Our mission as the FPCA Mission ministry is to serve God by serving our neighbors near and far. We especially feel called by God to address the needs of children and families, responding not only to immediate emergency needs, but also to long-term needs. We feel called to not only give charity, but also to work for justice, empowerment, and self-sufficiency. In doing this work, we will seek to be good stewards of the resources given to us by God, while seeking to expand participation in FPCA’s mission outreach.
First Presbyterian is deeply engaged with the needs of our most immediate neighbors in Allentown, supporting a variety of initiatives, alliances, organizations and partnerships. A few of our partners in ministry include: Daybreak, Ripple Ministries, Sheridan Elementary School, the Warming Station at the YMCA, Lehigh Conference of Churches, and Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank.
Directed toward mission work beyond Allentown and the Lehigh Valley, this team works in a variety of ways around the nation and throughout the world in locations that have included Honduras, Malawi, Syria, and areas served by organizations such as Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and Church World Service.
This team advocates for peace, nonviolence and justice for the marginalized both in the United States and abroad. Their work includes working with organizations like Bread for the World and support for special missionaries working in areas of conflict such as Northern Ireland, Burma/Thailand and South Sudan.