St. Paul's Memorial Church - St. Paul's Memorial Church, Charlottesville, VA
Outreach Programs
Schoolhouse Thrift Shop
Contact: Speedy Larsen, 293-6234, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 973-2271.
The Schoolhouse Thrift Shop, at 1147 Rio Road, sells clothing, toys and small household items at low cost, and also gives clothing to families in need. Opened in 1992, the Thrift Shop’s main purpose is to raise funds for various outreach programs of Region XV of the Diocese of Virginia. The shop is open Tuesday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and volunteers take shifts once a week, or once or twice a month.
Last Updated on Saturday, 22 October 2011 12:33
Midway Manor Recreation
Contact: Betty Kerner (202-0616) or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (434) 295-6327
This ministry provides evening social activities, such as Bingo, for low income seniors and disabled residents of a subsidized rental apartment building in Charlottesville. Prizes include items that cannot be purchased with food stamps. Volunteers are needed on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to help with activities, and to shop for prizes or refreshments. One-time volunteer activities include assisting with holiday or seasonal events. Volunteers are enthusiastically embraced by the residents.
Last Updated on Monday, 11 June 2012 11:35
Play Partners
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 296-7882.
Play Partners, sponsored and directed by Children, Youth and Family Services (a Charlottesville-based nonprofit organization), was initiated at St. Paul’s in 1997. The program, designed to develop literacy skills through play activities, is for low-income, preschool-age children in home daycare settings. Teams of two volunteers visit the same daycare home one hour each week during the school year, reading to the children and offering follow-up play activities based on the story. New volunteers are welcome at any point during the year. Although this is a weekly commitment, there is a strong substitute system, so volunteers can arrange to be absent from time to time.
Last Updated on Saturday, 22 October 2011 12:33
One Campaign
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 296-0673
The Episcopal Church joined the "ONE" Campaign at General Convention 2006 to work together with a wide variety of faith and civic organizations to support the United Nations Millennium Development Goals aiming to eradicate world extreme poverty by 2025. In 2007, St. Paul’s became a "One Episcopalian Parish" and each year holds a "ONE Episcopalian" service, focusing on these goals and their connection to our lives as Christians.
Last Updated on Saturday, 22 October 2011 12:34
CROP Hunger Walk
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 293-2640
The CROP Walk, sponsored nationwide by Church World Service, is an annual ecumenical anti-hunger walk through Charlottesville. Its purpose is to educate the community about the needs of hungry people everywhere and to raise funds to help them survive and become self-reliant. The organization also provides assistance in healing and restoring lives hurt by natural disasters and war. Twenty-five percent of the money raised by local walkers is distributed to the Community Meals on Wheels and the Emergency Food Bank. Volunteers may contribute as walkers or recruiters, or by pledging financial contributions.
Last Updated on Saturday, 22 October 2011 12:35
Community Garden
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 293-3350
This ministry, a community garden located on property near Grady Avenue, was begun in the spring of 2009 for the purpose of growing organic food for a local food bank, neighbors of the garden, and church functions. Helpers are welcome during the growing season, and gardening experience is not required. For more information,
Last Updated on Saturday, 22 October 2011 12:35
Bread for the World (BFW)
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 293-2640
Bread for the World (BFW) is a 35-year old, nationwide Christian movement whose mission is justice for the world’s hungry people through education and advocacy. Churches in a covenant relationship with BFW pledge to support anti-hunger education and missions, and to sponsor actions such as an annual Offering of Letters to government leaders, urging support of carefully researched legislation with the potential to make a significant difference. Volunteers may help by engaging in the church’s anti-hunger/poverty work, and in organizing and conducting Offerings of Letters.
Last Updated on Saturday, 22 October 2011 12:36
Salvation Army Dinners
From September through May teams of volunteers from St. Paul's provide an evening meal on Thursdays for residents of the Salvation Army, as well as for anyone outside the facility in need of a meal. Preparations begin at 4:00 p.m. and dinner is served from 5:45 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Team members may arrive at designated times during this period as schedules permit, and new volunteers are welcome at any time.
Last Updated on Saturday, 22 October 2011 12:36
African Development Project
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 293-4979 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 293-2640
ADP has raised funds since 1985 to support highly effective projects in Kenya. These projects, whose leaders report to local supporters and occasionally visit here, enable participants to improve their health and income, obtain clean water, grow more food and trees, care for orphans and the ill, and attend school. ADP holds several fundraising and educational events each year. Volunteers are needed to help with planning, set-up, food, communication with supporters and project leaders, and selling crafts from Kenya.
There's more. Read about the 2012 and 2011 Harambee dinners and about the effective projects we help support.
Last Updated on Friday, 30 November 2012 11:32
IMPACT: Interfaith Movement Promoting Action by Congregations Together
IMPACT (Interfaith Movement Promoting Action by Congregations Together)is a grassroots initiative bringing a diverse group of congregations together to live out our religious traditions’ call for justice. Last Updated on Saturday, 22 October 2011 12:38
The IMPACT congregations have come together to work on the root causes of community problems. IMPACT congregations range in size from 20 to1,500 people and include predominantly black and predominantly white congregations as well as Protestant, Catholic, Unitarian, Jewish, and Islamic congregations.
IMPACT will address and achieve solutions to community problems through the basic organizing processes of listening/networking, research, and direct action meetings. Through coming together we build our power and ability to successfully live out God’s call.
PACEM: Our Community
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (434) 295-6327
PACEM is a community-based effort of over 50 local congregations, which provides shelter and food for the area's homeless population during the winter months. St. Paul’s hosts PACEM women for one or more weeks during the winter months. During those weeks volunteers are needed for setting up and taking down supplies, food preparation, hosting in the evening, spending the night through the early breakfast hour, and cleaning guests' laundry.
Last Updated on Saturday, 22 October 2011 12:43
