Mount Pleasant Magazine Nov/Dec 2016

ommunity service is a

responsibility that local churches take

seriously, and often the driving force

behind this philanthropy are church

youth groups.

Mount Pleasant Maga-

zine

interviewed three local churches

to find out what areas of need in the

local community have been deemed important enough to

warrant the time, energy and

efforts of these youth groups.

At Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, the youth

ministry has participated in the Hands of Christ Minis-

try, serving approximately 185 schoolchildren in the East

Cooper area. Every year, school uniforms are distributed,

and meaningful relationships are formed.

St. Benedict Parish hosts a Homeless Awareness Night

that allows its youth group to experience firsthand the

difficulties the homeless suffer every night. From there, the

youngsters get together and decide on a specific plan of

action to help those who have no place to call home.

Meanwhile, the youth ministry at Christ Church

participates in Valentines for Veterans. Each year, they

Youth MinistrY in Mount Pleasant

Positive

Lasting Effects

By Stacy E. Domingo

Photo courtesy of Christ Church.

teens from christ

church Luke

tyner, Ryan Quick

and matthew

tyner visit a local

veteran during

the Valentines for

Veterans program.