Trinity United Church of Christ - St. Petersburg

This year we took the Lenten Challenge again - everyone who chooses to participate brings  40 items of food for the forty days of Lent ...and we were not disappointed!   We will be delivering a huge cargo of food and needed items to the Good Samaritan Food Pantry in Pinellas Park.  Thanks to all of the generous hearts who attend our church!

Our newest partner in the community is Bayside High School.  Bayside High School is an Educational Alternative school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades by providing opportunities to achieve graduation requirements in a supportive and personalized environment. Built with Pennies for Pinellas sales tax monies, the school is Pinellas County's first long-term educational alternative school which serves students identified as habitually truant, overage for their grade level and off-track for graduation. Our Community Outreach team recently selected Bayside to work with in providing needed items such as the graduation banner pictured to the left.  Graduate Devoni Grant is pictured with Mark Simon, RTI Academics and Staff Developer.  We look forward to working with Bayside in the next school year to provide more items for their students.  

In 2015, we became part of the Family Promise program.  As a support church, we have agreed to support a host church four weeks a year in helping shelter and feed a homeless family.  Our host church is Palm Lake Christian Church. 

Family Promise provides temporary housing to Families with children who have lost their homes. They are a nonprofit, non-religious charity who primarily works with faith-based institutions to accomplish their goals.

Family Promise helps families without homes regain their independence. The goal is to help provide the families with a secure, safe, temporary environment while the parents work with case managers, counselors, and service agencies to return the family to a stable home and a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. Trinity UCC is proud to be part of the effort to help the homeless in Pinellas County. For more info on the Family Promise Program, click here. 

We have established an on going ministry with a local nursing home, Jacaranda Manor. We visit these lovely folks at least 4 times a year for planned events such as sing-a-longs.  We also have made care packages filled with toiletries and other goodies.  So many times, people living in nursing home situations are forgotten.  We have seen the joy in their eyes when we come to visit and encourage anyone in our community to reach out to a nursing home to volunteer.  You won't be sorry you did!  Jacaranda's caring activity director, Barbara, has made working with them so easy and fun. Many thanks to the wonderfully committed staff at Jacaranda and for the members of our congregation who attend these wonderful outings!

2019 Events at Jacaranda:

May 7, August 6 and November 5

The address is 4250 66th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33709.

Items Needed for Jacaranda Manor

Toiletries
Small tissue packets
Candy is ok, but no hard candy
Small notepads
Envelopes
Writing paper
Hand lotion
Greeting cards
Writing pens
Playing cards
Packaged crackers
Word finds (puzzle)
No Spray products
No toothpaste or toothbrushes (these are donated by dentists)
No Pencils