Mission Engagement

LIGHT AND LIFE FOR THE CITY EXCURSIONS

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FAMILY PROMISE

We are venturing out to Family Promise on Saturday, September 7th at 11:30 to get a tour of their new Day House. We've arranged to meet Jennifer Phillips, Family Promise’s Executive Director, for a personal tour and grabbing lunch together at Poor Richard’s (for those of you who want to join in additional fun) to discuss what we experienced. We will meet at the First Pres’ parking lot at Weber St. at 11:15 and walk to 324 N. Nevada Ave.

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CATHOLIC CHARITIES

Did you know we have a First Pres team that serves every Tuesday at Catholic Charities? We are invited to tour their facilities and services including food pantry, food service, and digital literacy to name a few. We will meet at Catholic Charities, 14 W Bijou St, Colorado Springs and Doug Rouse, the Director of Volunteer Services will give us a personal tour at 10:00 am. Ages 13+ are welcome to attend. Here’s another fact, there’s a waiting list of those who would like to volunteer on Christmas morning!  

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RECLAIMING HOPE

First Pres is closely connected to Reclaiming Hope with Sues Hess as the Executive Director. Reclaiming Hope is an organization that journeys with survivors of sex trafficking.

  • October 26
  • Families, ages 11+
  • Mandie Hoehne, Director of Survivor Care our tour guide
  • Meet at 10:00 am at 615 Wooten Rd, Colorado Springs

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CROSSFIRE MINISTRIES

Do you see the shopping carts the first Sunday of the month? Yes, we as a congregation collect food for Crossfire Ministries. Now, we have an opportunity to visit Crossfire Ministries.

  • November 9th
  • Families, ages 10+
  • Paul Moede, Crossfire Trustee and First Pres Member will give us a tour.
  • Meet at 10:00 am at 3975 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs. We will ask everyone to meet by the flagpole in the parking lot, weather permitting. If the weather is bad, we will have everyone meet inside the Grocery Store entrance.

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FOSTERING HOPE

Did you know there approximately 2,500 foster children in Colorado? Fostering Hope cultivates and supports foster parents by developing teams of volunteers to come around foster families. Our volunteers and community partners serve as an extended family for foster parents and to the children entrusted to them.

  • November 16th
  • Family Friendly
  • Tami Olivares, Core Program Supervisor
  • 10:00 am at The Upper Room, 1225 Acacia Dr., 80907. It is located behind Cragmor Church.

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FAMILY LIFE SERVICES

For more than 80 years, Family Life Services has helped single moms, and their children build new futures through their faith-based community. FLS houses women in individual apartments with programs to help women to become self-supporting and self-sustaining.

  • December 8th (Sunday)
  • Family Friendly
  • Tonya Lark, Executive Director and First Pres Member
  • 11:00 we are meet at 1880 S. Cascade Avenue for a private tour

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PIKES PEAK ACADEMY

Pikes Peak Academy provides a highly personalized, faith-based alternative high school for students needing a new opportunity to earn their diploma while learning the critical life and employability skills needed to build their confidence and renew their hope.

  • January 11th
  • Family Friendly
  • Mark and Kristin Becker, Executive Directors
  • 10:00 we will meet at 828 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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SPRINGS RESCUE MISSION

SRM provides a holistic approach to recovery from homelessness, poverty and addiction. From men and women newly off the street to job training and sobriety, lives are transformed. Come visit the nationally recognized SRM campus and learn about how lives are changed for the better.

  • February 8
  • Ages 18 and older
  • 10:00 meet at 5 W Las Vegas St, Colorado Springs

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Local Engagement

God is at Work in Colorado Springs

Our deep desire as a church is to discover where God is already moving and join in His work! Just as we see Christ meeting tangible needs as well as spiritual needs, we partner with organizations both locally and globally who share this vision of holistic gospel ministry. We volunteer with and financially support non-profits in Colorado Springs who care for and empower the most vulnerable members of our community.

Crossfire Ministries

First Pres collects non-perishable food donations the first Sunday of every month for our partner, Crossfire ministries! Crossfire provides a free of charge grocery shop for those in our community experiencing food insecurity. 

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Global Engagement

God is Building His Church Around the World

We’re called to take the gospel to the ends of the earth, and we think the best way to carry out that commission is by building deep, long-term partnerships with particular Christian communities around the world—strengthening and supporting them, listening to and learning from them—believing that no one is better equipped to transform a culture through the love of Christ than its own thriving local church.

  • Cuba: We partner with First Presbyterian Church of Havana and visit regularly to encourage the believers there in their ministry. 
  • Egypt: Our most longstanding Global Partnership with Heliopolis Evangelical Church in Cairo.
  • Guatemala: Our newest and most travel-accessible partnership. We partner with multiple ministries working to alleviate poverty and hopelessness and strengthen communities. 
  • Mongolia: We partner with Campus Crusade for Christ Mongolia in an extraordinary opportunity to resource the first- and second-generation church in Mongolia, where the gospel only came about 30 years ago. 

Living Sent

The Church isn't a building—it's people. We're sent into the world to bring the love of Christ to be Light and Life for the City. And we can't do it alone. We partner with other organizations holistically helping people both locally and globally.

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Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief

We will be partnering with World Renew Disaster Response Services, as they will be setting up long-term recovery groups in areas most affected by the storm. World Renew is one of ECO’s mission partners, and they are already on the ground coordinating efforts.

For now, you can make a donation to First Pres Online and choose Hurricane Relief under “Add Another Account” or by check with Hurricane Relief in the memo. You can also donate directly to our mission partner, World Renew.

We invite you to pray for all of the communities that have been affected, as well as the first responders who continue in search and rescue efforts.


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