Serving Others
The Tutoring Program at Central Presbyterian Church is an opportunity to assist, encourage, and motivate children. Central's program, which has a rich 15-year history, pairs a volunteer tutor with children from Boys & Girls Clubs and Oakridge Neighborhood Service. One tutor is assigned to one child to assist with their homework and other educational activities on Tuesday evenings. Tutors get to know a child in a structured setting where special friendships are developed during the school year. The program currently has 41 regular tutors--and we're always looking for more for children on the waiting list.
Interested community volunteers can call Evy Hansen at, 277-5121. All applicants are screened.
Central Iowa Shelter and
Services
Central members prepare and serve evening meals on the 13th of each month.
Deacons’ Casserole Bank
The Deacons'
Casserole Bank aids people
in our congregation who may fit into one of these
categories:
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New birth in family
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Sick family member
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Hospitalized family member
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Death in family
If you can donate soup or a casserole, fresh
or frozen, or would be willing to help deliver,
please call the church office at 279-3658 or
office@dmcpc.org
DMARC Food Pantry.
Central's Board
of Deacons oversees the Food of the Month program
reminding members and friends to bring specific food
items to church and leave them in the shopping cart
in the East Parlor for monthly delivery to the
food pantry run by the Des Moines Area Religious
Council.
CROSS Ministries. Donations from Central help support the various CROSS Ministries community programs (direct emergency aid such as food, clothing, access to shelter, counseling and transportation.) One favorite program is providing needy children with back-to-school supplies, including back packs, paper, notebooks, pens, and other supplies. Other projects include hosting the CROSS Ministries Coffee Houses and donations of baked goods to the annual CROSS Ministries Christmas Bake Sale.
CROSS Ministries
needs basic hygiene items & household cleaning
products.
Please consider helping
in any possible way (i.e., financial donations
or pantry items). Items that are COMPLETELY
depleted are
shampoo, toothpaste, bars of soap and dish soap. CROSS is NEARLY out
of
laundry soap and
diapers
sizes 1, 2, 3, and 5. Thank you for any help
you can give! For more information contact
Executive Director Roberta Victor at 279-8877 or
rjvictor.phd@gmail.com.
Knitting into the Mystery.
There is
a very active group of knitters who meet the 2nd and
4th Wednesday of each month September - May at 7 p.m. in the 39th Street
Lobby at Central. The shawls, with the prayers and
love knitted in, are received with gratitude. Caps
for newborns and small throws for Calvin Community
residents are also part of the ministry. A new
project will be caps for newborns in developing
countries. If you would like to share in these
projects and ministries, please join them.
AMOS (A
Metropolitan Organizing Strategy).
Central was one of the first member congregations in this ecumenical approach to community betterment.“...Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in the gate...” Amos 5:15
What Is AMOS?
AMOS is
a non-partisan, institution-based community organization devoted to speaking prophetically for social justice in metropolitan Des Moines.
AMOS offers a strategy built on relational power, gives opportunities to participate in shaping public policy, and provides a means for change in public life by connecting people around concern for the common good.
AMOS cuts
through the lines that divide us, such as race, socioeconomic status, geography and religious denomination.
AMOS focuses on the identification and development of leaders in local congregations and communities.
AMOS shapes an agenda as leaders in local congregations engage hundreds more in one-on-one conversations, conducts research and takes action on group issues and concerns.
AMOS is
non-partisan and accountable to the member congregations and local communities.
Central’s Session has endorsed this organization and budgeted $1,000 for 2004. With the shared support of member congregations, AMOS now has a full-time lead organizer, Paul Turner. In the months ahead intentional conversations will take place to identify community issues to be addressed.
Click here for the
document: Understanding the Process: From
house meeting to concrete results! It's the
story of how Iowa citizens and AMOS are making a
difference in their communities through the
house meeting process.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Alanon, and Overeaters Anonymous
meetings are held weekly at Central.
AA - Mondays, 8 pm Thursdays, 12 noon
AA Web site
Alanon - Mondays, 8 pm
OA -
Saturdays, 9 am
OA Web site
ACA - Saturdays, 11 am
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