Following is a list of missions, descriptions, and website links that Northminster supports.

Presbyterian Church USA - http://www.pcusa.org/

Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) - http://www.pcusa.org/hunger/

The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP), a ministry of the Worldwide Ministries Division of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), works to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes, responding with compassion and justice to poor and hungry people in local communities in the United States and internationally. Through giving to the annual One Great Hour of Sharing offering and year-round support of the Hunger Fund, Presbyterians provide the PHP with approximately four million dollars a year to support ministries of direct food relief, development assistance, public policy advocacy, education, and lifestyle integrity. The PHP seeks to fulfill its mission through strategic grant making, print and web educational and worship materials, and participatory programs that allow us to recognize and love especially the most vulnerable of our neighbors next door and across the planet.  For thirty-six years, the PHP has provided a channel through which Presbyterians can be engaged in the fight against hunger worldwide. The work of the PHP is guided by the General Assembly adopted Common Affirmation on Global Hunger.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance - http://www.pcusa.org/pda/

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance enables congregations and mission partners of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crisis and catastrophic events. The purpose of the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is to provide a ministry of relief and response to national and international disasters, aid to refugees and displaced persons, refugee resettlement, and efforts toward development.  This ministry is carried out through ecumenical partnerships, related church agencies, middle governing bodies, and congregations. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance's resources for management and program are provided through the One Great Hour of Sharing as well as designated gifts made by churches and/or individuals.

Montreat Conference Center - http://montreat.org/

Montreat Conference Center is one of three national conference centers affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA annually visited by over 35,000 people seeking physical and spiritual renewal in its beautiful North Carolina mountains.

Synod of Lincoln Trails - http://www.lincolntrails.org/

The Synod of Lincoln Trails is a governing body of the Presbyterian Church USA that helps the congregations and presbyteries of Illinois and Indiana.

Whitewater Valley Presbytery - http://www.whitewatervalley.org/

The mission of the Presbytery of Whitewater Valley is to partner with congregations as we grow into God's future.

Northern Quintana Roo - http://www.whitewatervalley.org/wwvp/hispanic_ministries/2004_vbs.htm

Since 2003 Northminster has sent adults and youth from the church to help our sister church, Principe de Paz to establish a church and participate in a Vacation Bible School.

Interfaith Hunger Initiative

In the fall of 2007 Jim Morris, former head of the World Food Program of the United Nations, called together Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders in Indianapolis and reminded us that all of our faith traditions encourage us to "feed the hungry."  The mission statement of Interfaith Hunger Initiative commits individuals and religious communities, and our resources, to elimiate child and family hunger both locally and globally. 

Locally, IHI intends to support Gleaners Food Bank so they can provide more food for children and families with, for example, weekend food packs.  Globally, IHI will support the Global Interfaith Partnership of Indianapolis to provide noon meals for children in Kenya who are suffering from the AIDS epidemic and are often orphaned in in extreme poverty.

Northminster signed the convenant in September 2008 as a partner with IHI for the next five years.  As a congregation, we have agreed to raise awareness about the causes and extent of hunger and to commit some of our benevolence budget to actions that work to end hunger.

Whitewater Valley Presbytery Hispanic Ministries -

http://www.whitewatervalley.org/wwvp/hispanic_ministries/mission_trip_to_WWVP.htm

Northminster has contributed funds to the bilingual Vacation Bible School held at John Knox Presbyterian Church and supported writing the bilingual VBS curriculum for churches in Northern Quintana Roo.

Camp Pyoca Conference and Retreat Center - http://www.camppyoca.org/

Camp Pyoca Conference and Retreat Center exists to provide a place away from the busy world where people can grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ, with others in a Christian community, and with themselves.

Theological Education Fund - http://www.pcusa.org/seminaries/funds.htm

The only source of denomination-wide funding for the theological seminaries related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is provided by voluntary contributions from congregations to the Theological Education Fund (1% plan) and contributions and/or bequests made by individuals to the Theological Schools Endowment Fund.

Gleaners Food Bank - http://www.gleaners.org/

Gleaners Food Bank helps charities feed people in need.  The food bank has distributed more thank 173 million pounds of food and critical grocery products to charities that serve people in need of emergency food assistance.

Wheeler Mission Ministries - http://www.wmm.org/

Wheeler Mission Ministries is a non-denominational, Christian, social services organization, which provides critically needed goods and services to homeless, poor, and needy of central Indiana without regard to race, color, creed, national origin or religion.

Jameson Camp - http://jamesoncamp.org/

Since 1928, Jameson has been meeting the ever-changing needs of Indiana children. All the children have been referred by a community professional because of a need for increased social skills or self-esteem some have minor learning disabilities or health concerns, and still others have behavior problems or come from economically disadvantaged families.

It is Jameson's goal to improve the overall health of children socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Jameson Camp provides positive, stable and valued experiences through a unique combination of summer camp and year-round programs. Over time, campers progress through the various programs to strengthen values, skills, and abilities that are internalized and transferred to their daily lives.

