Fort Myers Beach Masonic Lodge
17671 Pine Ridge Road
Fort Myers Beach, Florida 33931
Reverend RC, Pastor
Gail Fleeman, Minister of Worship and Music
Dr. Bruce N. Merton, Pastor Emeritus
CURRENT MISSION ACTIVITIES
THE HELPING HAND FUND
Peace Community Church maintains a Helping Hand Fund
We provide one time assistance to folks who need help with rent, utilities and other needs. Those seeking assistance are usually required to have made attempts to receive assistance through local goverment agencies or non-profits.
THE HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK
The Harry Chapin Food Bank recently announced a challenge grant of $350,000 for their Care and Share Senior Feeding Program. From this point forward our Church will designate our regular budgeted gift of $125 per month for the Senior Feeding Program. Special gifts that you designate to the Food Bank, above your regular tithes and offerings, will be matched as well. Let’s take advantage of this opportunity to help the Food Bank double our contributions.
OUR MOTHERS HOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
Some in our church family have made a connection with OUR MOTHERS HOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, an organization that takes in teenage mothers / mothers to be who are in the foster care system or have been victims of human trafficking. Their goal is to empower the young women in their care to break the generational cycle for themselves and their children. As the young ladies move on beyond Our Mothers Home, they usually pack their belongings in trash can liners. We would like to provide gently used suitcases, with wheels for the young ladies as the move forward and onto the next chapter of their lives. Do you have suitcases sitting around that you don’t use? Perhaps you visit thrift shops regularly. Would you be willing to purchase suitcases if you find them during one of your visits to a thrift store? To get a list of others items that are needed by Our Mothers Home, please send an email to peacechurchnow@gmail.com
THE COMMUNITY CAFÉ A MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE
Those who wish to volunteer should complete a volunteer application form. This can be done on their web site, communitycooperative.com. Just follow the links to set up an account.
This can also be handled by a phone call to their Volunteer Coordinator. The phone number is 239-332-7687 ext. 100. She or her assistant will help you in creating an account and completing the volunteer application.
BRUSHED BY LOVE
Brushed by Love identifies homeowners who need to have the exterior of their homes painted but are unable to do so themselves due to age or physical impairment. They also are not able to pay the costs of having the house painted by a local contractor. Our church raises funds to buy paint and needed supplies then we assemble a group of volunteers to paint the house. In the past it has usually take about six hours. Members have also provided some needed repairs or upgrades. Because of the pandemic, we have not been able to engage the community with this outreach since February 2020. We hope to schedule the next home in either the Fall of 2022 or the early Spring of 2023.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS WE SUPPORT
DURING THE YEAR
The Salvation Army Christmas Kettles - Bell Ringing
The Salvation Army Angel Tree Program
The Bayside Sewing Guild Christmas Stocking Project for Foster Children
