Summer JKPC Mission Opportunities

SUPPORT GUATEMALA HABITAT MISSION TRIP:   Guatemala in Context

        ·         Volunteers for the Round the Clock Prayer ministry are still needed. Please contact Wendi Hill at 363-2000 or wendihill@bellsouth.net, if you are interested. 

        ·         If you are interested in helping to defray increased flight costs and to assist with scholarships,  please contribute to John Knox "Guatemala Mission Trip." This trip is July 26-August 4.

 

 

Don’t forget to bring your items for the United Ministries Food Drive for August 3. Please put into the box by the office or the baskets in the Narthex. We need canned soup, vegetables, fruit, boxed crackers, macaroni and cheese, canned spaghetti and ravioli, boxed cereal, powdered milk, dried beans, rice and peanut butter. No glass please. 

Good News! JK’s next host week for Interfaith begins 8/10-8/17. Volunteer opportunities are available for Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For more information call Jennifer Campbell 879-1803 or Debbie Simmons 322-5083. Please mark your calendars for this worthwhile ministry.

    

 

ONGOING MINISTRIES

Stephen Ministry
This confidential ministry equips laypersons to provide distinctly Christian one-on-one care.  After undergoing an initial 50 hours of training, Stephen Ministers work together with our pastors to extend Christian care to those who are facing a wide variety of situations, including those who are bereaved, divorced or separated, terminally ill, unemployed, hospitalized, home bound, lonely, experiencing spiritual struggles and more.  If you are in need of a Stephen Minister or are interested in learning more about this ministry, please contact one of our pastors.

Interfaith Hospitality
As a charter host church for the Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network (GAIHN), we host homeless families for one week every 3 months.  Members donate their time in 2 hours blocks to greet families, serve meals, play games  read stories to a child, or provide conversation.  Our adult Sunday School hall is converted into bedrooms, a living area and a dining room. The focus of the ministry is to keep family units intact during this period of need.  All families who stay at the church are screened prior to being determined eligible. To participate or to receive more information, please contact the church office.

Habitat for Humanity
Our church continues a vibrant partnership with Habitat for Humanity.   John Knox has teamed with other churches in building over seven homes to low-income families in Greenville County.   Members are also involved in the local Women Build and Habitat International.  Habitat strives to show the love of Christ by helping others help themselves.  To participate, please contact the church office. 

Additional Mission Opportunities
Other missions supported by John Knox include: United Ministries, Ten Thousand Villages, Heifer Project International, Thornwell Home for Children, Project Host, Triune Soup Kitchen, Relay for Life, Adopt-a-Highway, blood drives,  Furman Campus Ministry, Meals on Wheels, Presbyterian Hispanic Ministry, Angel Tree, Congregational Disaster Response and adult and senior high mission trips.