Mission Partnerships form when the sessions of two or more churches in the Presbytery share the conviction to address a particular mission enterprise.  Mission Partnerships are established and reviewed by the Mission and Ministry Work Group upon request.  Mission Partnerships are for a specified period of time and have a clearly stated goal.

Carpenter's Helpers

The objective of Carpenter's Helpers is to build one house each year for Habitat for Humanity.  Membes from each of the participating churches have been involved in the building of the houses, as well as an organized clergy day when clergy from this Presbytery have a chance to work on a house.

Contact:  Mark Christman
Phone:  303-480-9013
Churches:  Bennett, Calvary,  Central, Grace, Highland Park, Lakewood First, Littleton First, St. Andrew, St. James, Shepherd of the Hills, Trinity, Wellshire, Wheatridge, Westminster

Central Visitation

Central Visitation Program offers an opportunity for approximately 100 families to have visits bewteen children and parents who are required to have supervised visitation time.  Volunteers are trained to be available for these supervised visits.  A recent grant will allow them to now offer parenting classes.

Contact:  Carol Lingenfelter
Phone:  303-438-8439
Churches:  First of Brighton, Montview Boulevard, Central

Covenant Cupboard

The churches involved in Covenant Cupboard donate a significant number of volunteer hours each week to pick up donated and purchased food, prepare boxes, arrange food for selection, register and process clients and clean up at the conculstion of the distribution process at the food pantries at Church of the Covenant, Bennett and North.

Contact:   Ken Whiting
Phone:     303-601-9299
Churches:  Bennett, Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, North

Ghana

Ghana Mission Partnership provides shelter, affordable housing, meals and assistance to families experiencing homelessness.  The churches involved in this mission partnership offer emergency housing and hospiitality in their buildings as well as meals and personal care items.  In 2008, this mission partnership will receive $4,000 from the Presbytery mission budget.

Contact:  Olivia Hudson Smith
Phone:  303-333-1146
Churches:  Green Mountain, Peoples

Growing Home

The misison of Growing Home is to provide shelter, affordable housing, meals and assistance to families experiencing homelessness.  The churches involved in this mission partnership provide emergency housing, meals and personal care items to families, as well as serving as hosts to the families who use these services.

Contact:  Teva Sienicki
Phone:  303-452-5478
Churches:  Good Shepherd, Thornton, Trinity, Westminster

Guatemala

The purpose of this mission partnership is to facilitate and maintain sustainable solutions to problems jointly identified by the Mission Partnership and the target community of Guatemalans in greatest physical, economic and social need.

Contact:  Cathy Nagy
Phone: 303-963-5030
Churches:  Central, Montview Boulevard, Covenant, St. Andrew

Lomagundi Clinic Mission Partnership

A new mission partnership has been formed to share with the Presbytery of Zimbabwe in providing healthcare for the community.  This mission partnership helps to support the Lomagundi clinic in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe and assists in providing financial support, supplies, medicine, and training. 

Contact:  Joi Bowen
Email:  joibo@comcast.net
Churches:  Arvada, Central, Genesis, Wellshire

Malawi

The purpose is to covenant three communities (Denver, Mtslitza, Denver-Mtslitza) to learn from each other and have a mutual relationship through pastoral education, pastors beginning small businesses, and literacy among pastors and the village residents.

Contact:  Phylis Ritscher
Phone:  303-794-6851
Churches:  St. James, Trinity, First of Leadville

Network Ministries

Network Ministries reaches out to the homeless with a place to go for coffee, conversation, a warm coat, toiletries, or a Thanksgiving meal.  Members of the participating churches not only collect these needed supplies, but they also spend time at the coffeehouse, caring for those who visit it.

Contact: Wayne Ott
Phone:   303-636-4431
Churches:  Elizabeth, St. James, United Church of Idaho Springs

Presbyterians for 2nd Wind

Presbyterians for 2nd Wind Mission Partnership is created to decrease the incidence of teen suicide by removing financial and social barriers to treatment for at-risk youth.

Contact:  Ann Ludgivsen
Phone:  303-425-7182
Churches:  Green Mountain, Arvada, Church of the Hills, First of Lakewood

Refugee, Asylum Seeker and Immigrant (RASI) Outreach Partnership

Refugee, Asylum Seeker and Immigrant Outreach Partnership is to support the needs of these people, help them acclimate to the Denver area and become connected to congregations as communities of welcominb and hospitality.

Contact:  Rev. Ashley Seaman
Phone:  303-333-1130
Churches:  First of Aurora, First Avenue, North Highland, Church of the Covenant

Self Improvement Opportunities

Self Improvement Opportunities Mission Partnership offers adults in Aurora and Denver the opportunity to study for their GED, received basic computer skills, fill out job applications, type resumes and receive tutoring.  Members of participating churches do fundraisers, provide computers and other supplies as well as volunteer hours for this agency.

Contact:  Jane Combs
Phone:  303-695-9367
Churches:  Aurora First, Montview Boulevard

Zimbabwe Mission Partnership

The goal of the Zimbabwe Mission Partnership is to continue to focus on feeding, providing school fees, tuition, uniforms, nutrition supplements and medical care for the orphans enrolled at the Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care Center (HCOC) near Murewa, Zimbabwe.  We will also continue to collect and ship supplies to Zimbabwe.  In addition, ZMP raises funds to support local farming for food production and for essential new construction projects.  Operating funds for support of school teaching and administrative staffs, HCOC staff and building and grounds maintenance and repair are included in ZMP's budget program. 

Contact:  Deanna Heyn
Phone:  303-396-2130
Churches:  Bennett, Brighton First, Eagle River, Elizabeth, First Avenue, Good Shepherd, Kiowa Creek, New Hope, Providence, Strasburg, Westminster, Yellowstone Presbytery (Associate Member)