The mission of Amazing Place is to provide fellowship, memory care and wellness for adults with mild to moderate memory
loss and support to their families and the community. Volunteers are an important part of the day-to-day operations at Amazing Place. The staff welcomes the time, talents and skills that volunteers provide to enhance the daily activities program and operations of the center. Opportunities include a variety of different options, including providing group or individualized entertainment, assisting or leading daily activities, interacting with small groups of participants, or working with the administrative team on office and clerical work.

Open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, Amazing Place is Houston's only day program of its type serving
our community by providing invigorating programs for participants. website: amazingplacehouston.org

Austin College is a private, residential, co-educational college dedicated to educating undergraduate students in the liberal arts and sciences while also offering select pre-professional programs and a graduate teacher education program... An Austin College education emphasizes academic excellence, intellectual and personal integrity and participation in community life. Founded in 1849 by a Princeton educated Presbyterian missionary, Austin College enjoys a place in early Texas history and remains a recognized leader in higher education for innovative programs, a strong faculty and dedicated students. website: austincollege.edu

For the glory of God and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is a
seminary in the Presbyterian Reformed tradition whose mission is to educate and equip individuals for the ordained Christian ministry and other forms of Christian service and leadership; to employ its resources in the service of the church; to promote and engage in critical theological thought and research; and to be a winsome and exemplary community of God’s people. St. Philip has supported Austin Seminary for over 50 years, understanding that the future of our denomination is directly correlated with APTS. John Wurster, our current senior pastor and many of our former pastors and associate pastors attended APTS. website: austinseminary.edu

Since 1989 Les and Cindy Morgan have been serving as PC (USA)’s only mission co-workers in one of the world’s most economically impoverished and most densely populated countries, Southeast Asia. They have served in hospitals, they run village clinics, and they have worked on controlling tuberculosis and leprosy. They feel called to practice the ministry of compassion among the sick and to nurture this as a ministry of the body of Christ. St. Philip supports their ministry in its annual Mission Budget. Individuals are encouraged to pray for Leslie and Cindy Morgan and their work.

The Beacon is a non-profit organization that serves the Houston homeless community through daily services, civil legal aid, counseling and mentoring and access to housing. The mission, opened in 2007, is to provide essential and next-step services to restore hope and help end homelessness in Houston. The organization meets the daily needs of hundreds of homeless men and women while also empowering them with housing case management, appropriate program referrals, and civil legal aid. Volunteers are a key component; 2,176 volunteers contributed 28,995 hours in the past year. website: beaconhomeless.org

Benefactora Mission Clinica Bethesda provides 24/7 medical services and spiritual assistance to people who are in low economic situations in Xocempich & Merida, Yucatan. The Sutherland Nurses Aid school, located on the clinic grounds, provides medical training for young women in the area. The founder, Dr. Jose Estrella, received his education through the generosity of Presbyterian missionaries in the Yucatan. That generosity has been extended to many of his Mayan patients & students through the years. Dr. Estrella went home to be with our Lord in August of 2017, leaving his sons, Dr. Federico Estrella & Rev. Pablo Estrella to continue his work. Mission Partners with St. Philip since 2001, the clinic & school are also partners with Living Waters and Project Cure. St. Philippians have an open invitation to travel to Merida to visit the clinic.

Bridges to Life has programs in prisons throughout the state of Texas. BTL brings healing to victims of crime, reduces recidivism among offender graduates of the program, and helps make our community a safer place. website: bridgestolife.org

Centro Educativo Moises Saenz is an educational institution that aims to make an impact in society through the implementation of practices based on the foundational principles of faith and piety, sharing the Church’s culture with the core of the community through the families, cultivating virtue in students and nurturing their love for wisdom and faithful service of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Facebook page: facebook.com/CEMoisesSaenz

The mission of the Christian Community Service Center (CCSC) is to serve the poor, hungry, disabled, and
otherwise needy while respecting their religious, ethnic or cultural differences. CCSC was created out of faith and founded in the belief that we are called to help all God’s children heart to heart and hand to hand.CCSC is a coalition of 41 Houston churches that began in 1980. Central Presbyterian Church was a founding member in 1980. For many years the community garden was at Central. website: ccschouston.org

Faith In Practice is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian organization that seeks to improve the physical, spiritual, and economic conditions of the poor in Guatemala through short-term surgical, medical, and dental mission trips and health-related educational programs. website: faithinpractice.org

