NORTH SEWICKLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IS ACTIVELY INVLOVED IN MANY MISSION ACTIVITIES.  WE FINANCIALLY AND PRAYERFULLY SUPPORT SOME AND WITH SOME WE ARE "HANDS ON"  ALL WE DO IT GLORIFY OUR LORD.  BELOW IS A LIST OF SOME OF OUR MISSIONS AND HOW WE SUPPORT THEM.   WON'T YOU JOIN US?   

FOOD DONATION SUNDAY

The Deacons of NSPC sponsor a "Food donation Sunday" each third sunday of the month.  Food baskets are prepared for needy families in the local area.  The local Boy Scouts have also participated by gathering large amounts of canned goods for this program each year.  

PCUSA MISSION CAUSES

NSPC supports Presbyterian mission causes through donations to the PCUSA, Synod of the Trinity, and Beaver/Butler Presbytery.  We also participate in the One Great Hour of Sharing which provides support to the Presbyterian Disaster Program, the Hunger Program and the Self Develpment of People Program.  Volunteers from our church have gone to work at disaster sites with the Disaster Program in Louisianna. 

THE NEHEMIAH PROJECT

 NSPC supports the Nehemiah project at the Pine Valley Bible Camp on Chapel Drive in our community.  This mission provides a christian camping experience for inner city children. 

Vadaketh Develpment Centre,  Miraj,  Maharastra,  India

North Sewickley Presbyterian Church has been in partnership with Dr. V. C. George for many years as he provides education and support to children and adults with disabilities in his area.  A school for handicapped children was dedicated in 2008 and built with donations from several Presbyterian churches and individuals in the USA.  A small center for Adults with Disabilities is being operated on the personal property of Dr and Irene George. 

In addition to providing these direct services, Dr George has been able to help at least 2 other village schools begin to serve children with disabilities,  he is a voice for these children at the national level in India and is influencing the priorities and sevices India offers persons with disabilities. 

Dave Householder acts as the USA contact for Vadaketh and maintains accounts for donations and payments to the Vadaketh Centre. 

GLOBAL LINKS

Global Links is a medical mission operating out of Pittsburgh, PA.  It collects, and distributes re usable medical equiment and supplies to needy countries.  NSPC provides financial support to this mission.   We also have regular work groups who go on site and sort and package materials for shipping.  We also collect equipment and supplies to donate to this cause.

FOUR SQUARE MINISTRIES, SOUTH AFRICA

August 2005: Three members of North Sewickley Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City partnered with a mission team from Mt. Paran, North Church of God (Marietta, GA) and traveled to the remote, impoverished area of the Limpopo Province of northern South Africa. Under the guidance of Dr. Malan Moolman, director of the Cross Roads Foundation and missionary to the Sekororo community, a church was built and water well installed in the village of Bismark. God ignites a spark of excitement which bursts into flame as the story of the mission is told to NSPC.

August 2006: Eleven people from NSPC in partnership with Mt Paran North, return to SA to build a church and install a well in the village of Lorain. The fire grows in our local community as the mission team presents this opportunity to friends, family and other churches.

May and August 2007, two teams travel including thirteen members of NSPC as well as several people from local churches, again in partnership with Mt Paran North, and build two churches, one in the village of Kanana and one in Balloon.

August 2008: One team travels and five people from NSPC are able to make the trip this year. Most of the team represents other churches of all denominations as well as Mt Paran North and another Atlanta based church. A Christian pre-primary school is built adjacent to the Lorain Church, thus completing the model envisioned by Pastor Moolman. His hope is that all 22 villages of the Sekororo tribe, population 200,000 living on 60,000 hectares will someday have both a church and school, staffed with trained Christian ministers and teachers thus impacting the moral and ethical regeneration of this region.

November 2008: Mission team members determine need for a ministry separate from NSPC as this mission continues to grow, receiving support from other churches, businesses, individuals and civic groups. Four Square Ministries, Africa, a Christian non-profit organization, is developed to build God’s Kingdom by fostering spiritual, moral, social and economic regeneration in Africa. The purpose of this ministry is to promote awareness of the plight of the Sekororo people, raise funds for church and school buildings and the support and training of ministers and teachers, coordinate mission trips to Africa and recruit and affiliate US churches with African churches in our “Adopt-a-Church program. This ministry is currently housed under NSPC’s umbrella until such time all legal paperwork is completed.

July and August 2009: Two groups went to build a church and a school this year.  Funds were raised for all costs including building supplies.

Opportunities and Issues: “The Sekororo Community is a mirror image of approximately 200 resettled communities in South Africa. The success of Sekororo could be transmitted to other resettled communities providing a base for Christianity where more than 10,000,000 souls could become the recipients of God’s grace and message of hope through Jesus Christ.” (Excerpt from Crossroads Foundation Handbook). The issues are limited funding, participants and lack of knowledge of the plight of these African people.

LORRAINE CHURCH, SOUTH AFRICA

NSPC has just started to provide some ongoing financial support to one of the congregations that 4 square ministries built a church and school with.  We are sending a small annual gift of money to Lorraine church for programs and staff there.  This is co ordinated through our partner in South Africa, Rev. Milan of Crossroads Ministries. 

FUN IN THE SONSHINE CAMP, BAHAMAS

Fun in the Sonshine Camp, Bahamas is a bible school operated on one of the out islands in the Bahamas.  Debbie Young, a member of our church leads this group and each year a bible school/swim camp is made available to children of the Bahamas.  The church provides some financial support as well.  This is a unique opportunity to share His Word with young people in different lands and cultures.