Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church pursues mission partner relationships with local, national and international organizations whose vision and ministries align closely with our own. In this way, we extend the love and hope of Christ far beyond our corner of Midtown.

We invite you to support our mission partnerships through prayer, service, action and engagement.

Asylum Support Clinic

As part of the New Americans Committee activities at Rutgers Presbyterian Church, the church is the fiscal sponsor for an Asylum Support Clinic. The volunteer-based clinic meets weekly at Rutgers. The clinic provides no-cost individual consultations with migrants over a period of 6 weeks to help them prepare for pro se appearances in their requests for asylum. Volunteers also assist in completing documentation migrants need to apply for work authorizations. asylumsupportclinic.org
#justice   #refugees-immigrants   #economic-insecurity

The Church of Gethsemane

This Presbyterian congregation, located in Brooklyn, cares for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals and their families through its Project Connect outreach program. The church sponsors visits to prisons, monthly letter writing, care packages and re-entry peer support. Through the Christmas Angel Tree Project, Fifth Avenue collects Christmas gifts for children of the families served by the Church of Gethsemane. churchofgethsemane.org
#justice   #economic-insecurity   #children

Garden of Hope

This non-profit organization serves survivors of gender-based violence - domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault - by providing critical resources, such as safe and confidential emergency housing, counseling, legal services, economic empowerment workshops, and wellness programs. Its programs operate primarily within Chinese communities based in Queens and Brooklyn. gohny.org/
#womens-empowerment #survivors

Good Samaritan Project of First Spanish Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn

The Good Samaritan Project, a ministry of the First Spanish Presbyterian Church, assists migrants worshipping with the congregation. The Project supports individual direct material needs, such as for strollers, diapers, clothing or tool bags; a once weekly hot meal program; and related basic assistance.
#justice #refugees-immigrants #economic-insecurity #children

Green City Force

This NYC-based non-profit trains and employs NYCHA residents aged 18-24 in urban farming through a partnership with AmeriCorps. Its mission is to transform the lives of its participants, lead community transition, and promote the values of a regenerative and inclusive economy. greencityforce.org
#justice #education #ecology #young-adults

Urban Outreach Center NYC

A ministry of Avenue Church NYC (formerly Jan Hus Presbyterian Church), the Urban Outreach Center is a nonprofit organization with a 30-year history of social justice ministry with low-income New Yorkers. Located in a recently renovated space in East Harlem, the Center offers a farmer’s market-style food pantry, weekly community dinners, and other services. uocnyc.org
#justice   #economic-insecurity   #homelessness

The Farminary Project

The Farminary Project, a program of Princeton Theological Seminary, integrates theological education with small-scale regenerative agriculture. On its 21-acre farm, the program trains faith leaders in ecology, sustainability and food justice, and challenges them to follow a rhythm of life governed by the seasons and Sabbath. Every year the confirmation class of Fifth Avenue visits the Farminary to work and learn. ptsem.edu/farminary
#education   #sabbath   #justice   #ecology

Holmes Camp and Retreat Center

Holmes is a 550-acre camp and conference center located 55 miles north of New York City in the Hudson River Valley. Its pristine forests, lakes, cliffs, trails and wetlands provide an ideal environment for the study of conservation, ecology, peace, community and justice. Operated by the Presbyteries of NYC, Long Island and the Hudson River, Holmes welcomes persons of all ages and faith traditions. Fifth Avenue holds its annual Family Camp here each summer. holmescamp.org
#children   #justice   #education   #sabbath   #ecology

Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar

Dan and Elizabeth Turk serve as advisors to the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar in two holistic ministries to help people rise out of poverty: protecting the environment and addressing the population’s health needs. Dan trains seminary students to grow vegetables, fruit trees, and native trees while promoting environmental education and biodiversity. Elizabeth helps the Church train its health professionals and design community health programs to prevent and treat major public health threats, such as HIV/AIDS.
#justice   #education   #ecology   #health

Frontera de Cristo

Frontera, a Presbyterian border ministry, supports vital humanitarian assistance and shelter for migrants deported from the U.S. and escaping poverty and violence in Mexico and Central America. The ministry aids residents of Agua Prieta, Mexico with church development, women’s economic empowerment, fair trade plus enterprises for coffee farmers, rehabilitation facilities, and after-school centers. Frontera de Cristo has hosted two delegations from Fifth Avenue during weeks-long mission immersion trips.
fronteradecristo.org
#refugees-immigrants   #justice   #education   #economic-insecurity

Hands Along the Nile Development Services

This U.S.-based nonprofit organization develops partnerships between Egyptians and Americans to raise intercultural understanding through exchange, dialogue and educational opportunities, and to help bring socioeconomic stability to communities in Egypt. HANDS contributes to development projects, such as microloans for businesses, and supports Egypt-based organizations that offer literacy and job-skills training for women and children from the garbage collector community of Cairo. handsalongthenile.org
#justice   #economic-insecurity   #education   #children   #women

Ministry of Hope Lesotho

Ministry of Hope Lesotho is a refuge for impoverished and orphaned infants, children and youth in Maseru, Lesotho, in southern Africa. A full-time social worker, a tutor and round-the-clock caregivers create a safe, loving home for as many as 30 children in a modest, three-bedroom house. Ministry of Hope nurtures the quality of life for these children before returning them to their families or placing them with adopted families. Members and friends of Fifth Avenue participate in mission trips to Lesotho to witness the ministry first-hand, engage with the children and lend volunteer support. ministryofhopelesotho.org
#children   #justice   #education   #economic-insecurity

Parity

Parity is a faith-based nonprofit that works to empower queer faith and justice leaders, guide secular organizations and communities in affirming LGBTQ+ spirituality, and promote LGBTQ+ religious liberty and freedom. Parity and its partner organizations provide mentoring, retreats, classes and workshops to help families, faith communities and schools understand what it means to embrace an LGBTQ+ person and affirm their faith. Fifth Avenue has been a member congregation of Parity since 2005 and cooperates in outreach efforts with LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness. parity.nyc
#justice   #LGBTQ   #education

Philippines: Mission Co-workers Cobbie and Dessa Palm

Cobbie and Dessa Palm are mission co-workers of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Working alongside the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Cobbie Palm trains and supports local church pastors throughout the Philippines, enhancing their skills in church development and revitalization. He also develops curricula and trains churches in peace and reconciliation for the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform. Dessa Palm coordinates the United Church of Christ’s Theater for Evangelism and Advocacy, which trains church workers and members to creatively communicate the gospel and bear witness to the transformative role of a caring and compassionate church.
Learn more about the work of Cobbie and Dessa Palm.
#justice   #education   #children

Fifth Avenue members and friends are invited to engage with and support the work of the following former mission partners.

The Bowery Mission
#justice   #economic-insecurity   #homelessness   #older-adults   #children

The Bridge
#economic-insecurity   #older-adults   #justice

Habitat for Humanity New York City
#economic-insecurity   #justice

Haiti Reforestation Partnership (formerly The Haiti Fund)
#justice   #education   #ecology

Operation Exodus
#children   #education   #justice

Project FIND
#older-adults   #economic-insecurity   #justice

PSS (formerly Presbyterian Senior Services)
#older-adults   #economic-insecurity   #justice

Search and Care
#older-adults   #economic-insecurity   #justice

West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing
#older-adults   #justice   #economic-insecurity #homelessness

Womankind
#womensempowerment #survivors