Have Shears Will Travel is a non-profit hair care ministry organized to serve the local community with special needs that restrict their ability to obtain these services due to physical impairment, lack of transportation or financial means. HSWT has served nearly 31,000 people through partnerships with 47 non-profit organizations serving the homeless, veterans, hospice/rehabilitation patients, and special needs adults in the Greater Houston area. HSWT also accepts requests from churches for those needing services at their home or hospital/nursing home. On “off” days, HSWT serves homeless encampments. website: haveshearswilltravel.org

Founded in 2012, HHCI is a comprehensive mental health resource serving the Houston community. Their mission is to build and restore lives to health and wholeness through education, training, clinical services, and research that strengthen the physical, mental, spiritual, and relational health of families and individuals across the full cycle of life. website: hopeandhealingcenter.org

Houston Hope for the Nations was established in 2009 by Rev. Eid Abdelmassih to help immigrants and refugees from the Middle East. The mission of the center is to help the Middle Eastern community to adjust to life in Houston, helping them to grow in relationship with God, providing physical help, counseling, job search, ESL and Bible study. Presently, Eid reaches out to his Arabic Speaking neighbors and immigrants through organizing ESL courses, hosting a worship service and various outreach events. website: hifho.wordpress.com

Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston brings people of diverse faith traditions together for dialogue, collaboration, and service, as a demonstration of our shared beliefs. Programs include Meals on Wheels/AniMeals (serving a nutritious meal each weekday to homebound seniors, and providing donated pet food each month to seniors with pets), Refugee Services, and Interfaith Relations & Community Partnerships. Visit www.imgh.org for more information and to volunteer.
website: imgh.org

Recognizing that all humans are a gift of God, the mission of the chaplains and Committee for Ministry to the Port of Houston is to carry out a ministry of presence, outreach, witness, worship, service, and advocacy to, with, and for seafarers and their families from around the world. The International Seafarers Ministry supports Presbyterian chaplains who work alongside chaplains of other denominations to minister to the social and spiritual needs of seafarers on merchant ships calling on the Port of Houston. Chaplains endeavor to visit every ship that visits the port, as many seafarers are restricted to their ship due to security regulations.
website: houstonseafarers.com

Kids Against Hunger is St. Philip's signature mission project. The organization’s approach to achieving its goal – the eradication of world hunger – includes the packaging of a highly nutritious, vitamin-fortified soy-rice casserole by volunteers at numerous locations within the USA and Canada. Our location has packed over 1.2 million meals and distributes them locallly.
website: kidsagainsthunger.org

Kids' Meals’ mission is to end childhood hunger in Houston by delivering free, healthy meals, year-round to the doorsteps of Houston’s hungriest preschool-aged children and through collaboration provide their families with resources to help end the cycle of poverty. From its Houston Heights-area kitchen, Kids’ Meals is the nation’s only home delivery meal program targeting preschool-aged children. Houston ranks third in the nation among major cities for children living with food insecurity. Visit www.kidsmealsinc.org for volunteer opportunities.
website: kidsmealshouston.org

Liberty High School is an alternative high school on the campus of Sharpstown International School in Sharpstown, Houston, Texas. A part of the Houston Independent School District, it is a school catering to recent immigrants. Liberty has intensive English instruction, which serves as the school's main focus. website: houstonisd.org

Living Waters for the World is a Christian ministry that provides sustainable clean water, fostering long-term, mutually beneficial, relationships between volunteers and communities in need. St. Philip joins ChristChurch Bellaire and St. John’s Presbyterian Churches to install a purifying water system in the Yucatan in November 2013. LWW trains mission team leaders in partnership development, project administration and system sustainability evaluation and assurance; health, hygiene and spiritual education and LWW clean water system installation, operation and maintenance.
website: livingwatersfortheworld.org

Since 1990, Lord of the Streets has welcomed and addressed the holistic needs of those who are homeless in Houston’s downtown and Mid-town. Programming provides basic supportive services: a welcoming day shelter, bottled water, emergency clothing and hygiene items, food, counseling, obtaining a valid ID and food stamps. They refer people to partner agencies for substance abuse recovery programs, job readiness training, and housing/shelter. A free vision and medical clinic are provided as well as Sunday morning worship and breakfast.
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Loving Houston exists to advance community transformation by helping churches serve local schools. Our vision is to see every school in the Greater Houston area with a committed, caring church partner showing the love of Jesus in a tangible way. website: lovinghouston.net

