Mission work is central to our identity. We get a sense of joy and fulfillment in serving families in need. We donate time and resources to these programs, trying to be all we can as the hands and feet of Christ in the world.
Angel Tree gives us the opportunity to share Christ’s love by helping to meet the needs of children and families in our community. Gift tags on the Christmas tree specify needs for gifts for those less fortunate in partnership with Bellevue Together.
The Bellevue Food Pantry, a local outreach program, provides food, paper products, detergent, and personal hygiene items to those in need in Sarpy County. Please take a colorful bag to fill and return it to the grocery cart in the narthex for distribution to the pantry.
Crossroads Connection ministers to inmates at Omaha Work Release Center and provides social services to former inmates who are transitioning to outside life. Quarterly we host the meal and conduct a Sunday evening worship service attended by inmates, former inmates, sponsors and volunteers.
Bellevue Together “Bringing the community together to meet the needs of vulnerable Bellevue Public School families.”
Bellevue Together helps with unmet needs of Bellevue Public School families identified by school counselors and social workers. We support the main events: Back-To-School, Thanksgiving, and Christmas programs and other projects for teachers, students, and parents.
Piecemakers donate time and talent to create warm quilts for adults and children served by local charities. We support Bellevue Together, Bellevue Police Special Victims Unit, Project Linus, Humble and Kind, tornado victims, and Native American reservations. We provide special infant essentials for Nebraska Children’s Home and fleece blankets for Bellevue Public Schools Social Workers. The congregation actively supports our work through mission funds to purchase batting, the quilt center that provides warmth.
The Light House is a community-embedded ministry in Olde Towne Bellevue with a mission based on Matthew 5:14-16; “You are the light of the world.” The ministry collaborates with local/regional safety net service providers to meet community needs for hunger relief, compassionate mental health support services, spiritual enrichment and Christian fellowship.
Christmas Joy Offering helps families of active and retired church workers meet unexpected needs; it also supports racial ethnic education at Presbyterian-related schools and colleges.
Kikuyu Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya serves patients with specialty medical services and provides general hospital services to the surrounding area of over half a million people.
One Great Hour of Sharing supports PC(USA) projects.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance – Every summer, members and friends of all ages assemble 100 or more Hygiene Kits for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. These kits provide basic necessities for victims of disaster and may be sent anywhere in the United States, as needed
Presbyterian Giving Catalog provides life-changing support of impoverished people in Africa and across the globe. Each gift promotes the self-sufficiency of individuals and families and/or improves community health through the provision of clean water, community gardens, educational scholarships and faith formation experiences.
