Pender believes that we should lead by example and bring someone to Christ through our actions each and every day. We realize that this is our most important outreach and we shall continue to pray for guidance to help others in need, whatever those outreach needs may be.
Thanksgiving Baskets and December Baskets/ Holiday Baskets
The ingredients for Thanksgiving and December baskets are purchased and delivered by Pender members to Fairfax County families in need. The families are chosen from Our Daily Bread, a Fairfax County social services organization that works with local school children.
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Santa’s Ride New clothes and toys are donated to Santa’s Ride, a program sponsored by the Fairfax County Police Department. Toys and clothes are donated to children in local hospitals and to children and families in financial need in our community. Helping the Homeless Clothes, blankets, toiletries, food and water are collected for distribution to our D.C. community. Van distributions occur every Sunday night in Washington, D.C., 8:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m. |
Christmas/ Gift Giving Tree
Gifts are donated to families that are in financial need. The families are chosen by the public school system and local churches.
| Homeless Walkathon The Walk was open to local churches and the community. This annual November event is a walk that starts on the Mall in D.C. The event is an excellent opportunity for physical and spiritual exercise and the sponsors donate money for D.C. Homeless programs. |
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Pender Outreach Center and Grace Ministries
Our Outreach Center has been expanding and an excellent clothing and furniture ministry thanks to several devoted volunteers who work at the Outreach Center on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. We are feeling the need to be a bilingual center and we are interested in local outreach to our community. We are becoming more familiar and have been volunteering with an organization, Grace Ministries, in Arlington, VA. Grace Ministries has a food and clothing distribution program on the third Saturday of each month and is a bilingual English/Spanish center. Grace Ministries is interested in expanding their ability to offer medical care, books, and educational programs.
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Cell Phone Donations We have an ongoing program for pre-owned cell phones to be donated to the Fairfax County Police Department. The phones are reprogrammed and donated to women to use for emergency use. Eyeglass Donations The eyeglass donation program is an ongoing program for slightly used eyeglasses. The eyeglasses are then donated to our local Lions Club. Operation Teddy Bear New and gently used stuffed animals and clothes are donated during September and October each year to “Gleaning for the World.” The items are donated to orphanages and economically challenged children. |
