Drug Free Greenville
Spring 2022
Please remember that we continue to reach out to those in our community during this difficult time. Currently you can support the following projects:
- The Presbyterian Women of UPC voted for their spring mission project to support students at Bowie Elementary School. United Presbyterian Church has helped our neighborhood elementary school in many ways during the past. Most recently, for this spring mission project, we been working with Maria Ruiz who is the Communities in Schools representative at Bowie Elementary. Through the generous donations of the PW members and others in our church we have provided needed supplies and clothing for provided needed supplies and clothing for identified students. Communities in Schools purpose is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Students and families are identified and served in various ways throughout the year. Maria currently serves 100 identified students at Bowie. She teaches these kids the importance of their behavior in school and tries to meet their physical needs as well. Some of these kids are given packets of food, provided by FISH, so that their family has enough to eat during the weekend. Many of these students’ main meals are through the school’s breakfast and lunch programs. Some of the kids do not have coats, jackets and other essential clothing items along with school supplies. To date, through generous donations, PW has bought undergarments, jackets, coats, composition notebooks, pencil cases, ear pods, clothing racks, snack items for the kids, and a special cart for the delivery of the weekend food packets. Many thanks to Frank Goulding and John Hill for assembling the clothing racks in Maria’s office to give kids better access to the clothes they need. We are still in the process of purchasing needed items and wish to thank everyone for their generous donations.
- Donate to our quarterly noisy/quiet offering . Through the end of March we are contributing to FISH and Lake Area Shared Ministries to help those in need of food. You may send a check to the office for this effort – be sure to designate FISH/LASM on your check. If you come to in-person worship, bowls are set out on the collection tables for this special offering.
- Help support Goodland Academy. What a difference you can make in the lives of these students! You can leave your donation in the ball caps located at each collection table or again mail a check to our church office with the designation of “Goodland” on the memo line. We hope to be able to make a trip to Oklahoma for a work day at the school in the next few months. Remember you can also bring your empty soft drink cans to donate toward this cause as well.
Our Mission & Evangelism committee is busy planning our upcoming mission opportunities. Keep up to speed with our newsletter. If you feel God is leading you to participate locally, regionally, even globally, there is a spot for you.
As a Church we participate in different mission and/or outreach programs such as:
Goodland Academy
Presbyterian Children Home
Various Mission trips
Drug Free Greenville
Fish
Relay For Life
Spirit of Giving
Souper Bowl of Caring
