Charlie's Boys

Charlie’s Boys is a ministry of First Presbyterian Church. It’s focus is helping people with home repair and maintenance to keep or make a home WARM, SAFE, and DRY. The work is done without charge for either labor or materials.

Habitat For Humanity

The mission of Habitat is to provide safe, decent, affordable housing for low income people who are living in dangerous or unhealthy substandard housing. This congregation currently provides full funding and volunteers to build one house every three years. FPC also cooperates with other downtown churches to build another Habitat house every three years. As we enter into active partnership with those who need some help in working toward a better life for their family, we take seriously our Lord’s admonition that, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

Cridlin Food And Clothing Pantry

The Cridlin Food & Clothing Pantry is a collaboration among the downtown churches coordinated by Christian Associates. In addition to our annual financial support, church members volunteer at the pantry and through out the year and donate food and clothing items. Every year the proceeds of our Souper Bowl offering are donated to the Pantry, along with 25% of our Two-Cents-A-Meal offering.

Information And Referral

Information and Referral serves as the safety net of the system. The staff members are able to access a need or crisis in an individual's life and go within the community to find a solution. First Church members serve with various agencies that help people correct difficult situations.

Harmony House

Harmony House is a multipurpose day shelter serving the homeless population. It provides case management, free primary health care including eye and dental care, mental health and substance abuse counseling and basic need such as showers, personal care items, clothing etc.

Community Christmas Day Dinner

The First Presbyterian Church first established the Christmas Day Dinner for the Homeless in 1993. An elder of First Presbyterian Church was also a board of director member of the Huntington City Mission. He recognized that at that time there was no formal meal served for the missions' special guests on Christmas Day. So, with the Lord's blessing and the generosity of the congregation we began the Christmas Day Dinner for the Homeless. The first year we had 135 volunteers and 120 special guests. In 2003, our eleventh year of providing this service we had 93 volunteers serving meals to 357 guests at our church and delivered 125 meals to shut-ins. From 1993-2003 we have served over 4,225 meals for this mission. Our congregation has supported this mission project with our newest facilities, time, talent, and finances. I am convinced that the Lord has blessed us by giving us this opportunity to serve Him by serving our special guests.

Huntington City Mission

Since 1939, the Huntington City Mission has offered help and hope to tens of thousands of homeless, hungry, and hurting people who seek shelter from the streets. Their comprehensive services meet the immediate needs of the people who come for meals, a safe place to sleep for the night, a hot shower, and clean clothes for the next day. The one thing that distinguishes the Mission from other emergency shelters is their focus on spirituality and the personal testimony by the compassionate staff that show how faith in God can improve lives of people in need.

Presbyterian Campus Ministry

Presbyterian Campus Ministry, which provides Christian outreach and nurture for students, faculty and staff at Marshall University, has been acclaimed as outstanding by our national church magazine, Presbyterians Today. Its highly successful student group, PROWL (People Reaching Out With Love), provides fellowship, study, discussion groups, counseling, retreats, and work camps. In turn, PROWL students reach our with love to many groups in our region, including conducting worship services in many regional churches. Not surprisingly, 38 PROWL students have gone on to seminary after graduating from Marshall and many other alumni are active and productive members of their own congregations. This church provides generous financial support for Marshall campus ministry and many members of the congregation participate actively in various aspects of the ministry.

Faith In Action

Faith in Action is a faith based volunteer organization that ministers to older adults and adults with disabilities by providing non-medical services. Services are free of charge and provide regardless of income. Assistance is offered in Cabell, Northern Wayne County, West Virginia as well as in Lawrence County, Ohio.

Stella Fuller

The Stella Fuller Settlement, Est. 4/3/1943, serves residents of Cabell and Wayne Counties, VW. Services include: utility payments, food orders, school clothing vouchers for low income children, prescription medications, special Thanksgiving and Christmas food orders and toys, support of the Central City Little League, free distribution of donated clothing, assistance to disaster victims and non-denominational chapel services. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, handicap, religion or national origin.

Ebenezer Medical Outreach

Ebenezer Medical Outreach of Huntington was started in 1986 to provide free medical care for the Fairfield West Community. Today Ebenezer provides services to those adults residing in nine counties in a three state area who meet financial criteria. In January 2003 E.M.O. moved into the newly renovated Douglas Centre. This has allowed for the expansion from a primary care clinic to a full medical center with the following specialized services: cardiology, gastroenterology, mental health, minor surgery, neurology, orthopedics, podiatry, urology and a women’s clinic. All services are provided by a volunteer staff of doctors and nurse practitioners. E.M.O. also provides free pharmaceuticals for those who qualify.

Riverview

First Church was responsible in 1977 for building a high rise, senior citizen apartment complex on the banks of the Ohio River consisting of 114 apartments. The first residents moved into their apartments in December 1978. The Board of Directors of Riverview Manor is composed of the members of the session of First Presbyterian Church

Hospice

Through this association a special kind of care is provided for people who are terminally ill. Hospice of Huntington enables them to stay at home and die with dignity. Members serve as active volunteers and the church provides space for staff training and large events

Team For West Virginia For Children

The mission of the TEAM for West Virginia’s Children is the prevention of child abuse in all its forms by advocating for children, strengthening families, and educating our community to make children’s needs a priority.

Contact Rape Crisis Center

Serving the Greater Huntington area as well as Cabell, Mason, Wayne, and Lincoln Counties, a specially trained team member can be reached through the CONTACT 24 hour Hotline. Team members are available for advocacy and support throughout all medical exams, police questioning and court proceedings. Free individual and group counseling is offered. A support group made up of sexual assault survivors meets once a week. Counseling is available for survivors of sexual violence and their family members and friends.