Local Missions
The many programs of MAP (Ministry About People) come together to create pathways of hope that redirect lives and rebuild community in Montgomery, Alabama. From a day shelter for the homeless, GED help and financial classes, after school and summer enrichment programs, to a food pantry and clothes closet, Mercy House and MAP really believe it takes a community working together to help those in need.
Mercy House – A day shelter at 2412 Council Street providing access to food, clothing, shower facilities, and laundry washing. We currently serve 500 meals a day through this day shelter, as well.
MAP Center for Excellence – Located at 12 E. Delano Avenue, the MAP Center helps provide stability through comprehensive support resources, career guidance, adult education, and family services. It is also the temporary location for the Montgomery branch of the Salvation Army, and a satellite location for Trenholm State Community College providing classes for GED and High School Diplomas.
Pathway House – Located at 2437 Council Street (near the Mercy House), it has office space for our counseling services, as well as a business/ copy center.
MAP Youth Navigation Program – After school and summer enrichment programs are located at 1516 Mobile Road.
Manna House – Serving food insecure families and individuals in Montgomery. When renovations are complete, they will be serving around 1000 meals a day to start.
Life on Wheels uses the power of ultrasound to: Serve women, Save babies, and Share Jesus.
Ministers to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of women with unplanned pregnancies. They provide pregnancy testing, adoption referral, counseling, baby items, and preparation for parenting.
For several years Saint James has had a close relationship with Pike Road Village, a high density neighborhood south of our church. We provide school supplies, community projects, and community gatherings on a yearly basis.
Montgomery Area Council on Aging provides critical services to seniors in our community including the meals on wheels program which has served over 4.5 million meals.
International Missions
YUGO Ministries mobilizes and equips God’s people to reach the forgotten.
https://www.yugo.org/
Choose Water (formerly Water 282) is a non-profit that exists to connect organizations, such as churches, civic clubs, schools, or even individuals, with villages in Africa in need of clean water. We have seen first-hand how bad the water crisis really is in these villages, and how desperately the villagers need clean, safe water near their village.
Saint James partners with the Pilgrim Wesleyan Church in Zambia where we help provide wells, support pastors in remote villages, and assist in helping build new churches and schools. We take a mission trip to Zambia every other year to share the gospel and support the ministry taking place there.
This international ministry has a mission to rescue the forgotten and abandoned street children of Honduras through the hope of God’s love. Saint James takes a yearly trip which provides opportunities to spend time and provide hope and love to the children of Grace Farm. If you are interested in going on a trip or making financial contributions, please contact us.
OCC exists to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to needy children around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Saint James serves as a regional collection center for OCC and last year collected over 14 thousand shoeboxes!
Contact: Celeste Manuel (celeste@sjlife.com)
Compassion International is a child-advocacy ministry pairing compassionate people with children living in extreme poverty to release the children from spiritual, economic, social, and physical poverty.