Loudoun Cares - Loudoun Cares and local organizations have joined forces and resources to keep area residents warm this winter by establishing the Fuel Assistance Fund in December 2005.  Potomac Falls Church, one of four faith community partners that helped start the fund, contributed $660. 

Local Families - PFC works with Loudoun Cares and Loudoun Social Services to provide assistance to local families in need.  We provided assistance to help pay gas bills, electric bills, rent and pharmacy bills.  In 2005, we provided $4,762.94 of assistance.  These funds come from the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund ($3,997.94) and the Outreach budget ($765).
 

Loudoun Interfaith Relief - Members of PFC volunteered every third Saturday of each month at Loudoun Interfaith Relief, a food pantry in Leesburg that provides food to those who are hungry in Loudoun Country.  In addition to distributing food on Saturdays, we collected and donated much needed juice to Interfaith and the Outreach Committee supported Interfaith with a $500 donation.
 

Operation Christmas Child - In November we collected 38 shoeboxes for the Operation Christmas Child program operated by Samaritan’s Purse.  We also collected $40 in the offering for the shoeboxes.  
 

Holiday Coalition - In November we collected food for their Thanksgiving food drive.  The Outreach Committee also supported them with a $250 donation.
 

Hurricane Katrina Relief - The PFC yard sale in September raised $1,277 for Hurricane Katrina Relief.  We also collected $50 in the offering for Hurricane Katrina.  The $1,327 was donated to Christ Church in Slidell Louisiana, an area that was heavily damaged by the Hurricane.
 

Tsunami Disaster Relief - We collected $645 in the offering for the Tsunami Disaster Relief.  The money was donated to Samaritan’s Purse and World Vision.
 

Children’s Offering - Our youngest members have their own outreach.  Each Sunday our children gave an offering that was used to support a child, Ngor from Senegal, through World Vision.  In 2005, our children collected $221.32.  Our support for Ngor is $26 per month.  This is a continuing project for our children.
 

Missionary Families - PFC’s Outreach Committee supported four missionary families.  We receive updates from these families periodically, which we make available on the Resource Table.

Donations - PFC makes donations to support local, national and international organizations through the PFC Outreach Committee.  The Outreach Committee is provided with a budget each year and meets to discuss which organizations to support. We supported the following organizations in 2005:

 Other - PFC has also provided Christian childcare books to new mothers in our congregation, meals for people with new babies or recovering from an illness, and care for people who have lost a family member.
 

Outreach Committee – Become a member of the PFC Outreach Committee.

 Interfaith Relief – Become a volunteer at Interfaith Relief.

Donate – Donate to the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund.  Money in this fund supports local families and other organizations at our Pastor’s discretion.

Call the church office at (703) 404-0900 to become involved.  We welcome new outreach ideas and new outreach volunteers!!