These are the ministries that RCC supports, either by the church as a whole or by groups within the church. If the ministry has a website of which we are aware, you can click on the ministry name below to open that website in a new window.
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LOCAL
PADUCAH COOPERATIVE MINISTRIES (PCM)
402 Legion Drive
Paducah, KY 42003
270.442.6795 pcministry@hotmail.com
PCM is an interfaith ministry serving the most urgent needs of McCracken County people. This includes providing emergency groceries; shelter and services for homeless men, women and children; and emergency financial help with rent eviction situations, utility disconnections, prescription medication, and other crisis situations. Area congregations (46 member churches), businesses, and concerned groups and individuals support this ministry. Their motto is "Doing God's Work with Human Hands."
There are several ways to help this ministry:
· Financial gifts very welcome
· Donations of food for pantry: basic non-perishables, garden produce, bread, large brown grocery bags
· Cleaning supplies
· Personal hygiene items (shampoo, disposable razors, deodorant, etc.)
· Paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, diapers, feminine hygiene etc.)
· Basic household items (pillows, bath towels, pots and pans, dishes, flatware, beds, dressers, kitchen table/chairs, washers/dryers, small appliances such as coffee makers, toasters, irons, can openers, etc.)
· Volunteer hours
· Prayer for clients, staff, resources, guidance and wisdom
Hope Unlimited Family Care Center
2330 Cairo Road
Paducah, KY 42001
270.442.1166 hope@paducah.com
The mission of Hope Unlimited Family Care Center is to support young women in crisis pregnancy situations by:
Increasing awareness in the community of the need for pregnancy care centers. Hope's aim is preventing more young women from going to abortion clinics for assistance in their time of crisis. (Community Education)
Developing programs designed to strengthen young women in motherhood, or linking women with those programs already in existence. (Mothering Programs)
Developing support groups for young women going through various experiences such as Post Abortion Syndrome, adoption placement, single parenting and teen parenting. (Support Groups)
Continuing to raise funds which enable Hope to remain a healthy community-supported center which will have the ability to give free services to young women in need. (Non-profit Mission)
Providing young women undergoing crisis pregnancies with practical help in the form of maternity and baby clothing, baby furniture and accessories when available, and linking them with community resources to help fill the gaps in their support systems. (Resources Referrals)
Providing young women undergoing crisis pregnancies with friendship and confidential counseling by trained counselors. These counselors are not necessarily certified. In the case of women who need professional help, which goes beyond the abilities of Hope's counselors, they will provide referrals to professional certified counselors or therapists. (Confidential Counseling)
Hope is committed to providing a holistic range of compassionate services for families experiencing untimely pregnancies. All services are free and confidential. Services are rendered by scheduled appointments. Pregnancy test and abortion-minded clients are taken on a walk-in basis. Services include:
· Free pregnancy testing
· Ultrasound
· Personal skill classes: parenting, finances, budgeting, decision-making, self-esteem, and anger management
· Bible studies
· Family Bucks Program
· Baby material support
· 24-hour Hopeline
· Men’s ministry counseling
· Peer counseling
· "Hope’s Closet" for baby, children, and maternity clothing
Volunteers are critical to Hope’s Ministry. A variety of volunteer opportunities are available, including positions on the Board of Directors, Abstinence education, Prayer support, 24-Hour Hopeline, Small group leadership, development and fundraising, male counselors, clothing store workers, and construction workers to renovate our new building on 11th and Jefferson.
The House of Hope Maternity Home’s purpose is to provide a safe and stable living environment for young women, ages twelve and up, who find themselves in a crisis pregnancy. The home provides a structured program for each girl, including training in the practical aspects of living such as budgeting, finance, nutrition, parenting, and fitness classes. Each woman receives Biblical counseling and spiritual help, as well as education and career counseling. The home assists the resident toward achieving functional independence in the community by the time of her delivery.
REGIONAL
OHIO VALLEY CHRISTIAN CAMP Camp
408 Christian Camp Lane
Hardin, KY 42048
270.354.8808 (only available when camp is in session) Camp Board President
270.753.7870
The primary purpose of OVCC is to provide a summer camping experience for youth that is Christ-centered, fun, and educational. The campground is located near Aurora, Kentucky, in a very rustic rural setting.
Murray Christian Fellowship is a non-denominational campus ministry at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.
Marcia Kay Thomson
Marcia Kay Thomson
P. O. Box 1254
Mt. Vernon IL 62864
Address in Zimbabwe
Marcia Kay Thomson
P. O. Box 231
Masvingo
Zimbabwe
Marcia Kay Thomson in Zimbabwe
Marcia Kay went to work with the Central Africa Mission in November, 1963 after graduating from Ozark Christian College. The mission had a large number of missionaries for several years. Since it is the work of missionaries to teach local people to do their job, Zimbabweans are now doing many of the jobs done by missionaries in the past. Marcia Kay has worked herself out of several jobs but then has gone on to other jobs. She is a bridge between the work and the supporters in the USA.
Since January 1993 she has been the manager of Central Africa Mission Evangelistic Literature Service (CAMELS). This work was started in 1965. The staff of
12 are all Zimbabweans. The assistant manager, Godfrey Makuku, has a Business Administration Degree from the University of Zimbabwe. Since he started at CAMELS in April 1993 he took a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management and Compensation and was only off work the week he took his examinations.
CAMELS Print Shop prints Hymn Books in several languages and lesson materials for the churches. They also print the Bible correspondence courses for Zimbabwe Christian College. During this furlough she is making arrangements to print study guides taken from the Thompson Chain Reference Bible.
They do commercial work for many hospitals, clinics, schools individuals and businesses. Recently they started a new department, CAMELS Video Works. The equipment that M K bought to make DVD presentations of her work enables them to do video editing for local people. The nearest service of this kind is a 3 ½ hour drive from Masvingo.
Marcia Kay is the only woman on the Board of Directors of Zimbabwe Christian College. She is the only person that has taught at the college in all three of its locations. She worked with other directors to plan new buildings to prepare for the expansion and smooth running of the College. She was in Harare from 1983 to
1992 working with the College in administration and teaching.
From 1976 to 1982 she was in Masvingo teaching at the Bible College and teaching Religious and Moral education in the Government schools.
The years that she was living at Mashoko Mission and in the small town of Chiredzi she was in school administration. The schools are now in the hands of the local people with some oversight from Bob Pemberton.
Marcia Kay grew up in Central Christian Church, Mt.
Vernon, IL. This is her base of operations during furlough.
IDES- International Disaster Emergency Service
PO Box 60
Kempton, IN 46049-0060
765.947.5100 ides@ides.org
The mission of IDES is to serve as a channel through which Christian Churches and Churches of Christ and individual Christians can meet the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people throughout the world.
Central India Christian Mission
PO Box No. 11
Damoh, M.P. India 470661
011-91-7812-22500, phone Ajai@indiamission.org - -or- - cicmind@sancharnet.in
The primary mission of CICM is to evangelize the lost people of Central India and bring them to Christian maturity, to establish new churches throughout the area, and to train church leaders. The secondary mission is to meet physical needs through the children's fund program, the hospital and medical camps, and by providing benevolent help in times of disaster.
