Mission and Outreach

As our mission statement states, we are called to be “the Body of Christ, alive in the world.” 

Our mission and outreach ministries are where those words are put into practice.

 

 

 

Local Missions

• We reach out through regular service with Samaritan’s Christian Ministries, preparing and delivering meals to Wilkes County residents in need.
• We partner with our sister churches, North Wilkesboro First United Methodist Church and North Wilkesboro Baptist Church, to sponsor Habitat for Humanity builds–we have completed five houses to date.
• We set aside “at home mission trip” weeks to join in a week of service to the local community.
• We participate in the Presbyterian Church USA’s Pennies for Hunger program and have sponsored grants for numerous Wilkes County hunger agencies.
• We provide direct aid to persons in need through our Matthew 25 Fund.

National and International Missions

• We support the Work of Samaritan’s Purse, specifically focusing on “Operation Christmas Child”.
• We support the work of the Hebron Foundation in providing medical ministries to the people of Chiapas, Mexico.
• We send both individuals and church-wide teams on international mission opportunities.  In recent years, our members have served on short term mission trips in Mexico, Tanzania, and Thailand, as well as in New Orleans on cleanups from Hurricane Katrina.  For information on Salem Presbytery’s upcoming construction mission trips to Mexico, please click on the link below:  

2012 Construction Missions in Mexico 
Deadline for applications in March 15, 2012.

Where the needs of the world call, we seek to answer as we are able, and new ministry opportunities emerge constantly.

Our 2007 Mission Team to Ocosingo, Mexico visits Mayan ruins