Community outreach is important to the Kalamazoo First Presbyterian Congregation. We have more than a dozen active programs and invite you to join us.
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Downtown Community Literacy Center
The Downtown Community Literacy Center (DCLC) began April 30, 2014, as a partnership with the Kalamazoo Literacy Council. Active tutors from our church family have combined their efforts with several tutors from outside the church community. Currently, we provide tutoring in reading, writing and computer skills. The DCLC’s hours of operation are Wednesday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, 10 a.m. until…
Ghana Partnership
Our congregation’s outreach to the West African nation of Ghana began in 1991, in response to an invitation from Frank Abror, a Ghanaian master’s degree student at WMU from 1989-1991. He was a graduate student in the Rehabilitation of the Blind program at WMU that would prepare him to assist adults in Ghana, who experience major vision loss, as he, himself, had…
Special Offerings
SPECIAL OFFERINGS Every year we have four Special Offerings sponsored by the Presbyterian Church USA. These Special Offerings are a way for all Presbyterians to come together to change lives locally and around the world. Though our offerings may seem small, they are like the mustard seed, which, tiny as it is, holds the promise of an incredible tree. Our gifts hold…