Upcoming West Virigina Mission trip

Who: a group of about 12 people from First Church

What: a short mission trip involving a light construction/renovation project

Where: around Philippi, West Virginia

When: evening of Friday, May 13^th, returning Sunday, May 13th in the afternoon.

How much: $40 per person (covers food, lodging, and construction materials)

This mission trip is conducted through an organization called World Servants. They have been organizing mission trips both nationally and internationally for years. The focus of our work in the beautiful Appalachian hills is to bring a “hand up” and the message of Christ’s love and offer of abundant life. The mission trips include ministry to both the spiritual and physical needs of a community.  The mission teams have an opportunity to connect with a family in serious need of home repairs and cleaning; and in most cases, the family works right alongside the group.  The relationships created during this time not only create a platform for sharing the love of God, they are a blessing to everyone involved!

For more information about World Servants, visit their website.

For registration information or questions, please see Tim Jones, Jr. or Cassie Nespor.

January update

Join us for the Mission Sunday

Chili and Soup Festival!



11:30 Sunday, January 31st

Fellowship Hall

Also, applications for the 2011 CPC trip to Mexico are due on March 1st. The trip is scheduled for Sunday, July 3 – Saturday, July 9th.

Backpack food mission

The backpack food mission is underway and going smoothly! Teams to pack the food meet at the Community Food Warehouse at 7:00 pm on your assigned Tuesday. It takes about 45 minutes. Below are the teams and their leaders.

Thanks for your support!

TEAM 1 (First Tuesday each month)

Team	Helen	Thellman
Leaders	Anna	Messina
	Gayle	Cranford
	Gretchen	Darcangelo
	Debbie	Derrenbacher
	Lyle	Derrenbacher
	James	Leone
	Ruth	Leone
	PJ or Cassie	Nespor
	Bill	O’Donnell
	Carol	Rauch
	Doug	Rauch

TEAM 2 (Second Tuesday each month)

Team	Connie	McGinnis
Leaders	Ron	McGinnis
	Walt	Dunlavey
	Jeff	Goodridge
	Jean	Meyer
	Bev	Nelson
	Dan	Nelson
	Pauline	Rose
	Bev	Sackett
	Bud	Stover
	Barb	Stover

TEAM 3 (Third Tuesday each month)

Team	Leslie	Jones
Leaders	Timothy M	Jones
	Betty	Hudson
	Bill	Hudson
	Jane	Jones
	Mike	Jones
	Nicci	Jones
	Timothy R	Jones
	Ben	Sauers
	Rosann	Sauers
	Scholl	Barney
	Scholl	Carol

TEAM 4 (Fourth Tuesday each month)

Team	Laura	Ackley
Leaders	Lori	Woods
	Jeanne	Hink
	Glenn	Hink
	Judy	Hoffman
	Gordon	Longstreet
	Stephanie	Longstreet
	Tracy	Pyler
	Jeff	Snyder
	Sally	Winland

CPC Mexico pictures

See pictures from the most recent mission trip here.

Backpack Food mission update

Our goal was to raise $6,700 to provide food over the weekend for 30 hungry children at Case Avenue Elementary School. To date, we’ve received pledges for $10,914! In addition, over 40 people have volunteered to fill the backpacks during the week. Over 30 people said they would be prayer partners for the mission.

Thank you for the tremendous response to this new mission in our community!

West Virgina mission meeting

There will be a brief meeting for those interested in going on the West Virgina/ World Servants mission trip this Sunday (May 2nd) at 9:30am in room 106. The group will leave Thursday evening, May 6th and return Saturday evening, May 8th. The cost is $40. See you Sunday at 9:30!

April updates…

Our April team meeting highlighted some news from several of our mission areas:

West Virginia World Servants trip (May 6-8): Please let one of the mission team members know if you’re interested in this trip or sign up on the bulletin board in the hall behind the sanctuary. This is a very flexible trip and reservations can be made up to the day before we leave.

CPC Mexico trip (June 27- July 3): Applications for this trip are due this Sunday, April 18th. Flight reservations will be made next week.

Back pack food mission: This is a new mission project to provide food for children at Case Avenue Elementary School which is modeled on a successful program between Grace Chapel and the Hermitage School District. We will partnering with Covenant Presbyterian Church. We will be meeting at the new Community Food Warehouse building (109 S. Sharpsville Avenue, Suite A) at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, April 20th to watch Grace Chapel pack their kids’ back packs. This demonstration should help us understand the process, time, and man power necessary for the project.

Shenango Valley Community Gardens: This group will be planting 2-3 gardens this year and will start work at the end of May. The church will be donating money for the topsoil. Look for the bulletin insert on Sunday, May 2nd or see Tom Amundsen if you’d like to be involved.

West Virgina Mission Trip!

Our church will be partnering with First Presbyterian Church, Greenville for a weekend mission trip to Philippi, West Virgina. The group will leave Sharon at 5PM Thursday, May 6th and return the evening of Saturday, May 8th. The project is organized by World Servants, a group that has had a presence in this area for many years. Projects center around helping local families, usually with light construction projects or renovations. World Servants also stresses developing relationships and spiritual growth.

To find out more about World Servants in West Virgina, click here.

The cost of the trip is now $40 per person. You can sign up by calling the church office or adding your name to the bulletin board in the hall behind the sanctuary.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity will be holding a fund raising dinner on Wednesday, March 31st at the Wave restaurant (177 E. State Street, Sharon, PA). Tickets are $20.

Welcome to Mission @ First!

At this site, you can learn more about the various mission projects at First Presbyterian Church of Sharon, PA. Our congregation participates in many local and international projects where we cook, build, garden, and create relationships with people. We believe that these projects help spread the light of Jesus Christ.