Archive for August 2014

Wear your PVCC shirts and join a group of volunteers to support ICT S.O.S. Saturday, September 6. R4F (Race 4 Freedom) 5K Run 2014 is ICT S.O.S.’ biggest fund raiser of the year.  ICT S.O.S. is the non-profit organization in Wichita that works to prevent and rescue children, youth and adults from human trafficking.  We had…

GSA (Gay Straight Alliances) and GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) are hosting an educational event, “How To Start, Refresh or Support  A Gay-Straight Alliance At Your School.”  The educational event is Sunday, August 17, 2-4 pm at WSU Ahlberg Hall 210. Check the church bulletin board for more details.

At the end of July we had Camp Friendship, which is a camp where our region’s outdoor ministries program partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters to provide a camp experience, free of charge, to Wichita and Cowley County youth in the BBBS program. In meeting with a case worker to provide a recap of the…

The start of the school year is drawing near!  At this time each summer, we begin collecting new clothing items that can be distributed to children whose families are not in a position to buy new clothes for them.  As in the past few years, the number of families struggling with poverty is great.  Providing…

Greetings​,       Last Friday marked the last day of “Filling the Gap” at 15 locations across Wichita, Haysville, and Oaklawn. We are pleased to announce that about 9,700 meals were served to hungry children and youth in just 10 days. This number is up about 1,000 from last summer, meaning we served an average of about 970 children…