OUTREACH

A2S provides sustainable programs that generate positive change for Nigerian children and their communities. Volunteers can give directly through Faithfuel, volunteer to pack supplies, host a visiting scholar, or even travel to Nigeria on a Vision Trip.

Each December, we partner with the La Escuelita Bilingual Preschool to provide Christmas gifts for their families.

ALP’s mission is to improve the reading, writing, and spelling skills of young, aspiring readers in under-resourced communities by providing free, long-term, one-on-one instruction in the public schools from highly trained tutors.

St. Alban’s partners with other churches in the community for a major back-to-school support project for families that need help.  We collect money, backpacks, provide shoes through Samaritan’s Feet, and school supplies, and distribute them through a major event each August held at Gethsemane Baptist Church. 

We are working with community leaders to help DHC support local residents with exterior home repairs.

St. Alban’s folk played a key role in the development of the Hogar Escuela Heredia, which provides day care, pre-school, after-school care for children who would otherwise be on the street, and job training for their parents, who live in the slum of Guarari. Volunteer opportunities include mission trip participation (fun, fellowship and service), sponsorship of children at the Hogar Escuela, and helping with item sales to raise funds for the programs.

St. Alban’s parishioners take turns cooking a weekly meal for Davidson College students through the Episcopal Campus Ministry program.

Volunteers from St. Alban’s help cook, serve, and clean up at FeedNC in Mooresville on the 3rd Friday of every month, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Galilee serves the refugee, immigrant, and low-income community in the very diverse section of East Charlotte, and is located at 3601 Central Avenue. Ministries include English as a Second Language, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Refugee Support Services, Catholic Charities Summer and After-School Programs, a Ministry of Hospitality, a Community Garden, and many other opportunities to assist.

LEBP is a bi-lingual preschool, using a specialized curriculum to teach English and prepare children for Kindergarten. Many of the students who attend LEBP come from primarily Spanish-speaking homes. LEBP has a 3-year old classroom and a 4-year-old classroom, which are located in the Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble Street, Davidson. Volunteers are needed for classroom activities, fundraising, and events such as our annual Las Posadas in December. Website LINK.

LNDVC works with Safe Alliance to provide emergency support and shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children. Volunteer opportunities include helping deliver buddy packs, and planning fundraising events for this partnership.

Lifeline Christian Mission provides nutritious meals to children and families facing hunger around the world, including students and their families, refugees, and communities recovering from natural disasters. Volunteers pack large quantities of meals together during fun, high-energy events open to all ages.

Located in Huntersville, Lydia’s Loft provides clothing free of charge to more than 8,000 people in need per year in the Lake Norman area. Volunteers can donate clothing or help with sorting donations.

Marion Medical Mission is an ecumenical, Christian, front-line, hands-on, volunteer, non-profit organization that responds to Christ’s call to serve by working on projects that directly impact the African people, stressing self-help and sustainability. MMM seeks to provide communities in need with a sustainable source of clean, safe drinking water through the installation of wells.

Outreach ministries are a major priority at St. Alban’s. We believe that when we welcome and serve our neighbors in need, we welcome and serve Christ himself. Jesus himself set an example for us of how to live, how to love, and how to serve. The St. Alban’s Outreach Team meets monthly to plan and promote outreach opportunities for parishioners and oversee our parish’s financial contributions to many organizations.

From December through March, we send volunteers to Davidson College Presbyterian Church’s Congregation House on Friday nights to help feed and host overnight guests who are experiencing homelessness.

Our red wagon sits on the porch by the circle drive, ready to collect your donations of non-perishable foods, household cleaning supplies, and personal hygiene items. Volunteers deliver donations to the food pantry at the Ada Jenkins Center on a weekly basis.

Safe Alliance provides emergency support and shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children. Volunteer opportunities vary depending on the needs of the organization.

Throughout the year, we collect items that are needed in the community. The annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive helps provide holiday meal ingredients to families in need in Davidson and Cornelius. At other times, we may collect coats /cold weather gear, blankets, teddy bears, and more.​

The SEEDS Community Garden was created as an organic garden on the ground of St. Alban’s Church, where individuals and families can gather to grow their own food, share food with others, and learn and exchange ideas about organic gardening and other related sustainability practices.

Once per year, we will highlight a key ministry partner and take up a collection in worship to support their work. We give to the United Thank Offering near Thanksgiving, we give to Episcopal Relief & Development at the beginning of Lent, and we give to Thompson Child & Family Focus on Mother’s Day.

The St. Alban’s Weekday Preschool serves children between the ages of two and five years through our half-day, play-based preschool and summer camp programs. As a ministry of the parish, the preschool encourages our children's development through interactive experiences and play in a Christian environment. We promote the development of the whole child, focusing on opportunities to broaden language, social, problem solving, fine motor, gross motor, self-help, and cognitive skills. We have many opportunities for you to be involved through substituting, serving on the preschool board, assisting in the office, reading in a classroom, or sharing a special talent.