Mission Committee

The Mission Committee of the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month September through June. This committee helps plan and execute hands-on Mission efforts and works on behalf of the session and congregation to determine which organizations our church will support. If you are interested in being a part of this committee please contact Jeff Vamos.

Current members of the Mission Committee:

Don Barringer	Gail Davis	Lori Goebel, Co-Chair
Jan Everett	Bill McCarroll	Bruce McGraw
Bob Sargent	Jeff Vamos, Staff Liaison	Rick van den Heuvel
Laurie Wilson, Co-Chair

Haiti Task Force

For the past 21 years the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville has been involved in the life and work of Harmony Ministries, based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and led by Pastor Luc Deratus. In celebration of our relationship with Harmony Ministries and Pastor Luc’s ministry, February was named Haiti Mission Month. The goals of the Haiti Task Force are to increase the awareness of the needs in Haiti and the extraordinary work Pastor Luc has accomplished, and to continue our help in furthering his ministry through work trips and financial support.

The earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010 destroyed Harmony Church in Port-au-Prince (PAP) and in Leogone, schools for over 500 children in PAP and Leogone and the medical clinic in PAP.  We are in the unique position following the earthquake through our long time relationship with Pastor Luc to help him and his people; we know him well and he knows and understands best what the most important needs are.  We trust him to spend our gifts wisely to help the people of Haiti.

History of Our Mission in Haiti

January 12, 2010: The Earthquake

Helping the People of Haiti

Rebuilding / Restoring

Harmony Partners for Haiti

Membership on the Haiti Task Force is open to anyone interested and willing to devote time and ideas to support the Mission Committee’s efforts in Haiti. If you are interested in the Haiti Task Force, Harmony Partners for Haiti or have questions, please contact Joan Semenuk at, 609-883-4585, or send her a message.

Current Members of the Haiti Task Force

Robyn Campbell, Chairperson; Ni Golaz; Barb Hallows; Bruce McGraw, Mission Committee Liaison; Alicia Morrison; Craig Pasko; Jim Sapp; Joan Semenuk; Christina Shu; Jeff Vamos, Staff Liaison; Ann Wiley; Lorene Williams, Shiloh Baptist Church Liaison

Help for Nepal

Peacemaking Committee

Responding to God’s Covenant, the session of the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville has committed itself to peacemaking. In doing so, we have agreed to help to provide worship that points to the reality of God’s peace giving; encourage members of the congregation to receive God’s peace in their own lives and through prayer and Bible study to seek God’s peace for today’s world; enable and equip members of the congregation to grow as peacemakers in their families, in the congregation and the community; work for social, racial and economic justice efforts in at least one area of the world, such as Central America, Haiti, southern Africa, the Middle East, or East Asia; work to end the arms race and find ways to reduce tension between East and West; support financially the church-wide peacemaking effort, through the Special Peacemaking Offering on World Communion Sunday.

The Peacemaking Committee meets once a month from September through June and works to implement the goals laid out in the statement above. If you are interested in serving on the Peacemaking Committee please contact the church office or call us at 609-896-1212.

Current Members of the Peacemaking Committee:

Bill Bowers	Dick Brown	Kathie Cohen
Barb Hallows	Ellen Heath,Chairperson	Edith Pike
Jeff Vamos, Staff Liaison	Nick Semenuk

The Green Team

The charter of the “Green Team” is to:
Reduce environmental footprint | Increase our visibility | Educate our community | Inspire our community | Connect with other organizations | Advocate for public policy change | Connect our efforts with our faith
The Green Team welcomes new members. Click for more information or to join the team contact Loraine Huchler and Phil Duran.