⚡️Thrift Shop Flash Sale: Everything is 50% off! Kitchen goods are 75% off! 🏷️
Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.
Matthew 25:40
Outreach Committee Mission Statement
We who worship at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church purposefully strive to be the “hands and feet” of Jesus Christ on this earth. We contribute with our talents, time, and treasure, as we are able.
The Outreach Committee meets to recommend to the vestry the allocation of funds as well as the general and specific direction of our outreach projects.
The committee recommends allocation of the money received through fund raisers, at the Thrift Shop, and from individual contributions
throughout the year according to the following formula:
- Diocesan and International Support 30%
- Local Community Support 70%
The Clergy and Vestry encourage the congregation to become actively engaged in outreach as they are able, for
“It is in giving that we receive.” – St. Francis of Assisi
Support Through Service
Our Thrift Shop
Fundraising Events
Fundraising Events
Our Thrift Shop provides our neighbors with high-quality goods at reasonable prices. All proceeds are donated back to the local community!
Fundraising Events
Fundraising Events
Fundraising Events
The St. Stephen's Strawberry Festival and Oyster Roast, our two tentpole events, bring thousands of local folks fun and fellowship and raise thousands of dollars each year. All of the proceeds support our outreach efforts.
Community Outreach Spotlight
Volunteer River Counties
Volunteer River Counties
Volunteer River Counties
Volunteer River Counties aggregates different organizations dedicated to supporting vital needs in Lancaster, Middlesex, and Northumberland Counties. If you are looking for a place to share your gifts with our community, it's a great place to start!
The Link
Volunteer River Counties
Volunteer River Counties
The Link is an organization of local churches committed to helping our neighbors in need. Each week, we receive requests for assistance with basic necessities, like utilities, auto repair, and rent payments. We are happy to share our blessings with our neighbors.
The Haven
Healthy Harvest Food Bank
Healthy Harvest Food Bank
The folks at the Haven are committed to preventing and eliminating intimate partner violence, stalking, and sexual violence within Westmoreland, Richmond, Essex, Lancaster and Northumberland Counties. They are a sanctuary for the vulnerable.
Healthy Harvest Food Bank
Healthy Harvest Food Bank
Healthy Harvest Food Bank
Healthy Harvest Food Bank is a food distribution organization serving the hungry in the Northern Neck. They currently provide food for over 10,450 individuals each month, who each receive 20 pounds or 5 days of food, including a minimum of 50% produce.
Local Organizations We Support
The Boys' and Girls' Club of the Northern Neck
We have given support to help fund a STEM room for area youth.
The Northumberland YMCA
We sponsored 27 children with school supplies and clothing as part of the Y's "Bright Beginnings" program!
The Boys' Home of Virginia
The Boys' Home is a private residential school dedicated to providing high-quality education to at risk youth.
Northumberland Public Library
We give funding to help support literacy initiatives at the library.
Julius Rosenwald School Foundation
The foundation carries on the mission of the Rosenwald school to provide charitable, educational, and historical support.
Absalom Jones Fund
The Absalom Jones Fund supports students at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Voorhees University in Denmark, South Carolina, two historically black universities.
Hospice Support Services of the Northern Neck
Hospice Support Services of the Northern Neck
Hospice Support Services of the Northern Neck
Hospice Support Services organizes volunteers to deliver needed supplies to those in home hospice care.
Shrine Mont Camps
Hospice Support Services of the Northern Neck
Hospice Support Services of the Northern Neck
We support the renovation and renewal of our beloved retreat center and cathedral space in the Blue Ridge Mountains!
Holley Graded School Museum
Hospice Support Services of the Northern Neck
We believe it is important to support the legacy of African American education preserved here!
Northumberland-Middlesex Free Health Clinic
We give funding to support the vital efforts of the Free Health Clinic, which serves the most vulnerable in our community.
Lancaster/Northumberland Habitat for Humanity
We donated in support of Habitat's mission to realize the dream of home ownership for those in need.
Interfaith Service Council
The IFC gives money to support needed home repairs and payments to keep families housed.
We ❤️ First Responders!
Mid-county Volunteer Rescue Squad
Mid-county Volunteer Rescue Squad
Mid-county Volunteer Rescue Squad
Callao Volunteer Fire Department
Mid-county Volunteer Rescue Squad
Mid-county Volunteer Rescue Squad
Callao Volunteer Rescue Squad
Mid-county Volunteer Rescue Squad
Northumberland Red Cross
Smith Point Sea Rescue
Smith Point Sea Rescue
International Organizations We Support
Episcopal Relief and Development
We support Episcopal Relief and Development in their work digging wells to ensure all have access to clean water.
Heifer International
Heifer International is an agency dedicated to ending world hunger through support of livestock ownership for substance farmers.
Ghanaian Mothers' Hope
Ghanaian Mothers' Hope supports literacy and continuing education for young people in Ghana.
Highland Support Project (Guatemala)
Highland Support Project (Guatemala)
We donated to support the purchase of propane stoves that would reduce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
ECUSA Good Friday Offering
Highland Support Project (Guatemala)
ECUSA Good Friday Offering
The Good Friday Offering goes to support the work of the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East's efforts in pastoral care, education, and health care,