Missions / Outreach

 

Our Vision for Mission to the World
  1. We intend to be a faithful church, persevering in our obedience to Jesus Christ's great commission to make disciples of all "people groups" within all nations (Matthew 28:19).
  2. We intend to be a persuasive church, proclaiming Jesus as our only Savior and Lord and inviting people to accept God's gift of eternal salvation found only in Him (Romans 1:16, Acts 4:12).
  3. We intend to be a compassionate church, extending the unique, loving care of Jesus Christ to those in physical and emotional need in and beyond our own culture (Matthew 25:34-40).
  4. We intend to be a loving church, drawing all believers into the warmth of fellowship and community, with Christ at the center of our life together (Hebrews 10:24-25, I John 1:3).
  5. We intend to be a praying church, informed and growing in our knowledge and understanding of world need and the work of Christ to meet it (Ephesians 6:18-19).
  6. We intend to be an equipping church, preparing Christians for effective ministry in the world and sending them into the world for personal, active Christian service (Ephesians 4:11-12).
  7. We intend to be an investing church, supporting strategic people and projects that maximize our mission impact in the world (Matthew 25:14-21, 2 Timothy 2:2).
  8. We intend to be a generous church, responding to real needs in financially significant ways that can make a difference in mission outcome (2 Corinthians 9:5-6. 1 Timothy 6:18-19).
  9. We intend to be a cooperative church, working in partnership with San Francisco Presbytery, the PC(USA) and other mission-sending agencies to minister in Christ's name (1 Corinthians 12:4-6).
  10. We intend to be an honest church, demonstrating integrity in the resources we deploy and upholding high standards of financial and ethical accountability (Titus 2:7, 1 Peter 5:2).
FPCC helps provide support to the following organizations in order to reach out to our community and to the rest of the world:

San Francisco Bay Area:
Young Life - An international Christian youth organization whose primary focus is to reach out to young people who are not part of a local church.  Young Life in the Diablo Valley has Young Life Clubs at several high schools and middle schools, but our primary focus is in Concord. We have a thriving outreach to kids at Concord High. Pat Noonan is the local Director for Young Life and will supervise the entire ministry in Concord. His specific focus will be in the Monument Community and kids there. We have begun a tutoring/mentoring program for kids at Oak Grove Middle School.

 

Contra Costa Interfaith Council - The Interfaith Council provides Chaplains at the various youth detention facilities in Contra Costa County.  We contribute towards this valuable service.

Iglesia Presbiteriana Hispana in Oakland / Premere Iglesia Concord Ministry - This small, but growing Spanish-speaking congregation in Oakland is reaching out to it's neighbors.  We are pleased with the opportunity to share with them.

Richmond Seaman's Center - Markuu Pelanne is the Director of this ministry to seaman who dock in the Richmond area.  He meets the ships, offers the use of his office for phone calls, provides tours of the Bay Area, and sometimes provides a home-cooked meal with his family.  Markuu often has the opportunity to talk with these men about their spiritual lives and shares the Gospel with them. He touches the whole world through this ministry as most of these ships are from various countries in the world.

Bay Area Rescue Mission - This rescue mission has been in operation for many years in the Richmond area and now their outreach encompasses much of the Bay Area under the leadership of Directors John and Debra Anderson.  They provide many services, like providing a hot meal for the homeless and poor, providing drug and alcohol rehabilitation for men, and transitional housing for families and women with children. They reach out to their community in a variety of ways and have recently developed an extensive ministry with children who live in the area.

SHARE -  This local organization in Concord, was started as a way for local churches to band together to provide food for those who need it.  Many churches are supporting Share and we help provide volunteers, food, and financial assistance.  One of our members serves on the Board of Directors.

Interfaith Housing of Contra Costa County - We have joined with other churches in the area who believe in supporting those who are homeless and find themselves in need of transitional or temporary housing. Garden Park Apartments is the result of their efforts.  See web page at http://ccinterfaithhousing.org

Homeless Shelter - Several times a year, a team prepares and serves a meal to the local homeless shelter.

