Active Missions

Park Road participates directly in these missions programs:

  • Room in the Inn – About 10 nights during the winter, we provide housing for the homeless on our campus. Volunteers are needed to set up, drive, cook, spend the night and do laundry. Since 1996, the Urban Ministry Center has partnered with colleges and congregations of many faiths to open their facilities to provide shelter and food for homeless people during the winter months. The simple goal is to keep homeless people from freezing on cold winter nights. A greater goal is to provide a more personal relationship to homeless people, at least for a night, and a deeper understanding of the depth and complexity of the issue.

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  • Uptown Men’s Shelter – members coordinate and serve a meal every other month on Saturdays at the Uptown Men’s Shelter. Volunteers are needed to coordinate meals, purchase food, and serve.

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  • Supporting Our Schools– Our church sponsors book giveaways which allow students to choose books they would like to keep (called “Book-A-Palooza”). We have scheduled two such events at our partner school, Starmount Academy of Excellence (a Title I elementary school with about a 70% Hispanic population). We also hope to be able to provide backpack snacks for Starmount in the future. We are researching how to meet other needs at Starmount. We encourage direct child interactions through Augustine Literacy Project, Heart Math Tutoring, and HELPS tutoring.

  • QC Family Tree - Periodically, we will assist with this Hospitality House in the Enderly Park area of Charlotte by providing and serving a community meal and/or helping with Household projects such as painting.

  • PRBC Needlers- A group of church members who share their knitting and sewing skills to create items for the needy, especially for babies and the elderly. Prayer shawls are presented to members of the church and the community who are experiencing difficult situations. Other projects include uniforms of for girls in Haiti, chemo hats, and lap quilts for Levine Children's Hospital and Hospice. Volunteers are needed to knit and sew. No prior experience is necessary – we can teach you.