As well as providing monetary support for a variety of organizations and charities in the area through our Parish Outreach, St. Thomas parishioners volunteer their time and expertise actively assisting local groups.
Hope Clinic, which began in 1998 as an outreach ministry of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, is enthusiastically supported by our parishioners. Our own Becky Whittemore, who chairs St. Thomas's Finance and Outreach Committees, is Board Chair of Hope Clinic. Our Senior Warden, Janet Simpson, is a board member and is one of the organizers of the annual Hope Regala, the clinic's largest fundraiser.
Pamlico County Fishes & Loaves
St. Thomas Church is a drop-off point for food donations that support our local food pantry's Food of the Month program. Once a month, these donations are transported to PCFLO's headquarters, where they are distributed to clients. Additionally, once a month a volunteer from our parish drives to Grantsboro and picks up large donations of food from WalMart and Food Lion. These donations are then transported to PCFLO.
Several members of our congregation are actively involved in Oriental's Rotary Club, which provides scholarships to Pamlico County children, volunteers over 1,000 hours a year getting their hands dirty building wheelchair ramps and playgrounds, runs fundraising projects, and supporting Pamlico County charities.
