Serving Christ in our Community and the World
St. Matthews House in Naples is a Christian ministry that feeds and reaches out to the homeless of Collier County. They provide meals and temporary housing. Thousands of meals are served each month.
The Alzheimer’s Support Network of Naples works to support the families of those dealing with Alzheimer’s in a variety of ways.
Caregivers’ Resource Center, Monthly Newsletter, Support Groups, Special Care Room, Monthly Educational Meetings, 24-hour Help Line, Individual and Family Problem Solving Referrals, Wanderer’s Identification Program in coordination with the Sheriff’s Department.
The Parkinson Association of Southwest Florida, Inc. provides people and families with various services such as those below. Exercise therapy, Speech therapy, Education Programs, Educational Literature, Annual Symposium, Spiritual Nursing, Support Groups, Social Functions, Adult Day Care.
The Care Club of Collier County is the only licensed Adult Day Care Center in Collier County for people with Alzheimer’s Disease. Licensed for 41 persons per day, the center is open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Care Club allows families the opportunity to get small break from the constant job of watching out for their family members with Alzheimer’s Disease. Costs are charged on a sliding scale.
The Shelter for Abused Women of Collier County
The mission of the Shelter is to help adult and child victims and survivors of domestic violence through safety, intervention and support. The Naples facility is called the “Wings of Hope Center” and has a 40-bed emergency shelter and 20 transitional housing beds. In 2003, the facility served almost 11,000 people.
Boys and Girls Club of Collier County is the local chapter of the national organization, Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For more than a century, the youth development mission of the Boys and Girls Club Movement has enabled millions of young people to choose a positive path. Boys and Girls Clubs offer programs and services that promote and enhance the development of children by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.
The Salvation Army, Naples is an international movement and an evangelical ministry that reaches out to people throughout the world. It’s mission is to preach The Gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. The Naples facility is on Estey Avenue and includes the following things:
Local Sunday School and Worship, Men’s and Women’s Fellowship Groups, Boys and Girls Groups, Christian Based Scouting Program, Emergency Assistance of Various Types
The Beth-El Farmworkers Ministry, Inc. is supported by ours and other Presbyteries. It’s mission is to reach out to farmworkers with The Gospel and they provide the following things to folks: Worship, Bible Study, Youth Group, Sunday School, Pastoral Counseling, Vacation Bible School, Work Groups, Back to School Preparation, Destination for Mission, Field Trips for Children, Recovery Programs, School Supplies, Child Care Nursery, Support Programs, Summer Camp, Served Meals, Cooking Gas, Food Pantry, Christmas Toys.
The Immokalee Child Care Center provides a positive nurturing daycare environment for the children of low income families in Immokalee. On average there are about 100 children in the center during any given week.
The Thornwell Home & School for Children, Clinton, S.C. was founded during The Civil War. It’s main mission was to minister to “war orphans.” Yet today the school is a joyful Christian community ministering to over 400 children, many of whom come from difficult or abusive family situations and who need a special loving touch that Thornwell provides.
Cedarkirk Camp and Conference Ministry is a 170 acre, year-round camp of our Presbytery and has served thousands of children and families. They offer a Christian Camping and Conference experience. It’s located in Lithia, Florida.
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL formerly Florida Presbyterian College, is Florida’s only private national liberal arts college. Eckerd trains the future leaders of our nation and the world. The school continues to grow on its present campus in St. Petersburg.
The Medical Benevolence Foundation works with our denomination to bring necessary people, surgeons, supplies and other critical ministries in the area of health to thousands around the world. They also bring the gospel to those they serve.
Mi Refugio is a wonderful Christian ministry in a very difficult place. About 1,000 people actually live in the huge Guatemala City dump. As the poorest of people, they compete with the birds of the air for the best garbage to eat. They build shelter out of whatever they can find. Mi Refugio is a ministry on the edge of the dump where the children of the dump can go for breakfast and for school where they are given a Christian education. This ministry is making a world of difference in the lives of these children.
Wycliffe Bible Translators was founded in 1942 by William Cameron Townsend, a missionary to the Cakchiquel Indians of Guatemala. Townsend resolved that very man, woman and child should be able to read God’s Word in their own language. Wycliffe has organizations in over forty countries and has had a part in translating over 600 New Testaments into minority and indigenous languages. Thirteen hundred more projects representing over 70 countries, are in progress.
Mission Aviation Fellowship or MAF for short uses airplanes and Christian pilots to bring the gospel, relief supplies, missionaries and pastors, Bible translators and various other things to some of the hardest places to reach in the world.
Central Presbyterian Church in Guatemala
Our sister Church in Guatemala, Central Church has a vital ministry in this Central American nation. People from First Pres. have traveled and shared in ministry with Central Church and the work and ministry of Central Pres. goes forward through gifts that we can share with them.