Penn Central Conference continues its commitment to mission, even during, and especially during a pandemic. The personal hygiene kits provided by Penn Central Conference are being delivered to Mission Central in Mechanicsburg, PA. Kits will go directly to students returning to school, especially students receiving free and reduced lunches; to people experiencing homelessness; and to the many people in need after Hurricane Laura.
To date, 416 complete kits have been packed. We continue to have supplies and intend to meet our goal of 500 completed and packed kits. In order to meet that goal, support is still needed. Here's how you can help:
1. If you have items that were delivered to the annual meeting local hubs, they need to be shipped or brought to the conference office or to St. Paul's in Mechanicsburg. Please contact Sherry Spencer to update her on items that are coming. Sherry can be reached at sherryspencer@comcast.net.
2. The best way to help is to send a check payable to the Penn Central Conference ( Annual Meeting Mission Project in the memo line). This will help with the purchase of additional items that were needed to complete the 416 kits and the couple items still needed to complete the 500.
The generosity of our churches was great during this mission project appeal. Thank you to all the folks that provided items, arranged transportation, and helped pack the kits.
Mission Central was a wonderful partner and is always seeking mission partners. On a regular basis, Mission Central is collecting 9 different kits to send - in record time - to places in need. Please don't hesitate to reach out to them if your church is interested in partnering to do mission!
