Asbury Heights
Asbury Heights offers older adults and their families the high quality residential living and healthcare services. Bower Hill has been involved with Asbury over the years in many ways. Asbury Heights
Bidwell Training Center
Bidwell Training Center's vision is to respond to employment markets in southwestern Pennsylvania by offering programs providing career paths and opportunities in the high-tech, culinary and medical fields. Bidwell Center
Bower Hill Braillists
The Bower Hill Braillists Foundation was established in 1954. Volunteers create braille versions of literary books for the lending library, which ships books to readers all over the country. They also produce textbooks, math books, and other educational material for schools and colleges. For those who want to learn how to create braille material, a 22 week class is conducted once a year. If you would like more information, contact the church office.
Boxtops for Education
This is a program where church members bring in box tops from certain products. The manufacturers of the products will redeem them for education items for schools. We are working with a Hopi Mission School. More Details
Hopi Christian Mission School
Breachmenders
Breachmender's mission is to provide educational and cultural opportunities to those who might otherwise not afford them. Breachmenders website
Bread for the World
This is a national Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world’s hungry people by involving our nation’s decision makers. BFW Institute seeks justice for hungry people by engaging in research and education on policies related to hunger and development. Bower Hill Community Church supports this program through financial assistance and the writing of letters. Bread for the World
Christmas
Mission Tree
At Christmas members are invited to purchase Christmas Gifts for mission projects. The projects vary each year. Recently Lydia's Place and the soldiers in Iraq have been recipients of the gifts.
Clairton School District Project
We have participated in several projects to help the students at Clairton. One project was giving them basic school supplies. Another project was supplying them with books to read for the summer.
East Liberty Health Care Center
This is a Christian ministry that provides healthcare services at more than 150 locations in the Pittsburgh area. They served 6,159 patients in 2003, 68% minority, 27% uninsured, 39% on Medical Assistance or Medicare, and 84% living below twice the poverty level. Bower Hill Community Church provides financial support through it’s Mission program.
East Liberty Health Care Center
Family Hospice
Many of Bower Hill's members have volunteered with this ogranization. We are looking to expand our involvement since they have moved to their new facilities next to our church.
Family Hospice
Hunger Action Team
This group of Bower Hill members has been working since spring of 2006 on various projects to alleviate hunger. Projects have collected and delivered 14,000 pounds of food to Mississippi, conducted a community awareness seminar and feed residents during Christmas day at the Washington City Mission. Hunger Action Team
Hosanna Industries
Members have participated in various construction projects. Typically these have been one day efforts. Hosanna Industries
Infinite Family
This project involves one member of congregation interacting with an orphaned child in Africa via emails and a web cam. The idea is to be able to mentor the child.
Betsy Hohlfelder is working with a 15 year old boy named Lucky. We hope to expand this program to involve more members.
More on Bower Hill's Involvement
Infinite Family
Margaret McKee Scholarship Fund
This scholarship fund was established to encourage members of Bower Hill Community Church to volunteer for mission service. The fund is administrated by the Mission Committee of the Session of BHCC. Requests for scholarships must be made with a written proposal at least 60 days before implementation. This proposal should include the location of the mission service project and the work expected to be performed in addition to the travel and living expenses expected to be incurred during the performance of the mission service. The fund will provide scholarships for up to three quarters of the expenses of approved proposals up to a maximum scholarship of $2000.
The Medical Benevolence Foundation
This organization in partnership with the Presbyterian Church (USA), provides information about the international health concerns, raises funds to support the health programs, recruits healthcare professionals and other types of volunteers to serve in health related mission programs outside the US. Bower Hill Community Church has made a gift through this foundation to support the building of the Hospital Sainte Croix nursing school and is continuing their support by offering scholarships to nursing students. The school is expected to be open to nursing students in January 2005. Medical Benevolence Foundation
Miryam’s
House
On the fourth Tuesday of the month, food is prepared and delivered for Miryam's house. Miryam's house is a woman's shelter.
Mt. Washington Tutoring
Each Tuesday afternoon throughout the school year, several members from Bower Hill travel to the Presbyterian Church of Mt. Washington to tutor second grade students. All lessons are supplied by the coordinator. The program is designed so no teaching experience is necessary. The students’ teachers, principals, and families are most appreciative of the time spent with their children. If you would like to become part of this very worthwhile project, please call Bev Lamb at 412-343-2788 for more information. It’s fun, it’s interesting, and it’s very rewarding!
Neighborhood Academy
The neighborhood academy in Garfield is a faith based private high school (grades 8-12) for low-income studnts with a misson to prepare their students for college. This is a very worthwhile organization that has been approved as a mission agency by the Presbytery. In 2006 Bower Hill is funding scholarships for two students. There are many opportunities for members to help their program, such as tudoring, staffing their school store and morning worship leader. Call Dave Hicks for details. Neighborhood Academy
Pleasant Valley Shelter
Members of Bower Hill prepared a meal monlthly for many years in support of the shelter. Pleasant Valley
Shelter
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Shepherd Wellness Center
Shepherd Wellness offers support and assistance to persons infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Bower Hill members have assisted in various events such as serving for their community dinners. Shepherd Wellness Center
Sheldon Jackson College
This college was founded by a Presbyterian minister 125 years ago in Sitka, Alaska. About 40% of the students are drawn from the Alaska Native community. A number of people from Pittsburgh Presbytery have spent from a month to a couple of years in volunteer services at the college. Bower Hill Community Church supports this college through monetary contributions. Sheldon Jackson College
South Hills Interfaith Ministries
Bower Hill supports SHIM monetarily and in various forms as the need arises. Every August, we support the SHIM Back to School Event.
This event in August provides students with backpacks and supplies for the coming school year. The backpacks and supplies are distributed during a party held for the students in August.
South Hills Interfaith Ministries
Sojourners House
This agency assists addicted women in Pittsburgh and provides daycare to their children under twelve. It is certified as a partial hospitalization program and has a number of apartments available for the women and children following the intensive treatment period. Bower Hill Community Church has supported this ministry through various mission projects.
Wallace
Memorial Food Pantry
On the second Sunday of the month donations are collected at the church and delivered to the food pantry. Donations can be left at the church any time. Contact Jason Rising for more information.
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