Missions
LMPC Missions
The missions programs at Lake Murray Presbyterian shares the love of Jesus Christ in tangible ways. We have active mission partnerships locally, regionally, and internationally.
Local Missions
GOoD WORKS in Chapin, South Carolina supports local people with housing, utility bills, and counseling. Each year our church has a GOoDWorks Blitz in which we repair, renovate, build handicap ramps, and make other light to medium repairs. Our 2023 Blitz will be held June 19th through June 22nd.
https://gwchapin.wixsite.com/goodworks
WE CARE is our local food pantry and so much more. Lake Murray Presbyterian supports this outreach ministry by donating food and giving financially.
THE JUSTIN PEPPER FOUNDATION was established in October of 2007 in memory of Justin Pepper, an 11-year old member at LMPC to encourage youth to follow in his footsteps and to give back to their community through acts of philanthropy and volunteerism. The Justin Thomas Gustav Pepper Memorial Scholarships provides $1,000 to local students for ongoing education.
JUSTIN PEPPER HOUSE is a not-for-profit organization that provides Christian-based housing for displaced families. Created in memory of Justin, Justin Pepper House has served many families and individuals for over a decade. They are beginning work on a second home.
SNACKPACKS provides food for students who have little or nothing to eat on the weekend. LMPC currently supports students at Chapin High School and Lake Murray Elementary with weekly SnackPacks. A bag is filled with non-perishable and healthy food items for each child to take home.
SCOUTS We have very active scouting programs for boys and girls of all ages: Troop 411 (https://www.troop411.org/ ), Troop 412 for Girls(https://chapintroop412.org/ ), Cub Scouts, Webelos, and Girl Scouts of America, Troop 29036.
THANKSGIVING AT THE HUB provides a holiday meal to hundreds in our community.
GIVING TREE Each year families include people in need in their Christmas shopping.
Regional Missions
THORNWELL HOME FOR CHILDREN supports abused or neglected children and teens. Many small groups at Lake Murray Presbyterian support the children with toiletries, school supplies, and for the teens…cosmetics!.
The PALMETTO FOUNDATION FOR PREVENTION AND RECOVERY works to prevent drug addition in the community.
https://www.prescommunities.org
PRESBYTERIAN COMMNITIES has five retirement centers in South Carolina. They provide encourgaing, safe, clean, and spiritually uplifting retirement living.
MIGRANT MISSIONS is an opportunity to minister to the migrant workers in Lexington County with other Presbyterian churches in our region. Our church gives them Spanish-English Bibles.
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE in Clinton, South Carolina is a Christian liberal arts college with deep Presbyterian roots. Our church provides and endows a scholarhsip for local students who attend PC.
ALPHA AND OMEGA is Christian Fraternity at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.
International Missions
Our Mexican mission partners are making great success in the village of Poncho Villa, Chiapas. We have taken mission service groups in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022.
SCOTA is a school for developmentally disabled children in Iquitos, Peru.
Through Trinity Presbytery and the Trinity South Sudan Ministry, we are engaged in supporting the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan as they pursue peace for their war torn country.
We are supporting the building of a training hospital in Malawi.
