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From the Missions Committee:

We at First Presbyterian Church understand the mission of the church to be externally focused. That is why we seek to keep our congregational family keenly aware of the ways God is leading us locally and globally. It is the hope of the Missions Committee that this “opportunities” booklet will help you to better understand what God is doing through this congregation. By using this resource, you will be able to determine the many ways we are serving and the areas in which you might be able to share the gifts with which God has so abundantly blessed you.

As you will see, there are many partners in our mission outreach and we hope to strengthen and deepen each of those ties in the days, months and years to come. We seek to undergird these ministries by utilizing our gifts, time, talents and resources in conjunction with one another as we all seek to fulfill the Great Commission in this place and at this time to meet the needs of those we seek to serve. It is our desire to recognize our own brokenness so that we are better able and more aptly suited to walk alongside those that are placed in our path. We understand the importance of the relational aspect of ministry and are striving to make ourselves more available so that we might truly know the stories of those we are called to serve. We will be better equipped to share the love of Christ once we better understand their individual struggles from the perspective of their context.

May the Holy Spirit continue to lead us as we humbly seek to embrace those who seem different from ourselves, and may we all be empowered as we walk the path together seeking to fulfill His will in our lives. I encourage praying yourself through this booklet page by page and asking God for discernment on the ways in which you might be lead to engage those outside the walls of our church building. May Christ’s love abound in you as you allow His love and light to shine for His glory.

Blessings and Peace,

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Rev. Shon Peppers

Associate Pastor

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

Table of Contents

I. LOCAL MISSION OUTREACH*

(Gainesville Agencies and FPC member liaison)

|Boy Scout Troop 3 – Shon Peppers |Page 1 |

|Center Point – Rob Roberts |Page 1 |

|Challenged Child and Friends, Inc. – Dan Schaap |Page 2 |

|Children’s Center for Hope and Healing – Lea Bond |Page 2 |

|CHOICES Pregnancy Care Center – Vicki Thurmond |Page 3 |

|Eagle Ranch – Shon Peppers |Page 3 |

|Family Promise – Shon Peppers |Page 4 |

|Family T.I.E.S. – Lea Bond |Page 4 |

|Gainesville Action Ministries – Jeremy Caldwell |Page 5 |

|Gainesville/Hall Community Food Pantry – Jeff Parker |Page 5 |

|Gateway Domestic Violence Center – Barbara Griffeth |Page 6 |

|Good News Clinics – Jeremy Caldwell |Page 6 |

|Good News at Noon – Connie Floyd |Page 7 |

|The Guest House – Connie Floyd |Page 7 |

|Hall-Dawson CASA – Rob Roberts |Page 8 |

|Meals on Wheels – Jeff Parker |Page 8 |

|My Sister’s Place – Barbara Griffeth |Page 9 |

|Rape Response, Inc. – Dan Schaap |Page 9 |

|The Salvation Army – Jeremy Caldwell |Page 10 |

|Angel Tree Tag Program | |

|Bell Ringers | |

|Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc. – Vicki Thurmond |Page 10 |

|Three Dimensional Life – Jeremy Caldwell |Page 11 |

*Each local agency is assigned a Diaconate Liaison, who is responsible for making sure agency contact information is up to date, agency needs are being met, and notifying Outreach Committee of upcoming events, fundraisers or other needs to be publicized to the congregation.

II. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MISSION AND OUTREACH

(In house mission and point of contact)

|Child Development Center – Susan Moon |Page 1 |

|Wonderful Works – Carol Squires |Page 1 |

|Radio/Streaming Broadcast of Worship – Fred Mulkey |Page 2 |

III. PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN

(FPC point of contact)

|Ecumenical Mission – Dottie Rigby | |

|Birthday Offering |Page 1 |

|Thank Offering |Page 2 |

|Least Coin |Page 2 |

|Columbia Friendship Circle |Page 2 |

|Campus Ministry at the University of Georgia |Page 3 |

IV. ADDITIONAL MISSIONS SUPPORTED BY FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

(Local, national and international missions and supporting FPC entity)

|Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child / Operation Shoebox – Outreach Committee |Page 1 |

|Living Recovery – B.A.S.I.C. Sunday School Class |Page 2 |

|Easter and Thanksgiving Food Basket Program – Outreach Committee |Page 2 |

|Souper Bowl of Caring – Youth Ministry |Page 3 |

|Women’s Prison Ministry– Mission Committee |Page 3 |

|Montreat WeeKirk (Small Church) Conference – B.A.S.I.C. Sunday School Class and Presbyterian Women |Page 4 |

|FPC Endowment Fund – Mission Committee |Page 4 |

|Medical Benevolence Foundation – B.A.S.I.C. Sunday School Class |Page 5 |

|The Jesus Hospital in Korea – B.A.S.I.C. Sunday School Class |Page 5 |

V. NORTHEAST GEORGIA PRESBYTERY

VI. REGIONAL SUPPORT

|Thornwell Home for Children |Page 1 |

|Presbyterian Homes of Georgia |Page 1 |

|General Assembly Special Offerings |Page 2 |

|One Great Hour of Sharing (special offering at Easter) |Page 2 |

|Presbyterian Disaster Assistance |Page 3 |

|Christmas Joy Gift |Page 3 |

In addition to the financial and volunteer support of the agencies listed here, many of First Presbyterian Church members support mission endeavors through fun runs, walks, various fundraisers, food and toy collections throughout the year.

