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...
This Sunday the 14th, is the start of passing out the outfits for the back to school project. The cards will also be available on the 21st and 28th. The deadline to bring back these outfits will be August 11th so they can be distributed for the upcoming school year....
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,...
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...
Our first Red Cross blood drive for 2013 went very well on June 1. We had 51 pints donated including 3 double red donations and 7 first time donors! The last two blood drives have been very successful so we will increase our goal and add staffing to make the...
Tri-County Christmas In Action performed significant home repairs to 5 homes of low-income or handicapped seniors in the Linden/Fenton area during April 2013. Eight volunteers from our church worked 1-3 days at a house on Wass Street in Fenton. Our team constructed a wheel chair ramp into the front of...
Habitat for Humanity was able to purchase a foreclosed house with lots of potential from a bank and then rehab that house for a nice young couple who will be moving to Fenton. Volunteers from St. Jude’s Episcopal Church and First Presbyterian Church of Fenton joined efforts on April 10-12 to...
Fifteen members from our church traveled to the North End Soup Kitchen in Flint on Saturday, March 16, to prepare and serve a lunch to people in crisis. Larry and Janet headed up our meal preparation by deciding on a menu and purchasing the necessary items with money the youth...
The deacons are coordinating the Easter Basket Project, where qualified families in the community receive the ingredients for a complete Easter dinner. Members and friends of the church who want to help these families can pick up shopping bags with a list of suggested items on Sunday March 3, 10,...
On February 3, 2013, two of our youth collected $148 and 70 food items for the Souper Bowl of Caring. The food items went to the Linden Presbyterian FISH fod pantry. The money will be used by our mission committee to help prepare a meal at the North End Soup...
