St. Peter's Outreach

Mission Statement:


To support the larger vision of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, the Outreach Advocates seek to serve God by helping to meet the needs of our local community and the world through Christ-centered outreach.

 

Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.’ And he said to him, ‘You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.’ Luke 10:25-28



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Who We Are

The Outreach Advocates are the lay leaders who coordinate support (time, talent, and funds) to local organizations who assist our neighbors who are contending with food or housing insecurities as well as international organizations that provide support for those experiencing trauma as a result of natural disasters or political strife.

St. Peter’s, from its inception, has been a parish that serves. The very core of our existence is extending the Kingdom of God to our community- both locally and abroad.

Giving generously to organizations throughout the community, engaging in volunteer opportunities and supporting various drives- we have always had an active role, a dedicated effort to Loving our Neighbor.


St. Peter’s parish assists the organizations and their programs listed below. Working with the Vestry liaison to the group, the Outreach Advocates evaluate how we can best support these programs and to determine where monetary contributions should be focused. With vestry approval, the group distributes funds that are allocated from the church’s overall operating budget.

Outreach Advocates actively engage with these organizations to coordinate service projects and opportunities of service for parish members.. Examples of such service opportunities include food drives and other needed supplies, community meals, backpack supplies for school children, and Christmas gifts for families in need are just a few of the ways we seek to serve.

St. Peter’s Outreach Advocates meet once a month after our 10:30 service. There are many ways to support our efforts, whether you have time, talent or money to contribute. If you have any ideas or thoughts, we welcome you to share it with us.

Please contact any Outreach Advocate or the parish administrator for more information.



  • Blood Drive

    We coordinate two blood drives a year with The Blood Connection. Contact: Paige Griffin.

  • Christmas Families/Angel Tree

    Parishioners buy and wrap requested Christmas gifts identified by ornaments on the Angel Tree for distribution to local children identified by area social service agencies.

    Contact: Lisa Wakeley



  • Collection for Safe Harbor

    Annual Mother’s Day toiletry drive of items requested by Safe Harbor women’s shelter. Contact: Lisa Wakeley

  • Community Garden

    We have 4 gardens dedicated to providing organic vegetables to Miracle Hill Shepherd’s Gate Women’s Shelter. We deliver produce weekly during the growing seasons (March –October). Contact: Delores Smith.




  • Crop Hunger Walk

    Volunteers get donations and participate in a local spring walk to support local and global hunger programs through Church World Service.






  • Education = Hope

    St. Peter's donates both time and money to Education = Hope, whose mission is to provide for the education of those living in desperate and difficult places: Giving hope to children in Costa Rica, Haiti, Ecuador, Kenya, and Rwanda. St. Peter's has long been connected with and supported E=H, especially in Ecuador where our youth have taken mission trips. Our team was able to see how E=H ministers to both child and family through their home support, mentoring, and meals. Our Outreach Committee makes financial offerings to special mission trips like these, as well as giving ongoing support to this wonderful organization. 


  • Episcopal Relief and Development

    The Episcopal Relief and Development grassroots fundraising campaign, ONE THOUSAND DAYS OF LOVE, began in 2019. Since the campaign was launched, more than 18,000 individuals and 230 churches have donated to it and engaged in acts of love of their own. Young children around the World need: nutritious food, clean water, a healthy and safe environment in which to grow and access to health care. Donations to the campaign have gone toward caring for mothers and newborns, teaching parenting skills, improving food security for young students and expanding access to clean water, to name a few. Through our “Envelopes on the Christmas Giving Tree” at the Church, we as a parish, have significantly increased our donations each year and were recognized as a Hope Partner in 2022. Kurt Cummings is the contact.

