Outreach
If you want to understand our church’s outreach efforts to the local community and beyond, look no further than our “logo”. Simply put, we “DO”. The “DO” also stands for “Donegal Outreach”. And with the Presbyterian Church (USA) cross within the “O” also representing a “T”, you have the symbol of our “Donegal Outreach Team”. When you see someone wearing this logo on their shirt, you know they’re from Donegal and you know that they love their neighbor through acts of service.
Donegal Outreach Mission Statement
To serve the community at large and within the Donegal Presbyterian Church in all seasons.
Outreach Team Invitation
The Outreach Team invites and welcomes any member of the congregation to join us in any or all efforts. Congregants are urged to choose what best fits with their individual time and talents. We extend our Christianity beyond the walls of our “little church with a big heart.”
Local Outreach
Donegal Presbyterian Church doesn’t just worship together. We look beyond our historic church walls and actively engage with our surrounding communities through acts of service. The Donegal congregation supports the East Donegal-Conoy Food Bank, Hands Across the Street in Columbia, PA, the Friends of Donegal, Church World Services, Servants Inc., and ECHOS.
Click here to learn more about our Local Outreach.
Mission Trip
In addition to our local outreach efforts, Donegal Presbyterian Church has partnered with Ministries in the North Country (MiNC, The Presbytery of Northern New York) for more than 20 years to perform rural construction and rehabilitation services to families in Northern New York. More than one third of our congregation has participated in this annual mission trip, providing more than 8,400 hours of work on job sites ranging from metal & shingle roofs, insulation & siding, skirting, framing, dry walling, painting, plumbing, and much more.
Click here to learn more about our Mission Trips.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Donegal Outreach Chair: Portia Brian portiabrian1@gmail.com
Program Information: Carl Lori cdl2128@comcast.net
Mission Trip: David Labagh davidlabagh@gmail.com
VOLUNTEER CLEARANCES
All volunteers must pass youth protection and criminal background clearances, as required by Presbytery.
The Donegal Outreach Team will assist you in completing this process.
Click these links if you don’t understand why these clearances are necessary.
Why Do We Need to Get Clearances?
Overview of Clearance Program Mandated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Clearance Links:
The Presbytery of Donegal Affidavit:
Affadavit_pa–volunteers_aff-congregations.pdf
PA Child Abuse History Certification (CY113):
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/KeepKidsSafe/Clearances/Pages/PA-Child-Abuse-History-Clearance.aspx
PA Child Welfare Clearance:
https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
FBI Criminal History Background Check (not required for everyone)
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/KeepKidsSafe/Clearances/Pages/FBI-Fingerprinting.aspx
Updated 11/07/2023