Make a Difference
SPC is dedicated serving others and doing good in our community. We strive to put our faith into action by doing good works and being a place of love, care, and support for everyone.
Our Missions
SPC’s congregation supports the following local ministries with our time, our talents, our financial support, and our prayers.
CHRISTMAS FOR DSS CHILDREN – Managed by a beloved member of our congregation for years, members of the congregation ask for a profile of one or two needy children provided by the DSS, and do personal shopping for the child. We have supported over 45 children each Christmas through this program!
GOOD SAMARITAN FUND – This is a church-based budget item that is used to supplement a need for a client from Oconee County Ministries, and is also used at the discretion of the minister to assist a member of the congregation.
RIDE TO WORK – This is a line item in the Mission budget. The organization provides rides for people with no transportation to get to and from their jobs. A small fee is required.
WEEKEND FOOD FOR ELEMENTARY CHILDREN – Our church supports the Backpack Program through our Souper Bowl collection and has also delivered food to families with children in a depressed area throughout the summer months.
Get Support
The following groups meet in our church on an on-going basis.
AA – Alcoholics Anonymous is an international mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of enabling its members to “stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety.”
PARKINSON’S – Parkinson’s Association support groups encourage members to share information, give and receive mutual support and exchange coping skills with one another.
Our Community
ANNUAL YARD SALE – Held the last Saturday of May, this event is highly regarded in Oconee County as “the yard sale of the year”! The event is highly profitable and is also an arena for great fellowship with each other in our congregation, but also residents of the county. All proceeds go to missions.
GOPHERS – This group provides transportation (usually doctors’ appointments) for our congregation and any Oconee County resident in need. Clients are screened by United Way.
LITTLE GARDENERS CHILDREN’S GARDEN – Created specifically for the use of the children of Ripple of One, this garden is adjacent to our parking lot. The crops are rotated when needed, and it is a wonderful learning tool in teaching how to plant, what to plant, and crop harvesting.
LITTLE LENDING LIBRARY – Located just outside the entrance to our Educational Building, this library is a replica of those around the county and prefers children’s books but will accept any!
MEALS ON WHEELS – We deliver meals for two routes, one on Monday and one on Tuesday.
OUR DAILY BREAD – Our church volunteers for the fourth Friday at the “soup kitchen”, and one member of the congregation is a Monday captain and manages Sabbath lunches when it is our month to provide.
SHARED BLESSING PANTRY – Located outside our Chapter House, the deacons have constructed a small pantry and keep it stocked with unperishables for the Oconee County needy. There is also an invitation to leave prayer requests.
WINTER COAT DRIVE – This has become an annual event started by a beloved member of our congregation and continued through Office Mulwee of the Seneca Police Department. We have generously donated hundreds of warm items yearly, and our knitting group has hand-crafted hats and scarves for this project.