Our Outreach Programs
Ossining Prison Ministry
We are active in prison ministry at Sing Sing. Through the auspices of Ossining Prison Ministry, several of our members offer hospitality for families visiting inmates on the weekends. We also have a group who go into Sing Sing for a Bible Study one Saturday each month.
Midnight Run
Four times a year we participate in Midnight Run, a volunteer program that brings clothing, blankets, toiletries, food, friendly words and fellowship directly to the homeless in Manhattan
On the night of a Run, we gather in Fellowship Hall at 7:30PM to pack lunch bags, fold clothing, and load the vehicles. We leave for Manhattan around 10:00PM. If you wish to make a donation of food (cold cuts, bread, fruit, juice boxes), toiletries (hotel soaps, travel-size shampoos, toothbrushes, disposable razors), gently used men's clothing (jeans, t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc), or new packages of underwear and socks, please contact the church office. For more information about Midnight Run, click here: www.midnightrun.org.
Ossining Food Pantry
We participate in the Ossining Food Pantry. Each week we collect food for distribution to the needy. In addition to contributing food, there are opportunities for volunteer work with the Pantry.
Community Thanksgiving meal
First Presbyterian Church provides space and all the trimmings for a Community Thanksgiving meal. Volunteers come from all over the county to serve those who have no other place to go for the holiday. We receive gifts and donations from the public as well as our congregation.
Our congregation also provides the turkey and trimmings for a Thanksgiving banquet for the Ossining Children's Center.
Christmas Day dinner
A unique cooperative venture of our church is the annual Christmas Day dinner provided by Congregation Sons of Israel for those in the community who have no place to spend Christmas.
Our members also buy gifts for a Christmas party held by the Ossining Open Door's Youth Connection.
Rehoboth Christian Church
On July 1st we welcomed the Rehoboth Christian Church who will meet each Sunday in our Sanctuary at 12:30 p.m. with Rev. Frieda Parker.
Alcoholics Anonymous / Narcotics Anonymous
We have made space available in our building to two weekly Spanish meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous and one weekly English meeting of Narcotics Anonymous.
Jawonio
Jawonio Drop-In Center operates Tuesday through Friday at 4:00pm in Fellowship Hall.
Ossining Hispanic Action Coalition (OHAC)
Space is provided for the Ossining Hispanic Action Coalition (OHAC), an organization that provides assistance to day-laborers.
Spanish Evangelical Worship
Spanish Evangelical Worship is held Sundays at 4:30PM, and Wednesdays at 7:30PM in the Chapel.
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