Mission
The Mission Committee of First Presbyterian Church offers opportunities for all congregation membersto be involved in loving service.
Local
Here are a few of our many local missions:
Interfaith Hospitality Network
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Billings is a community response for homeless families. Through a unique partnership with diversie commnities of faith, IHN provides emergency shelter, meals and supportive services to families experiencing homelessness in the Billings area.
IHN operates under the model of "hospitality." Volunteers are the
program's "hosts" and the families staying in the Network are our
"guests." IHN meets the guests' basic human needs with a spirit of
warmth and compassion. Congregations provide home-like accommodations
meals, and hospitality for up to fifteen people on a rotating basis.
Families spend their day at IHN, and every evening they are transported
to the host congregation. We do this project on a rotation basis every
ten weeks.
Intermountain Childrens Home
Helena, MT
Billings HUB
Billings Salvation Army
Billings Gateway House
Billings Rescue Mission
Christmas Angel Tree
Christmas giving program.
Recycling
Cans and newspapers can be recycled in the bin in the parking lot. Bring over your recyclables on the 4th Sunday of February, April, June, August, October, and December. For ink cartridges, eye glasses, and travel toiletries, the recycle center is in the coat room.
Food Bank
On the first Sunday of every month, FPC supports the Billings Food
Bank by holding a food drive. Donations may be left in the narthex.
Noisy Offering
Spare change is collected and donated to the charity of the
month. Past charities have been: Pennies for Peace, MSU-B
Campus Ministry, Billings Food Bank. This occurs on the fifth
Sunday of the months that have five Sundays.
National and Worldwide
One Great Hour of Sharing
Our gifts support ministries of disaster response, refugee assistance, resettlement, and community development that help people find safe refuge, start new lives and work together to strengthen their families and communites.
Pentecost Offering
Offerings help children at risk, youth, and young adults.
Peacemaking Offering
Donations support PC USAs Peacemaking initiative. Since 1980, the Peacemaking offering has supported efforts for peace among nations, religions, denominations, families, individuals, and with our planet.
Christmas Joy Offering
A special offering designed to provide congregations a way to give direct support to organizations in need. Christmas Joy offerings support pensions for active and retired church workers and families, as well as Presbyterian-related racial and ethnic education.
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And He said to him, “‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD
YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR
MIND.’
38* “This is the great and foremost commandment.
39* “The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’"
-Matthew 22:37-39