Other groups and individuals in the congregation support various mission projects of particular interest by designated gifts and through small groups, such as Sunday School Classes, Presbyterian Women Circles and the Men’s Breakfast group.

This document has been set up with Quick Response (QR) codes, which can be read quickly by a cell phone with a barcode reader app. These codes will direct you to the corresponding website for that agency or organization we support through outreach and missions.

I.

Local Mission Outreach

|Boy Scout Troop 3 |[pic] |

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|Mission: The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nations largest and most |Address: |

|prominent values-based youth developmental organizations. The program helps|First Presbyterian Church |

|young people build character, trains them in the responsibilities of |800 South Enota Drive |

|participating citizenship and develops personal fitness. |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

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| |Phone: (770) 532-0136 ext. 12 |

| |Fax: (770) 287-1397 |

| |Email: speppers@ |

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| |Website: |

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|Center Point |[pic] |

|(A Division of Christian Education Centers, Inc.) | |

| |Address: |

|Mission: To strengthen students and their families through education, counseling, mentoring, |1050 Elephant Trail |

|substance abuse prevention, and youth development. |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

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|Back in 1967, as a result of a casual conversation between First Presbyterian Church elder |Phone: (770) 535-1050 |

|and lawyer, William B. Gunter and FPC pastor Rev. Bill Markley, the idea to give students the|Fax: (770) 534-8204 |

|opportunity to voluntarily supplement their public education with classes in Christian | |

|Education was born. After studies and research of other successful programs, First |Website: |

|Presbyterian Church purchased land adjacent to the junior/senior high school. Soon after, | |

|the First United Methodist Church, Grace Episcopal, and Saint Paul United Methodist joined |[pic] |

|FPC in this cooperative venture. In 1969, the Christian Education Center opened its doors | |

|to the community. Over the last four decades, the Center has expanded its ministries beyond| |

|Christian Education The Center became Center Point in 2003 to reflect its current broad array| |

|of services. | |

|Challenged Child and Friends, Inc. |[pic] |

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|Mission: Challenged Child and Friends offers a tailored and integrated experience where |Address: |

|children with a variety of developmental delays and disabilities learn and grow in a full |2360 Murphy Boulevard |

|inclusion program with children who have typical development. |P.O. Box 5758 |

| |Gainesville, GA 30504 |

|CCAF begins serving children as young as six weeks of age up to six years. With a staff to | |

|student ratio that averages one-to-four, individualized programs occur for all students |Phone: (770) 535-8372 |

|enrolled. |Fax: (770) 535-0252 |

| |Email: info@ |

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| |Website: |

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|Children’s Center for Hope and Healing |[pic] |

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|Mission: The Children’s Center for Hope and Healing (formerly the Family Relations Program) |Main Office: |

|is dedicated to stopping the cycle of child abuse and to preventing the exploitation of |226 Main Street, SW |

|children. The center provides counseling, education, and advocacy for those who lives have |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|been affected by sexual abuse. | |

| |Mailing Address: |

| |P.O. Box 907401 |

| |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

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| |Phone: (770) 532-6530 |

| |Fax: (770) 532-7111 |

| |Email: info@ |

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| |Website: |

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|CHOICES Pregnancy Care Center (formerly Gainesville Care Center) |[pic] |

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|Mission: Choices Pregnancy Care Center is dedicated to restoring the value of life through |Address: |

|educational, emotional and spiritual support. They are a non-profit Christian ministry and |434 Green Street Place |

|provide no cost, confidential pregnancy tests, options education for unplanned pregnancy, STD|Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|tests (males and females), and limited ultrasound. Choices educates each client in a | |

|compassionate environment. They also offer "My Baby Counts" Program (clients earn baby |South Hall Address: |

|items), "Encourage Me" Group (for single moms), and P.A.S.T., Post Abortion Recovery and |4591 Winder Highway |

|Treatment Class (Bible study for women). Choices operates by the generous donations of |Flowery Branch, GA 30542 |

|individuals, churches, and businesses along with trained volunteer Client Advocates (men meet| |

|with male STD clients) who share the gospel with each client. |Phone: (770) 535-1413 |

