Three Chopt
  Presbyterian Church
9315 Three Chopt Rd
Richmond VA 23229
804-270-5452
  
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The Mission and Service Ministry Team meet on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00pm in the Senior High Room at TCPC.
All are invited to attend. Please come join us!

Our Team’s mission is to provide opportunities and support for the members of TCPC to go forth into the world to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and to minister to God’s people in our community, our region and nation, and around the world as Christ commands that we do.  As part of the TCPC Vision Statement we support the specific focus on hunger through our own Food Pantry, our 5-Cents-a-Meal special offerings, and other mission projects.

LOCAL ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS

TCPC Food Pantry:

            Our Food Pantry, which was started in January of 2010, is now a Partner with the Central Virginia Food Bank. The Pantry is open for guests on Tuesday evenings between 5:30 and 7:00. We are currently working to expand the types of food items, as well as services, available to our guests. We always need additional volunteers to help with serving visitors or work behind the scenes.

GO! Projects

            The GO! Projects are once-a-month, local mission projects for small groups of all ages. Church members sign up to go into the community to assist individuals or other service organizations that need groups of volunteers. Previous GO! Projects have helped such agencies as:

  • Camp Hanover
  • Lamb’s Basket Food Pantry
  • Central Virginia Food Bank Backpack Program

Look for sign-up sheets for GO! Projects in the Upstairs Fellowship Hall during the months of September through May.

CARITAS

TCPC has traditionally hosted a group of homeless individuals or families for one week during the year. Our members provide meals, a safe and warm place to sleep, services, such as trips to showers and laundry facilities, friendship, and some other nice surprises during the week. It takes a lot of volunteers and there is an opportunity for all - large and small.


Advent Giving Trees

            In December, TCPC members have the opportunity to help our neighbors by supplying Christmas gifts to the needy, whose names are supplied to us through our local schools and a local prison ministry.

Refugee Resettlement Projects

            TCPC has helped with the resettlement of refugees in the Richmond area several times in the past. At present we are assisting another Richmond church in helping to settle a family of 7 from Ethiopia.

REGIONAL / NATIONAL PROJECTS

            The following are examples of some of our on-going and periodic projects:

  • Youth Mission Trips to the Washington D.C. area, to help in soup kitchens and in other projects in the area.
  • Mission trips to Appalachia, which involve building and remodeling projects.
  • Monetary contributions to Presbyterian Church (USA) Disaster Assistance for the United States.

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Mission Trips to Haiti

            The focus of these trips is to help residents of several homes for orphaned boys in the impoverished country. The trip is organized by our Pastor and our young adult members.

Contributions to the Presbyterian Church (USA)    

            Through these monetary contributions TCPC supports our broader denomination’s international mission programs. These contributions are supplied through a percentage of our members’ pledges and through Special Offerings throughout the church year.

 

For further information about any of these opportunities, or to see how you can volunteer, please contact Carol Lancaster, Chair of Mission and Service Ministry Team at 357-1056

Last Published: August 21, 2011 2:24 PM
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Welcome to Three Chopt Presbyterian Church!
We invite you to join us!  We have Inquirer classes in the fall, winter and spring at 10:00 am on Sundays in the Parlor. This class gives you a chance to meet other prospective members, elders and leaders of the church, and to learn much more about Three Chopt Presbyterian Church.  Review the following and contact one of the pastors with any questions.

There are several easy ways to become a member:

a.  by Profession of Faith in Jesus Christ, and Baptism -- If you have not been baptized, you may join by making a public profession of faith and being baptized. Those previously baptized simply need to publicly profess their faith.
b.  by Reaffirmation of Faith -- If you have been a member of a Christian church but have not been active in recent years, you may join by reaffirming your need of and dependence on Christ
c.  by Certificate of Transfer -- If you have made a profession of faith and are a member of another church, you may join by transferring your membership.  After you join Three Chopt, we will contact your former church and request your certificate of membership transfer.
 
The Day You Join - You will gather for photographs and a meeting with the Session.  You will be received into membership by answering the following questions:
1. Do you trust in Jesus Christ and accept him as your Lord and Savior?
2. Do you intend to be Christ's faithful disciple, seeking to obey his teaching and to show his love to your life's end?
3. Do you intend to continue in the covenant God made with you in your baptism, to be a faithful member of this congregation, to share in its ministry through your prayers and gifts, your study and service, and so fulfill your calling to be a disciple of Jesus Christ?

You will be welcomed and introduced to the congregation at a worship service following your meeting with the Session.
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