Other United States:
Presbyterian Border Ministry (Southern US and Mexico) - The Presbyterian Church is very active in various ministries along the border between Mexico and Texas, Arizona, and California.  Presbyterian Border Ministry works with the Mexican Presbyterian Church in fostering the development of new faith communities in the border region.  Our contributions go to help support church planting in the border region, specifically Nuevo Laredo and Acuna, Mexico.

Wee Kirk (Downey, California) - Wee Kirk provides spiritual, emotional and supplemental educational support for those serving congregations under 125 members.  Our contributions go to help renew vitalized leaders.

Latin America:
Larry and Linda Snydal - Wycliffe (Brazil) - Larry and Linda work with Wycliffe to see the Bible translated into the languages of the native people of South America.  Our contributions will help them to continue recording of videos in native languages and training of the Brazilians.

Escuela Cristiana Para Sordos (El Salvador) - This school works to take God's love to deaf people in El Salvador, Central America, and the world.  Our contributions help to train new sign language interpreters, open vocational workshops for the young deaf, and integrate deaf students into the hearing society.

Asia/Pacific:
Jian Hua Foundation (China) - Our contributions help Jian Hua to organize and administer eight classrooms for children who have a range of disabilities, provide parent training and support, and establish a wheelchair repair program.  Jian Hua also provides English teachers at a university and recruits volunteers to help with the disabled children's school.
 
Witnessing Ministry of Christ (India) - This valuable ministry is working to develop and empower a self-supporting, mission-capable church amont the Dalit people (Untouchables).  Our prayers are for the Dalits realization of their own ability, respect and dignity in Jesus Christ.
 
Steve and Kathryn Christensen - Wycliffe (Papua New Guinea) - We have provided support to Steve and Kathryn for several years as they work to record and translate the Bible into the heart language of one of the people groups in PNG.  They are currently working to edit translator's notes on Matthew and to develop a Bible translation tool.

Africa:
Village Enterprise Fund (Kenya) - This is an organization whose goal is to provide funds and training for people in developing countries who want to start a small business.  Currently, their focus is East Africa.  They provide small grants to people who have developed a business plan and intend to use the business to care for their family. Their goal is to establish 6,000 new businesses within the next four years.

ACTION International Ministries (Uganda) - The goal of ACTION is to provide housing, food, and hope to orphans, night commuters and child-mothers in a war-torn country, and equip Christian leaders through biblical studies.

Medical Benevolence Foundation (Africa/Global) - As an arm of PC/USA, MBF supports medical missions and recruits health care providers for missionary services around the world.  They are currently helping to support and emphasize the serious, faithful, effective, and growing African church counter-offensive against AIDS.
 
Eastern Europe/Middle East/Northern Africa:
Bill and Nona Baker - Go Ye Fellowship (Slovakia) - The Bakers hare currently working to change Slovakia's laws to a 2-year maximum in the orphanage system and develop outreach and exchange programs to the US.

Christy Reiners - Middle East Fellowship (Israel) - The purpose of MEF is to develop partnerships with churches in the Middle East who have a common commitment to peacemaking and reconciliation.  Currently they are working to strengthen project support of short-term teams to the Holy Land.

Global:
Frontiers - The focus of this organization is the Muslim world.  We help support the US Directors of Frontiers, Bob Blincoe and Barbara Johnson, support staff in the Arizona office.

Outreach Foundation - The mission of Outreach Foundation is to engage Presbyterians in Christ-centered evangelistic mission for the salvation of humankind.  Current goals include supporting missionaries and equipping leaders, planting and building churches, and caring for vulnerable children.

Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship - The purpose of this organization is to further the spread of the indigenous Church in those cultural groups which have no established Christian presence.  Current goals are to inspire every church to choose a people group and make a long-term commitment to them, and assist Frontier projects worldwide.