Mission & Ministry

• Support Groups
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Al-Anon
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss
  • Men In Transition
  • Walking the Mourner's Path
• Local Missions
  • Changing The Present
  • Local Missions In Action
  • Movin' and Groovin'
  • Austin Bridge Builder's Alliance
  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters
  • Christmas International House
  • CROP Walk
  • Daily Bread
  • Faith in Action—West Austin
  • Foundation for the Homeless
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Manos de Cristo
  • Partners in Hope
  • Presbyterian Children's Home
  • The Samaritan Center
  • Street Youth Ministry
  • Texas Reach Out
  • Wooldridge Elementary Program
  • World Welcome
• International Missions
  • Cuba
  • Nicaragua
  • Senegal
  • Zambia
• Missions for Kids
  • Cards to the Homebound
  • VBS Missions
  • Club 56
• Missions for Teens
  • Middle School Trips
  • Summer Mission Days
• Our Missionaries
  • Nico and Pam Daams
  • Patricia Caroom
  • Terry Cole
  • Skip Crowe
  • Don Davis
  • Daniel and Karen Evans
  • Blake McDaniel
  • Bob Sleet
  • Allen and Julie Weeks
• Lay Ministries
  • Ministry Leader Toolkit
  • Spiritual Gifts Discovery Class
  • Ministry Match
• Congregational Care
  • Deacons
  • Hospital Visitation
  • Stephen Ministry
  • Prayer Shawl Ministry
  • Transportation Ministry
• Prayer Teams
  • Mission Trip Prayer Team
  • Weekly Mission Prayer Calendar
  • Missionary and Ministry Prayer Warrior
• New Covenant Fellowship

Faith in Action—West Austin

Faith in Action—West Austin (formerly West Austin Caregivers) is a coalition of 17 congregations that offer services at no charge to help seniors who do not live in assisted living facilities to maintain their independence and quality of life. Covenant Presbyterian Church was a Charter Congregation when the program started in 1985. These services include providing rides to medical appointments, shopping, volunteering jobs, and other destinations. Faith in Action provides two free weekly drives. They provided over 5,000 rides in 2007 and almost 10,000 volunteer hours. Faith in Action—West Austin is run by two staff members, a board of directors, an interfaith coalition of 17 congregations and more than 125 volunteers.

When:
Volunteers may be asked to provide services throughout the week, or they may visit or run errands for older adults during their own time frame. They receive one hour of training. Also, 25 volunteers, usually members of the MOMs group, bake and deliver cookies just before Christmas as part of the Cookie Connection.

How can I help/participate?
There are many ways to help Faith in Action—West Austin. Volunteers can

• provide rides for medical visits and grocery shopping.
• handle minor home repairs.
• visit the older adults.
• drop off medical items, such as walkers and wheel chairs, to older adults.
• bake, package and deliver cookies prior to Christmas.
• provide financial support.

Faith in Action—West Austin has a geographical service area:

• North: Hwy 183
• South: Town Lake
• West: 360 and Lake Austin
• East: I-35 to 45th St., and then 45th to Burnet Rd. and north to Hwy 183.
  There are eight other Faith In Action programs in the Austin Area, and if you live outside our service area, we can direct you to the proper program.

Contact:
For more information about Faith in Action—West Austin, contact Dr. Kit Chenault at cchenault@austin.rr.com or 451-2225, or John Scurlock at scurryjs@prodigy.net or 453-7903.