Our church actively supports local, national, and international communities through mission and outreach efforts, much of it through hands-on involvement. This work is an important part of our church.

The Mission and Outreach Committee faithfully pursues its missions with the following objectives:

  • To maximize our resources and distribute funds that impact the areas of peacemaking and evangelism; to help bring relief to those who are ill or disabled; and to strive for the elimination of prejudice, poverty, drugs, and violence.

  • To invest our funds with organizations or groups demonstrating a strong commitment to ministry or efforts to inspire hands-on participation from our congregation and others in the community. 

  • To advocate for outreach missions that transform lives on a permanent basis rather than charity handouts; focusing especially on local organizations where positive outcomes can be measured and observed.

Special Offerings and Fundraising

  • One Great Hour of Sharing (Easter): supporting our national office

  • Homes Offering (Mother's Day):  supporting the Rochester Presbyterian Home

  • Peacemaking Offering (October):  shared between our local Presbytery and the Judicial Process Commission

  • Christmas Joy (December):  distributed 50% to the national Presbytery missions, 25% to Camp Whitman and 25% to Pittsford Youth Services.

    And

  • Special fundraising is undertaken to support biannual mission trips for JASY (Jamaica) and to the In Step Children’s Home (Rehema For Kids) in Kenya