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|Gainesville Business hours: |To make an appointment, call the 24 hour |

|Monday – Thursday |Helpline: (770) 535-1245 |

|9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | |

| |Website: |

|Saturday | |

|9:00 a.m. – 12 noon |[pic] |

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|South Hall Business hours: | |

|Tuesday and Thursday | |

|9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | |

|Eagle Ranch |[pic] |

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|Mission: Eagle Ranch provides a Christ-centered children’s home for boys and girls in crisis|Address: |

|and in need of hope and healing. Partnering with their families, they pursue family |P.O. Box 7200 |

|restoration and reunification. Eagle Ranch seeks to influence and equip others who share a |Chestnut Mountain, GA 30502 |

|similar calling to impact children, families, and future generations. | |

| |Phone: (770) 967-8500 |

| |Fax: (770) 967-3757 |

| |Email: info@ |

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| |Website: |

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|Family Promise |[pic] |

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|Mission: Family Promise of Hall County is a non-profit organization which is committed to |Address: |

|the mission of helping homeless families reclaim and maintain independence as they help put |P.O. Box 1251 |

|an end to homelessness one family at a time. First Presbyterian is a host church for this |Gainesville, GA 30503 |

|ministry. | |

| |Phone: (770) 532-0136 ext. 12 |

| |Fax: (770) 287-1397 |

| |Email: speppers@ |

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| |Website: |

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|Family TIES |[pic] |

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|Mission: Family TIES is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families provide a |Address: |

|safe, nurturing, and positive environment for their children and teenagers. The programs |615 Oak Street |

|seek to educate parents from conception through age eighteen who wish to improve their |Suite F |

|parenting skills as well as families who are incarcerated or mandated by DFCS or the court |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|system. | |

| |Phone: (770) 287-3071 |

| |Fax: (770) 503-0439 |

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| |Website: |

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|Gainesville Action Ministries |[pic] |

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|Mission: Gainesville Action Ministries outreach works in partnership with churches and |Address: |

|agencies in the community responding to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of |1 First Street |

|persons who seek help. They have a focus on the elderly and families with children to |Gainesville, GA 30504 |

|prevent homelessness in the Hall County area by encouraging and empowering people in need to | |

|become more self-sufficient. Gainesville Action Ministries was developed by area churches, |Phone: (770) 531-0144 |

|including First Presbyterian Church, to provide a central source of help for people in need |Email: snapier@ |

|of assistance and empowerment through self-sufficiency. | |

| |Website: gainesville. |

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|Gainesville/Hall Community Food Pantry |[pic] |

| |Gainesville/Hall |

|Mission: Provides food to needy families in Hall County referred by various agencies in the |Community Food Pantry |

|community. | |

| |Address: |

|The Pantry is open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from Noon until 1:30 PM and serves to assist|615 Oak Street |

|families in distress with a three day supply of food. Families are eligible to receive food |Suite E |

|every 30 days. |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

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|Five area churches participate in collecting needed food supplies and distributing them to |Phone: (678) 450-0077 |

|referred clients from multiple social service agencies and participating churches First | |

|Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, Grace Episcopal, First Baptist Church, |Contact: |

|and Saint Paul Methodist Church. In addition to food drives sponsored by the participating |King Gore |

|churches, the Food Pantry is able to purchase food from the Atlanta Food Bank at |Cell: (404) 822-0650 |

|substantially reduced prices. |Email: kingwgore@ |

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|Financial support, volunteers, non-perishable food items are always needed. | |

|Gateway Domestic Violence Center |[pic] |

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|Mission: Gateway House provides shelter, crisis intervention, and comprehensive support |Address: |

|services for victims of domestic violence. Gateway House also provides community education |P.O. Box 2962 |

|and outreach services for the prevention of domestic violence. |Gainesville, GA 30503 |

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|For information on volunteering, contact Shelby Kinsey, volunteer coordinator. |Crisis hotline: (770) 536-5860 |

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|Visit one of their three thrift stores at the following locations: |Administration: (770) 539-9080 |

| |Fax: (770) 539-9990 |

|Dawsonville Highway at 1080 Dawsonville Highway (same building with Play it Again Sports) |Email: gatewayh@ |

|open Monday - Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (770) 539-9645 | |

| |Website: |

|Park Hill Drive at 1642 Park Hill Drive (near Poor Richard's Restaurant open Monday – | |

|Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (770) 536-6789 |[pic] |

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|Atlanta Highway at 213 Atlanta Highway (between the Atlanta Highway Fish Market and Jesse | |

|Jewell Parkway) open Monday – Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (678) 450-9100 | |

|Good News Clinics |[pic] |

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|Mission: Good News Clinics offers support and free medical care to the indigent, homeless, |Mailing Address: |

|and low-income people who have no healthcare insurance and cannot afford medical care. In |P.O. Box 2683 |

|addition to primary medical care, the Clinics also provide dental care and medications. Good|Gainesville, GA 30503 |

|News Clinics provides services through the volunteer efforts and resources of medical | |

|professionals from the Gainesville/Hall County community and is funded entirely from private |Physical Address: |

|donations and grants. |810 Pine Street |

| |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

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| |Phone: (770) 297-5040 |

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| |Website: |

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|Good News at Noon |[pic] |

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|Mission: Good News at Noon’s mission is to enhance the spiritual and physical well-being of |Mailing Address: |

|the less advantaged by bridging relationships with the larger family of God. Their goal is a |P.O. Box 1577 |

|reciprocal flow of resources and to enrich the lives of both givers and receivers. Their |Gainesville, GA 30503 |

|primary focus is the Melrose community and adjoining neighborhoods in Gainesville / Hall | |

|County, where, in cooperation with others they work to bring about community development and |Physical Address: |

|spiritual renewal. During FPC’s 17-year history with GNAN, our congregation has served about |979 Davis Street |

|50,000 meals. Today the Good News at noon ministry offers Bible Study, ESL instruction, after|Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|school activities for children, a computer center for persons seeking employment, housing for| |

