Mission & Outreach
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).
IN TOWN. . . ACROSS THE NATION. . . AROUND THE WORLD
Local projects include:
- Little Free Library shares books with the church family and neighbors.
- Community Garden provides fresh produce for the church family and neighbors.
- Christmas Angel Tree provided gifts and a Christmas dinner for students at Linwood Elementary and Salk Middle schools.
- Mead Food Bank serves about 95 families (almost 400 people). Northwood donated 1,507 pounds of food in 2025, and helped pack 240 food boxes for Tom's Turkey Drive.
- Meals on Wheels delivers 600 meals to homebound senior citizens.
- Cup of Cool Water is a street ministry for un-housed youth. Northwood donated 291 items in 2025.
- Family Promise provides home supplies for families occupying new homes.
- Christ Kitchen is a local ministry to/for women on Monroe Street.
- World Relief's ministry with local refugees from Afghanistan and now Ukraine.
Family Promise’s Match Madness coincides with college basketball’s March Madness. This month-long matching campaign teams corporate partners with individual supporters invested in ending family homelessness. Every donation will be doubled from March 1 to April 10. Please either donate online or send a check for match madness to Family Promise of Spokane, 2002 E. Mission, Spokane 99202 or scan the QR code located on the bulletin board poster. Once you submit your pledge, please fill out a paper basketball and place it in the hoop. Additional flyers and paper basketballs are on the table in Fellowship Hall.
Special offerings for global needs are:
- One Great Hour of Sharing has connected us in God’s healing, tending, and growing to create a world where all needs are met. For more than 70 years, one Great Hour of Sharing has supported projects in more than 100 countries. All funds are sent to Presbyterian Mission Agency and divided between 36% Presbyterian Hunger Program, 32% Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, and 32% Self-Development of People.
- World Communion Offering supports racial justice, gender justice, peacemaking, global witness, ecumenical and interfaith relations; received first Sunday of October.
- Christmas Joy Offering supports children-at-risk, youth and young adults, leadership development for people of color, Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color, and servants of the Church needing Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions; received Sunday before Christmas.
- Missionary Offering for Shared Support, Directed Support, and Extra Commitment Opportunities.
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