The Mission Engagement Committee (MEC)  supports the Presbytery’s cooperative mission and ministry groups.  Such groups include Covenant Communities, Mission Partnerships, and Task Forces (“mission groups”).  Among other responsibilities, the MEC guides each mission group’s formation, renewal, and funding process.  It reviews and approves funding on an annual basis. Along with the presbytery’s Associate Presbyter for Mission, committee members provide  assistance in the process of forming a new mission group, grant applications, renewals, and communication to the presbytery at-large.  to guide mission groups toward healthy and effective mission practices. Throughout the year, the committee will create opportunities that will cultivate connection, learning, and creativity necessary to strengthen local and global mission efforts. 

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Funding

Through the generous mission pledges of congregations in the Presbytery of Denver, the Presbytery is able to provide funding to mission groups, based on need, stewardship, and available funds.  A mission group that has been organized and/or renewed may request funding for its mission efforts.  As stewards of mission pledges received from congregations in the Presbytery, we seek to maximize our collective impact in healthy, effective, and mutual transformation through mission. The MEC revised its core values and uses them as guides during their funding application review process. The committee’s core values and funding applications for Mission Partnerships and Covenant Communities can be found HERE.  The amount of available funds for grants varies from year to year.

Covenant Communities

Covenant Communities consist of continuing members of Presbytery and three or more sessions of churches of the Presbytery that covenant to work together to nurture and develop vital congregations. Covenant Communities shall be established by the MEC and may be renewed or changed  upon request of the covenanting sessions.  Covenant Communities are expected to submit an Annual Report as part of their request for funding.  Forms for formation, renewal, or funding may online.

  • Contact: Sandy Safford

    The Advocacy for Faith Formation Covenant Community is indeed a community of volunteers, lay leaders, pastors, educators & youth leaders serving the faith communities in Faith Formation that advocate for one another and the ministries in which they serve. This community also is passionate about exploring, supporting and advocating for models of faith formation in a variety of settings within the entire Presbytery. Participants from over a dozen communities meet monthly (usually hybrid gatherings) for conversation on a variety of faith formation topics, for example: Advent & Lent, Special Seasons, Matthew 25, Summer Ministry, Mission, Trauma-informed ministry, Safe Sanctuary resources, Intergenerational and Curriculum. Our vision is to offer workshops, trainings and retreats alongside individual check-ins for support & advocacy. This Community seeks to engage faith communities of all sizes, and ethnic backgrounds, volunteer led and staff led. Our entire focus is to support the efforts of faith formation in all of our faith communities particularly providing resources and learning and sharing opportunities. Advocacy for Faith Formation Covenant Community communicates through email at faithformationdenpres@gmail.com (send us an email to be added to the contact list) and on Facebook at Faith Formation Advocacy in Denver Presbytery (search) where numerous resources are available for Faith Formation Ministries and updated frequently.

    Participating Churches: Byers Community Church, Central Presbyterian Church, and Community of Grace - A Presbyterian Church Including representation from a dozen faith communities within Denver Presbytery, our sister presbytery and ecumenical communities.

Mission Partnerships

Mission Partnerships consist of two or more sessions within the Presbytery that wish to work together to address an identified need, such as a need in the local or global community, among a particular people group, or in response to a crisis or systemic problem.  A Mission Partnership shall be established by the MEC and may be renewed or changed upon request of the sessions of the partner churches.  Mission Partnerships  are expected to submit an Annual Report as part of their request for funding. Forms for formation, renewal, or funding may also be submitted online.

Our Mission Partnerships include:

  • Contact:  Chris Primus   720-334-8797

    The objective of The Carpenter’s Helpers is to build one house each year for Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.  The Mission Partnership builds houses, celebrates Dedication Ceremonies for new owners, works at the ReStore, and organizes clergy and women build days for special fellowship.  The Mission Partnership helps to raise funds for house construction through pumpkin sales, the Amen Open golf tournament, pancake breakfasts, and other fun events.  

  • Contact:  Barry Mayhew (720) 454-7204

    Calvary, Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, First of Englewood, and St. Andrew Presbyterian Churches are partners with Living Waters for the World to provide safe drinking water, health and spiritual education, and micro business training to communities of greatest physical, economic and social need.  Since its founding in 2013, the Partnership has installed one water purification system per year in towns and rural Mayan villages.  We are dedicated to building long term, authentic, and enduring relationships with the pastors and families in these communities.  Your support and involvement both here in the United States and on our mission trips are most welcome.  For more information, visit our website at gmpdenver.org

    • Participating Churches: Calvary Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, St. Andrew and First Presbyterian of Englewood.

