Outreach ministry at Holy Comforter involves the many ways that we reach out to our community and the world to show God's love through gifts and service to those in need.It is a way we carry out the great commandment "Love thy neighbor as thyself"

The Outreach team meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 1:30pm in the parish hall. All with with a desire to care for the community and the world are welcome.

The outreach ministry contribute to those in need in a wide variety of ways. We are involved with a number of organizations with local, national, and global scope.

St Francis Center for the Homeless:

Volunteers from the church travel to the center on the third Sunday of each month to help provide services to the guests. Volunteers assist with mail distribution, laundry, storage of belongings, clothing distribution, among many other services. Donation barrels for materials for the St Francis Center are located at the church.

Crop Walk:

Money raised through Crop Walk provides food for the hungry in the community and throughout the world through Church World Service. We sign people up to walk and get pledges for Crop Walk each year in October.

Habitat for Humanity:

The outreach team sells grocery cards after Sunday services to raise money for building safe housing for low income families. Five percent of the purchace price goes to support Habitat fo Humanity.

Easter and Thanksgiving Food Drives:

We collect nonperishable food for FISH, the local food distribution center for the hungry in the community.

Interfaith Blood Drives:

The Bonfils Blood Mobile will be at Holy Comforter in January and July in and at the Presbyterian Church in March and September. These blood drives are scheduled each year by members of the Outreach Ministry, with each donation saving as many as 3 lives.

The Christmas Giving Tree:

Each year Holy Comforter is awarded families in need of Christmas gifts through FISH. Members of Holy Comforter donate gifts, and can choose which adult or child they wish to buy a gift for. The gifts are wrapped and taken to FISH by members of the outreach team for distribution.

Parties for the Developmentally Disabled:

The outreach team throws Easter and Christmas parties for the developmentally disabled. At Christmas, "Santa and an Elf" distribute gifts provided by Holy Comforter members.