“If all were a single member, where would the body be?  As it is, there are many members, yet one body.”  1 Corinthians 12:19-20 The mission churches and ministries of the Presbytery of San Diego would like to thank you, the 16,000 members of the 31 churches in our Presbytery, for your generous donations and  countless hours of volunteer service as committee members, tutors, case workers, administrative assistants, handymen, and for volunteering to perform every other job imaginable.  Without you, our volunteers, our mission programs would not exist. Currently our presbytery staffs and administers two mission churches, Iglesia Hispana Presbiteriana and the Sudanese Presbyterian Church, and two ministry programs, Presbyterian Urban Ministries (formerly the Crisis Center) and Reality Changers. Continuously witnessing the love of Jesus Christ to hundreds of individuals each week, we preach, teach, nurture, and counsel all that choose to come through the door. Each of these programs is expanding and striving to change lives.  See below to learn more about the Presbytery of San Diego mission churches and ministries. “…I assure you, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me.” Matthew 26:40 Each of these mission programs needs your prayers and participation.  See below to learn more . . .   Iglesia Presbiteriana Hispana  Iglesia started 25 years ago with a pressing need and a visionary dream – unemployed Hispanic men met with Rev. Tom Simpson each week for a nourishing meal and a big helping of faith.  Today Pastor Efraín Romero leads over 100 families in worship at Iglesia Presbiteriana Hispana each week.  Also offered are midweek Bible study groups and Friday night youth programs. see: www.iglesiapsd.org  Pastor Pedro  Iglesia Steering Committee (Spanish helps, but not required) Sudanese-American Presbyterian Church  In 2002, each church in our Presbytery joined hearts, hands, and financial gifts to build a simple center for worship for many of the over 3,000 Sudanese refugees that have struggled to make San Diego their home.    Today, the membership of the Sudanese church continues to hold Sunday worship services and provide spiritual education for their children who are growing up suspended between two cultures.   Pastor William Tut Presbyterian Urban Ministries (formerly Crisis Center)   Located in the heart of San Diego, PUM offers emergency and employment assistance to individuals and families living at or below the poverty level in the form of food, clothing, transportation,  obtaining required employment paperwork, access to job-search tools and counseling.  Prayer is offered and shared throughout each day. see: www.pumsd.org  PUM Steering Committee Contact Chair: Bob Collins and Rev. Karla Shaw, co-chairs Ministries & Missions  Baja Presbyterian Missions Inc. Mission Purpose: For 50 years, Baja Presbyterian Missions has charted steady progress in promoting Christ’s message of hope in four principal ways: •  by funding Presbyterian church-planting in Baja California •  by funding purchase of Baja real estate for Presbyterian church development •  by funding and overseeing Baja Presbyterian church construction •  by supplementing Baja Presbyterian pastoral salaries until church self-sufficiency Mission History: The partnership with our brothers and sisters living south of the border originated in 1962, Baja Presbyterian Missions’ charter year. The mission vision was brought into focus by the founders, a group which included Roland and Kay Taylor of La Jolla Presbyterian Church, who devoted their time, talent, love, and devotion to building up the National Presbyterian Church in Baja California. In the 1990s, the Taylors left to Baja Presbyterian Missions $700,000 in four trust accounts with the Presbyterian Foundation. Annual interest and dividends from these investments now provide a little less than half the amount needed by the expanding Mexican northwest border presbytery, a dynamic collection of 18 Spanish-speaking Presbyterian churches in eight Baja cities. In 2010, Baja Presbyterian Missions committed to helping the Mexican presbytery achieve an ambitious goal of developing five new churches in Baja. Mission-Field Opportunities: Baja Presbyterian Missions joyfully welcomes public participation in three easy-to-handle, one-day mission-field programs. An annual day trip provides a tour of three Baja Presbyterian churches on the second Saturday in April. As needed throughout the year, the mission recruits Saturday teams of volunteers from San Diego churches to work with Baja congregations to repair Baja church campus buildings structurally and cosmetically. And currently in development is a new annual trip to transport members of San Diego Presbyterian churches to Baja Presbyterian churches to strengthen cross-cultural connection through a shared Sunday worship service. Explore Baja Presbyterian Missions Online Email Inquiries Facebook Profile Newsletter Newsletter Subscriptions YouTube Channel Next Wave J’Ernantes