Our Outreach Ministries
San Diego Services We Love to Help
"Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share."
I Timothy 6:18
Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church cares deeply about the local community and actively seeks ways to help neighbors in need. Six San Diego-based organizations, described below, receive our on-going support in volunteer time, talent, and financial contribution. We invite all to join us in discovering how gratifying it is to serve God's people.
God's Extended Hand»
Golf4Good»
Ladle Fellowship»
Presbyterian Urban Ministries»
Rachel's Women's Center»
San Diego Military Outreach Ministries»
| Ministry | God's Extended Hand |
|---|---|
| Tax Status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity |
| Address | 1625 Island Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 |
| Phone | (619) 237–0079 |
| Contact | |
| Our Support | our Board of Deacons deliver weekly bread donations |
| God's Extended Hand evangelical ministry shows God's love to San Diego's homeless population by providing a peaceful environment in which to enjoy a restaurant-style meal. All meals are served without charge on a first-come first-served basis. All staff members are Christian volunteers who have experienced homelessness at some time in their lives. | |
| Ministry | Golf4Good |
|---|---|
| Tax Status | Presbytery of San Diego 501(c)(3) nonprofit |
| Address | Presbyterian Urban Ministries 2459 Market Street San Diego, CA 92102–2930 |
| Phone | (619) 232–2753 |
| Contact | |
| Our Support |
• our members sit on the planning committee • our members promote and sell event registrations • our members develop and solicit financial sponsors • our Board of Deacons, Missions Committee, and Women's Coordinating Team are event sponsors • our members volunteer and participate in the event |
| Begun in 2007, Golf4Good is an annual golf tournament, auction, and awards banquet whose sole purpose is to raise funds to benefit Presbyterian Urban Ministries inner-city outreach of the Presbytery of San Diego. Several San Diego County Presbyterian Churches support this event, which raised $24,000 in 2009. | |
| Ministry | Ladle Fellowship |
|---|---|
| Tax Status | Presbytery of San Diego 501(c)(3) nonprofit |
| Address | First Presbyterian Church 320 Date Street San Diego, CA 92101 |
| Phone | (619) 232–7513 |
| Contact | Email Allen Randall, Director |
| Our Support | our youth ministries serve meals once every other month |
| Ladle Fellowship is a Christ-centered soup kitchen that has been helping the homeless and poor in downtown San Diego since 1983. This ministry shares the love and truth of Christ with people in meaningful and personal ways. Every Sunday afternoon, 250 people receive a nutritious heated meal as well as clothing and hygiene items upon request. Gospel music and a Bible message present guests with the hope of salvation and a glimpse of a new life. | |
| Ministry | Presbyterian Urban Ministries |
|---|---|
| Tax Status | Presbytery of San Diego 501(c)(3) nonprofit |
| Address | Presbyterian Urban Ministries 2459 Market Street San Diego, CA 92102–2930 |
| Phone | (619) 232–2753 |
| Contact | Email Dr. Roger Christiansen, Director |
| Our Support |
our Board of Deacons • deliver bread donations weekly • promote and run goods-donation drives • sponsor a family for Christmas • our Missions Committee funds • our members sit on the Steering Committee • our members volunteer and donate goods and funds |
| Presbyterian Urban Ministries is a Christ-centered outreach dedicated to giving a hand up rather than a hand out to San Diego poor. | |
| Services |
• assistance in obtaining identification documents • baby food and items • bags of emergency food • clothes for employment • comfort and prayer • prescription medication vouchers • transportation • work tools |
| Ministry | Rachel's Women's Center |
|---|---|
| Tax Status | Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego 501(c)(3) nonprofit |
| Address | Rachel's Women's Center 759 Eighth Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 |
| Phone | (619) 619 696–0873 or (619) 696–1440 |
| Contact | — |
| Our Support | Each Christmas season, our Board of Deacons promote a congregational toiletry and bath-linen drive that helps collect items to fill 50 Christmas gift bags to give to residents of Rachel's Women's Center. |
| Rachel's Women's Center aspires to be an exemplary leader in recognizing the intrinsic value of each woman. Here, women with few or no resources receive tools to rebuild the quality of their lives to become healthy, fulfilled, and contributing members of the community. | |
| Services |
• alcohol and drug recovery support • case management • drop-in day center • emergency shelter for women • emergency shelter for women with children • medical screening • mental health consultation and referral • parenting classes • replacement clothing • showers and laundry facilities • transitional housing for women age 50 and older • transportation assistance • work-readiness training |
| Ministry | San Diego Military Outreach Ministries |
|---|---|
| Tax Status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit |
| Address | Warehouse 6755 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123 |
| Phone | (619) 843–8964 |
| Contact | Email Barbara Chavez, Director of Operations |
| Our Support |
• our Missions Committee funds • our members sit on the Steering Committee • our members volunteer and donate goods and funds • our youth groups solicit sponsors for and box Thanksgiving meals for families • our members donate Christmas toys annually and sponsor a toy store biennially |
| Founded during World War II and affectionately known as MOM, this ministry serves all local military branches: Army Reserve, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard, and Navy. Its mission is to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of San Diego-based junior-enlisted (E5 and below) families, typically headed by parents between 18 and 23 years of age, surviving on $1500 gross/month while raising small children. These young families often struggle against debt while coping with the stress of deployment. All services are free of charge. The majority of operations are volunteer-administered. | |
| Services |
• weekly food distribution at multiple San Diego locations • distribution of donated infant and children's supplies • distribution of household goods and furniture |