LOCAL MISSIONS
Through the ministry of our congregation, FPC Aiken shares God’s love locally, regionally, and globally.
Locally, our congregation shares its community-centered compassion and reaches out to those within the Aiken community who might need assistance, support, or just a temporary hand-up for any number of reasons.
Through the use of our time, talents, and treasure, we partner with ACTS, Children’s Place, Christ Central, Community Medical Clinic, as well as a number of other nonprofits in the area.
We’d love to have you share in our journey. To get involved with our local Missions opportunities, we invite you to contact Chris Kupcha, Chair of the Missions Committee or the resources below.
Day of Service
Saturday October 17
Starting at 8:00 AM people of all ages are encouraged to participate. Our eleven mission projects include:
ACTS
Chair: TBA
Area Churches Together Serving is a local
organization which provides services such as a food bank, financial support and
transportation as well as a re-sale store.
Stand at the Crossroads
Chair: Jean Schwalbert
A place for mothers and children to get back on their feet. The residents can stay for up to two years as well as get the help they need.
Children’s Place
Chair: John Elgin
A place for children who have experienced
physical or emotional
trauma to get help and healing.
Pine Lawn Cemetery Clean Up NEW!!!
Chair: Dee Verley-Matthews
Clean up and make the grounds look
respectful for all
Project Vision
Chair: Kin Purvis
Helping members of the community by
supplying help such as wheelchair ramps and home repairs.
Community Medical Clinic
Chair: Tamra Erde
Providing medical
services to people who need it.
Habitat ReStore
Chair: Lucy Sutter
A store where gently used items are sold to help raise funds to build homes for people in the community.
Shepeard Blood Mobile
Chair: Chuck Dynarski
Collecting blood for the community.
Vaccination Clinic NEW!!!!
Chair: TBA
Aiken Family Pharmacy will be conducting a vaccination clinic at the church. They will be offering shingles, pneumococcal pneunomia,
COVID and flu shots. Anyone interested will need to provide ID and proof of insurance beforehand (as part of the sign-up)
Soup Making
Chair: Sandy Evans
Making and then delivering soup to
homebound church members.
Golden Harvest Food Bank NEW!!!!
Chair: TBA
Local food bank distribution center
Thank you for your contributions!
Please leave your contributions for ACTS in the baskets in the narthex wings or at the Henderson Lane office entrance.
September: Canned Vegetables
October: Girts, Oatmeal, and Cereal
ACTS needs volunteers!
ACTS needs volunteers in many areas: which one is right for you?
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Help customers & cashier in the Resale Store
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Pick up food and donations
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Help with special events
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Provide some refreshments for special events
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Sort donations
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Help prepare the newsletter for mailing
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Be a Senior Food Home Delivery substitute driver
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Tackle small repair projects
The store is located in the ACTS building on Park and Hayne. We are in need of your contributions of gifts and money so that we can stock the store for children ages 0-18. Last year we helped 261 children. That’s over 750 gifts, so the need is great for new, nice gifts – probably the only gifts most of these children will receive. We are happy to accept donations throughout the year because the Birthday Store will be open year round. We start the Christmas drive in November. Boxes for gift collection will be located near the Henderson Lane door and in the Narthax. We will also have boxes to collect socks and underwear to be donated to ACTS for their client clothing shop. In addition to large gifts, we give the clients free stocking stuffers, stuffed animals, books, and gift wrapping supplies, so we welcome those contributions as well. We rely a great deal on contributions of money to restock the store. Contributions can be made payable to FPC with “Giving Together” on the memo line.
Ways to Contribute: Gifts for ages 0-18, stocking stuffers, gift wrapping paper, stuffed animals, socks and underwear, money, time as a cashier and/or shopper, and prayers for a successful project
Suggested Gifts
(All are new and unwrapped)
•Baby and children’s learning toys
•Dolls/doll strollers
•Toy cars and trucks / Hot Wheels
ramps and sets
•Balls (basketball, football, soccer
baseball gloves / baseballs)
•Board games – all ages
•Legos/Duplo sets
•Card games (like Uno)
•Art sets, craft kits, journals
•Make up sets and hair accessories for teen girls; Axe and Dove sets for guys
•Lava lamps
•Soft throws for teens
•Riding toys like scooters and tricycles
•Tents, play tunnels, and sleeping bags
•Punching bags
•Magna-tiles, blocks, marble runs
•Sweatshirts (Adidas, Nike, etc.) and gym shorts for teens age 13-18 all sizes
Mission: As a therapeutic childcare center serving 110 children everyday between the ages of 2 and 6, Children's Place works toward the vision of a safe and nurturing environment for every child in Aiken County
Opportunities: Reading to the children, helping with homework after school, and answering the phone
Mission: Dedicated to meeting the needs of the poor and disadvantaged in our community by first providing basic needs of food and clothing and then providing education and training in areas needed to secure and retain employment
Opportunities: Preschool readiness; after school mentoring of children and youth ages 5-18; GED tutoring; and introduction to vocational skills (to name a few)
Mission: Dedicated to improving the quality of life for impoverished, uninsured residents of Aiken County by providing ongoing healthcare in a professional setting
Opportunities: Volunteer pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, physicians,nurses, receptionists, (checking patients in and out, answering phones, ordering/checking medications, and data entry)
Mission: Provides quality, affordable housing to partner families in need by binding together volunteers, businesses, local government, professional/social organizations, and churches
Opportunities: Various tasks associated with construction of houses, services on various committees, various tasks at the ReStore and in the office
