| Organization | Faith Liaison | Organization Contact | Description |
| Alternative Gifts International | Betty Burks (Charity) |
P.O. Box 2267 Lucerne Valley, CA 92356 (800) 842-2243 |
Held annually in December, this event offers gifts for the Christmas season that support world justice, peacemaking and environmental awareness. Faith members give an annual donation to the "Market" by purchasing these gifts. They are infact donations to worthwhile endeavors. http://www.altgifts.org/ |
| Austin Interfaith | Open (Justice) |
This group advocates for families and their local communities, helping congregations and schools become an effective force for promoting Jewish/Christian values and democratic traditions. Focuses include job training, summer youth employment, affordable housing, living wages, ESL, and support of Alliance Schools within AISD. | |
| Austin Area Interreligious Ministries [AAIM-formerly Austin Metropolitan Ministries] | Katie Johnsonius Juli Joerger (Justice) |
701 Tillery Suite 8 Austin, TX 78702 (512) 472-7627 |
This organization works to strengthen community relationships through action program to address public policy and concerns of the marginalized in the greater Austin community. They serve as coordinators for such activities as the CROP Walk, and Hands on Housing. http://www.aaimaustin.org/ |
| Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas | Martha Loer (Charity) |
4300 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78765 (512) 206-1235 |
Through this group, blood donations are available to the community as needed. Faith members who donate receive coupons that can be used for partial reimbursement of blood costs not covered by insurance. http://www.bloodandtissue.org/ |
| CROP Walk | Michelle Augustine Bill Renfro (Charity) |
Church World Service P.O. Box 968 Elkhart, In 46515 (219) 264-3102 |
Held annually in March, this is a 5K walk that donates proceeds to Church World Service to curb world hunger. This is coordinated locally through Austin Area Interreligious Ministries. http://www.churchworldservice.org/CROP/ |
| Casa Marianella | Betty Burks (Charity) |
Jennifer Long 821 Gunter St. Austin, TX 78702 (512) 385-5571 |
This agency provides temporary housing for immigrants, primarily men from Latin America. It also addresses critical personal and family needs of these refugees. http://casamarianella.org/ |
| Faith Food Pantry | Martha Loer Clara Carnicom (Charity) |
Faith Presbyterian Church 1314 East Oltorf Austin, TX 78704 (512) 444-1314 |
Faith Food Pantry gathers and provides food to needy families through agencies and other churches that request food on their behalf. Food comes from donations and the Capital Area Food Bank. Volunteers help by bringing paper bags or donating time to fill orders or to pick up donated food. |
| Habitat for Humanity | Open (Charity) |
Director Austin Habitat for Humanity 310 Comal St, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78702 (512) 472-8788 info@austinhabitat.org |
This agency helps selected families to build or rehab affordable housing. Faith Presbyterian members have participated in construction as well as providing financial support. http://www.austinhabitat.org/ |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network | Susan Sanders (Charity) |
Foundation for the Homeless P.O. Box 28006 Austin, TX 78755-8006 (512) 480-0005 ffth@prismnet.com |
This network hosts families in need of housing with food, shelter, and transportation. Volunteers from our church help at Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church, to provide these basic needs of dinner, or serving as host to IHN guests once every three to four months. http://www.foundationforthehomeless.org/ |
| Manos de Cristo | Miriam Vaughn (Charity) |
Lydia Hernandez PO Box 6040 Austin, TX 78762-6040 (512) 477-7454 |
Manos' principal mission is to provide dental care to the working poor. Manos also provides a food pantry, clothes closet, school supplies, U.S. citizenship classes, English as a second language (ESL) classes, and pastoral care. Volunteers are needed to help collect school supplies and teach ESL. http://www.manosdecristo.org/ |
| Concepcion del Oro Mexico mission project | Lou Snead Ruth Casarez Becky Davis Kathy Renfro (Charity) |
Faith Presbyterian 1314 East Oltorf Austin, TX 78704 (512) 444-1314 |