|the homeless, counseling and much more. This faith-based organization depends solely on |Office: (770) 503-1366 |

|donations from churches, businesses, and individuals. |Fax: (770) 287-8416 |

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| |Contact: |

| |Thomas Ramirez |

| |Cell: (678) 707-4276 |

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| |Website: |

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|The Guest House |[pic] |

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|Mission: The Guest House provides daytime care for older adults and offers a safe, caring |Address: |

|environment that continues to enrich the lives of the frail elderly in this community. It |360 Oak St. |

|also provides educational services for family members that strengthen their care giving |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|abilities and coping skills. | |

| |Phone: (770) 535-1487 |

|The Guest House hours are 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |Fax: (770) 536-4264 |

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| |Executive Director: |

| |Dana Chapman |

| |Email: volunteer@ |

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| |Website: |

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|Hall-Dawson CASA |[pic] |

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|Mission: The Hall-Dawson Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program ensures abused and |Address: |

|neglected children have the right to safe placement and permanent homes. CASA provides |P.O. Box 907471 |

|trained, screened, and supervised volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and|Gainesville, GA 30501-0908 |

|neglected children requiring court intervention. | |

| |Phone: (770) 531-1964 |

|Hall-Dawson CASA has two training programs per year, one held in the early spring and the |Fax: (770) 534-5851 |

|other in the fall. During eight Tuesday training sessions from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM, you will |Email: casaofhall@ |

|learn courtroom procedures and policies, signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect, and how to | |

|gather and report information about the case to the courts. |Website: |

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|The need for bilingual advocates is critical, as well as a current need for Spanish | |

|interpreters. |[pic] |

|Meals on Wheels |[pic] |

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|Mission: The nationally accredited Meals on Wheels program provides hot meals and daily |Address: |

|personal contact for approximately 300 homebound seniors and persons with disabilities. The |430 Prior Street, SE |

|program operates from the Community Service Center in Gainesville, as well as four satellite |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|sites located in North Hall, South Hall, Lula, and Clermont. This program has 230 volunteers| |

|who deliver meals throughout the county. |Phone: (770) 503-3330 |

| |Fax: (770) 503-3344 |

|Volunteers are needed to deliver meals Monday through Friday. Meal routes take approximately | |

|1 hour or less to deliver. Commitment to deliver meals can be as little as once a month. Open|Volunteer Contact: Stephanie Hood |

|orientation is held every Wednesday at 2:00 PM at the Community Service Center. |Email: shood@ |

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| |Website: |

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|My Sister’s Place |[pic] |

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|Mission: My Sister’s place is a Christ-centered ministry providing shelter and a fresh start|Mailing Address: |

|for homeless women and their children since 2000. They enable their ladies to find |P.O. Box 908492 |

|employment and learn stewardship principles. It is their goal for each woman to leave their |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|ministry with the ability to succeed independently. | |

| |Physical Address: |

|My Sister’s Place has a variety of volunteer opportunities. |2480 Martin Luther King Blvd. |

| |Unit 4 |

|Provide a meal for the women and children as an individual or group. |Gainesville, Georgia |

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|Cover the Phones. Training on procedures is provided. You can volunteer for a weekly or |Phone: (770) 532-5111 |

|bi-weekly 4-hour shift. Due to MSP policies concerning unsupervised visitors, this |Emergency Shelter: (770) 503-1181Whatever the |

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|Rape Response, Inc. |[pic] |

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|Mission: Rape Response serves as a system of support, advocacy, and education, providing |Address: |

|services to the community and survivors of sexual assault while safeguarding the dignity of |P.O. Box 2883 |

|each person served. |Gainesville, GA 30503 |

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| |Phone: (770) 503-RAPE |

| |Fax: (770) 503-7208 |

| |Outside Hall County: (800) 721-1999 |

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| |Website: |

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|The Salvation Army |[pic] |

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|Mission: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the |Local Address: |

|universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated |681 Dorsey Street |

|by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|needs in His name without discrimination. Two activities FPC is directly involved with | |

|during the Christmas Season include the Angel Tree Tag and Salvation Army Bell Ringers. |Phone: (770) 534-7589 |

| |Thrift Store/Pickups: (770) 534-2305 |

|Angel Tree Tag Program | |

|Through The Salvation Army's "Angel Tree," gifts are provided to needy children and elderly |Website: |

|citizens who would otherwise be left out on Christmas." Angel tags are made available to | |

|the FPC congregation at Christmas for the purpose of purchasing clothing and toys for needy |[pic] |

|residents and children of Hall County. The Salvation Army collects the items, wraps them | |

|and distributes the packages to the families. | |

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|Bell Ringers | |

|The "miracle" of Christmas is repeated over and over again through the joy of caring and | |

|sharing. The traditional red kettle is an integral part of the Christmas scene, with | |

|millions of dollars donated each year to aid needy families, seniors, and the homeless, in | |

|keeping with the spirit of the season. FPC volunteers are a vital part of this program. | |

|Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc. |[pic] |

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|Mission: Teen Pregnancy Prevention is committed to addressing the issue of teenage |Address: |

|pregnancy and its prevention by providing comprehensive and age-appropriate prevention |615 - F Oak Street |

|programming, counseling and support services, community education and awareness programs. |Suite 700 |

| |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

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| |Phone: (770) 535-7066 |

| |Fax: (770) 503-0439 |

| |Email: teenpregprev@ |

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| |Website: |

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|Three Dimensional Life |[pic][pic] |

