FPC In The Community
“And the King shall answer and say unto them, verily I say unto you, inasmuch as you have done it unto the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me." (Matthew 25:40)
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Alcoholics
Anonymous Meetings will now be held at FPC on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, & Fridays making 6 total available meeting times in
the
Franklin area.
Community Garden at Franklin Presbyterian Church: Read all about it.
Habitat For
Humanity
Franklin Presbyterian Church is actively involved with Habitat for Humanity which
provides decent housing for families in need. Habitat is an
ecumenical Christian housing ministry.
Good Samaritan
FPC supports Good Samaritan, Inc. a community-wide ministry which
assists people in transit, or in crisis, with food, shelter,
or whatever other emergency needs they may have.
Mustard Seed
The Mustard Seed ministry of Franklin Presbyterian Church partners with
families and individuals in need to offer them a “hand up” rather than
a “hand-out”.
Summer Feeding
Program
Volunteers for the Summer Feeding Program distribute mid-day lunches to
children in low income neighborhoods during the months that school is
not in session.
The Annual Bean Soup
Luncheon has been a church/community tradition for
over 50 years. All proceeds raised from the event go to local
missions. Thank
you to all in the community for supporting our annual Bean Soup lunch
2010! With your healthy appetites and donations to the cause,
we
raised over $1,300.00 for local mission work!
Slidell Mission Trip
Years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast there is
still a lot of unmet need. 260 families are still
living in FEMA trailers in Louisiana and Mississippi. In response, FPC
went on a mission trip to Slidell, Louisiana to assist
with home repairs in the region partnering with Presbyterian
Community Outreach of Slidell (PCO):
“We are an organization
based out of Slidell, LA currently working to
rebuild the New Orleans area. We accept and house volunteer groups free
of charge to do home repair and other types of assistance to low income
families and elderly persons in the Slidell area hit by storms.”
The Fall Yard Sale raises funds for mission work
beyond the
community. In the past trips have been made to eastern
Kentucky, the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast, South America and Mexico, with
an emphasis on building, re-building and water purification projects.
Literacy
FPC has a long-standing relationship with adult
literacy in Simpson County and to the Goodnight
Library. Ella Hoy Goodnight, who left the money to build the
public library, was the first woman elected elder of FPC.
Several members and friends of FPC volunteer as tutors, serve as staff,
and serve on the Board of Directors of the Simpson County Literacy
Center, including Pastor Katie.
