Local Mission
Loaves & Fishes
Loaves & Fishes offers a free meal for the hungry each evening from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
The meal is prepared and served at their new location: 1509 Ashley St. Columbia, MO 65201.
Click here to volunteer to
donate food items with us!
Saturday Cafe
Downtown Churches have come together to provide a hot, free, and delicious meal on Saturdays year-round for anyone in the community who needs a warm breakfast in a quite safe place. They currently take place at 1509 Ashley St., The Room at the Inn. We serve during January and February, so look for a new sign up here in the coming weeks!
Partners in Education
First Presbyterian is a Partner in Education with Benton Elementary. We love to support the teachers, staff, children, and families at Benton!
Coyote Hill
Coyote Hill Christian Children’s Home exists to provide a professional, yet traditional home environment
for abused and neglected children. First Presbyterian supports Coyote Hill through monetary donations, gifts and through volunteerism.
Afghan Refugee Resettlement
Our church adopted 5 Afghan families in February 2022 and as part of this commitment, several church members volunteered to undergo training through Catholic Charities (the coordinating agency) to support our families. In addition, our church members very generously made monetary donations to assist our families with resettlement here in Columbia, MO. After our families were evacuated from Afghanistan, they were placed in military bases in the US, where they underwent rigorous vetting and received Employment Authorization Documents, social security cards, immunizations, etc. They were then resettled to places around the country, including our community. As volunteers, we initially helped our families move into apartments/duplexes around Columbia and we have continued to support them as the Afghan men found work and as the older children enrolled in our public schools.
We have supported 10+ adults, 25 children (including 7 born here since they arrived). The men are all employed and many of them work evening or all-night shifts.
Over time our families have become much more self-sufficient, and they find Columbia to be a safe and welcoming place to live. They continue to need less and less support, especially with communication, transportation, technology and medical services assistance. However, they do still face some financial obstacles, such as increased rent and food costs and medical services that are not covered by Medicaid, i.e. dental work. Due to these ongoing concerns, we continue to seek ongoing FPC donations to support these wonderful families.