of a caring and compassionate church. To learn more about the Palm’s ministry, click here.

The Outreach Committee is always recruiting new members

Please contact outreach@swarthmorepres.org to get involved. If you are moved to provide financial support to any of our Outreach projects, please visit our Special Offerings page on the SPC website.

Upcoming Events

March 21, 2024
  • March 21, 20249:30 am - 11:00 am

    HOE Volunteers (Memorial Garden)

    The "Holy Order of Environmentalists" (HOE) welcomes all who have a heart for tending to our green spaces.  This morning's gathering will be the first in a weekly series of cleaning up the memorial garden after a long winter's nap.

  • March 21, 202410:15 am - 11:15 am

    Bell Choir rehearsal (Loeffler Chapel)

    Weekly rehearsals to prepare music for sharing in worship once a month.
    Interested?  Contact Minister of Music, Meghan Meloy Ness.

  • March 21, 20247:15 pm - 9:00 pm

    Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Fellowship Hall)

    Weekly rehearsal to prepare for music for offering in worship Sunday mornings.  New singers always welcome! 
    Led by Minister of Music, Meghan Meloy Ness.

  • March 21, 20248:00 pm - 9:30 pm

    AA (McCahan Hall)

    Swarthmore Presbyterian Church welcomes AA participants to weekly meetings in McCahan Hall. Entrance is via a door on the west end of the parking lot (across from the ABC House) under a covered walkway there.
    For those who are fully vaccinated against COVID, masks are optional. For those not yet fully vaccinated, or working with children, masks are required. Seating/distancing is at the comfort level of the individuals attending.

March 23, 2024
  • March 23, 20248:30 am - 12:00 pm

    Campus Cleanup! (check-in in Fellowship Hall)

    The days are getting warmer, signs of God’s re-creation are poking up in our beloved green spaces, and the afternoon sun shines brightly on many cloudy windows and dusty surfaces.  We are eager to look our best for Easter, so the Property Committee has scheduled a spring cleanup this morning. All are welcome! 
    This is a fun way to work alongside other churchgoers with a similar goal. Check-in will be in Fellowship Hall, where you may also enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and some breakfast snacks. 
    Interested in helping? Click here to let us know. Walk-ins will be welcome of course!

March 24, 2024
  • March 24, 20248:00 am - 9:00 am

    Early Worship (Loeffler Chapel)

    This 45-minute service allows worshippers to engage with scripture through guided discussion in lieu of a sermon. Communion is served on the 1st Sunday of each month.

  • March 24, 20249:30 am - 10:00 am

    Choir rehearsal (Sanctuary)

    Sunday morning preparation for worship

  • March 24, 202410:00 am - 11:00 am

    Parade of Palms (Sanctuary)

    Palm Sunday Procession!
    We begin Holy Week just like Jesus did – with a parade.  Our children will gather at 10:00 a.m. in the large transept (Sanctuary), and from there, will head outside to the covered sidewalk to lead the procession into the Sanctuary.  Walkers of all ages are invited to join them.  Together we will wave palms and be part of the procession with our choir and pastors, coming into God’s presence with singing.

  • March 24, 202410:15 am - 11:15 am

    Lord's Day Worship (Sanctuary and Livestream)

    SPC's Lord’s Day services embody a classic reformed worship tradition. The Word is proclaimed through liturgy, song, and preaching. Scriptures are generally read by lay liturgists. Music leadership is anchored by our choir. Our pastors share leadership and preaching responsibilities from week to week. Communion is offered on the 1st Sunday of each month.

    Services are livestreamed via YouTube beginning at 10:15 a.m. Sunday morning.

  • March 24, 202411:15 am - 12:00 pm

    Sunday Fellowship (Fellowship Hall)

    Our Parish Life team provides beverages and snacks every Sunday following the 10:15 worship service and invites everyone to enjoy one another's company in Fellowship Hall. Please make a point of saying hello to someone you don't yet know!

  • March 24, 20244:30 pm - 6:00 pm

    Middle School Youth Group (Fellowship Hall)

    Middle Schoolers gather Sunday afternoons for play, fellowship, service, and learning. All are welcome.  We conclude with dinner, shared with high schoolers.  Suggested donation $5.00.
    Weekly notes about plans for the upcoming Sunday are shared by text from Rev. David Norse Thomas. The registration form is available here: Youth Registration 2023-24

  • March 24, 20245:30 pm - 7:00 pm

    High School Youth Group (Fellowship Hall)

    High Schoolers gather Sunday afternoons for play, fellowship, service, and learning. All are welcome.  We begin with dinner, shared with middle schoolers, at 5:30.  Weekly notes about plans for the upcoming Sunday are shared by text from Rev. David Norse Thomas. The registration form is available here: Youth Registration 2023-24

  • March 24, 2024

    Palm Sunday

March 25, 2024
  • March 25, 20247:00 pm - 7:45 pm

    Holy Week Taize Service (Loeffler Chapel)

    Services held in the Taizé style, with a mix of music, silence, Scripture, and prayer, will be offered each weekday evening of Holy Week leading up to Maundy Thursday. This evening's service will include a liturgy of healing, with an opportunity to receive oil for anointing as we hear of Jesus' own anointing by Mary.