SERVING OUR COMMUNITY
South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church offers many opportunities to serve in our community. Hunger, homelessness, health, and education are near to the heart of God and our church. Interested in sharing your time with our ministries? Contact Shelby Ullman, Chair of Missions-Outreach Ministry, shelby.ullman@gmail.com.
Sundays, December 8 & 15
The Alternative Gift Market, held during Advent, is a wonderful opportunity for year-end giving, and for purchasing gifts honoring family and friends in the form of contributions to worthy local and global missions.
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Contact: Carol Palmgren, carol.palmgren@gmail.com
Alternative Gift Market
SMPC holds quarterly American Red Cross Blood Drives on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Mecklenburg Hall. Walk-ins are welcome, or you may reserve here using sponsor code "SMPC".
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Saturday, January 11
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Commons
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Contact: Tierra Sandeen, tierrad@hotmail.com
Blood Drives
SECOND, THIRD & FOURTH, & FIFTH FRIDAYS OF EACH MONTH
On the second, third, fourth and fifth Fridays of the month, SMPC volunteers deliver bread donated to us from Panera to the Men's Shelter of Charlotte.
Contacts: Shelby Ullman, shelby.ullman@gmail.com
Bread Delivery
FIRST SATURDAY EACH MONTH
SMPC prepares and serves a spaghetti dinner for the women and children living at the Salvation Army Center of Hope shelter. Volunteers MUST be 18 years old and cannot be enrolled in a CMS or surrounding county school.
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***Deliver non-perishable items to the Community Outreach closet and perishable items to the refrigerator/freezer in the kitchen between 9:00 and 3:00 weekdays (stop in the office for a key). Mission Outreach representatives will also be available in the Narthex each Sunday prior to the 10:30 service to collect any donations. Items delivered the day of the dinner (first Saturday of the month) should be dropped off in the kitchen between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
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***Volunteers to prepare and serve the meal will meet in the SMPC church parking lot at 3:00 p.m. to carpool.
Contact: Shelby Ullman,
Center of Hope:
Dinner
THIRD SATURDAY EACH MONTH
SMPC prepares and serves a full breakfast for the women and children living at the Salvation Army Center of Hope Shelter. Volunteers MUST be 18 years old and cannot be enrolled in a CMS or surrounding county school.
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***Deliver non-perishable items to the Community Outreach closet & perishable items to the refrigerator/freezer in the kitchen between 9:00 & 3:00 weekdays (stop in the office for a key).
Please bring your donation by 3:00 p.m. on the Friday before the breakfast!
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***Volunteers to prepare and serve the meal will meet in the SMPC church parking lot at 5:20 a.m. on the Saturday of the breakfast and return to the church by 9:00 a.m..***
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Contact: Shelby Ullman, shelby.ullman@gmail.com
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Center of Hope:
Breakfast
Every October, SMPC's team of walkers hits the streets of Charlotte to end hunger. Join us!
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Sunday October 20
1:30 p.m. (sign-in), 2:30 p.m. (walk)
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!
Contact: Bob Cushman, rtcushman@yahoo.com
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CROP Hunger Walk
SMPC holds a food drive for Loaves & Fishes every fall. Bags and a shopping list are provided in September, and returned to the church in October.
October 6-27
Bags available September 29.
Contact: Jennifer Basquin, jbasquin@carolina.rr.com
Loaves & Fishes
SECOND THURSDAY EACH MONTH
9:30 a.m., Mecklenburg Hall
This ministry team fills and labels empty medicine bottles with body wash, shampoo and laundry detergent to donate to the Men's Shelter of Charlotte and Urban Ministry Center.
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ON-GOING DONATIONS NEEDED: Empty Medicine Bottles, Laundry Detergent, Body Wash, Shampoo.
Please leave your donations in the marked boxes in Mecklenburg Hall.
Contact: Shelby Ullman, shelby.ullman@gmail.com
Shelter Ministry
FOURTH SUNDAY EACH MONTH
We collect a special offering that goes to the Men's Shelter of Charlotte to provide hunger relief. Each $500 we raise with The Spoon It Up offering provides a meal, and frees up funds that can help local men find jobs and permanent housing.
As we collect the offering on the fourth Sunday of every month, we are asking for six youth volunteers to walk with the Ushers and help with the collection. Click here to sign up!
Contact: Shelby Ullman, shelby.ullman@gmail.com
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Spoon It Up Offering
You can change a child’s life... by being a tutor or mentor in Indian Land Elementary and Harrisburg Elementary Schools.
If you love kids and care about their future, this is for you!
Contact: Kay Dano,
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