  • Feed Thy Neighbor

    Founded in 2010, Feed Thy Neighbor has grown to become a cooperative effort of the Episcopal community in Greenville. St. Peter’s, St. Andrew’s, St. James' and Christ Church feed the homeless every Saturday at St. Andrew’s in downtown Greenville. St. Peter’s volunteers serve on the fourth Saturday. We have fed upwards of 90 people, who otherwise might not eat that day. The menu is simple: eggs, ham biscuits and grits, juice and coffee, and sometimes cookies and fruit. Diners have been heard to comment that we serve the best breakfast in Greenville. Get Involved: Contact Franca George or Nicola Page for more information.

  • Foster Paws

    Foster Paws Rescue is a foster based rescue, meaning cats in their care are housed in the homes of their volunteers. St. Peter’s parishioners can volunteer with this organization. We make a financial contribution to this effort. This organization also supports our Angel Tree program as they donate stuffed toys. Bobbie Goodman is the contact for this group.

  • Good Neighbor Team/World Relief

    St. Peter’s partners with World Relief as a Good Neighbor Team to help settle international refuge families seeking freedom from violence, poverty and injustice.

    Contact: Jerry Ryan or Brenda McKinney


  • Habitat for Humanity

    St. Peter’s volunteers for the Greenville County Habitat for Humanity to help build houses annually and repair Habitat houses throughout the year. Contact: Bob James

  • Haiti Outreach Efforts

    St Peter’s, through the World Missions Committee of the EDUSC, supports the following ongoing projects in the Central Plateau of Haiti in and around the village of Cange:


    1. Cange Water System (Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries)

    Help pay for the Water Pump maintenance and repairs and its operator through an annual donation.

    2. Agricultural Development (Partners in Agriculture, Singing Rooster Coffee, Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries)

    Support and promote the education and success of local farmers through:

    -- Coffee Sales

    -- Annual giving

    -- Assistance with the annual fundraising event held in Greenville

    3. Partners in Health

    Support Partners in Health, which provides periodic clinics and medications to treat epidemic rates of hypertension and assist with the education of local healthcare professionals through:

    -- Annual support for scholarships to healthcare profession students

    -- Mission trips to aid its health care clinics

    4. Education

    Support the education of primary and secondary students through

    -- Funding of tuition scholarships for local schools

    -- Support of Partners in Literacy Haiti

  • Laundry Love

    Provides free laundromat services to help local people. Meets the last Tuesday of the month, early evening, at a local laundromat.  Contact: Cathy Church

  • Meals on Wheels

    Delivers meals and personal contact to 

    homebound individuals in Greenville County.  

    C: Lisa Wakeley-Greer; Delores Smith-GV


  • Pinwheels

    During April, Volunteers place Pinwheels on the church grounds along Devenger Road to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month.

  • Project Host

    St. Peter’s prepares and serves a meal for the local hungry 9:00 am – 12:30 pm each fifth Sunday at the downtown Project Host location. We need a team of 8-10 volunteers.

    Contact: Jerry Ryan


  • Rise Against Hunger

    Volunteers partner with the Islamic Society of Greenville to pack meals to be shipped domestically and internationally. This annual event takes place at the Islamic Center of Greenville.

  • Ronald McDonald House

    Serves as a temporary home for families of critically ill or injured children.  A team from St. Peter’s prepares an evening meal once per month. Contact: Bob James. Click here to sign-up.

  • Speak for Animals

    Speak for Animals fills a need in our local community for low cost/free spay and neuter and vaccines for those who can’t afford it otherwise. The Pickle Fund helps pay veterinary bills for those in desperate need of help for their pets. An annual donation is made to support this community outreach. 


  • United Ministries/Food Bank

    United Ministries is a cooperative ministry of 92 Greenville County congregations. We contribute financially to its general fund, donate generously weekly to its food bank and have a Coat Drive usually every other year. Donations and delivery help are always needed.  Contact: Lauren Hill

  • YMCA Food Relief Program

    We collaborate with the YMCA in a concerted effort to assist local “high need” families. Each Thursday volunteers take 16 food bags to Iglesia Betania Church in Taylors to provide  meals for needy members of the community.   

    Contact: Delores Smith