Local Outreach

We are a mission church. We are a community committed to serving others in need. As we exit our building, we enter the mission field.

DUVAL BARGAIN SHOP The Duvall Bargain Shop in the Westgate Plaza opened in July 2009. It is located in the mall at Stone Street and West New York Avenue. The hours are from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. They are closed on Sundays.

Your donations and/or purchases will be greatly appreciated. Pickup is available for large items. Please call 734-2874. If you have questions you can call the Duvall Home or contact Kay Laws.

Disaster Response Teams We sent several teams to Mississippi in 2005 and 2006. We helped here in West Volusia after the 2006 tornado, some at Hawthorn Mobile Home Park and others in the Hontoon area. Our disaster response trailer has helped us to move quickly.

The House Next Door The House Next Door is a counseling center that we helped establish in the early 1970s at 121 W. Pennsylvania Avenue. The programs include marriage and family therapy, intern training, and parenting services. Other programs help children at risk: for school drop; for poor grades; and/or for poor behavior in school.

The Interfaith Kitchen This ministry is sponsored by the Interfaith Caregivers, a coalition of several DeLand churches. Meals are served at the First United Methodist Church on South Woodland Boulevard, four times each week. First Pres serves the first Thursday and the second Friday of each month. We also provide financial support through 3 CENTS PER MEAL.

Good Samaritan Clinic in DeLand Our volunteers assist St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in the clinic housed in a building on South New York Avenue. The clinic serves pre-screened patients who are uninsured or cannot receive healthcare for other reasons.

Habitat for Humanity Over the last several years West Volusia Habitat for Humanity has built 71 houses with another five or so under construction. Two crews from our church have been active . One has installed the aluminum siding on 25 of these 71 houses. The other crew does the interior painting of ceilings, walls, doors and trim, generally along side the homeowners. A house on 11th Street in Daytona Park Estates is close to completion. A house built with the cooperation of Alfred University from New York State is well underway and will be ready for painting soon. This summer we will partner Habitat with a mission team and build a house in Esteli, Nicaragua. Additional volunteers are always welcome and can contact Lou Brakeman and/or Jan Wilgers join this outreach.