MSPC Mission Committee

Mission Committee
Local mission needs continue to be the main focus of the Mission Committee. Our continuing ministries are:
Soup Kitchens. Over 27 of our members serve at two different sites. Habitat for Humanity. We have 20 families who are a part of Habitat's Club 1000 - a primary fund raising program. These members support Habitat with a monthly commitment.	Covenant Ministries, with Bill Noble as our representative on the board. Grampy's House. They provide a safe, neutral alternative to unsupervised family visits referred by the courts, attorneys, social and child care workers, clergy or mental health professionals.
We supported three special offerings of the Presbyterian Church: One Great Hour of Sharing, the Peacemaking Offering, and the Christmas Joy Offering. Four Head Start classes meet in our building daily during the school year. We also house the offices for Habitat for Humanity. The Covenant Ministries and Grampy's House are in church-owned homes. In addition, MSPC continues to furnish many local groups with a meeting place. This is a wonderful ministry to our community. Groups meeting in our building in 2002 were:
A.A., Al Anon, Al Teen, ACOA Adult Educational Tutoring Allen County Family & Children First Allen County - Early Stimulation Services Allen County Early Start Program Allen County Retired Teachers Association Allen County Dept. of Public Health Altrusa Club Association of Retarded Citizens Boy Scout troops and adult workshops Champaign Residential Services Covenant Ministries Services handicapped counseling Crossroads Crisis Center Daughters of the American Revolution Easter Seal/Sertoma Speech Program Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Equestrian Therapy Board Friends of Lima Symphony Orchestra Grampy's House Board Habitat for Humanity Board & inservices Head Start classes, parent meetings, and inservices Help Me Grow - ACCESS	Historical Landmarks of Allen County Housing Consortium Kaleidoscope LaLeche League of Lima Lima Area American Guild of Organists Lima Area Writers Lima City Schools Focus Group Lima Garden Club Lima Health and Rehab Lima Manor Inservices Memorial Hospital Gift Shop Volunteers Lima Noon Optimist Speech/Hearing Clinic Lima Senior High Choir Boosters Lima Symphony Orchestra Board Lima Symphony Orchestra Chorus MMRD Northwest Literacy Council (tutoring) Ohio Dept. of Mental Retardation Ohio Music Teachers Association Sweet Adelines Welcome Wagon
Mission Trip 2002 - David, Kentucky This year we joined with others from 6 of the 7 work colleges in the U.S. at the David School in David, KY. Some of the projects we worked on were: building a shed; staining a large deck; separating and burning debris from an old school building; cleaning out an old school bus that had been used for storage; weeding, edging and planting many packets of seeds and a number of plants in several hundred feet of flower beds around the facility; and cooking for about 35 or so folks each day. Another project was spending hours mowing, weed whacking and clearing grass from a ball field. In the evenings, we learned about the history of the David School and the coal mining town of David, and played bingo and took a short trip to visit the Jenny Wiley State Park. One of the most rewarding things we did was spend time with the townspeople and students -- playing softball and learning line, folk, and square dancing with them. We all enjoyed the week, and felt that we made a real contribution that will be maintained. And we thank our congregation for the prayers, donations of dish towels, financial gifts and of course the cookies and muffins!