Community House on Broadway

Experience the joy of serving at the Community House on Broadway!  At Community House, 75-100 homeless people are served dinner each night. WPC has served this homeless shelter financially and serving dinner monthly for more than 15 years.  We serve the dinner on the second Saturday of each month. 

In 2011, our church provided 12 meals (once a month on the second Saturday) in addition to donations designated to Community House.  This was possible because of YOU!!!  God calls us to provide for the hungry and homeless.  Through our service, we are being obedient to God's call and helping people in need.  THANK YOU to each of you who have made this possible in 2011!!!!  Your generosity makes all the difference to the people at Community House.

A poster is in the narthex with sign-ups for 2012, providing dinner on the second Saturday each month.  In 2011, several groups signed up for providing dinner at Community House including individuals, session, deacons, choir, the men's Thursday morning group and more.  Let's see how fast we can fill the whole year with sign-ups to do the monthly dinner at Longview's homeless shelter in 2012.

Questions? Please see Martha Swanstrum or Claralee Williams.

Operation Knit or Crochet:

 

If you have a passion for missions and are interested in helping with any of the following projects, please let Rodger Wilson, Dirk Muyskens or Harry Harlow know.  These are just some of the great projects we will be working on this year:  One Great Hour of Sharing, Woodland High School Senior Breakfast, Members on Missions, Updating our church Welcome Brochure, Christmas Shoe Box drive, collecting items to help the Portland Rescue Mission, Union Gospel Mission, Welcome Baskets for visitors who have attended more than once, and the list goes on and on.  We would love to have you attend our monthly meetings (4th Tuesdays at 6 p.m.) and share in developing our church's Mission giving.  If you have other ideas that we should be working on, just let us know.  Thank you all for your hard work and generous giving.

 

URGENT DENTAL NEEDS?

Medical Teams International Dental Clinic provided in honor of Ansgar Schei

MTI’s Dental Clinic will be providing a Mobile Dental Van one day each month in the Woodland area.  The clinics are for low income people who have urgent dental needs but lack access to care. The van will be located at the Woodland Presbyterian Church, located at 756 Park Street.  Call our message line and leave your name and a phone number where you can be reached.  You will be contacted by phone and an appointment will be scheduled.

 

Call our Mobile Dental Van Message Line:

 360-772-9516  

A volunteer will call you to schedule your appointment.

The mobile dental van will be at the Woodland Presbyterian Church

756 Park Street (across from the High School)

One day each month- Next date: February 2nd

Here is a recap of the Mission-Outreach Committee's 2011focus:

January focus:  Members on Missions-raised over $1,600 with a silent auction at the annual meeting to support people going on short term mission projects.

February focus:  Life Hope Pregnancy Center-collected baby bottles filled with money and donated items from clothes to diapers for new moms.

March focus:  One Great Hour of Sharing-raised over $2,800 to support disaster aid, self-development of people, and hunger aid around the world.

April focus:  completed One Great Hour of Sharing and added Hope Totes for Union Gospel Mission in Portland.

May focus:  Community House on Broadway-currently collecting canned goods and non-perishable goods, plus emphasizing needed paper products for the homeless shelter in Longview.

June focus:  provide breakfast honoring Woodland High School’s graduating seniors.  Highlight Woodland Mobile Meals program.

July focus:  Woodland Community Service Center-collect canned goods and non-perishable foods.

August focus:  Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Shoe Box project kickoff.

September-October focus:  Portland Rescue Mission and Union Gospel Mission-we will be collecting hats, coats, socks, blankets, and sleeping bags for the homeless in Portland.

November focus:  Honoring our veterans from the Woodland community with a special Sunday service celebrating their service to our country .

December focus:  Christmas Joy Offering-the committee selects one, two, or three worthy projects to support with a special offering during the holiday season.

In addition, we have joined with Medical Teams International this year in honor of Ansgar Schei to host a monthly mobile dental van to provide urgent dental care needs for our local community.

See anything you can help with?  Just let anyone on the Mission Outreach committee know you are willing to help (Harry Harlow, Dirk Muyskens, Claralee Williams, Barbara Harlow, Rodger Wilson and Pastor Larry).