Mission Statement
Reflecting the love of Jesus Christ, We encourage all church members to give their time, talents, and treasure; to support mission projects of the First Presbyterian Church of Wildwood
James 2:15-17.
Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
Agencies FPCW Mission Team Supports
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What They Do
Local Missions:
Christmas Angel Tree – gifts are collected for local disabled children
Community Medical Care Center – a free medical and dental clinic that is part of the Christian Care Center run by The First Baptist Church in Leesburg
Forward Paths Foundation – Supports youth in Aged Out Foster Care
The Haven – a Shelter for abused women and their children
The House of Hope – a Christian program for men recovering from substance abuse
The Infant & Toddler Pantry – a Christian program that provides clothing, diapers and baby food for young children in the tri-county area. Works closely with Love, Inc.
The Lazarus Clinic – a free medical and dental clinic run by Catholic Charities of Central Florida. Located in Wildwood, only by appointment.
Love, Inc./Centsible Furnishings – a Christian organization that enables 42 area churches to coordinate their resources and services to effectively help our neighbors in need in the tri-county area. Gap Ministries include: Angel’s Touch Clothing, Personal Care Ministries, Pet Ministries, Clothe a Kid, Birthday Boxes, Christmas Blessings, Access (food stamps), Job Connection, Journey classes, + others.
Our Mothers of Mercy Food Pantry: Currently based out of the Clow building, run by St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.
Wildwood School: The Wildwood Intermediate school
Wildwood High School Booster Club: Supports a variety of school programs.
Wildwood Soup Kitchen – As of June 1st, 2024, over 60,000 meals have been provided to the local community and 300 Snack Packs a week for the children in Wildwood and the Center Hill Mission in Bushnell.
The Young Performing Artists in Royal and RHEAP – a local program that educates and supports youth through historical enrichment and art programs.
Angel Tree
The Angel Tree program has given many of these children the opportunity to experience not only their first Christmas, but the true meaning of Christmas. We know that with your caring and generous hearts we can once. again give these children the Christmas they deserve.
On behalf of the Medical Foster Care, they would like to thank you for remembering their precious angels and for partnering with them once again to make a special Christmas for these children.
Infant and Toddler Pantry Supply Drive
During the months of March and April, the Mission team will be collecting items for the Infant and Toddler Pantry, which is at The Congregational Church in Summerfield. They are one of the Gap churches that Love Inc. sends vetted clients to if they need items for babies and/or children under the age of 7. Their current needs are:
Diapers – all sizes except premi and newborn
Baby Wipes
Baby shampoo – regular size bottles
Underwear
Socks
All Clothing up to T 7 Clothes – primarily BOYS
They do not need any toys or stuffed animals at this time
Souper Bowl 24
"Souper Bowl 2025"
As National Football League teams vie for playoff spots, hoping to make it to the Super Bowl, we already know we’re going to the Souper Bowl!
For the past few years this congregation has collected cans and containers of soup that we donated to the St. Vincent DePaul food pantry in the Clow Center. Our first year we collected under 1,000 cans. Last year we collected 1,586 cans. This Year we collected 1970 cans of soup.
This year the Mission team has decided to distribute the soup collected to several different food pantries. This is an easy way to help hungry people. Think what a bowl of soup will mean to someone in need.
In June, a couple Mission team members met with the Principal of the Wildwood Intermediate School to determine how our church might assist them. We learned they needed a "clothing closet" for kids either inappropriately dressed or having an emergency and in need of clean clothes. During September and October, we collected items for both boys and girls, in various sizes. These items included shirts (short & long sleeve), pants (long & short), undergarments, socks, belts, fleece jackets, and 27 pairs of sneakers!! Several team members sorted the clothing by type, gender and size, which will be delivered to the school within the next two weeks.
THANK YOU SO MUCH to our generous congregation! Love INC also made a
clothing donation! 383 items were received at an approximate value of $1,728.00 dollars!!!!
“Things We Take For Granted”
“The Things We Take For Granted” was a great success!! FPCW members contributed approximately $2,037 of personal hygiene items to the House of Hope, Forward Paths and The Haven. The majority of items were divided between Forward Paths and The Haven, with a smaller percentage going to the House of Hope. (They currently have a very small group of men they are assisting and have no storage space while their facility is being built.) Hotel sized items that were donated were given to the Soup Kitchen for them to give out.
The Mission team thanks everyone for their very generous support!!
