The Shoebox Ministry

Jane and Skip Little started our SHOEBOX MINISTRY program about 12 years ago. The purpose of the ministry is to ease the discomforts of the homeless in San Antonio by providing them with simple toiletries that promote basic hygiene.  Other past leaders of the ministry include Pat and Bob Gregg as well as Richard and Gloria Weers.

Members of the congregation support the SHOEBOX MINISTRY with their prayers, financial support and being members of our Ministry Team.  The congregation also provides donations of personal items they have acquired while traveling or purchased from local stores.  It is very exciting to see where our supporters have visited.  There is a yellow rolling cart in Fellowship Hall where you can place these donations.  We are grateful for all the support that is provided.

We collect items throughout the year and quarterly bag up approximately 240 bags of toiletry items to take to the homeless.  The First Presbyterian Church at 404 N. Alamo invites the homeless into their church as guests for dinner the last Sunday of each month and every Sunday in December.  This gives us a wonderful opportunity to meet and help the homeless.  We are very grateful to Robert and Linda O’Nave and the members of the First Presbyterian Church for opening their Church doors to us as well as the homeless. Help in filing the bags and in distributing them to the homeless is always welcomed. Membership in our church is not a requirement!  It truly is an awesome experience.  Those of us who have helped with this ministry consider ourselves extremely fortunate to be able to serve those in need. 

During the winter months we also collect and distribute blankets and coats to the homeless.

If you are interested in helping or have questions please contact Phill Swinney or other team members.

WE ALWAYS ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUPPLEMENT DONATED ITEMS!
* All items should be travel size or very small.  Often we put a special item in the bag such as sun glasses or underwear. We also make up children’s bags with small toys, coloring books and stuffed animals. Donated items not included in the bags are placed on a table available to anyone who may want them.

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