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|Mission: Three Dimensional Life’s primary purpose is to rescue students that are struggling|Address: |

|with drug abuse, alcohol abuse, divorce, and brokenness. Three Dimensional Life uses five |4141 Old Cornelia Highway Gainesville, GA 30507 |

|core values to meet this need. | |

| |Phone: (770) 869-3551 |

|Rescue Students: | |

|To help any student who’s behaviors have led them to a need for change. |Executive Director: |

| |Greg Brooks |

|Restore Families: |Email: greg@ |

|To get the entire family involved. | |

| |Website: |

|Grow Leaders: | |

|To expose leadership potential in students and build them into world changers! |[pic] |

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|Build Character: | |

|To help students think wisely about their future and make the best possible decision in | |

|every situation. | |

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|Change Culture: | |

|Three Dimensional Life works in schools, families, and communities to introduce a new | |

|culture by teaching classes, raising awareness, and partnering with people in the | |

|communities to get rid of destructive habits that plague our culture. | |

II.

First Presbyterian Church

Mission and Outreach

|Child Development Center |[pic] |

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|Mission: The Center offers a challenging and supportive environment for each child and works|Address: |

|with the family and school, using Christian teachings to give children the opportunity to |First Presbyterian Church |

|develop their fullest potential. |800 South Enota Drive |

| |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|The Child Development Center supports families by providing high quality, full day, | |

|developmental care for children ages six weeks to five years. It was founded in 1957 and |Phone: (770-532-8188 |

|continues as a ministry of the First Presbyterian Church. The center teaches Christian | |

|values and worship with appropriate reading, prayers and chapel. Well-trained staff prepare |Website: |

|planned classroom activities with equipment for art, musical expression and cooperative play.|

|The center also provides nutritious hot meals, age-appropriate health education and | |

|opportunities to increase fine and gross motor skills. Enrollment opportunities are | |

|available all year round. |[pic] |

|Wonderful Works |[pic] |

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|Mission: This is a hands-on women’s group that serves both the church and community. They |Address: |

|use their sewing skills, create craft projects and perform acts of kindness out of love for |First Presbyterian Church |

|others. |800 South Enota Drive |

| |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

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| |Phone: (770) 532-0136 |

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| |Website: |

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|Radio/Streaming Broadcast of Worship |[pic] |

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|Mission: To make the Worship service available to the homebound and those who are traveling |Address: |

|in the area. |First Presbyterian Church |

| |800 South Enota Drive |

|First Presbyterian began radio broadcast of the worship services over 36 years ago. |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|Technology has evolved and improved over the years and today, in addition to broadcasting the| |

|sermons each Sunday, live streaming of worship and other church events is on-going and |Phone: (770) 532-0136 |

|available online and on the church’s website. Our pastors tell of how people in the | |

|community recognize their voices from the broadcasts and how much they enjoy being able to |Website: |

|“worship live” when unable to physically attend church. Through this ministry, church events| |

|such as weddings, baptisms, and other activities can be captured live and on DVD. | |

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III.

Presbyterian Women

|Presbyterian Women |[pic] |

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|Mission and Purpose: |Address: |

|Forgiven and freed by God in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit |First Presbyterian Church |

|ourselves |800 South Enota Drive |

|To nurture our faith through prayer and Bible study, |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|To support the mission of the church worldwide, | |

|To work for justice and peace, |Phone: (770) 532-0136 |

|And to build an inclusive, caring community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church| |

|(U.S.A) and witnesses to the promise of God’s kingdom. |Website: |

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|Presbyterian Women is an organized way for women in the congregation to work together and to | |

|have fellowship. The plan of grouping women in Circles provides an inclusive, caring |[pic] |

|community. | |

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|All women members in the church are invited to be members of a Circle. Circles meet once a | |

|month for Bible study and are a vital link into the life of the church with opportunities for| |

|small group interaction and involvement with activities of the congregation. Circle members | |

|minister to each other in times of bereavement and special needs. | |

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|A PW Coordinating Team provides direction. The team includes a Moderator, several officers, | |

|and the Circle leaders. | |

|PW is directly responsible to the Session of the church. Activities, projects, plans, and | |

|goals of the local organization are in keeping with the policies of the Session, Presbytery, | |

|and General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). | |

| |Birthday Offering |

|Special Offerings: | |

| |Website: |

|Birthday Offering | |

|The Birthday Offering is a PW offering collected in the spring of each year to celebrate the |[pic] |

|blessings in the lives of Presbyterian Women. The offering funds up to five projects which | |

|are not included in ongoing General Assembly mission support, such as agricultural | |

|development, child care, community organization, criminal justice, drug counseling, economic | |

|justice, elderly care, employment training, homelessness, literacy, violence and women’s | |

