OUR MISSIONS CONNECTIONS
 
SPECIAL PC (USA) OFFERINGS:

• One Great Hour of Sharing
• Peacemaking Offering
• Christmas Joy Offering:  Provides funds for assistance to Racial Ethnic Schools and Colleges, and, through the Board of Pensions, to retired ministers and church workers and their families experiencing urgent financial needs.

DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES:  An arm of the United Samaritans Foundation, it serves the hungry of Turlock, Modesto, Hughson and Riverbank. Members volunteer every week to help make lunches for the food trucks. For more information, please call the Ministry at 209-668-4853.

 A classroom in Ethiopia
PRESBYTERIAN FRONTIER FELLOWSHIP: "For every people an indigenous church; for every church a mission vision."  PFF cooperates with Light of Hope Ministries in Ethiopia to establish schools among the Arssi Oromo people. Caroline Kurtz is our contact person: churtz@pff.net. Our church has pledged $50.00 per month for the training of one teacher.

INDIA FRIENDSHIP CENTER: A local mission to Sikh and Hindu people.
Under the direction of Pastor Wilson Koppula, the Center provides English classes, legal counseling and citizenship preparation.  Through these services many hear the Good News and some have accepted Christ into their lives. The India Fellowship meets at the Cornerstone Covenant Church every Sunday at 4:00 pm.  The Center is located at 264 W. Main St., Turlock 95380. 

                                   
Left: Cameroon, Central Africa
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: "Serving those in desperate need of simple, decent, affordable housing."

below: a house dedication in Modesto
 

FIRM Staff
FRESNO INTERDENOMINATION REFUGEE MINISTRY:Under the direction of Rev. Sharon Stanley, a PC (USA) missionary, FIRM's programs serve refugee families through a unique, multi-generational approach. Their mission offers health programs, employment services, neighborhood ministries (pre-school & outreach), language and citizenship classes, elder services and community gardens.  For more information call FIRM @ 559-487-1500.

In the recent past our FPC Youth have participated in the Summer Neighborhood Outreach programs.

SHORT-TERM MISSIONS:
 Ben and Verna KING in TURKEY 
 

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH TO MEXICO

 International students - INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS COMMITTEE

ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING:
An offering responding to worldwide needs through the
. Presbyterian Hunger Program
. Self-Development of People
. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance

PEACEMAKING OFFERING:
Given on World Communion Sunday, this offering is used to help heal the wounds and sufferings of people around the world, people hoping for peace.

CHRISTMAS JOY OFFERING:

OUR MISSIONS WEB PAGE LINKS:
PC (USA) - World Mission - Presbyterian Disaster Assistance - Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship - Outreach Foundation - Medical Benevolence Foundation
Presbyterian Coffee Project - Sierra Mission Partnership - United Samaritans Foundation - We Care Program - Habitat for Humanity - FIRM (Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries) - Heifer Project International