Volunteer & Give

Mission Support Opportunities

We are affiliated with and support the Philadelphia Baptist Association in their outreach to local congregations.

We are affiliated with and support the American Baptist Churches (ABCUSA), comprised of 5,500 congregations that share a tradition of evangelism and missionary work with more than 42 million Baptists around the world.

We donate to four offerings each year that are organized by American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA). These are World Mission, Church World Service, One Great Hour of Sharing, and the America for Christ appeals. In addition, we give to the ongoing work of the Philadelphia Baptist Association (PBA) and ABCUSA which allows them to support local churches and seminaries, provide pastoral support and education, and to respond at their discretion to other situations of need that arise.

Locally, our largest impact on our community is probably the Great Valley Food Cupboard. Many other churches and civic organizations contribute to the food cupboard that we have housed for many years. The current food cupboard is affiliated with the Chester County Food Bank and is organized and run by a small group of committed volunteers. They serve between 30 and 40 families each month. Church members respond to requests to fill particular needs and provide Christmas gifts for many food cupboard clients.

In conjunction with the Great Valley Food Cupboard, we occasionally pack lunches for delivery to unhoused people who cannot come to the Food Cupboard.

For the last fifteen years, we have also been involved with Rev, Rick Bunker and the Chaplaincy Program at Philadelphia Park Race Track. He serves an immigrant and transient population of race track workers and their families. The Parx Casino and Race Track organization sanctions his work and provides a small building with a chapel, laundromat, bathrooms, small library, office and kitchen. From this base he provides religious services, counseling, food and clothing donations, and holiday celebrations for the children. Several times a year we send a small truckload of non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food to the Race Track Chaplaincy to help out with food for the men who live at the race track in barracks that have no kitchens.

Our biggest contribution to the Race Track ministry is the collection and preparation of backpacks for the children and youth served by the chaplaincy. It takes most of the summer to collect all the supplies. We have an evening in late July or early August when we set up the production line and then a Sunday afternoon when we have a packing party. Gift cards and personal notes of encouragement are included in every backpack.

On a smaller scale, our Board of Deacons collects a fellowship offering each Communion Sunday and uses these donations to support organizations that address local needs.

Please contact us for more opportunities to volunteer and give. We welcome your enthusiam! The more people who are involved, the more we can do for our community and beyond.