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First Presbyterian Church / 111 E. 20th St. (20th and Raton) / La Junta, CO 81050 / (719) 384-2852
Community Ministries
Associated Charities
Here in La Junta, Associated Charities provide food, shelter, and support to families in need. The church gives its financial support, as well as monthly and special donations of non-perishable food.
The Deacon’s Fund
The Deacon’s Fund is a financial resource provided to families and individuals directly in our community. Donations are accepted year round and administered by a church volunteer and the pastor.
Annual Mission Trips
Our church sends missionaries throughout the country and the globe on short term mission projects.
Our most recent global mission was an adult mission trip to Belize. In 2006, 5 men from our church went to Houma, Louisiana, and helped with hurricane cleanup and rebuilding. In 2007, a group of families spent a week at the Martineztown House of Neighborly Service in Albuquerque, NM.
Angel Tree
During November and December, church members are matched anonymously with local children whose parents are currently incarcerated. The gifts are delivered by church members to the homes of the children’s caregivers, as an expression of God’s love and generosity.
Operation Christmas Child
Along with many local congregations, we support Operation Christmas Child by assembling shoeboxes of items for children around the world. Our members have also participated in the assembling of the boxes at the regional center in Denver
Support Ministries in the San Luis Valley
Through our Presbyterian Women, donations are regularly collected for delivery to Christian agencies in the San Luis Valley. Current collections include hats, gloves, and mittens during November, as well as a collection of items for infants (clothing, blankets, diapers) through the summer.
Global and National Ministries
We support the missions of the Presbyterian Church (USA) nationally and globally through our Designated Offerings. These include the One Great Hour of Sharing offering taken on Easter Sunday, the Peacemaking Offering in October, and the Hunger Offering on Maundy Thursday. The Christmas Joy offering supports our racial/ethnic educational institutions and an emergency relief fund for church workers.
Mission Partners are invited to speak at the church and share the impact of our giving. In 2004, Desiree Hodgson shared with us about her ministry in Eastern Asia, and in 2005, we heard from Chad Parmenter of La Puente, in Alamosa, CO. Virginia Gartrell, from the Bethel Children's Home in Brazil talked to our congregation in 2006.
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