Community Programs

In partnership with other community groups and organizations, our church helps to shelter the homeless, to feed victims of Aids, and to minister to those in need in our communities:

Family Service Agency, Infant and Toddler Center

Our Christian Education Building houses the Infant Toddler Center. This Center, operated by Family Service Agency for over 25 years, is one of the few full-day, subsidized care facilities for infants and toddlers. Children ages 6 months to three years are lovingly cared for in the Center, which is open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Children enjoy a well-rounded, age-appropriate program in addition to meals and snacks. Fees are based on parents' income. If you are looking for full-time care for your young child, please come by, or call 347-3177, for more information. The Director, Diana Cruz, would be happy to talk with you.

Interfaith Hospitality Network

Our church hosts guest families as part of the Interfaith Hospitality Network. During hosting week, our fellowship hall is transformed into "home" for up to three or four families. Every child who comes, receives a quilt of his or her own made by our Blanketeers quilters. There are many ways to take part in this important outreach: making food, doing laundry, providing childcare, evening host/ hostess, set-up and take-down, overnight host/hostess, or offering special prayers for our guests. For more information or to volunteer please call Judy Hemmer at 344-0932 or visit http://smcihn.com/.

KYROS Ministry

Kyros (KIR-os) is a Greek word for a power that is legitimate, but limited and compassionate. In this time of scandal, fear, and anger about clergy misconduct in many denominations, Kyros Ministry is receiving numerous calls and messages about our work. There are safe and appropriate ways to report abuse or to seek help for one's own behavior. Call 343-3377 for confidential guidance on the reporting process. To find out more, visit www.kyros.org.

Rev. Dr. Kibbie Ruth Adjunct Pastor, Founder Kyros Ministry

We are very proud of our long time association with Rev. Dr. Kibbie Ruth, CCSM Adjunct Pastor and Founder of Kyros Ministry.

Little Wonders

Housed in our Christian Education Building is Little Wonders, a unique, non-profit Parent Cooperative that focuses on Parent Education. Parents with children ages 9 months to 2 years and nine months enroll with their children for a weekly two-hour class. The classes are organized so that there is one hour of structured activities and one hour of parent education. Little Wonders is an excellent opportunity for parents to learn more about being a parent while networking with other parents who have children the same age. Families are asked to choose a volunteer job to assist the program. If you would like more information, please call Little Wonders' Director, Mireille McKee, at 348-0736, or visit their website at www.littlewonders.org.

Peninsula Interfaith Action

Our church is part of Peninsula Interfaith Action, a coalition of congregations on the Peninsula working together to address pressing issues in our community. With the help of PIA we were able to create an after-school tutoring program at three sites in the city. Currently, our Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is addressing the critical issue of the lack of "affordable housing" on the Peninsula. Seeing this as a justice issue, we go to city and county meetings, speak with "those in the know and with power," to gain insight into the issues at hand. If you would like to know more about PIA/LOC, please call Linda Kilby at 299-1531. For more information visit PIA at www.piapico.org

Lowernin.org

lowernine.org is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization teaching home rebuilding to volunteers and community residents; facilitating access to social services; working with youth; and experimenting with models of sustainable economic development in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, LA. Please take some time to explore our site and see how we are helping to rebuild New Orleans, and importantly, see how you can help. We have a chance, now, to build a solid foundation upon which the residents of the Lower Nine, and every other affected neighborhood, can stand, as they recover from the storm and remake their communities stronger than before.

San Francisco Night Ministry

For nearly four decades, a group of San Francisco Bay Area congregations, denominational bodies and concerned individuals have attempted to meet the human and spiritual needs of the city through informal, on-street encounters, supplemented by the telephone counseling of trained, committed lay volunteers. Every night of the year, ordained members of the clergy walk the downtown streets from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., bringing a measure of compassion and understanding to this diverse group through counseling and referral. Taking a lead from Jesus Christ, who was often found among the "wrong" kind of people, the Night Minister and Assistant Night Ministers meet people wherever they are: in the bars, hotels, all-night coffee shops, homes, or simply on the street. Valery McEntee's staff page