MISSION
LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
Through a variety of local partnerships, our church actively supports organizations that serve the most vulnerable members of our community, including the homeless, military families, refugees, and the urban poor. Click below to learn more and how you might be involved:
Bethlehem Pantry This ministry helps to ensure that people who face food insecurity have access to daily essentials. We contribute both food and money to this organization.
New Day Urban Ministries (San Diego Presbytery) This ministry provides essential services to the homeless, urban poor, veterans and those recently released from prison.
San Diego Military Outreach Ministries (MOM) This ministry serves junior enlisted military with basic needs. Each year our church sponsors a Santa’s breakfast for these families, providing a visit with Santa plus gifts.
UPLIFT (Urban People Living in Faith and Trust) Since 1987, UPLIFT has faithfully served San Diego’s inner city residents and beyond by offering programs that empower and uplift residents.
Welcome Ministry We have been blessed to be a part of Welcome Ministry for over ten years. Welcome Ministry cares for those who are homeless and those who are refugees. In partnership with St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, we help host twice-monthly English-Arabic worship services, twice-monthly food distribution, weekly “Making Art, Making Conversation” classes, and the Circle Community Garden. We also work with St. Alban’s to distribute protein packs to the homeless.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
Our commitment to global mission extends across borders, as we joyfully support partners who share God’s love and build up communities in Mexico, South Africa, and Papua New Guinea:
Baja Presbyterian Ministries assists the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico in planting and building and supporting churches in Tijuana, Mexicali and other cities on the Baja Peninsula. You can learn more about their Church of the Month here.
We are blessed to support the Kosky Ministry as they bring hope, education, and faith to communities in South Africa.
Dave and Linda Ringenberg serve in Papua, New Guinea through Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). They grew up in our church and help to bring essential resources, medical care, and the message of Christ to remote, isolated communities.
SPECIAL OFFERINGS
Our church is dedicated to giving back in meaningful ways, supporting programs that bring hope and healing to those in need.
Nurses Offering - an annual offering for the El Cajon Elementary District nurses for use in helping children in need.
Christmas Joy Offering - a special gift given once a year, that supports past, present and future leaders of the Presbyterian Church.
One Great Hour of Sharing Offering - taken annually during Lent, this offering supports three programs of the Presbyterian Church: the Hunger Program, Self-Development of People, and Disaster Assistance.