Since 1963, the Medical Benevolence Foundation (MBF) has worked to provide hope and healing to those most in need. Working with our international church partners, MBF supports healing ministries in more than 100 hospitals and clinics through the world. MBF seeks to provide medical services to the poorest of the poor in the name of Jesus. MBF has been the officially validated medical mission support organization for the Presbyterian Church (USA) for over 45 years. MBF’s work includes funding, medical supplies, community development and awareness. website: mbfoundation.org

Mission of Yahweh is a faith-based shelter that empowers, enriches and restores the lives of homeless women and children and provides outreach services to low-income communities. MOY serves the Houston area as the only emergency/transitional shelter for homeless women/children offering a unique continuum of services for up to two years. To further eliminate barriers to self-sufficiency, MOY provides: a Workforce Integration Now (WIN) Program enabling resident women to complete college certificate programs free of charge; Dental Program; Transportation Program; Kingdom Expansion Program to encourage spiritual development; a Senior Program; and an After Care Program. Onsite children's programming, including a licensed childcare facility, "Kingdom Kids" assists children with educational, social and emotional development, tutoring, an after-school program provides activities to promote physical fitness, creativity, leadership, and teambuilding skills and a summer educational/recreational program. website: missionofyahweh.org

The mission of the Assembly is to foster growth in God through Jesus Christ by sharing its unique living, learning Christian environment. Since 1949, Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly has been a camp and conference center affiliated with the Synod of the Sun of the PC(USA). We occupy approximately 500 acres in a beautiful setting on the North Fork of the Guadalupe River in the Scenic Texas Hill Country. Since 1976, many from St. Philip attend a Mo-Ranch retreat during the second weekend in June. The annual Mo-Ranch Shower began 13 years ago. It is St. Philip’s way of showing our appreciation for the mission and the work they do there.
website: moranch.com

Encountering God through relationships, renewal, recreation, and rest. Nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Montreat is a private, non-profit conference center with roots in the PC(USA). Montreat Conference Center is a conference center, a retreat center, a place of worship, a wilderness preserve, and so much more. For over 100 years, Montreat has been a place set apart for those who journey here seeking a closer relationship with their Creator. website: montreat.org

Newspring is a Christ-centered ministry focused on economic development in Spring Branch.  Founded in 2006, Newspring focuses on children, youth and young adults, helping them to see themselves as entrepreneurs of their future, and giving them the tools and encouragement to rise out of poverty.  We operate a multi-faceted visual arts program, aiming our students toward careers in the visual arts, including graphic design, photography, interior design, architecture and more.  College scholarships are awarded to those who otherwise have no hope of college, and Newspring sells student artwork, with 100% of the proceeds going to the at-risk students we serve.  In addition, Newspring works with local small business owners/entrepreneurs, mentoring their businesses, fostering growth and job creation. website: newspringcenter.org

Plant it Forward Farms: Urban farms for Houston, small businesses for refugees. Plant it Forward provides Houston with fresh, local produce by helping refugees grow their own urban farm businesses. Each farmer is trained to use organic methods and sells their produce through farmers markets, farm stands, restaurants, and a farm share (CSA) program. In 2018, St. Philip Presbyterian Church sponsored two refugee trainees as they progressed through an 8-month urban farming training program. More info and volunteer opportunities at the website. website: plant-it-forward.org

Presbyterian Children’s Homes & Services provides a variety of Christ-centered services to children in need and their families. These services are provided through trained staff and volunteers whose standards meet the high expectations of PCHAS. Through these programs, the agency is able to provide services to more than 4,500 children each year. PCHAS is a recognized charity in the annual Houston Marathon and also participates in the St. Philip Alternative Christmas Market. In addition to our annual financial contribution to this agency, in 2013. website: pchas.org

Presbytery of New Covenant is made up of 106 local congregations, ten new church developments, spread across 23,000 square miles in southeast Texas, including Houston, It is located at 4803 San Felipe Street Houston, TX 77056. The mission of the presbytery includes new church development, care for congregations in transition or crisis, supervision and nurture for those preparing for ordained ministry, leadership development events, and youth activities. The shared ministry of the presbytery is funded by gifts from the member churches. St. Philip is among the top five congregations in terms of presbytery support. Member churches connect with the work of Presbytery through their gifts of time, talent and treasure. Members of St. Philip have served and are serving on Presbytery committees. website: pbyofnewcovenant.org

