Global Missions
Global Mission Partners
Austin College
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.
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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.
Bethesda Clinic in Xocenpich, Mexico
Benefactora Mission Clinica Bethesda provides 24/7 medical services and spiritual assistance to people who are in low economic situations in Xocenpich & 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.
Centro Educativo Moises Saenz
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.
Faith in Practice
Faith in Practice, a non-profit, ecumenical Christian organization based in Houston. The group improves the health and wellness of underserved Guatemalans through health-related medical missions, community-based health initiatives, robust partnerships, and education while fostering spirituality and compassion in its patients and volunteers.
Living Waters for the World
Living Waters for the World (Agua Viva de la Peninsula in Mexico) is a Christian ministry that provides sustainable clean water, fostering long-term, mutually beneficial, relationships between volunteers and communities in need of clean drinking water. St. Philip joins Christ Church Bellaire; St. John’s Presbyterian Churches; and the Rotary Club of Bellaire/SW; and have organized themselves into a single team called the “Living Waters for the World - Houston Group.” This team uses the Living Waters for the World training model for Sustainable Project Management, which develops leaders in the areas of commercial partnership, development, project administration and system sustainability, evaluation and assurance, health, hygiene and spiritual education, as well as clean water system installation, operation and maintenance. The Houston Group has been focused, mainly in Mexico and to a lesser extent in Haiti, Cuba and now possibly Kenya.
Medical Benevolence Foundation (MBF)
Since 1963, the Medical Benevolence Foundation (MBF) has been a trusted partner in bringing hope and healing to communities in need. Working alongside churches and health institutions in developing nations, MBF delivers sustainable, faith-rooted medical care where it’s needed most. From building hospital infrastructure and training the next generation of medical professionals to supporting maternal and child health and spiritual care, MBF empowers communities to take charge of their own health systems. Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, MBF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The Mission Committee of SPPC has supported MBF for 31 years! Over these decades our partnership has provided medical care saving the lives of thousands of underserved people in many parts of the world. For the past decade MBF has focused on training physicians to become surgeons in Malawi (there are less than 100 surgeons for over 20 million people), training nurses, partnering with faith-based hospitals to create plans for sustainability, providing safe medical care for expectant mothers and addressing chronic diseases as the crisis to HIV and other urgent diseases are on the decline. SPPC has been a crucial part of all of this!
Mo-Ranch
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). Nestled on 500-acres along the spring-fed Guadalupe River, Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly is located in the heart of the beautiful Hill Country in Hunt, Texas.
Montreat Conference Center
The mission of Montreat Conference Center is to serve individuals and congregations in their journeys of faith. “Reformed and always being reformed according to the Word of God,” the Montreat Conference Center welcomes all by embodying hospitality, engaging grace, experiencing connection, cultivating curiosity and stewarding God's creation. 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 often functions also as 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.
Presbyterian Pan American School
Presbyterian Pan American School (PPAS) is a Christian, residential, co-educational, international secondary school which inspires, educates, and equips students for success. Located in Kingsville, Texas, it is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. PPAS strives to: equip students not only for success in college, but also for living with integrity, courage, and compassion; instill spiritual formation, personal responsibility, self-worth, and dignity through both curricular and co-curricular endeavors; prepare students to think critically, to collaborate genuinely for a life of service and lifelong learning; inspire students to thrive and to lead the next generation into an ever-changing world.
Project C.U.R.E.
Project C.U.R.E. (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) identifies, solicits, collects, sorts and distributes donated 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.
Schreiner University
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.
The Universidad Yucateca de Estudios Estratégicos
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.
SPECIAL OFFERINGS
Christmas Joy Offering
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.
Peace & Global Witness
One heart at a time, we can change cultures of violence into communities of peace with PCUSA'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.
One Great Hour of Sharing
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 to 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.
