Ministries
FPC Kerrville aims to make a significant impact for good in everything we do, especially through mission partnerships. Our mission partners reflect our commitment to extravagant generosity through relationships, financial resources, skills, and time.
Hopes Kitchen is a weekly ministry located in our Family Life Center. Volunteers provide a hot, balanced meal at 12:00 every Saturday. Hopes Kitchen serves those who may have some form of food insecurity or just wish to seek fellowship at mealtime. In addition to meals, we also provide other basic care products and clothing. Donations are always appreciated -especially jackets and blankets for the winter season.
Pop Up Market
FPC partners with the San Antonio Food Bank for this monthly ministry. It is a pop up food distribution market located in the parking lot. Each month a team of more than 20 volunteers of all ages distribute thousands of pounds of food, fresh vegetables, meat, and nonperishables – to over 300 in our community. We have a busy couple of hours, but everyone walks away with a smile.
Y.E.S. Center
Youth Education Support (YES) Center is an after-school tutoring and enrichment program for 4th and 5th grade students.
The YES Center operates four days per week during the school year. Tutors are talented and caring community volunteers who recognize the need for a safe environment where students can receive educational support and homework assistance. Two student groups attend twice weekly (either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/ Thursday) for one-on-one guidance in mathematics and language arts.
Enrollment is by teacher referral or parent request. There is no cost to the parents for this community service.
The YES Center is located at 823 North Street on the northeast corner of the FPC campus and is led by Director Ann Reynolds. You may learn more about Ann by clicking here and contact her at (830) 822-0445 or yescenter@fpckerrville.org.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity Kerr County was established in 1989 by founders Bill Blackburn, Burley Burleson and Maud Jennings. With the support of community members and a grant from the Community Trust, Habitat Kerr County purchased a lot, and volunteers built a home for a local family. The Zamora family became the first Habitat Kerr County family in 1990. The mission of Habitat for Humanity is “seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.” The vision of Habitat for Humanity is “a world where everyone has a decent place to live.”
First Presbyterian Church is an active participant in this ministry and recently, in partnership with Schreiner University, helped complete a home for Carolina and Jackie.
Guayabales
On our first mission trip to remote Guayabales, Guatemala, in January 2020, just before the global pandemic stopped travel, we built a small building to house a solar-powered water purification system that produced enough clean water for the whole village. In January 2022, we were pleased to return to Guayabales.
Our project, also supported by the Noon Rotary Club of Kerrville, was to help Habitat for Humanity Guatemala and the villagers of Guayabales build a house for their school teachers to use during the rainy season. The road to Guayabales becomes impassable during the rains. The two teachers come from larger towns and usually travel by motorcycle, but the road is so bad that sometimes they can only get to the village to hold school a couple of days a week. With a house for their use in Guayabales, they can stay overnight when the weather makes the road dangerous, and ensure that the school stays open daily.
