Progressive-Our Outreach

 

 

Bethesda Presbyterian Church is ...

                 PROGRESSIVE!

 

Reaching Out to the Broader Community and God's World                                  Through Our Social Action Ministry ... 

 

      ... And You Can Get Involved!

 

Our Rainbow Justice Witness! In keeping with our affirmation of our wildly Creative God and the wideness of God's mercy, as well as our identity as a congregation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), we have long welcomed and will continue to welcome the full inclusion in membership and leadership of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender sisters and brothers.

 
Saturday Lunch for the Homeless!  Each Saturday from 10 am to 12 pm.  Fellowship Hall in the Church basement.  Helping hands are always welcome. Contact:  Donna Stahr [240-483-7470] Bethesda Cares [301-907-9244]

Umbrella Initiatives! A mission agency founded by a church couple -- Yenny Delgado and Rob Rivers -- promoting the transformation of poverty-stricken communities in rural Peru, as well as the development of children, families and communities in overcoming injustice.

 
Presbyterian Women!  Day Circle meets First Thursday of each month at 10:30 am and Evening Circle meets Second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm.  The women support over a dozen local charities in various ways.  Come for a meal, Bible Study and fellowship.  Contact: Donna Stahr [240-483-7470]

Friday Dinner for Cordell Avenue Men’s Shelter!  Second Friday of each month.  Preparation and delivery of supper for 15 persons by 6 pm.  You can help individually or as part of a team. Contact:  Mika Marumoto [301-830-3659]

Rebuilding Together! In late April each year, BPC members and friends work with Rebuilding Together Montgomery County to repair, in one day, the home of a person or family in need.
Contact: Kurt Tong [301-830-3658]

More Light Presbyterians! In October 2010, our congregation formally affiliated with this network of roughly 150 congregations nationwide seeking the full participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of faith in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

M’Ekorani Church!  BPC aids this church in Kenya.  We have helped build a kitchen, send a nursing student through school, and helped establish a banana grove and chicken business for the women.

Contact our BPC Social Action Ministry Chair -- Kurt Tong [301-830-3658] –

or call the Church Office to get connected!