Outreach Summits

Outreach Summits are held several times a year.  These are a chance to hear about what the various outreach programs are doing, to review the outreach budget and to talk about new ideas.  The summits that happen after the 10:30 service include lunch.

2025-26 Summits:

Sunday September 21 – after the 10:30 service

Sunday January 25 – after the 10:30 service

Outreach Ministries

Appalachian Ministries

We work with Help Me Grow in Vinton and Jackson counties to provide support to children and families in the poorest region of Ohio.  Major projects include backpacks of school supplies in the fall and a baby shower for supplies in the spring along with other things. 

If you are interested in getting involved, contact Barb Keyes. Bkeyes25@gmail.com

Habitat for Humanity

We provide lunches several times a year for Saturday workdays at the Habitat for Humanity build site. 

If you are interested in getting involved, contact Marilyn Karl. mjkarl@yahoo.com

 Migration Ministry

We support a couple of families of asylum seekers, work on providing information about issues of migration to the congregation and organize the Culture and Artisans Fair in May each year. 

You can watch the video we put together on immigration in Columbus.

If you are interested in getting involved, contact Elizabeth Anstaett. elanstaett@aol.com

In Our Own Backyard

Working with the Tri-Village Packers group, we are providing shelf stable food to Tremont Elementary for those students who come to school hungry, but who don’t qualify for free lunch or breakfast programs.  If you want to get involved, contact Leslie Winters.  msleslie@gmail.com

NNEMAP

NNEMAP is the Near North East Material Assistance Program.  It is a food pantry and other services.  Saint Mark’s has been a NNEMAP partner for over 40 years.  If you have shelf stable food or personal hygiene products to donate, you can put those in the baskets by the front door. 

On the second Wednesday morning of the month, we gather to make packets of spices and wrap stacks of diapers to be distributed at NNEMAP. We participate in their Christmas Shop through our giving tree.  We support NNEMAPs fundraising efforts. 

Members of Saint Mark’s volunteer at NNEMAP.  If you want to get involved, contact Bill Karl. Mrbill.karl@gmail.com

Street Church

We are long term partners with Saint John’s Episcopal Church in the Franklinton area of Columbus.  We provide lunch for Street Church several times a year.  This involves providing the food for the lunch and travelling a few miles down to the Street Church site to distribute the food.  If you want to get involved, contact Robert Morton.  notvmorton@gmail.com

Fundraisers

We do several fundraisers during the year:

Labor Day Bake Sale which raises funds for hunger related projects.

Fall Festival on All Saints’ Sunday

Cookie Walk in December

If you have ideas for new ways for Saint Mark’s to engage with helping those around us or if you have questions about Outreach ministries, you can contact the Outreach Administrative Team at outreach@saintmarkscolumbus.org