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 education, evangelism, and relief & development initiatives. 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 2019. Come back some time in May 2020 when we release our list of Mission Partners for this year!
Education
- Beacon Place
- Bernie’s Book Bank
- Boys and Girls Club of Lake County
- Bravo Waukegan!
- Career Resource Center
- Children of Promise Ministries (Brenda Johnston)
- Dar Al Kalima College Family Service of South Lake County – Nuestro Center
- Faraja Primary School (Tanzania)
- LEARN 6 Charter School (North Chicago campus)
- Mano a Mano
- Midtown Educational Foundation
- Neal School Programs
- One Hope United/Kids Hope United
- Reading Power
- National Evangelical Synod of Syrian and Lebanon (refugee school support)
- Waukegan to College
Evangelism
- Board of Pensions Emergency
- Assistance Fund
- Chicago Bible Society Prison Outreach
- Frontier Fellowship (Dan McNerney)
- HANDS Along the Nile
- Hope Presbyterian Church
- McCormick Theological Seminary
- Presbytery of Chicago Middle East Peace Initiative
- Samaritan Counseling Center
- University Christian Ministry (Northwestern)
- Young Adult Volunteers (YAV)
Relief and Development
- A Safe Place
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
- Independence Center I-PLUS
- Lake County Haven
- Mothers Trust Foundation
- National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon (relief work)
- Opportunity InternationalOutreach Foundation (Todd Luke)
- PADS
- Sarah’s Circle
- The Night Ministry
- WINGS
- Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center