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Our Life of Service in Christ
In 1869 the parish founded Thompson's Institute to serve the area's orphaned children. Today, as Thompson's Children's Home, it continues to make a tremendous contribution to the care of the state's troubled children.
Urban Ministry In 1994, St. Peter's Soup Kitchen, which began in 1979 as a way to feed the hungry in downtown Charlotte, joined with other urban ministries to form the Urban Ministry Center, an ecumenical organization which addresses the needs of the homeless and any in crisis. The Urban Ministry is staffed by a rotating group of over 50 volunteers, many of whom are members of other churches or from the city at large. It provides more that 59,000 meals each year, serving an average of 175 people seven days a week. The Augustine Project at St. Peter's The Augustine Project was created as a ministry of The Church of the Holy Family, Chapel Hill in 1994. Since then hundreds of volunteers have provided free tutoring to low-income children and teens. At least 30 communities have Augustine tutors. The program has been replicated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Houston, Texas as well as here in Charlotte. In 2004, Adele Hagood saw this powerful ministry as a way to bring literacy skills to neighbors in Charlotte. Since then St. Peter’s has been given permission to replicate this highly successful program. Seven Augustine tutors are now volunteering to help children and teens in Charlotte in CMS, Trinity Episcopal School, and home schooled settings. Click here for a brochure. Click here to visit the Augustine Project website. The Chapel of Christ the King The Chapel of the Christ the King is an Episcopal parish located in the economically challenged center city area known as Optimist Park. Funded by local parishes, the Diocese of North Carolina and foundational grants, the Chapel's programs focus on helping the residents of Optimist Park. Opportunities abound for volunteer work with their weekday school, after-school program, parish nursing ministry, summer camp program, and BRIDGE Jobs program. Contact the Chapel office at 704-334-3097 to inquire directly. RAIN - Regional AIDS Interfaith Network The RAIN program enables volunteers to live out their faith by working in groups called Care Teams assisting individuals afflicted with AIDS. Its mission is to develop an informed, passionate response to AIDS, beginning by educating and involving churches, synagogues, and other groups in the wider Charlotte community by providing programs which help dispel the myths surrounding AIDS. RAIN also provides services to persons living with HIV/AIDS and by networking with other organizations to coordinate AIDS relief efforts.
Episcopal Outreach Camp This four day "camp" for middle school aged children includes children from the entire Charlotte Convocation and focuses on providing outreach service for various organizations as well as having fun.
St. Peter's is located at the corner of Seventh and Tryon Streets. Free parking is available to all church members and church visitors in the TransAmerica parking deck on Seventh Street, across from the Parish Hall entrance to the church. |
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Saint Peter's has a strong history of serving others -- this is one of the principal ways that we spread the power of Jesus' love. Some of our outreach efforts go back many years. When St. Peter's Hospital was opened in 1876, it was Charlotte's only facility for care of the sick and destitute. Good Samaritan Hospital, built in 1878, was the first hospital in the country built and operated for the Black community. For 73 years, it stood as a living and working symbol of the compassion of the membership of St. Peter's.
Room in the Inn This program runs from late November through the end of March each year and is part of larger community wide program that is run by the Urban Ministry Center. St. Peter's hosts 12 guests one night a week for each week of the program, providing a safe haven for rest, a warm meal, breakfast the following morning and transportation to and from the Urban Ministry Center. Each week requires a crew that requires drivers, cooks, servers, set-up and clean up personnel, and persons willing to spend the night with the guests. 
Other outreach opportunities include Samaritan House, the St. Peter's crew for Habitat for Humanity and the annual CROP WALK. In addition, St. Peter's provides ongoing financial and volunteer support for the Crisis Assistance Ministry and a variety of other community agencies which specialize in caring for the poor and needy. If you are interested in becoming involved with any of these groups, please contact the parish office at 704-3320-7746.