In mid-April of this year, our Mission Commission started a new initiative. We are raising organic produce at the Garden of Hope, located on the property of the Westchester Korean Seventh Day Adventist...
Our Mission
YAV Erin in Asheville: No Answers, Just Different Questions
Erin writes: While I’m not invincible, my white skin meant that anything that could have happened to me (already way less likely) would have been handled differently than if the same thing happened...
FPCY Expands Outreach to Seniors
For over 30 years, our Food Pantry has supported local hungry neighbors, with generous support from community volunteers, businesses, civic groups, and the Feeding Westchester food bank. The...
Pantry Plus!
Pantry Plus is up and running! Our Beyond Hunger / Pantry-plus initiative recognizes that necessary household expenses like hygiene products (for all ages, including diapers and incontinence supplies)...
The Pentecost Offering in June
A gift to the Pentecost Offering throughout the month of June helps the church encourage, develop, and support its young people, and also address the needs of at-risk children. 40% of the Pentecost offering...
Item of the Month for June: Canned Corn
In June we are asking for canned corn. This is among our most popular items and often not available at our “grocery store” — Feeding Westchester. When the Deacons suggest an “item of the month,”...
New in the Church Library: Considering Gun Violence
Two new books in the Church Library examine the urgent topic of gun violence. Common Ground; Talking About Gun Violence in America (261.8 G) by pastor Donald V. Gaffney, takes a Biblical perspective. In...
Food Pantry News: Matching Grant and Diaper Coupons
FOOD PANTRY MATCHING GRANT Throughout the year, every dollar given to the FPCY Food Pantry is matched up to at least $10,000. Please consider supporting our Food Pantry, an outreach that provides food...
Hannaford in Pawling is Supporting FPCY Food Pantry in May
Purchase a $2.50 reusable Fight Hunger Bag at the Hannaford store located at 162 Route 22, Pawling NY in May and the FPCY Food Pantry will receive a $1 donation! The First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown...
Our Food Pantry Garden is Growing
Here is our garden, roughly half our row, with lettuce and kale plants and some complimentary plants for repelling insects. For more information about this garden, how it will support our food pantry,...