One way we are committed to Cultivating Community in the Way of Jesus for the Flourishing of the City is by serving the needs of others. We invite you to join us today at one of these upcoming opportunities.
Upcoming dates to connect in service are shown first, and ongoing opportunities are listed by ministry partner at the bottom.
February 1–28 | The Landing
Show LOVE to survivors of human trafficking throughout February by donating needed items to The Landing. FPC will act as a collection site and you can drop off donated items to the box located at the Welcome Center. Be sure to visit The Landing’s Share the Love Amazon List to purchase items to be sent directly to The Landing!
Fri | Feb 21 | 7 PM | Star of Hope
Star of Hope invites you to join them for their Annual Banquet on February 21! This meaningful event celebrates the life-changing work they’re doing to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness. By attending, purchasing tickets, or becoming a sponsor, you’ll directly contribute to their mission and help provide essential services to those in need. Don’t miss this chance to support Star of Hope, an FPC priority partner, and be part of an evening dedicated to hope and transformation.
Fri– Sat | Feb 21–22 | Lakewood Church
Come connect with global health experts, missionaries, and organizations working in the areas of medical missions, orphan care, human trafficking, water access, sanitation, hygiene, education, and more! Mobilizing Medicine & Missions is a great place to re-center, re-focus, and connect with other purpose-minded people. If you have any questions or need sponsorship, please contact Madie Weir.
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Sat | Feb 22 | 10 AM–3 PM | PLI (6565 Rookin St)
Join Prestige Learning Institute on Saturday, February 22, to volunteer at their Community Festival! Help serve immigrant and refugee families by connecting them with resources and building meaningful relationships. Enjoy food, fun, and fellowship while making a difference. For more information, email volunteer@prestigeinstitute.
Thur | Feb 27 | 11:30 AM–1 PM | Houston’s First Baptist Church
Join Loving Houston for a free Lunch & Learn on leading volunteers and engaging the church community. Since 2013, Loving Houston has started more than 200 new church/school partnerships, mobilizing thousands of volunteers. You are invited to pray for continued impact and lasting relationships in local schools. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more! For any questions, please email info@lovinghouston.net.
Thur | Feb 27 | 12 PM | Main Street Ministries
This month we will be visiting Main Street Ministries, a priority partner focused on helping individuals and families facing poverty, homelessness, and other struggles build stable, meaningful lives through love, faith, and support. Participants can either meet at the North Lot of FPC at 11:50 AM OR directly at the ministry location. For more information, please email Madie Weir.
Sat | Mar 1 | 10 AM–12 PM | Agape Development
Agape Development’s Community Engagement Workshop is an interactive training to expand our understanding of service by reflecting on preconceived notions about volunteering. Explore how to better connect with the community you are volunteering with. For more information, be sure to contact volunteer@agapedevelopment.org
Mon–Fri | Mar 3–7 | Agape Development with Backyard Bible Club
During Dr. Seuss Week (March 3-7), the kids at Backyard Bible Club (BBC) will be participating in “Read with a Pet” Day! They’re looking for gently used stuffed animals to make this event extra special. If you have any stuffed animals in good condition that you’re willing to donate, please consider giving them to BBC to help encourage reading and provide a furry friend for each child to enjoy. Email volunteer@agapedevelopment.org to schedule a time for pick up or drop off.
Wed | Mar 5 | 8:30 AM | Wildcat Golf Club
Come out to support the men of ODM at their Inaugural Driving for Change Golf Tournament! There will also be breakfast tacos, prizes, swag bags, and a buffet lunch served by Mission Kitchen Catering. If golf isn’t your thing but BBQ is, lunch only tickets are available for the buffet.
Thurs | Mar 6 | 6:30 PM | Nehemiah Center
Join the Nehemiah Center on March 6 at Hotel ZaZa for the 2025 Mardi Gras Masquerade! A night of beads, bling, and Big Easy magic, all supporting the amazing children at the Nehemiah Center. These resilient kids will shine with a special performance, celebrating their achievements. By becoming a sponsor or underwriter, you’ll help ensure the success of this event and the continued growth of these young leaders. Throw on your mask, grab your beads, and celebrate with us! If you have any questions, please contact Christina Luna.
March 24–April 2
Missions is excited to again be taking a vision team to visit our amazing longstanding ministry partners in Egypt. We’ll attend the “Here I Am Conference”, hosted by one of our global anchor partners, Jossour-Bridges of Hope, which will include worship, reporting, preaching, and beautiful fellowship. Additionally, we’ll visit our other partners including the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Cairo, Kasr El-Dobara Evangelical Church, and Stephen’s Children, and go sightseeing. For more information, please email Mary-Floye Federer.
Various Tuesdays | 7 PM (Drop food off at 6:45 PM)
Bridges Weekly Gathering (BWG) is a weekly Bible discussion for seekers & believers. The heart of this time is to introduce non-Christians to Jesus and give Christian students an opportunity to lead spiritual conversations. Please consider signing up to drop off a meal for around 40 people. More details can be found on the sign-up button below.
First Saturdays of the Month | 8:30–10:30 AM | MSM Garden
Volunteers needed for the Main Street Ministries Community Garden! Come work with others volunteers to help plant and harvest as we grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs to benefit those in need in the community. All you need to bring is your water bottle. If interested, please RSVP by emailing Carrie Sadler at csadler@msmhouston.org.
Second Thursdays of the Month | 12–2 PM | Open Door Mission
Join Open Door Mission (ODM) for a lunch hosted by their President and CEO, Tommy Thompson, catered by their Mission Kitchen with entertainment provided by the Open Door Mission Ensemble. Come find out about Open Door Mission, take a tour, and learn how you can give back to an organization that transforms men’s lives. For more information, please email Madie Weir.
