Valley Presbyterian Church Mission Programs

Stewardship of the Earth

Living Waters for the World

Monte de Sion (MdS), Tekax, Mexico

Since 1990, VPC has sent mission groups to our sister church in Tekax, Mexico, to experience what it means to truly live in the love of God.  In addition to construction-oriented adult trips (with a few youth coming along), there have been two youth-oriented trips (the most recent in Summer 2008), and one Women's Retreat. 

Our latest endeavor is a partnership to install a Living Waters for the World water filtration and purification system on the MdS grounds in Feb 2010, providing their congregation with clean water. Read about our success here.

Learn more about our sister church in Tekax

2008 Youth trip, at the Hermitage, above Tekax

San Francisco Network Ministries

San Francisco Network Ministries (SFNM) has been active in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco for more than 35 years. Its mission is largely to tend to the spiritual needs of those who live on the streets or in single resident occupancy (SRO) hotel rooms. Executive Director Reverend Glenda Hope. spends a good deal of time providing pastoral care for those living with AIDS, drug addiction, mental illness and other issues related to poverty. She provides posthumous recognition, performing memorial services for those who have died alone, unmourned and, sometimes, unknown. Learn more about San Francisco Network Ministries 

Dr. Abdul Mawgoud R. Dardery

The first of the 2009 Forums hosted by Valley Ecumenical Group was held on Sunday, February 8. It featured Dr. Abdul Mawgoud R. Dardery, a professor of English at South Valley University in Egypt, who spoke about Islam and its relationship with Christianity and Judaism. This was Dr. Dardery's second visit to our church campus.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater San Francisco

Habitat for Humanity builds communities by constructing decent, affordable housing in partnership with low-income families and the community.  These new homeowners thus begin to break out of the cycle of poverty.  Since 1994, VPC has been in partnership with our local Habitat for Humanity.  Learn more about our partnership with Habitat for Humanity

Shelter Network

Shelter Network is committed to providing housing and support services that create opportunities for homeless families and individuals to re-establish self-sufficiency and to return to permanent homes of their own.  Maple Street Shelter in Redwood City provides safe, short-term and mid-term transitional housing and comprehensive, on-site support services for up to 76 homeless single adults at a time. 

Learn about our Maple Street Shelter dinner service.

Learn more abut Shelter Network.

Ecumenical Hunger Program

Since 1975, the Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) has helped families and individuals experiencing economic and personal hardship. EHP is a private, non-profit, community-based organization located in East Palo Alto that works in partnership with families to provide immediate and long-term assistance such as food, clothing, household essentials, and referral services to those in need in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto.  EHP serves working families, seniors, those on fixed incomes, and people facing illnesses and other crises. Learn more about the Ecumenical Hunger Project.

St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room

St. Anthony Padua Dining Room in Menlo Park serves meals to the hungry and homeless, while addressing the problems of poverty and homelessness. They provide over 500 free hot lunches a day, Monday through Saturday from 11am-1pm.  Learn more about St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room

Bill Wilson Center

Bill Wilson Center (BWC) has a variety of programs designed to help kids break patterns that lead them to lives of poverty and dependence, and instead concentrate on getting back into school, into job training, into safe housing, and away from drugs.  Learn more about Bill Wilson Center
 

Giving Rural China Girls a Chance

Imagine what it would have been like for you if you had to drop out of school in the 4th grade because your parents were too poor to send you to school.  Where would you be today without your education? This is what 100 girls in the poor rural areas of Xian, China were facing until Valley Presbyterian Church stepped in to help.  Learn about how VPC helps give at risk rural girls a chance

Partners in Caring (PIC) provides carefully screened volunteers to give practical and emotional support to help individuals remain independent at home. Volunteers provide such services as transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping, meal assistance, friendly visiting, light housekeeping and caregiver relief. Learn more about Partners in Caring

Dr. Sue Makin

Sue Makin was under appointment as a PCUSA mission worker since 1987 until 20009. VPC supported Sue when she served as an obstetrician/gynecologist at the Mulanje Mission Hospital in Mulanje, Malawi.

Learn more about Dr. Sue Makin

Women under care of Dr. Makin

at Malanje Mission Hospital