Ministry & Missions

Missions is an area that needs to touch every segment of our congregation. We presently participate in missions financially more than any other way. Therefore, one of our priority goals will be to encourage the development of various local ministry and mission opportunities with the involvement of every church member in some meaningful way. We will also provide opportunities for missions to other countries as we continue in the first decade of this new century. We want to be a church that is going out into our community and beyond with compassion, hands on Tender Loving Care, and the good news of God’s Word to bring faith, hope and salvation in Jesus our Lord.

SCPC Mission Statement Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a gathering of sinners with God’s grace our sole hope of salvation, take as our mission of stewardship to the Lord Jesus Christ: the spreading of the Good News, the shepherding of His flock, the loving of our neighbors, and the recognition that our neighborhood is the world. We pledge ourselves to a goal of caring, nurturing, prayerful service to our own and to our community at large, teaching ourselves the word of God both at home and in church and trying to teach others by an example of lives led as Christ commanded. In keeping with these Bible-based ideals, we accept as our obligation the development of programs designed to benefit each person reached by our ministry. Knowing we must forgive others their trespasses because God has forgiven our own, we offer communion to other believers and strive to be inclusive instead of exclusive, facing outward more than inward, building bridges rather than walls between ourselves and all who accept – as well as all who still need to accept – Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Missions CP Women’s Ministry – ongoing ministry more information Our United Outreach – ongoing involvement more information DeKalb County Ministerial Association – ongoing involvement more information Project Heifer International – special offerings more information Habitat for Humanity – future interest to become involved more information

CP Women’s Ministry – ongoing ministry Our CP Women’s Ministry leads the way for our congregation being very involved in local ministry and missions. Our Women’s Ministry supports Lighthouse Christian Camp through many of the helps and evangelistic ministries in which the camp is involved during the Christmas season. They are involved in the financial support of orphaned children through the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s home. CPWM help families in need by providing food, and many other needs that arise. They also provide a visitation ministry to the elderly who are unable to attend church. There are many other ways in which our Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry continues to minister to our extended church family and our community. back to top

Our United Outreach – ongoing involvement OUO is the Outreach giving for the Cumberland Presbyterian Denomination. Each church supports the broad ministry of the denomination by giving an annual gift based on the churches total income and membership. We are glad to support this effort due to the many area of ministry that are supported throughout our denomination. This graph illustrates how the monies are divided up in different areas of ministry.

DeKalb County Ministerial Association – ongoing involvement Our church has been involved with the Dekalb County Ministerial Association for many years. Through the Association we share involvement with the Community Good Friday Service, Easter Sunrise Service, and Thanksgiving Service.back to top

Project Heifer International – special offerings Since 1999 Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church has become involved in world missions with ministry to the poor through PHI. The gospel delivers a mandate to the church to care for the poor. We have found that PHI provides a wonderful service to the poor that ensures a brighter future for tomorrow and provides ways for families to produce income and share that knowledge and skill with other families that can help lift entire communities out of deep despair. There is an old saying that captures the driving force behind PHI’s ministry. “You can give a man a fish and you’ve provided him one meal, teach him how to fish and he will never be hungry again.” PHI provides animals, knowledge, training, and requires the responsibility to pass on off spring, knowledge, and training, so that multiplication of resources takes place from family to family. We are excited to know our gifts are making a difference both now and for years to come. back to top

Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity has come to Dekalb County, and we are excited to participate in this service ministry. Habitat provides opportunities for our congregation to become involved in the hands on work of ministry and mission. It's always been a real concern for our church leadership not only to be involved in world missions through our denomination, but to see to it that our time and money involved with missions is right here in our own community. What better way to help those in our own community than through HFH. back to top