~Missions~
Churches and Organizations funded by the Presbytery
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Antonito
The United Presbyterian Church of Antonito reaches out to a number of summer area residents with church membership, mainly from southern U.S. states, with numerous denominational affiliations and theologies. They are welcomed and incorporated into the life of the church at worship and fellowship. The church is also engaged in restoring the building of a formerly very active Hispanic Presbyterian Church nearby.
La Jara
The United Church of La Jara is composed of three congregations: one Mennonite, one non-denominational, with the larger Presbyterian congregation. Their Ecumenical Protestant church carries active Christian witness in a heavily Roman Catholic and L.D.S. area.
Ivywild Church
The Ivywild Community Church in Colorado Springs is undertaking a program of becoming more visible to passers-by. They have removed some trees and shrubs that block the view of the church from the streets nearby, and have plans to put up a lighted sign for all to see. More importantly, they are developing plans to spread awareness of the church by word of mouth.
San Pablo Church
Although the church has only a few members, it is being revived with the pastoral care of Jim Boyd, their Commissioned Lay Pastor. The church coordinates many ministries to the community with other churches and the San Luis Valley Christian Community Services.
Hunger Ministries
The Hunger Ministries Committee exists to provide grants to eligible feeding programs throughout the Presbytery – particularly to those who do not already receive monies from the Mission & Interpretation Committee – and its mission is to provide the Presbytery with education, resources, and program helps in order to raise awareness, support, and educate persons about hunger and the Presbyterian Hunger Program of the PC(USA), etc.
Dale House
The Dale House is a residential child care facility and works with troubled, older adolescents. Most of their residents are victims of physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse and cannot live with their families. They are about to turn 18 and be released from the “system” to live on their own, and the Dale House prepares them for independent living.
La Puente
La Puente Home is a nonprofit organization in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, providing emergency shelter, food assistance, case management, transitional housing and self-sufficiency services, community outreach and homeless prevention services, job training and employment services for the homeless and community members in crisis. La Puente endeavors to meet immediate needs and to empower people to live independently with dignity.
Mountain States Wee Kirk Conference -
One of the greatest benefits from the Mountain States Wee Kirk Conferences came from a participant who wrote:
“I want to take the opportunity to tell
you how spiritually blessed I was at
the Wee Kirk Conference in Glorieta [NM]. The plenary sessions, the seminars, communion all were excellent (very inspiring). And of course it is always
a blessing to congregate with Christians
from other congregations. Thanks
again and may God bless you.”
Cande Aguilar.
(Used by permission.)
Cooperative Care Center
The Cooperative Care Center seeks to reduce immediate hunger in the community, to assist with provision of clothing (as space becomes available), prescriptions and transportation, increase communication with human resource agencies, and provide those in need with information concerning other appropriate programs.
Ecumenical Social Ministries
Set in downtown Colorado Springs, ESM provides food, medicine, housing and other emergency services in conjunction with job placement and educational programs promoting self-sufficiency. It is the largest agency providing direct emergency assistance in the Pikes Peak region.
Westside CARES
Westside CARES is an association of churches united in care and compassion toward their neighbors in need. They help families in need of food, financial assistance, budget counseling, health referral and basic life skills. They also provide a hot meal to anyone who comes every Sunday evening.
The Grainery Ministries
The organizers and volunteers continue to “read in the Word that we are to take care of people. To feed the poor, clothe the naked and give shelter to the homeless. We of the Grainery Ministries are trying our best to help this problem in our community.”
Mission Partnership and
Mission Team Leader
This is a "seed fund" to help bring delegates from CEPAD, our Nicaragua Partner, to our presbytery and a separate fund to help underwrite expenses incurred for Team Leadership as well as costs of sending mission work teams to disaster areas.