St Augustine's Outreach
St Augustine's Outreach
Rabbittown Community Center
We proudly support:
Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
Donations are made through PWRDF envelopes.
o famine relief for the Sahel region of western Africa
o agricultural work in Burundi
o a drinking water program in Tanzania
o the Food for Families program in the Solomon Islands
We Care Foundation
Sign Ministry.
Sometimes topical, sometimes humorous, and even sometimes controversial, our signs are a constant witness to our Lord as we engage the population in conversation.
Some of these signs have included:
o “Jesus loves you and I am trying really hard,”
o “Even Jesus had a fish story!”
o “God, His last name is not Damn!”
Support through Meeting Space
We have developed our hall into a very inviting meeting space that has become one of the foundations of our outreach. Some of the groups supported through our hospitality include:
Financial Support
We contribute to:
Refugee Family
We responded to the refugee crisis in Syria by
Rabbittown Community Center
We proudly support:
- Rabbittown Community Centre,
- a community kitchen (through which participants learn to cook healthy meals on a budget)
- three hydroponic gardens in Rabbittown for the centre to provide vegetable for their residents
Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
Donations are made through PWRDF envelopes.
- PWRDF works with other relief agencies to respond to crises throughout the world including:
o famine relief for the Sahel region of western Africa
o agricultural work in Burundi
o a drinking water program in Tanzania
o the Food for Families program in the Solomon Islands
We Care Foundation
- We have helped establish a scholarship program for Nigerian girls who have been displaced by Boko Haram.
- To date we have helped send 56 girls to school to date and continue to support this ministry. Of the 56 girls, 6 of them are starting University in September.
Sign Ministry.
Sometimes topical, sometimes humorous, and even sometimes controversial, our signs are a constant witness to our Lord as we engage the population in conversation.
Some of these signs have included:
o “Jesus loves you and I am trying really hard,”
o “Even Jesus had a fish story!”
o “God, His last name is not Damn!”
Support through Meeting Space
We have developed our hall into a very inviting meeting space that has become one of the foundations of our outreach. Some of the groups supported through our hospitality include:
- Emmanuel Chinese Church (worship here every Sunday)
- St Andrew’s School (hosts their annual Gala here)
- Vibrant Communities (hosts their Community Forum here)
- Rabbittown Community Centre (Community Kitchen)
- Alcohol Anonymous meets here on Friday nights)
Financial Support
We contribute to:
- The School Lunch Program- providing nutritious lunches to children in Grades K-6
- Iris Kirby House - providing shelter to women and their children who are experiencing
- Food Bank and Christmas Hampers
Refugee Family
We responded to the refugee crisis in Syria by
- Sponsoring a family
- Raising all funds and household supplies needed to host a family
- Prepared an apartment for the Syrian family.
