The Love Gift Offering
is a unique offering only given by PW in Redstone
Presbytery to support mission trips of individuals or groups, particularly the
youth, from Redstone Presbytery. All of the women in the local PW groups
give generously once a year at the Spring Gathering in April.
Any member of Redstone Presbytery, going on a mission trip, individually or with
a group, is eligible to apply for funding. Applications are to be submitted to
the PW Moderator by March 1st. The application can be downloaded
here. (click here for
application)
At the Spring Gathering, after the offering is collected and the sum determined, the Financial Committee (Moderator, Treasurer, & Mission Interpretation Coordinator) meets to discuss applicants and decide on the amounts to be awarded. If offering is sent in later in the year, a late applicant may be considered.
If possible, PW of Redstone would like some kind of report or presentation about the mission trip when the recipient has returned, usually at the next Spring Gathering.
2010 Recipients of the Love Gift Offering
Redstone Presbytery Delegates to Youth Triennium - $1208.50. Cheryl Croushore will lead a group of 32 high school students and 5 adults to Purdue University July 19-24, 2010.
West Hempfield Mission Trip to Haiti - $100. Toni Hajek, elder, will lead the group of 4 adults in February 2011. This trip was planned before the earthquake and had to be postponed.
Past
Recipients of the Love Gift Offering
2009 - Pine Run Mission Group of 20 to Baldwin, MI to work with
Lake County Habitat for Humanity. Rev. Lanny Mellinger. $609.
Level Green
Youth Group of 8 & 5 adults to Texas City, TX with Group Workcamps to help
victims affected by Hurrican Ike. Nicole Dericks. $609.
2008 – Avonmore Mission Group of 13, including members of 7 other Redstone churches, to New Orleans to work with the PDA in April. Beth Watkins. $1000.
Uniontown, Third Youth Group of 15 to Cincinnati to join the Group Workcamps for a “Week of Hope” project. Lisa Buckingham. $300.
Katie Mattern (Ligonier, Covenant) to Zambia in December with American University group to work with the HIV/AIDS programs. $250.
Ashley Crago (New Salem) to San Francisco in April 2009 with Grove City College group to minister to the homeless community. $328.
2007 - 24 Redstone Presbytery Delegates to Youth Triennium at Purdue University in July. Cheryl Rhea. $1000.
3-4 Youth in 2 mission groups from Third Presbyterian Church in Uniontown to Katrina Relief in June. Marilyn Fitzsimmons. $300.
2006 - Puckety PC Youth- Group of 8 to New Orleans for Katrina Disaster
mission work for 10 days in June. Roseann Swartz and Tiffancy
Nicastro.
$1000
Alison White (Newlonsburg) to serve one year in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Young Adult Volunteers, helping various age groups in the inner city. $200
Meghan Mattern (Ligonier, Covenant) to Tanzania with Calvin College group for a semester. $100.
2005 –April Lease, Pittsburgh Theological Student, to Haiti thru the school’s World Mission Initiative. $500.
Rev. Sylvia Carlson & Rev. Donna Havrisko to Sudan with Redstone Presbytery’s Mission Group. $937.
2004 -32 Youth Triennium Delegates to Purdue University. Mike Shepard. $1500.
2003 - Emily Kowalik (Level Green) on a Medical Mission trip thru by Grove City College to Dominican Republic. $750.
Johnstown, 1st Youth to Frontera de Cristo Border Ministry in Mexico. Rev. Bruce Cadenhead. $750.
2002 - 12 Youth and 3 Adults to the Bi-National Mission Camp in Mexico thru Frontera de Cristo Border Mission. Rev. Mark Juengel. $1200.