VPC Mission Partners vpc.church/serve Chris Woodard Pastor of Mission & Engagement: chrisw@vpc.church
Ensuring Student Success MentorKids USA
Paiute Promise Neighborhood K-3rd & 4-6th grade After School Program Monday-Friday, 3-5:30PM Hirsch Academy 6535 E Osborn Rd., Scottsdale, 85251 mentorkidsusa.org VPC helped launch the new Promise Neighborhood in the Paiute community, just a few miles from our campus. It’s off to a strong start, but still needs your volunteer help! MentorKids volunteers tutor students, build relationships, and provide stability that may not be present in the home. MentorKids USA is a Christian ministry that recruits, trains, and supports mentors who empower young people to reach their God-given potential in their families and community. MentorKids USA Christmas Party Saturday, December 11, VPC Campus VPC is excited to host another awesome holiday event with MentorKids! Look for more details with how you can help coming soon.
Building Spiritual & Physical Infrastructure Ministry of Hope, Malawi, Africa
Plot 47/2/129, Box X64, Post Dot Net Crossroads Complex, Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa ministryofhope.org In 1999 Malawians established the Ministry of Hope (MOH) as a local, community-based response to meet physical and spiritual needs of orphaned and vulnerable children. Using crisis nurseries, community centers, scholarships, and mobile medical clinic programs, Malawi provides care for those who would not otherwise receive it. VPC has provided support to thousands of orphaned children and widows since MOH opened in 1999.
Villages in Partnership, Malawi, Africa
villagesinpartnership.org Villages in Partnership is a community of people and organizations devoted to sharing God’s love and blessings with the poorest of the poor in the impoverished nation of Malawi, Africa. VPC’s work with Villages in Partnership has blessed many lives, and we are excited be involved with the construction and opening of the One Heart Secondary School in Malawi. We are thankful for the time spent and efforts to all involved. God is amazing!
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Preventing Hunger & Homeless Families Feed My Starving Children Event
Saturday, October 2, 8AM*, 11AM*, 3PM, 6PM Landes Center Sign up coming soon! We need your help to pack over 100,000 meals! Hundreds of volunteers from VPC and the local community will fight world hunger with Feed My Starving Children. Each two-hour volunteer block is an opportunity for anyone age five and up to do their part to address world hunger. Volunteers just like you pack and fund lifesaving FMSC MannaPack™ meals through FMSC MobilePack™ events. *Childcare (0-4) available by reservation FMSC Celebration Worship Service Sunday, October 3, 9:30AM (one service) A day after the packing event, we’ll worship together, connect with new friends we’ve met, and learn where the meals packed may be headed.
Hosting Family Promise of Greater Phoenix
September 5-12 & December 19-26 familypromiseaz.org Family Promise rescues homeless families from the streets, provides emergency shelter, and basic needs in a 60-day program designed to assist their return to selfsufficiency. Family Promise partners with VPC to provide safe overnight shelter, food, and compassion to families in crisis.
Nourish Phoenix Food & Clothing Bank
501 S. 9th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85007, nourishphx.org Nourish Phoenix provides immediate response to basic human needs for 100-150 families and individuals each day. This can include: -A food box -A change of clothes -Toiletries -Food stamp sign-up -Nutrition bags for small children -Free medical care
Bringing the Gospel to All God’s People First Presbyterian Church, Tuba City, Navajo Reservation
PO Box 368, Tuba City, AZ 86045-0368 The Native American Ministry provides the opportunity to connect with our brothers and sisters in Christ on the Navajo Reservation. Together we build relationships and understanding.