|concerns. | |

|Thank Offering |Thank Offering |

|The Thank Offering is a PW offering collected in the fall of each year that gives women a | |

|tangible way to express their gratitude for the special blessings in their lives. The |Website: |

|offering funds projects such as agricultural development, child care, community organization,| |

|criminal justice, drug counseling, economic justice, elderly care, employment training, |[pic] |

|homelessness, literacy, violence and women’s concerns. At least 40 percent of this offering | |

|supports health ministries throughout the world. The remaining 60 percent funds new creative | |

|ideas for mission. | |

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|Least Coin | |

|The ecumenical Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC) prayer movement celebrated its 50th |Least Coin |

|anniversary in 2006. FLC invites women from around the world to set aside the least coin of | |

|their country as a concrete symbol of their prayers for peace and reconciliation. These least|Website: |

|coins support a range of programs, including gender justice issues, literacy and education, | |

|and health and social concerns. The brochure includes the prayer of thanksgiving appropriate |[pic] |

|for FLC giving. | |

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|Columbia Friendship Circle | |

|Columbia Friendship Circle, celebrating its 63rd Anniversary in 2012, includes women from six|Columbia Friendship Circle |

|southeastern states. Their purpose is threefold: | |

| |Website: |

|To pray for the students, faculty, staff, and all members of the seminary community |

|To encourage men and women to consider Christian ministry |cle.aspx |

|To provide financial assistance through selected projects that help meet the seminary's needs| |

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|In recent years the funds are providing scholarships for selected students with families. CFC| |

|sponsors Come See Columbia Day each April, offering opportunities to worship with the | |

|seminary community, meet the scholarship recipients, have lunch, visit with students and | |

|faculty and tour the campus. | |

| |[pic] |

|For additional information: | |

| |Address: |

|Columbia Theological Seminary |701 South Columbia Drive   |

|Columbia Theological Seminary is an educational institution of the Presbyterian Church (USA),|Decatur, Georgia |

|and a community of theological inquiry and formation for ministry in the service of the | |

|Church of Jesus Christ. Located in Decatur, Georgia, just east of the city of Atlanta, |Phone: (404) 378-8821 |

|Columbia offers seven graduate degree programs and dozens of lifelong learning courses and | |

|events as a resource for church professionals and lay people. |Website: |

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|Campus Ministry at the University of Georgia |[pic] |

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|Mission: Presbyterian Campus Ministry at The University of Georgia aspires to furnish |Regional Address: |

|students with a rich community experience through which they mature in their faith, develop |Presbyterian Student Center UGA |

|into committed disciples of Jesus Christ, and become effective leaders of his church in the |1250 South Lumpkin Street |

|world. |Athens, GA 30605 |

| |Phone: (706) 548-5932 |

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| |Website: |

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IV.

Additional Missions Supported

By First Presbyterian Church

|Samaritan’s Purse |[pic] |

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|Mission: Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization |Regional Address: |

|providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, |P.O. Box 3000 |

|Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural |Boone, NC 28607 |

|disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus | |

|Christ. |Phone: (828) 262-1980 |

| |Fax: (828) 266-1056 |

|The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. | |

| |Website: |

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|Operation Christmas Child/Operation Shoebox |Regional Address: |

| |P.O. Box 3000 |

|Mission: For more than a decade, Operation Christmas Child has answered the call to share the|Boone, NC 28607 |

|love of Jesus Christ with hurting children around the world. In 2011, more than 8.6 million | |

|shoebox gifts were collected internationally from the United States and 10 other countries. |Phone: (828) 262-1980 |

|Since 1993, more than 94 million gift-filled shoeboxes have been distributed to children in |Fax: (828) 266-1056 |

|more than 130 countries worldwide. | |

| |Website: |

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| |[pic] |

|Living Recovery Ministry |[pic] |

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|Mission: To empower people to make a difference in their lives that will last a lifetime. |Address: |

| |Living Recovery, Inc. |

|Living Recovery provides residential sober living for people with a substance use disorder. |P. O. Box 1149 |

|An average of 35% maintain long-term sobriety after completion in comparison to the 10% |Flowery Branch, GA 30542 |

|national average. Christian role-models demonstrate how serving the Lord gives a person the | |

|strength to change. |Toll Free: (888) 507-5433 |

| |Fax: (770) 967-9640 |

| |team@ |

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| |Residential Recovery Home Contacts: |

| |Donna Keener and Debi Hymel |

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| |Website: |

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| |[pic] |

|Easter and Thanksgiving Food Basket Program |[pic] |

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|Mission: To prepare and distribute food baskets to needy residents of Hall County. For |Address: |

|years, this has been a mission outreach activity of First Presbyterian Church. As Gainesville|First Presbyterian Church |

|has grown, this ministry, as many with which we have been supporting, has been evolving into |800 South Enota Drive |

|a more community-wide ecumenical movement involving multiple churches and organizations, thus|Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|giving us the opportunity to have a much wider impact. | |

| |Phone: (770) 532-0136 |

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| |Website: |

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| |[pic] |

|Souper Bowl of Caring |[pic] |

|(Sponsored by the Youth Ministry Team) | |

| |Address: |

|Mission: Using the energy of the Super Bowl to mobilize youth in a united effort to care for |P.O. Box 23224 |