  • Contact:  Bruce Heagstedt  

    New Genesis Helpers Mission Partnership joins Central and Grace Churches in their effort to address the issue of homelessness and also assist New Genesis in maintaining and invigorating this therapeutic community.  It also seeks to improve the living conditions for the 140 working men housed at Central. 

  • Contact: Molly Brown

    Mission: Chartered by the Presbytery of Denver, Journey with Migrants Mission Partnership seeks to provide a Matthew 25 response (feeding, welcoming, clothing, sheltering, visiting) to migrants and immigrants in the Denver Presbytery geographic area and to advocate  for  immigration justice locally, nationally, and globally.  

    Participating Churches: Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church, Central Presbyterian Church, Columbine United Church, Divino Salvador Worshiping Community, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Grace Presbyterian Church, Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, and Mountain View United Church.

    For additional information, contact Molly Dowling Brown: molly@centraldenver.com

  • Contact:  Marny Eulberg   

    Lomagundi Clinic Mission Partnership has been formed to share with the Presbytery of Zimbabwe in providing healthcare for the community.  This mission partnership helps to support the Lomagundi Clinic in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe and assists in providing financial support, supplies, medicine and training.  

    • Participating Churches:  Denver Presbytery: Community of Grace, Genesis, Wellshire, and Wheat Ridge. Outside of Denver Presbytery; Miami Shores Presbyterian of Miami Shores, FL.

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  • Contact: Kim Graber  303-921-4292

    Nakai Mission Partnership which is working to support women's health in Zimbabwe by partnering in education and other areas of support for health care for girls and women of all ages. (Nakai is the Shona word for beautiful, well, and healthy).

    Participating Churches: Central, Covenant DTC, Genesis, Green Mountain, St. Paul, Wheat Ridge Presbyterian Church

  • Contact:  Wayne Ott  303-636-4431

    Network Ministries Mission Partnership reaches out to the homeless with a place for them to go for coffee, conversation, a warm coat, toiletries, or a Thanksgiving meal.  Members of the participating churches not only collect these needed supplies, but they also spend time at the coffeehouse caring for those who visit it. Network Ministries isn't a soup kitchen, bank, social services agency, or a crash pad.  We're here to build long-term redemptive relationships.  

  • Contact: Ann Fredrich

    The purpose of the "Our Daily Bread"  Mission Partnership is  is to grow the impact of each of our churches respective food pantries by increasing the food resources we have available by sharing food resource information.  We will also share the best practises for the operation of a food pantry that we have each developed independently to improve the efficiency and effectiveness or all our Missions.  We also plan to be able to present a group presence in matters that effect our food pantries in issues with Food Bank of the Rockies, Feeding America and the Colorado Department of Human Services.

    Participating Congregations: Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, St. Paul Presbyterian Church, Covenant Presbyterian DTC, Westminster Presbyterian Church

  • Contact:  Sharon Lynch   303-798-9881

    Zimbabwe Kidz, formerly known as, Connecting Mission Partnership, was formed to raise finances for the education of children in Zimbabwe.  The needs to be met are determined through communication with a subcommittee in the Presbytery of Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Kidz Mission Partnership.  Our main goal is to provide clean water at the Presbyterian schools that do not have clean water or churches that desire to have a pre-school program and are required to have clean water.  Donations specifically toward school supplies are always welcome.  

    • Participating churches are Green Mountain, St. Paul, St. James, and First Presbyterian Church of Litteton.

  • Contact:  Julia Henderson

    The focus of the Zimbabwe Mission Partnership is to feed, and provide school fees, tuition, uniforms, nutrition supplements and medical care for the orphans enrolled at the Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care Center (HCOC) near Murewa, Zimbabwe.  In addition, ZMP raises funds to support local farming for food production and for essential new construction projects.  Operating funds for support of school teaching and administrative staffs, HCOC staff and building and grounds maintenance and repair are included in ZMP’s budget program.  

    • For information, visit www.zimpartnership.org.  

    • Participating Churches: Brighton First, Eagle River, Elizabeth Presbyterian, Elizabeth United Methodist, Good Shepherd, New Hope, Providence, Strasburg, Wellshire, Westminster.

Task Forces

Mission-Focused Task Forces may be established either on the initiative of the MEC as requested on the  initiative of three or more teaching and ruling elders (total) associated with at least two congregations within the Presbytery.  The purpose of the Task Force is to address a specific mission-related need not otherwise being addressed, usually leading to a project or event with a defined and limited time period.  A Task Force shall be established by the MEC for a period of time not to exceed two (2) years.  For more information on forming a Task Force, please contact the current MEC Chair or the Associate Presbyter for Mission, Rev. Fernando Rodríguez.