Ongoing needs and ways to connect with our mission partners are shown below. Click the + to the left of each ministry name for more information.
Africa Renewal Ministries (ARM) in Uganda is one of FPC’s longstanding global mission partners and many FPC covenant partners have traveled to Uganda on vision and mission trips, as well as sponsor children through ARM’s Child Sponsorship Program. There is an immediate need for Child Sponsors.
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Agape Development works to transform our neighborhood by preparing Christ-following, independent, community leaders. Agape does this by building relationships with families through a wide variety of age-specific programs. Read more, here.
Ongoing ways to serve:
Our neighborhood partner through Attack Poverty is Friends of Northside. Learn more about Attack Poverty, an organization connecting communities with neighbors who care to help break the cycle of generational poverty, here.
Ongoing ways to serve:
The Friends of Northside Garden is expanding and they are looking for volunteers to lend a hand to help prepare it for spring! Volunteers will help weed, sow seeds, plant new veggies and natives, and more while enjoying fellowship with members of the Lindale/Northside community. Please dress appropriately for working outdoors and be sure to bring a hat, sunscreen, and bottled water. If interested, click HERE to sign up and contact the volunteer coordinator, Amanda Mendoza, for more information by emailing amanda@attackpoverty.org.
Returning citizens need advocates, guides, and encouraging re-entry coaches to walk alongside them upon release from prison and as they re-enter, transitioning to live out their faith in freedom. CrossWalk Center bridges critical social services and ministry between prison life and freedom with the goal of “Seamless Re-entry Discipleship from the Inside Out.” Visit Crosswalk Center’s website for more information.
Ongoing ways to serve:
Cullen Staff Appreciation Breakfast
Every First Wednesday of the Month | 7:30–8:30 AM
Join us as we say “thank you” to the extraordinary educators at Cullen Middle School. Join us to show your gratitude as we take special breakfast treats before school to express our appreciation for our amazing and dedicated friends at Cullen.
Cullen Middle School Prayer Walk
Every Second Wednesday of the Month | 6–7 PM
Every second Wednesday of the month we gather to pray for the staff and students of the Cullen Middle School campus. You can park in the school lot off of La Salette. Enter through the doors off the aforementioned parking lot.
For more information, contact Taylor Ramsay
Feeding Houston’s Heroes delivers food to a variety of first responders and frontline workers like Houston Fire Department Stations, Police Department, and other front-line workers each week. Learn more, here.
Ongoing ways to serve:
Contact Missions for more information.
Working in the Third Ward, Generation One is a living laboratory for education research and development. With high-quality early education, engaging after-school programming, and family support, Generation One empowers children and families to thrive and reach their fullest potential. Learn more, here.
Ongoing ways to serve:
From hurricanes to tornadoes to pandemics, we want to be proactive in how FPC will respond in times of disaster and crisis. FPC is a member of Houston Responds’ Central Coalition of churches in our area. The vision of the Central Coalition is to unite, empower, and mobilize churches to multiply the collective impact on critical needs in our communities. If you are interested in being on the FPC disaster response team, please email our FPC Houston Responds Disaster Coordinator, Steve Winstead, at steve.winstead@att.net.
Houston Welcomes Refugees’ mission is to help ease the resettlement process for refugees coming to Houston by mobilizing invested, caring volunteers and fostering hope amidst crisis. Visit the HWR website to learn more.
Ongoing ways to serve:
The Main Street Ministries’ Community Garden, located adjacent to our campus, grows produce year-round benefitting the Heights Food Pantry.
Ongoing ways to serve:
Garden Volunteers | Sundays | 2–4 PM
Monthly Volunteers | First Saturday of the Month | 2–4 PM
On the first Saturday of the month, take an opportunity to join us in serving Main Street Ministries! Come out and learn how to grow fruits and vegetables that thrive in our Houston climate. Please bring your water bottle and garden gloves if you have them. If interested, contact Carrie Sadlerat csadler@msmhouston.org.
Main Street Ministries Houston was established in 2009 to unite and strengthen Operation ID and Shepherd’s Center, two long-running, volunteer outreach ministries of First Presbyterian Church Houston. Learn more, here.
Ongoing ways to serve:
Visit the MSM website for more information.
Mentors and tutors serve as the foundation on which the Nehemiah Center impacts the futures of at-risk children and their families. Learn more, here.
Ongoing ways to serve:
Open Door Mission is a faith and evidence-based recovery program and facility helping the homeless in Houston TX since 1954. They are dedicated to transforming the lives of the most severely addicted, destitute, homeless, and disabled men in our community for free. Learn more, here.
Ongoing ways to serve:
The mission of Restoring Justice is to end mass incarceration, one client and heart at a time. They provide holistic defense and social services for the marginalized in our community. Learn more, here.
Ongoing ways to serve:
The Landing, one of our newer local FPC mission partners, is an anti-human trafficking organization that walks alongside survivors of human trafficking in Houston, Texas. Upcoming opportunities to serve and get involved include:
Host a meal at lunchtime on Mondays or Wednesdays. You and a small group of 5 can provide lunch and serve to the clients at The Landing. For more information and additional opportunities, click HERE.
YMCA International Services is the official refugee resettlement agency that our partner, Houston Welcomes Refugees, works with.
Ongoing ways to serve:
Contact Darlean Lewis, Volunteer Specialist, at hwrforymca@gmail.com.
For more information on these and other opportunities to serve, please contact Mary-Floye Federer, Director of Missions, at mffederer@fpchouston.org.