|people in their local communities who are hungry and those in need of food. |Columbia, SC 29224 |

|"Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those who are | |

|without a bowl of soup to eat" is inspiring a youth-led movement to help hungry and hurting |Toll Free: (800) 358-7687 |

|people around the world. |Fax: (803) 419-7244 |

| |Email: soup@ |

|This prayer, delivered by Brad Smith, then a seminary intern serving at Spring Valley | |

|Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC, gave birth to an idea. Why not use Super Bowl weekend, a|Local Contact: Lori Peppers |

|time when people come together for football and fun, to also unify the nation for a higher |Phone: (770) 532-0136 |

|good: collecting dollars and canned food for the needy? Youth collect donations at their | |

|schools and churches in soup pots, and then send every dollar directly to a local charity of |Website: |

|their choice. Since 1990, $33 million has been raised for charities across the country. | |

| |[pic] |

|Women’s Prison Ministry |[pic] |

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|Three times a year members of First Presbyterian Church teach a 10 week Anger Management |Address: |

|course to inmates at Lee Arrendale Prison. The goal is to help them identify the true |First Presbyterian Church |

|sources of their anger, and to teach them how to change their behavior and responses in |800 South Enota Drive |

|potential anger producing situations. The role of faith and forgiveness are frequently |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|woven into the lessons. The course has been very successful and rewarding for both the | |

|inmates and for those who have taught the course. It is not an understatement to say that |Phone: (770) 532-0136 |

|each person involved has benefitted greatly. | |

| |Contact: Reverend Bob Abernathy |

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| |Website: |

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| |[pic] |

|Montreat Wee Kirk (Small Church) Conference |[pic] |

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|The purpose of this conference is to inspire, equip, motivate, encourage, and provide rest |Regional Address: |

|and refreshment for pastors, commissioned lay pastors and leaders of small Presbyterian |Presbyterians for Renewal |

|congregations. Provided at a modest cost, this conference is designed as a gift from |8134 New LaGrange Road |

|individuals, larger congregations, and governing bodies in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). |Suite 227 |

| |Louisville, KY 40222 |

| | |

| |Phone: (502) 425-4630 |

| |Fax: (502) 423-8329 |

| | |

| |Local Address: |

| |First Presbyterian Church |

| |800 South Enota Drive |

| |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

| | |

| |Phone: (770) 532-0136 |

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| |Website: |

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| |[pic] |

|FPC Endowment Fund |[pic] |

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|In 1994, the Session and the congregation approved the creation of the Endowment Fund and |Address: |

|formation of an Endowment Committee to oversee use of funds donated to advance specific |First Presbyterian Church |

|ministries of the church. |800 South Enota Drive |

| |Gainesville, GA 30501 |

|You can easily create a lasting tribute today or from your estate. You can even make a gift | |

|that will provide income for you and your spouse for a period of years or for the rest of |Phone: (770) 532-0136 |

|your life. With proper tax planning, an estate gift can be made without reducing what you | |

|leave to your heirs. |Website: |

| | |

|Memorial and honorary gifts can be made to a specific fund of your choice. For a detailed |[pic] |

|list of all current funds and for the opportunity to start a fund, please contact the church | |

|office. | |

|Medical Benevolence Foundation |[pic] |

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|MBF, a validated ministry of PCUSA, proclaims and demonstrates the gospel of Jesus Christ by |Address: |

|encouraging and supporting the healing ministries of our worldwide partners. Program areas |10707 Corporate Drive |

|include community health and development, missionary support, indigenous healthcare training,|Suite 220 |

|women and children's health, HIV/AIDS, diseases of poverty, medical supplies and equipment, |Stafford, TX 77477 |

|hospital and clinic facilities and charity/curative care. | |

| |Phone: (281) 201-2043 |

| |Toll Free: (800) 547-7627 |

| | |

| |Website: |

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| |[pic] |

|Jesus Hospital/Presbyterian Medical Center at Chonju (Jeonju in modern spelling) |[pic] |

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|The Presbyterian Medical Center in Jeonju (Chonju), Korea, has been fulfilling its role of |Address: |

|providing medical care and proclaiming the gospel for 112 years, beginning from the opening |Ron Vinson |

|of a dispensary on November 3, 1898 by Dr. Mattie B. Ingold, a woman physician from Hickory, |Executive Director |

|North Carolina. |Presbyterian Heritage Center |

| |P.O. Box 207 |

|In 1902, the first western-style outpatient clinic was built for her by a fellow-missionary, |Montreat, NC 28757 |

|the Rev. William B. Harrison, and run by Dr. Wylie H. Forsythe. In 1912, the third hospital | |

|director, Dr. Thomas H. Daniel, built a clean, tidy 30-bed hospital. This hospital and |Phone: (828) 669-6556 |

|subsequent buildings became known as the “Jesus Hospital” in Korea. |vinson@ |

| | |

|In 1947, Dr. Paul S. Crane, the 7th hospital director, returned to Korea after WWII and |Website: |

|decided that the hospital in Jeonju should be developed into a teaching and state-of-the-art | |

|hospital, and received Mission approval. The doors of the newly named “Presbyterian Medical |[pic] |

|Center” were opened on April 1, 1948. | |

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|The facility has been supported over the decades by Korean and U.S. Presbyterians and now | |

|dispatches medical missionaries to many third-world countries. | |

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|Ron Vinson, who is the Executive Director of the Presbyterian Heritage Center, which replaced| |

|the Historical Foundation, is the source of information for this ministry. | |

V.