Caring Churches Network

http://www.churchfederationindy.org/programs/index.htm

The Caring Churches Network accepts referrals from sponsoring churches in order to optimize the delivery of church-based social services and spiritual support.  The program fosters collaborative resources in order to address the needs of individuals and families.

Dayspring Center - www.dayspringindy.org

Dayspring Center offers emergency shelter, clothing, and three nourishing meals a day for homeless families with children.  The organization works to combat and prevent homelessness by addressing immediate needs first and then working with each family on the issues that led to their homelessness. 

Habitat for Humanity - www.indyhabitat.org

Habitat for Humanity was founded in Indianapolis in 1987.  The organization joins with low-income families and other community partners to provide home ownership opportunities and build communities of hope as an expression of God's love.  Northminster's Circle 3 provides lunches for workers during builds twice a year.  In the fall of 2008, Northminster sent 25 people who worked beside workers from other Protestant as well as Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim faiths in building The House of Abraham.

Martin Luther King Community Center - www.mlk-msc.org

The mission of the Martin Luther King Community Center is to serve children and families through creative programs that promote hope, self-sufficiency, responsibility and a sense of community.  The Center helps families in crises in the home, school or on job, it assists grandparents who find themselves raising grandchildren, senior citizens in social activities, health programs, promoting creative arts in after school programs, and learning interview preparation skills and a great deal more.

Bread for the World - www.bread.org

A few times a year, Northminster's congregation takes time to write letters to our State Senator asking that our representatives support programs that focus on global hunger.  Bread for the World's 2009 Offering of Letters will press a new Congress and administration into creating a more efficient foreign assistance system that will feed more with less waste.  These letters ARE read, their large numbers counted, and our messages understood. 

Heifer Project International - http://www.heifer.org/

Heifer's mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth.  Heifer's strategy is to "pass on the gift".  As people share their animals' offspring with others - along with knowledge, resources and skills - an expanding network of hope, dignity, and self-reliance is created that reaches around the globe.  This simple idea of giving families a source of food rather than shortcontinued for almost 60 years.
Our Church School children use their weekly offering to buy animals for people in need through Heifer Project. With help from some of the adults in the congregation they have bought a heifer, fish, ducks and a goat in 2006.

Damien Center - http://www.damien.org/

The mission of the Damien Center is to empower persons in Central Indiana affected by HIV/AIDS to move forward each day with dignity and to lead the fight to prevent the spread of HIV.

Julian Center - http://www.juliancenter.org/

The Julian Center is a unique, nonprofit agency providing counseling, safe shelter, and education for women and children who are the survivors of domestic violence and abuse.  Through outreach and consultation, they also seek to educate the community about the issue of domestic violence and its impact on all our lives.

Julian Center's program and services are designed to contribute to a significant reduction in the incidence of violence against women and their children, to support survivors in healing, and to help break the intergenerational cycle of abuse.

Interfaith Hospitality Network

The mission of the Interfaith Hospitality Network is to mobilize communities to help low income families achieve and sustain independence.  IHN unites religious congregations to assist homeless families by providing accommodations and meals for three to five families for one week for every two to three months on a rotating basis. 

The Mission Team sponsors four special offerings designated by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. to provide congregations direct ways of supporting specific causes that help those in need.  The four special offerings are listed below:

One Great Hour of Sharing - http://www.pcusa.org/oghs/

Since 1949, the Presbyterian Church has joined with millions of other Christians through One Great Hour of Sharing to share God's love with people experiencing need. The gifts support ministries of disaster response, refugee assistance and resettlement, and community development that help people find safe refuge, start new lives, and work together to strengthen their families and communities.  This offering is received on Palm Sunday.

Christmas Joy Offering - http://www.pcusa.org/cjoffering/

The Christmas Joy Offering is received at the Christmas Eve services.  Fifty percent of the receipts to the Christmas Joy Offering are distributed to the Board of Pensions for assistance programs that provide support to retired and active church workers and their spouses and families. The other fifty percent supports Presbyterian-related racial ethnic education through the National Ministries Division of the General Assembly Council.

Pentecost Offering - http://www.pcusa.org/pentecost/

The Pentecost Offering is received on Pentecost Sunday, 40 days after Easter Sunday.  Northminster keeps 40 percent of the offering and designates its use for children at risk in the Indianapolis community.  The General Assembly Council divides the remaining 60 percent among ministries with youth and young adults (25%), young adult volunteers (25%), and child advocacy ministries (10%).

Peacemaking Offering - http://www.pcusa.org/peacemakingoffering/

The Peacemaking Offering is received on World Communion Sunday, celebrated the first Sunday in October.  Northminster designates 25 percent of the offering for a Peacemaking scholarship fund for students at Broad Ripple High School, while 25 percent is sent to the Synod of Lincoln Trails/Whitewater Valley Presbytery, and 50 percent is sent to the General Assembly ministries through the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program.