Missions
Burnt Store Presbyterian has a long history of serving its community, both locally, nationally, and abroad, and takes seriously the words of Jesus in Matthew 25:35-40:
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me … Jesus replied, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”
We provide support through direct, hands-on activities as well as financial contributions. To get involved in our Outreach Ministry, either through participation or monetary giving, please contact us today or reach out to our many partners.
Local Missions
Back Pack Kidz has been working for the neediest children of Charlotte County since 2010. As inconceivable as it is, children in Charlotte County are going hungry on the weekends! The Back Pack Kidz is bridging the weekend hunger gap of our community’s neediest children. BSPC participates in this activity by contributing both funding and “hands on” assistance.
Crossroads Hope Academy provides teenage foster boys with a safe, supportive and loving home where they can grow, heal, and thrive while building a foundation for a brighter future. We believe that every young person deserves the chance to thrive—regardless of the hardships they’ve faced.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Charlotte & Desoto County) mission is to lead every coach and athlete into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church and to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes.
Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity & Apostles Build is a nonprofit housing organization operated on Christian principles that seeks to put God’s love into action by building homes, communities and hope. BSPC supplies Bibles to each new Habitat family at their dedication. BSPC is also one of the local churches who
support and work on the building of the “Apostles Build” for one family every year.
Jesus Loves You Ministry is the only mobile outreach program for the homeless in Port Charlotte, FL. Their goal is to provide Christ centered services to the homeless through outreach, advocacy, and care.
Misión Peniel/Immokalee exists to share the love of God by responding to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of farmworkers and their families in Immokalee, Florida. Our church provides food supplies and other seasonal and much needed supplies, as well as volunteers who go to Immokalee to pack food for distribution to migrant workers’ families.
Domestic Missions
ARCHway Institute provides financial assistance to help someone with an alcohol or drug addiction disease enter a recovery program and helps someone find medically assisted treatment centers in our community and nationwide.
Cultivate Abundance is working for a world where those who harvest America’s food have access to justice, dignity, and the fresh, nourishing food they deserve.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is an emergency program of the PC(USA) focused on long term recovery for disaster impacted communities. Our church supports PDA with monetary donations and sends teams of workers as needed.
Remote Area Medical – RAM® Since 1985, RAM® has provided free healthcare services to those in need through the operation of mobile pop-up clinics around the United States. RAM’s free clinics deliver quality services (primarily dental, vision and some screenings) to underserved and uninsured individuals who do not have access to or cannot afford a doctor.
International Missions
Haiti Nursing Foundation (HNF) improves health in the Republic of Haiti by supporting quality nursing education. HNF’s vision is to support centers of excellence for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education for nurses, preparing them to serve as practitioners, faculty, and leaders in Haiti’s healthcare system. Their graduates are transforming healthcare in Haiti.
Haiti Outreach Ministries was started over 35 years ago, by Pastor Leon Dorleans, who shares the gospel with the people of Haiti through evangelism, education, and medical care with the people of Port au Prince. HOM focuses on Education, Spiritual Care, Health Care, Economic Empowerment and Clean water. In addition to BSPC general support, our members sponsor individual children’s education from 3 years old through college.
Haiti Reforestation Partnership (CODEP) Since 1990, CODEP (Comprehensive Development Project) has been successfully teaching reforestation of the barren mountains, planting trees to hold the soil, vegetables to feed the communities and, building fish ponds for food and to sell at market – entirely with work of the dedicated rural people of Haiti to strengthen the next generation of their people. They provide training programs ("mentoring") for clean water, agriculture, fishponds and banking, now led by the Haitian people who have grown up in this area!
