Local and Global Missions
GO into the world and demonstrate faith!
Local Missions
LOCAL MISSIONS
ONE-DAY MISSION PROJECTS
Opportunity School welcomes visitors to read to preschool children or help with special projects. This preschool is located in our church.
OTTAWA LABOR OF LOVE
Our church sponsors a project each year for Ottawa Labor of Love. A house captain from First Presbyterian and volunteers from the church participate on the first Saturday in October. We have the opportunity to help people who need an extra helping hand with household repairs.
COMMUNITY MEAL
The Fellowship and Outreach Committee of the First Presbyterian Church host a free meal for the community on the 3rd Sunday of every month.
DISASTER RECOVERY
Global Missions
TRANSFORMING UGANDAN FARMERS (TUF)
Transforming Ugandan Farmers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to equipping farmers in Uganda with the education, resources, and community support they need to radically improve their agricultural production and livelihoods.
By partnering with a local agronomist and the Uganda-based NGO Innovations for Transformation Initiative (ITI), we provide training and support to community-based groups of Ugandan farmers, helping them become self-sufficient in growing and selling their crops to support themselves and their families.
ON-GOING MISSIONS (supported financially)
Pastor Fredy Smola is a young pastor in the Czech Republic who is starting a brand new church plant in the city of Vsetin. The Czech is a nation of people whose spiritual lives are still very influenced by the atheistic indoctrination of Soviet Union communism. Fredy and his wife, Lenka, and a growing team of Christians are doing bold work, seeking to influence their spiritually hungry culture with the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Cup of Cold Water is a mission group headquartered in LaSalle County that reaches out to different people groups in impoverished places like Mongolia and Bolivia, seeking in the name of Jesus and his Gospel to help them make their lives better.
Servants Heart is a local Christian-oriented help organization for homeless and financially-struggling individuals. Counseling and resources that promote people’s ability to help themselves get out of poverty are offered. A soup kitchen and resale clothing store help people further to meet basic needs.
Let’s Worship Together
First Presbyterian Church welcomes all who would like to join us in worship of our Risen Lord and King. Whether you are visiting Ottawa, new to town and looking for a church home, or someone who is just looking to learn more about this man called Jesus, we gladly welcome you to join us as we live out what it means to be the loving community of Jesus Christ.
*A service of communion is held on the first Sunday of the month.
