First Pres is blessed with abundant opportunities for hands-on ministries in the community that offer a great way to serve our neighbors through tutoring, staffing the PADS overnight shelter, working at local soup kitchens, Rummage and more. Contact info@firstchurchlf.org for more information about serving and our mission partners.
If you’d like to see our upcoming Mission events, visit our calendar.
Mission Partners
Our mission partnerships and opportunities for service allow us to celebrate the bounty of God’s gifts. Our efforts are directed toward relief and development initiatives, with evangelism in mind. Thanks to the generosity of our members and friends, we are able to support the following organizations through finances and service.
Below is our list of Mission Partners for 2020.
Relief
- A Safe Place - Lake County
- Career Resource Center - Lake County
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) - Lake County
- ELDERCARE - Lake County
- Fairouzeh Church - Syria
- Hope Presbyterian Church - Englewood
- Independence Center - Waukegan
- Lake County Haven - Lake County
- Lutheran Social Service Prisoner & Family Ministry (LSSI) - Chicagoland
- Mano a Mano - Lake County
- Mother's Trust - Lake County
- Neal School Programs - North Chicago
- National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon (NESSL): Syrian Refugee Relief - Middle East
- Night Ministry - Chicago
- Veterans R&R - Illinois
- Opportunity International - Tanzania
- Providing Advocacy, Dignity and Shelter (PADS) - Lake County
- Samaracare - Lake County
- Sarah's Circle - Chicago
- Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center - Lake County
Development
- Alliance Human Services - Lake County
- Beacon Place - Waukegan
- Boys & Girls Club of Lake County - Waukegan and North Chicago
- Chicago Bible Society Prison Outreach - Chicago
- Children of Promise Ministries - Namibia
- Curt's Cafe - Evanston & Highland Park
- Family Services (Nuestro Centre) - Highwood
- Faraja School - Tanzania
- Frontier Fellowship - Middle East
- Learn 6 Charter School - North Chicago
- Love INC - Lake County
- McCormick Theological Seminary Scholarship Program - Chicago
- One Hope United - Lake County
- Outreach Foundation - Mexico
- Reading Power - North Chicago
- University Campus Ministry at Northwestern University - Evanston
- Waukegan 2 College - Waukegan
Recent News
Mission Moderator Geoffrey Luce joins board of Mission Partner Lake County Haven
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