In Our Community
The Great Commission is God’s awesome directive to His people. Reaching out in the name of Christ beyond our doors is what God calls us to do. To share our resources, to spread the gospel and to invest our lives are appropriate responses of gratitude to God’s love for us. World mission means sustaining mission internationally, within our nation and our community.
It is the policy of Centerpointe Presbyterian Church to give away 10% of our annual ministry budget to individuals and mission agencies outside of our congregation who are serving in the name of Jesus Christ around the world. Currently, we support:
Pleasanton Convalescent Hospital looks forward to us joining them to make a difference in the lives of the people they serve by singing of hymns and devotions. To get more information or to participate email Betty Gail Hunt at pchospital@centerpointeweb.org.
Open Heart Kitchen serves several hundred meals daily at locations in Livermore, Dublin and Pleasanton. Several of our church members continue to prepare and serve meals to those in need. We work the second Wednesday of each month from 2pm-6:30pm. We try to arrange two teams, 4 people from 2pm-4pm and 4 people from 4pm-6pm Open Heart is always looking for volunteers so if these times don’t work for you there still an opportunity to volunteer. For more information and or to sign up contact Gary Wanlin at ohk@centerpointeweb.org
City Impact, formerly known as San Francisco Rescue Mission, is a 24 year old nondenominational Christian Ministry located in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. They provide many services to those in need. Currently they have partnered up with an umbrella of churches to renovate a building which will expand their Christian Academy to accommodate 350 students. This will have a positive influence on the hundreds of disadvantaged children of the Tenderloin and create more hope for change in the Tenderloin over the long term. Imagine 350 underprivileged children receiving a quality Christian education in a safe and clean environment. We have the opportunity over the next year to volunteer our services as part of this renovation. If you are interested in being a part of this opportunity and want more information please email reachout@centerpointeweb.org.
Young Life, a nonprofit organization founded in 1941, seeks to impact high school and middle school youth. Non-denominational, Christ-centered Young Life reaches all fifty states and forty-five countries touching the lives of a million teenagers annually. Young Life staff and volunteers go into schools, attend games and meet in homes weekly to share the message of Christ. At Young Life camps, teens get away from their hometowns and bond with other youth in a supervised setting. Active in the Tri-Valley area, Young Life ministers to hundreds of young people in most of the high schools. For more information, refer to www.younglife.org.
Habitat for Humanity forms partnerships with people in need and community volunteers to build decent, affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity is committed to eliminating poverty housing throughout the world through “hands on partnerships” with the families who will own these homes.
Habitat’s motto is “a helping hand, not a hand out” and each homeowner/family contributes 500 hours of sweat equity toward their or other Habitat homes. Working under the faith-based principle that no profit should be gained from assisting those in need, Habitat for Humanity charges no interest on the homes that it sells. “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy…charge him no interest.” (Exodus 22:25) For more information, refer to www.habitateb.org.
Our church has supported Habitat since 1989 and during this time, well over 200 people have helped build more that 75 homes in Oakland, Crockett, Richmond and Fremont.
Please contact Howard and Diana Mendenhall for more inormation and how to sign up as a volunteer. You can email them at habitat@centerpointeweb.org
What better way to demonstrate God’s love for people and your concern for those who are less fortunate than we are by helping these families realize their dream of home ownership. One day out of your busy life means so much to the families who will be living in these homes.
Westminster House established an “ecumenical and evangelical Presbyterian Campus Ministry” at UC Berkeley in 1910. Westminster House influences students and faculty who will have a great impact on society. Westminster House includes a Christian community, Bible study and prayer, mentor program, tutoring program, conferences/forums/courses on social justice, interfaith and intercultural dialogue. Randy Bare is campus pastor. Westminster House housing accommodates over 100 students in its new building at 2700 Bancroft Way, and about 17 in the old, refurbished house on campus. For more information, refer to www.westminsterhouse.org.
New Covenant Presbyterian Church at 890 Fargo Ave in San Leandro pursues the following mission: We exist to evangelize the lost, to equip the saved, to help those who are in need and to have an awareness of our community. This church formed about ten years ago. Centerpointe and New Covenant Presbyterian are linked together in a partnership that affords the opportunity to learn from each other. Their phone number is (510) 352-9935 and the email address is newcovenant95@sbcglobal.net.
San Francisco Network Ministries was founded in 1972 by Rev. Glenda Hope, a Presbyterian minister, and her late husband to minister to the people of the Tenderloin District. Services offered include Ambassador Hotel Chaplaincy, 555 Ellis St. Apartments, Tenderloin Community Church, SafeHouse for Women (leaving prostitution), computer training center and homeless persons ministry. For more information, refer to www.sfnetworkministries.org.