First Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
Cookeville, Tennessee

Mission

Our church houses One World Market, an alternative gift shop, where purchases count twice. Items from Serrv and UNICEF support the work of these service agencies, and the profits are given to local service organizations such as Rescue Mission and Helping Hands.

One World Market also helps the church to promote the housing ministry, Creative Compassion, with the sale of Kroger cards and Heifer Project International with the sale of gift cards to send much needed animals to needy villages.

Hosting International TTU Students

Our church has a strong commitment to its Mission program, and supports both national and local needs.  Among these are: Helping Hands of Putnam County, Habitat for Humanity, Creative Compassion, Rescue Mission, Genesis House, Mediation Services,  Heifer Project, UNICEF and General Missions.  We have also sponsored families from Bosnia and Vietnam.

Thoughts from Houma, Louisiana View photos of last Spring's mission trip to Houma, Louisiana posted to the PSA website:

Habitat pictures - the Stewarts
 

Grant Lovellette, one of our church family, returned from mission work in Eastern Europe, where he taught English and Bible study to gypsies (Roma).  He taught children from ages 5 to 17 in Szurte, Ukraine and worked as a coordinator in Budapest, Hungary.