Faith is partnering with Presbyterian churches in New Braunfels and Uvalde to support a church in Conception del Oro near Saltillo to help them create local jobs in a depressed area. Volunteers from Faith can assist in teaching sewing classes, or marketing church banners. |
| Guatemala Mayan Presbytery support | Miriam and Robert Vaughn (Justice & charity) |
Ronaldo Similox Chimaltenango Presby. Church Kaqchikel Presbytery 2a. Calle, 8-72, Zona 3 Chimaltenango, Cabecera Guatemala ronaldosimilox@yahoo.com |
We support an ordained Presbyterian minister, Josefina Inay, in a predominantly Mayan community. We assisted this woman to go from lay to ordained minister and provide her the support to serve as a full time leader for her Presbytery. She links the health and social programs of the Presbytery to the local village congregations. We learn more of their culture and faith as we share the basic support for Josefina. |
| Pastor's Discretionary Fund | Lou Snead (Charity) |
Faith Presbyterian 1314 East Oltorf Austin, TX 78704 (512) 444-1314 |
This fund enables the minister to assist people with modest cash assistance as they present their needs throughout the year. |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | External Ministries (Charity) |
100 Witherspoon St. Louisville, KY 40202 1-800-524-2612 |
This is our link with the Presbyterian Church USA. Money that we send to the national church supports many benevolence projects as well as the administration of our national church. http://www.pcusa.org/ |
| Presbytery General | External Ministries (Admin) |
Mission Presbytery 7201 Broadway #303 San Antonio, TX, 78209 (210) 826-3296 missionpby@missionpby.org |
As part of the larger church, we pay a participation fee based on the number of active members. In 2000 the rate is $5.51 per active member. In addition to covering administrative costs and providing services such as camps and resource centers, the Mission Presbytery uses a significant portion of these fees to support over 20 outreach and service projects. Volunteers to represent Faith at the Presbytery meetings are welcomed. http://www.mission-presbytery.org/ |
| Religious Coalition to Assist the Homeless | External Ministries (Charity) |
Monies from the City of Austin Drainage Fee Waiver Project, which Faith Presbyterian is a participant, go to help support the homeless and needy in our community. | |
| Floresta [Environmental Concerns] | External Ministries (Charity) |
4903 Morena Boulevard Suite 1215 San Diego, CA 92117 1-800-633-5319 |
Floresta reverses deforestation and poverty in the world, by transforming the lives of the rural poor by teaching, planting and creating enterprise as they share the gospel. One of the things that makes Floresta special is that it doesn't just focus on treating the symptoms of environmental degradation and poverty, works to solve the root causes. The second half of the mission statement, "We teach, we plant, we create enterprise and we share the gospel" reflects the four primary tools they use: Community Development, Innovative Agriculture and Forestry, Credit, and Discipleship." http://www.floresta.org/ |
| Seminary student(s) | External Ministries (Charity) |
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary - individual students 100 East 27th Street Austin, TX 78705-5797 (512) 472-6736 |
Faith develops a relationship with a seminary student at the Austin Presbyterian Seminary and provides support for this student. This student usually attends Faith regularly. When no seminary student is involved at Faith, the money goes for general financial aid. http://www.austinseminary.edu/ |
| South Austin Assistance Ministry | Jim Stafford (Charity) |
SAAM Program 1711 East Oltorf St. Austin, TX 78741 (512) 442-5944 |
This cooperative partnership consolidates efforts between south Austin churches and city/county assistance agencies. SAAM allows those in need to be better served by directing them to a single place where church and public resources are located. Church resources act as a supplement to public assistance. |
| South Austin Care Givers | Martha Loer Marilyn Rutherford Keith Wright (Charity) |
Grace United Methodist Church 205 E. Monroe Austin, TX 78704 (512) 445-5522 |
Volunteers arrange assistance for persons over age 60 living in south Austin. They provide transportation to appointments, pharmacy, or the grocery store; do minor household repairs and chores, and help with paperwork and errands. |
