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The
members of Faith Church believe that we are called to minister to
God’s children throughout the world. Our missions programs encompass
a wide range of activities including funding for various charities,
missionary work, and volunteer work in our community. For more details, see our Missions Book
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Each year a group of about twenty-five
volunteers, called “Faith in Action” travels to Pursglove,
West Virginia in the middle of July to participate in a work
group that performs manual labor to assist needy families. The
FIA group holds various fundraisers throughout the year to
collect funds for the trip as well as for "The Shack
Neighborhood House, Inc"
, which coordinates the effort. As Christians, we follow Christ’s example
of feeding the hungry and helping the needy. Faith church is
one of the participating churches in the Downtown Daily Bread
program that provides hot meals, as well as used clothing and
other basic necessities for those in need in central
Harrisburg. Our volunteers serve about 2,000 meals each year,
while the church budget provides financial support for the
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Faith Church also directly supports
foreign mission efforts. Amy Azar is currently teaching
English and sharing the Gospel in Austria. In addition, Faith
Church supports the Comprehensive Development Project (CODEP),
helping the people of rural Haiti to become self-sufficient.
The largest single portion of our mission budget goes to the
worldwide mission work of the Presbyterian Church, USA
, which provides disaster relief, development assistance, and missionary support throughout the world.
Locally, the church participates in
the annual Angel Tree program that brings Christmas gifts to
children of an incarcerated parent or parents. Enthusiastic
participation from the congregation has allowed us to sponsor
about fifty children each year of varying ages. The church
also supports the work of Delta
Community, Bethesda Mission,
Teen Challenge, Habitat
for Humanity
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