Presbyterian Pan American School (PPAS) is a Christian, international, college-preparatory, boarding school in Kingsville, Texas, fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Established in 1911, PPAS motivates and equips young people for lives of Christian leadership in the global community. Students engage in a rigorous academic curriculum, develop spiritually in the Presbyterian/Reformed theological tradition, and gain senses of independence and personal responsibility through a disciplined daily schedule and communal work.
website: ppas.org

Project C.U.R.E. (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) identifies, solicits, collects, sorts and distributes medical supplies and services according to the imperative needs of the world. Project C.U.R.E. is the largest provider of donated medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world.
website: projectcure.org

At Schreiner University, students enter with hope and leave with achievement. We are a diverse, fiercely independent university. We are affiliated by choice and covenant with the Presbyterian Church (USA) with a main campus in the Texas Hill Country and first year campuses throughout the state. Schreiner University is a place of opportunity. We offer undergraduate and graduate students a personalized, integrated, and holistic educational experience that prepares them for meaningful work and purposeful lives in a changing global society. Students study in-depth in a specific area of interest while acquiring broad skills and habits of mind to navigate a complex, diverse, and unscripted future.
website: schreiner.edu

SEARCH pursues a mission of providing hope, creating opportunity, and transforming lives of men, women, and children who are trying to break free from the cycle of poverty and homelessness. We bring this mission to life every day by helping our clients obtain permanent housing, increase their income, improve their health, develop their children, and ultimately achieve independence. SEARCH maintains a vision of a Houston without homelessness. website: searchhomeless.org

The mission of United Campus Ministry of Greater Houston is to demonstrate the love of God as expressed through Jesus Christ through programs initiated within the local college and university communities which equip,inform and serve. UCMGH was established in 1968 as an ecumenical partnership between the Presbyterian Church (USA), The Disciples of Christ (Christian Church), and the United Church of Christ. We have served the UT School of Medicine, HCC locations, Texas Southern University and Rice University. website: ucmhouston.com

The Universidad Yucateca de Estudios Estratégicos trains professional leaders with high values and spiritual principles for a transcendent and productive life; trained in research, entrepreneurship and knowledge to serve society with commitment and self-sacrifice. St. Philip Presbyterian Church supports scholarships for Theology students and Ministers of Worship in order to spread the message of Christ and help in the transformation and development of the Mexican Society. website: uny-universidad-yucateca-de-estudios-estrategicos.negocio.site

The mission of The Women’s Home is to help women in crisis regain their self esteem and dignity, empowering them to return to society as productive, self sufficient individuals. Personal hygiene items, jewelry, scarves, Kleenex, pens and note paper, stamps and other items are collected and put into 50 decorative photo boxes and delivered to The Women’s Home each Good Friday by St. Philip volunteers. The Women’s Home is included in the annual St. Philip Mission Budget. website: thewomenshome.org

For more than 70 years, Presbyterians have given generously at Christmas to support the unmet needs of families who have devoted their lives to the mission of the PC(USA). Today this Offering is shared equally by the Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions, which provides critical assistance to Presbyterian church workers and their families, and Presbyterian-affiliated racial ethnic schools and colleges, which enable students to develop their gifts and find their calling. website: specialofferings.pcusa.org/christmasjoy

Since 1949 Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians through One Great Hour of Sharing to share God’s love with our neighbors-in-need around the world. Over the past few years, OGHS have enabled the Hunger Program, Disaster Assistance and Self-Development of People share the joy experienced in Christ. These gifts have helped rebuild a fishing community left in tatters after Hurricane Katrina, recently has been in Sandy, NY, with needed help and provided food and shelter to those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Our gifts support ministries
of disaster response, refugee assistance and resettlement, and community development that help people find safe
refuge, start new lives, and work together to strengthen their families and communities.
website: specialofferings.pcusa.org/oghs

Giving to the Pentecost Offering makes it possible for the church to encourage, develop, and support its young people, and address the needs of at-risk children. A large portion of this offering can be retained by individual congregations wanting to make an impact in the lives of young people within their own community. Your gifts to the Pentecost Offering help support: Children at Risk, Young Adult Volunteers, Ministries for Youth, Child Advocacy. St. Philip receives this offering on Pentecost Sunday. website: specialofferings.pcusa.org/pentecost

One heart at a time, we can change cultures of violence into communities of peace with 2013’s Peacemaking Offering. The General Assembly’s adoption of Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling, which called for an emphasis on peacemaking, paved the way for this offering, which seeks to promote the Peace of Christ across the PC(USA). Individual congregations are encouraged to utilize a large portion of this offering to sustain their local peacemaking ministries. website: specialofferings.pcusa.org/peace-global

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