Our Priorities
Hunger Action
Through love serve one another.
– Galatians 5:13
About 240 people who are hungry, from families with young children to senior citizens, some homeless, some on fixed incomes, some working full time and stretching to make ends meet, come to the Life Center for a free dinner Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-6 pm.
Pick a date here to assemble meals, set up and clean up, or greet guests. Got questions? Contact volunteer coordinator Camille Townsend by email or call 336-908-2088.
Each Wednesday outside Redhead Hall, from 11 am to 1 pm, hundreds of pounds of canned food, pasta & rice, and more are dropped off for the Urban Ministry food pantry. As cars come through, volunteers greet them, pick up their donations and load up the van.
Sign up for a turn under the tent here. This ministry delivers 20,000+ pounds of food each year!
Homebound seniors get a warm meal and a few minutes of company. Our teams pick up meals at Senior Resources and deliver them the third Wednesday of each month and fifth Mondays. Add your name to the substitute list if you can share a couple of hours when needed. Contact Linda Allen by email or call 336-549-3367.
For two hours on a Saturday morning, 130 volunteers meet in Mullin Life Center to measure, pour, assemble boxes, laugh, dance, and package thousands of meals that go to hungry families in the community. These events happen twice a year, in spring and fall.
Strong Families
Build each other up.
– 1 Thessalonians 5:11
StepUp’s programs help people, many coming from the prison system, become the best version of themselves. They learn how to find and be successful in work, get help with resumes and practice interviewing, and find jobs. Advanced training includes life skills such as money management and character development. Volunteers do mock interviews, serve as mentors, provide meals, help out in the office, take pictures, help with special events, lead groups, and more. StepUp was founded by FPC members and operates from the Shetler Building on our campus.
Adults with different intellectual and developmental abilities become friends and help each other grow. We get together with Peacehaven friends every other Tuesday at 6 pm for Bible study, sharing and more. We alternate between Zoom and the Solarium at the church. Check the church calendar for dates and info. We also join in Garden Workdays at the farm in Whitsett. Contact Anne Chamblee.
Children in need receive food, clothing, books & more. We work with two organizations and collect backpacks & school supplies, coats, Christmas gifts and more throughout the year. Contact Lisa Witherspoon.
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The YWCA is one of the few places in Greensboro to provide shelter for unhoused families. We donate supplies for the shelter and for those moving into apartments, and help with meals.
Earth Care
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.
– Psalm 24:1
Our drive-by recycling center has two areas:
- Cans for your glass, which is picked up by the City of Greensboro.
- A trailer for:
- Clean, #6 foam products
- Plastic bags and overwrap (from paper towels, toilet paper)
- Bubble wrap
- Clean cardboard.
Where to leave it: The center is on the top level of the parking deck behind the Shetler Building. Shetler is at the corner of Elm Street and Fisher Avenue, and you enter the deck from Fisher. You’ll see a banner stretched across the fence.
Aluminum can pop tabs: Collect these in a bowl at home and donate for the Ronald McDonald House of the Piedmont in Winston-Salem. They sell the aluminum to help fund their programs. Where to leave them: A bin on the Earth Care display table in the library. If you can occasionally deliver these to Winston-Salem, contact Nancy Abrams.
Plastic pill bottles: The City of Greensboro does not recycle these! But you can donate them to support medical missions in Africa and elsewhere. Clean the bottles and COMPLETELY REMOVE the labels and glue (Goo-Gone works wonders). We will get them to Matthew 25 Ministries for use in their medical mission programs. Where to leave them: Collection baskets in the Welcome Center and Life Center, and at the Wednesday Food Drive-by.
Denim: Donate your worn denim to be made into cotton insulation for housing through Blue Jeans Go Green. Where to leave them: Any MadeWell, American Eagle, or Anthropologie stores.
Learn more about what you can recycle through the City of Greensboro.
We partner with this community group to reduce plastic pollution here and beyond. We meet the second Mondays of the month, 6:30-8 pm, in the Garden Room near the Welcome Center. We cover topics related to plastic pollution, clean water, sustainability and more. Please join us any time you’re able.
Join the email list for updates or contact Marion Gamble.
We are joyful stewards of God’s creation and look for ways our church, our members and our community can reduce, reuse, recycle and re-educate so that we can leave a healthy home for future generations. If you have a passion for environmental care contact Nancy Abrams or phone, 336-314-2694.
Racial Equity
All of you are one in Christ Jesus.
– Galatians 3:28
We seek to foster a world grounded in the Christian values of love, acceptance, inclusion, and equity for all people. To get engaged with this work, contact Matt Bussell.
We are part of this Presbyterian Church USA initiative committed to dismantling systemic racism. Learn more.
Affordable Housing
My people will abide in secure dwellings.
– Isaiah 32:18
We have participated in home builds in Greensboro and abroad. FPC also supports Habitat’s work financially. Our Rooted & Reaching Capital Campaign has pledged $560,000 to Habitat.
We are active in this ecumenical group whose goal is to make it possible for everyone to have a decent place to live.
During the year we work with this organization to help low-income homeowners by building ramps, painting houses and more.
