December Blood Drive

On December 7, 2013, our church hosted our second Red Cross Blood Drive of the year.  We want to thank the 47 people who showed up to donate their blood and give the gift of life to others.  We also want to thank the Boy Scouts for assisting in setting...

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Food Bank of Eastern Michigan

“In 2012, 49 million people or 1 in 6 people lived in food insecure households.  Together, we can do something to provide relief to our neighbors in need.  We appreciate your willingness to keep hunger relief in your philanthropic giving and we will continue to be good stewards of your...

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CROP Walk

In spite of the overcast day, over 90 people from the Fenton churches showed up to walk today in the 2013 CROP Walk including 12 people from our church.  This was Fenton’s 33rd annual walk for the Fenton, Lake Fenton, Linden and Holly area.  Almost $300,000 has been raised over...

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Empty Bowls at Food Bank of Eastern Michigan

A number of our members traveled to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint again this year to enjoy their 23rd Empty Bowls fund raiser on Thursday, September 26.  A $20.00 donation to the Food Bank entitles a person to select a ceramic bowl created by one of the art...

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North End Soup Kitchen outreach

Fourteen volunteers from our church traveled to the North End Soup Kitchen in Flint on Saturday, September 28, to prepare and serve a lunch to people in crisis.  Larry Zimbler again headed up our meal preparation by deciding on a menu, obtaining the food, and organizing our volunteers.  We served...

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Read and Feed Program

We are happy to report that our Read & Feed program was a great success for our second year!  We hosted 29 second and third grade readers from the Fenton elementary schools who had been identified as needing assistance with their reading.  We hoped to “jump-start” their fall schooling by...

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Whaley Children’s Center Picnic

On Thursday, August 1, we hosted a picnic at Silver Lake Park Beach in Fenton for the Whaley Children’s Center.  We were pleased that 40 youth and 12 staff attended from Whaley.  They had a great time and were very appreciative; they look forward to this picnic each year.  We...

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2013 Bastille Day Race

On Saturday, July 13, our church supported the Bastille Day Race in downtown Fenton.  Each year, this race has generated over $18,000 for Genesee County Habitat for Humanity and brought thousands of visitors into Fenton.  This year they were hoping to have a record  1500 runners/walkers!  The 15k race began at...

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Whaley Children’s Center Picnic

Every summer our church provides a picnic at Silver Lake Park for the children and staff of the Whaley Children’s Center.  Please come and enjoy the day with us at Pavilion #2 from 4-6 pm on Thursday, August 1st.  Pizza will be donated, but we also need paper products, water,...

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Relay for Life

Our team, Presbyterians with a Purpose, had another great year raising money to find cures for cancer and raising awareness.  We raised $7635.00 so far with a couple more fund raisers yet to take place.  Our team came in second of the 25 teams participating in 2013.  A new long-term...

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