We encourage each other
to engage the world around us
in ways that make a difference.

Located at 440 North Church St., Kalamazoo (343-5880), Ministry with Community creates a safe haven for the most vulnerable in our society by providing food, daytime shelter and other basic services to central Kalamazoo's homeless, poor, mentally ill and hard-to-serve adults. Daily, about 170 people who are accepted unconditionally, are served a mid-day meal, and are provided with a place to talk with supportive, caring staff. Services include: helping to get people to centers for the treatment of addictions to drugs and alcohol; linking people to agencies for counseling, mental health services, and medical services; and providing classes which increase self-esteem, basic skills, and education about health care issues.

We support the work of Ministry with Community by providing the noon meal on the fifth Sunday of the month and collecting goods and food for the ministry on the first Sunday of the month.

The Open Door and Next Door Shelters serve homeless young adults, ages 17 to 35. Pine Island Presbyterian Church Supports Open Door Next Door Shelters through CROP Hunger Walk and donations throughout the year.

Pretty Lake Vacation Camp is a not-for-profit organization located on 287 beautiful wooded acres on Pretty Lake in Mattawan, Michigan. Since 1916, Pretty Lake Vacation Camp has provided a cost-free summer camp experience for "at-risk" youth from Kalamazoo County! Pretty Lake Vacation Camp has always upheld a strong tradition to enrich the lives of thousands of youth by offering a safe, structured, and encouraging environment in a natural setting.

We support the camp by collecting clothes and blankets so that the camper's stay is cost free.

At the worldwide mission level, Pine Island Church is in partnership with the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CAPP) in Malawi, a small, populous country in southeast central Africa, through three mission co-workers:

Jim and Jody McGill - CAPP Synod of Livingstonia, P.O. Box 112 Mzuzu, Malawi, have served in Africa for 15 years. Jodi is a nurse and clinical instructor and is especially active in the areas of malaria prevention and HIV/AIDS. Jim is coordinator of protected water and buildings for the Synod of Livingstonia and is involved in many construction and maintenance projects, especially in the digging of shallow wells to provide clean, safe water to the people of the synod.

Rev. Debbie Chase - CAPP Synod of Livingstonia, P.O. Box 112, Mzuzu, Malawi, is dean of studies at Livingstonia Theological College in Ekwendeni and also teaches at the college. She has been in Africa for six years. She was on leave in the U.S. from November 2005 to March 2006 and recently spoke in Kalamazoo.

Special offerings on the first Sunday of each month are designated for Livingstonia Theological College.