We will send you on the mission of a lifetime! Fremont Missionaries go each year to Ethiopia, Jamaica, The Gulf Coast... we are a growing group of missionaries, looking for more people to get involved in our missions program! Our committee meets once a month and we'd love to have you be a part of the work we're doing for the Lord. Don't be shy. If you want to go on a mission, talk to Pastor Dan about the best way to get involved and to become one of the leaders at Fremont Church. Local and World Mission Teams... working to change the world one life at a time!
Fremont has adopted Earl Warren School in Sacramento City Unified School District. It is located in the Fruitridge area. There are many ways Fremonters show their outreach to the community of children: assisting in classrooms, tutoring, sewing homework bags, providing lunch for teachers at the end of the year, working at the Start program after school, providing assistance at the Pancake Breakfast fund raiser, providing monetary assistance through the Becker Fund, one-on-one mentoring, preparing and sponsoring Christmas Bags for every child, and meeting individual needs as they come up.
Since 1996, Fremont has been in partnership with the Shekkacho people of Maasha, Ethiopia. Maasha is in southwest Ethiopia in a beautiful rainforest area. At the time of Fremont's first partnering, this area was considered an 'un-reached people group'. Since that time, there has been tremendous outreach and conversion to Christianity that has been exciting for Fremont to be a part! One way Fremont has been involved with the Shekkacho is Bible Translation. The Shekkinono language had never been written and now a major part of the New Testament has been reviewed and is near publication stage... very exciting work to be a part of! Then, in 2005, a team of Fremonters went back to Ethiopia and the need for working with students became apparent. The students must take a comprehensive English exam at the end of 10th grade in order to continue on in schooling. If they do go on; another test is taken at the end of 12th grade in order to go onto university, trade school, etc. The success rate of passing these tests has been at 12% in the Maasha area. Students travel 1-2 hours many times to come to school as well as having responsibilities at home to care of younger children, livestock, etc. The result? Attending and doing well in school is a challenge. In 2006, Marsha Cornwell went with a group from the East Coast to Ethiopia and 'learned the ropes' by teaching students in another area that had English for Ethiopia already going each summer. In 2007, a team of seven people went to Maasha to begin the English for Ethiopia program there. It went well and the goal is to go back each year until we can insure that the rate of success is waaaaaaay above 12%! This year, there is a team of five people going to Maasha and we are very excited to keep the work going as well as building stronger relationships with the Shekkacho people. English For Ethiopia Team 2008 MaryJane Hernandez, Bob & Lynn Schroeder, Michael Nevin and Dave Phillips (shown with Maasha Presbytery President, Tesfaye Ayno) Follow Mike's Ethiopia Blog
Instead of sending commercial gifts to friends and family, this is an opportunity to honor them with an “alternative gift”. The market offers items made by craft people in Third World countries who are paid a living wage for their products. The market also offers an opportunity to honor someone on your gift list with a monetary donation in their name to a local self help agency (Mustard Seed School, Downtown Food Bank, or Francis House) or to a specific project in a Third World country. Volunteers are needed to help prepare this one-time event each year.
The Loaves & Fishes Dining Room serves a full-course noon-time home cooked meal to 500-1000 homeless and hungry guests every day of the year. Fremont Presbyterian Church is responsible for preparing and serving a nutritious meal on the second Tuesday of each month.
This is a temporary educational program for kids who are homeless. Volunteers work with professional teachers in providing age appropriate activities in a nurturing environment. Frequent field trips provide opportunities to extend experiences and expand vocabularies and concepts. Numerous retired teachers from Fremont volunteer at this school.
This organization provides transitional housing for homeless people in Sacramento at Bishop Quinn Cottages on A Street in north Sacramento. A person may live there 2 years and receive counseling and support to move them into permanent housing. Residents pay $200 per month or 1/3 of their income in rent.
The Food Basket distributes groceries to about 30,000 people each month. Financial support comes from 12 churches, local businesses and other local groups such as EDD and Crop Walk.
This house is a counseling and resource center for poor individuals and families. Francis House provided a link with volunteers and other resources in the greater Sacramento community. They offer emergency aid for housing, transportation, medicine and necessities of life as well as resource counseling to the men, women, and children on the streets of Sacramento.
InterVarsity works on CSUS to help bring college students to Christ. Through Bible studies, student mixers, and time talking to students, InterVarsity reaches out to students in a very personal, loving way. Staffers carry the Gospel to the students by setting an example of how to live as a Christian.
This is an organization formed to love, foster and support wives and children of prisoners incarcerated in Folsom Prison. For more information, see their web site.
