“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” -- Matthew 25:35-36

Community Meals Program
Since 1982, Trinity has provided nutritious free meals to between 60 and 100 homeless and low-income people. In recent years, the program has spread to other area congregations. Together, Pottstown churches provide three lunches and two dinners each week, including Tuesday dinners served every week at Trinity.

Mission Week
Several years ago, we took a look at expensive, elaborate mission trips that we were taking with youth to other states. We felt that the positives of youth mission trips -- ties that the youth formed with each other and the adult leaders, learning about Christian service -- were goals that could be achieved while working locally. And the thousands of dollars that would have been spent on group travel could be better invested helping people in our own community.

Middle and High School youth gather the first week of August each year to participate in Mission Week. Youth stay at the church and help repair, clean, and paint homes in the Pottstown community. They have a chance for service at the Cluster Outreach Center and various other local charities.  The program is free to all youth who want to participate.

Youth who participate in Mission Week earn about 30 service hours, which can be used for senior service projects, or other community service goals. Find out more at the Pottstown Youth Group website. The 2011 Mission Week runs July 31- August 5.

Homeless Shelter
Ministries at Main provides a homeless shelter November through April. Clients sleep at a church for a month at a time. They arrive at 10 pm and are served a light meal by the host church. They depart by 8 am the next morning following breakfast.

Trinity has been a host church for three seasons. We hosted the month of March in the 2008-9 and 2009-10 seasons. For 2010-11 season we changed our host month to December. In addition to normal shelter hours, our members provided staffing on Christmas Day, so that nobody would be sent out in the cold.
    See the Dec. 2010 Pastor's Pen blog posting
    Link to Ministries at Main website.

Benevolences
Through dedicated funds and gifts of our members, Trinity supports non-profit organizations in our community.  Past beneficiaries have been the Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities and the Salvation Army.

Individual Assistance Programs
Our Pastors' fund provides rent, utility and other needed help to help members of our congregation.