Northeast Georgia Presbytery

|Northeast Georgia Presbytery |[pic] |

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|Mission: To become a Christ-centered, inclusive community of faithful and healthy |Regional Address: |

|congregations. Its purpose is to initiate and assist the development of churches throughout |1011 Woodridge Lane |

|their life cycles; strengthen connections among congregations, other governing bodies, and |#103 |

|denominations; provide training and education for leadership development; foster spiritual |Watkinsville, GA 30677 |

|growth and discernment; and provide support for students preparing for ordained ministry, in | |

|the calling of pastoral leadership and in the caring of pastors, church professionals, and |Phone: (706) 310-7100 |

|congregations. |Toll Free in Georgia: (866) 353-1743 |

| |Fax: (706) 310-7101 |

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| |Website: |

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VI.

Regional Support

|Thornwell Home for Children |[pic] |

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|Mission: Once an orphanage, today Thornwell serves abused, abandoned and neglected children: |Regional Address: |

|boys and girls in a range of ages from toddler to young adult. The majority of Thornwell’s |302 South Broad Street |

|children are private placements; however, some children come to Thornwell through the |Clinton, SC 29325 |

|Department of Social Services. Thornwell’s program is not for offenders or youth with | |

|addictions. |Phone: (864) 938-2100 |

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| |Website: |

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|Presbyterian Homes of Georgia |[pic] |

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|Mission: Since 1949, Presbyterian Homes has been synonymous with excellence in senior living.|Corporate Office: |

|In planning for retirement living, consider Presbyterian Homes of Georgia. A Christian |301 E. Screven Street |

|ministry providing exceptional services, they offer gracious retirement living in four |Quitman GA, 31643 |

|outstanding communities for those 62 and older. | |

| |Phone: (229) 263-6191 |

|A full spectrum of living accommodations including residential cottages and apartments, |Toll-free: (800) 808-3309 |

|assisted living, memory support, and nursing care are available at our two continuing care |Email: info@ |

|retirement communities: Presbyterian Village in Austell and Presbyterian Home and Retirement | |

|Community in Quitman. Two additional communities, Calvin Court in Atlanta's Buckhead |Office of Development: |

|neighborhood and Philips Tower in Decatur, offer comfortable, affordable apartment living for|3675 Crestwood Parkway |

|active seniors. A fifth community, Presbyterian Homes Athens/Oconee, is in development. In |Suite 370 |

|addition to the exceptional communities, commitment to excellent care sets us apart. Never in|Duluth, GA 30096 |

|our history has a resident been asked to leave because of outliving his or her financial |Phone: (404) 231-5758 |

|means. Learn more about these exceptional communities, extraordinary people, and caring | |

|ministry. |Website: |

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|General Assembly Special Offerings |[pic] |

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|Through special church-wide offerings Presbyterians feed the hungry, respond to disasters, |Regional Address: |

|care for the sick, minister to children and youth, support racial ethnic schools and |Office of the General Assembly |

|colleges, train young adult leaders, and make peace in homes, communities, and nations. |Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |

| |100 Witherspoon Street |

|In doing so, the PC (USA) not only offers its gifts, it offers a visible witness of the |Louisville, KY 40202-1396 |

|gospel of Jesus Christ. | |

| |Toll Free: (888) 728-7228 |

|Special Offerings Include: |Fax: (502) 569-8038 |

|One Great Hour of Sharing (special offering at Easter) |Email: munications@ |

|Presbyterian Disaster Assistance | |

|Christmas Joy Gift |Website: |

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|One Great Hour of Sharing (special offering at Easter) |[pic] |

|Sharing resources, changing lives | |

| |Website: |

|Since 1949 Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians through One Great Hour|

|of Sharing to share God’s love with those in need. Your generous gifts assist those affected |gs/one-great-hour-sharing-offering/ |

|by natural disasters, provide food to the hungry, and help build strong communities. | |

| |[pic] |

|Presbyterian Disaster Assistance |[pic] |

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|Presbyterian Disaster Assistance enables congregations and mission partners of the |Website: |

|Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for |

|communities adversely affected by crisis and catastrophic events. |/ |

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|Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is the emergency and refugee program of the |[pic] |

|Presbyterian Church U.S.A. The core budget, including staff and administrative costs, is | |

|funded through the One Great Hour of Sharing, and its program work is additionally funded | |

|through designated gifts. | |

|Christmas Joy Gift |[pic] |

|Giving back to those who have given so much | |

| |Website: |

|Providing financial assistance to current and former church workers and their families, your |

|generous gifts to the Christmas Joy Offering will bring Good News of Great Joy to the poor in|gs/christmas-joy-offering/ |

|circumstance or spirit. | |

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Gainesville, Georgia

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