Transfiguration
Episcopal Church
We are part of
The Jesus Movement.
Outreach in the community is the crucial call of Christians in the world. To live out our Gospel charge to change the world, Transfiguration is involved in outreach ministries across Indian River.
Community Lunch Program
The Community Lunch Program is an outreach ministry that we have brought back. Parishioners prepare dishes for this potluck event the third Wednesday of every month.
Lunch is served from 12:30PM through 1:30PM. The community has welcomed this opportunity to gather and interact with others of all ages that may not get out as much as they would like. All contributions go to supporting local charities that provide food, help with heating costs, and other worthy work. Contributions are accepted but not expected.
The STAR Program
Sharing Together Area Resources, or STAR, began in January of 2012. The program helps to fill the gaps for those folks on assistance who are unable to purchase personal items such as soap, toilet paper, and toothpaste under the current Food Stamp policy.
STAR is supplied through donations from our congregation as well as community businesses and nonprofits. The local grocery store contributes by selling us personal need items at wholesale cost. The donated items are available at the church as well as at the local school.
The STAR Program
Sharing Together Area Resources, or STAR, began in January of 2012. The program helps to fill the gaps for those folks on assistance who are unable to purchase personal items such as soap, toilet paper, and toothpaste under the current Food Stamp policy.
STAR is supplied through donations from our congregation as well as community businesses and nonprofits. The local grocery store contributes by selling us personal need items at wholesale cost. The donated items are available at the church.
School Support Program
This program has expanded to other areas in the school. We provide help with school supplies for students and teachers, clothing for Kim's Kloset and other needs brought to us by a liaison from the school.
Scholarships to
Camp Chickagami
For several years, our congregation has sponsored campers to attend our diocesan summer camp, Camp Chickagami in Presque Isle, Michigan.
Scholarships are given to area children that otherwise may not be able to experience those amazing childhood memories of summer camp.
Our Mission Committee
Our Mission Committee is always looking for small ways to help those in need in our community. It is the heart of our church and supported by the whole parish.
We put together baskets for those in need in our area for Thanksgiving and Christmas, we actively provide food and money for the Joy Fellowship Food Bank in our area, we support Eat for Heat, we provide gift cards for teachers to buy extra things for their classrooms, we provide gas cards for those in need, work with the local market to provde gift cards for the market to those in need and we have a diaper ministry. The list goes on and on as we look for ways for our whole Parish to get involved in outreach.