Our
Missions and World Outreach
Our
Missions and World Outreach
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
Matthew 28:19-20
Throughout its 234-year history, the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh has been dedicated to the mission work of Christ's church. Today, First Church supports Christ's work by more than 50 organizations and missionaries in this city, the U.S.A. and around the world, and members of our congregation are involved through prayer, volunteer work, financial contributions and/or mission service. And each year in the spring, First Church hosts a weekend-long World Missions Festival that brings together missionaries who share what God is doing around the world.
First Church Mission Trip to Ecuador Summer 2006
International Mission Projects
African Enterprise This interdenominational ministry of evangelism in the cities of Africa played an influential role in the peaceful transition of power in South Africa.
Egypt-Rural Evangelism This denominational ministry offers free health care and preventive health education at clinics staffed by Christian doctors and nurses.
Haggai Institute conducts international training sessions to prepare leaders for evangelism.
Ludhiana Christian Medical College offers medical training to men and women in India.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, PC (USA) Mission provides medical aid and supplies in the name of Christ to people suffering from war and natural disasters.
Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship is an evangelistic outreach to people without the Gospel.
Union Biblical Theological Seminary, India trains indigenous ministers and teachers to proclaim the Gospel and plant churches in India.
U.S. Center for World Mission This interdenominational mission research, educational and mobilizing ministry works to stimulate frontier missions throughout the world.
World Vision is an international Christian relief and development agency.
National Mission Projects
Jews for Jesus maintains a strong commitment to serve the whole church as an outreach and as a voice to follow Jesus.
Mendenhall Ministries is a non-denominational, Christian organization that seeks to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the rural poor in southern Mississippi.
Scripture Union operates children's Surf and Sand Missions on beaches during the summer, as well as ministering to children in urban housing complexes.
The Medical Benevolence Foundation This foundation provides medical personnel, equipment, supplies and financial aid to hospitals, medical outposts and clinics outside the United States.
Local Mission Projects
The Cellar is First Presbyterian Church's outreach to downtown Pittsburgh high school students. This after-school club is open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and students can buy inexpensive lattes and coffees and cookies, study together, and hang out to play pool, ping pong, darts and game cube.
East Liberty Family Health Care Center ministers to elderly and lower income people in the East End.
Friendship Church is an interracial Presbyterian congregation serving the needs of men, women and families in West Oakland.
Hosanna Industries provides a practical means for low income individuals to step out of poverty housing through charitable construction programs.
Ligonier Camp and Conference Center is First Presbyterian Church's Christian retreat, conference center and summer camp.
Light of Life Ministries ministers to the physical and spiritual needs of homeless and addicted men.
Pregnancy Care Centers are committed to presenting the Gospel to women with crisis pregnancies, and to helping women carry to term by providing emotional support and practical assistance.
Sojourner House provides women with space, dignity and safety while they recover from alcohol and other drug abuse.
First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh also supports individual missionaries through prayer and financial contributions. These dedicated people are doing Christ's work all over the world with the following organizations:
The Evangelical Alliance Mission in Peru, Venezuela and Spain; Greater Europe Mission in Latvia and France; Presbyterian Church (USA) in Pakistan, Venezuela, Brazil, Turkey, Ethiopia, Russia and Japan; Latin American Mission in Panama and Colombia; Werner Burklin Ministries, Inc., China; World Impact; Church Planters Training International, Ukraine; Mission Aviation Fellowship, Venezuela; Bakossi Bible Translation Project, Cameroon; Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, USA; Coalition for Christian Outreach, USA; Youth Guidance, Inc., USA; Christian Literacy Associates, USA; The Seed Company, USA; Upbuilding Ministries, USA; Overseas Crusades International, Philippines; P.R.I.S.M., USA; Wycliffe Bible Translators, USA.