Outreach
For more information about each ministry and individual contact information, please email or call the church office.
A glimpse at some of the many outreach projects:
Outreach Committee
The mission of St. Michael's Outreach Committee is to identify areas of need within the wider community to which the parish may respond corporately and where individual parishioners may share their time, talents, and treasure. The Outreach Ministry allocates the Outreach Funds in the Church budget and delivers in-kind gifts from the parish. It supports and encourages volunteering at the supported agencies. Food, diaper and toiletry drives are held during the year, and a Christmas Angel Tree is another of our Outreach Ministries. The Congregation is unfailingly generous. The Matthew 25 Fund’s income is for outreach beyond the Parish budget, e.g. for a start-up program, a disaster need, a special one-time boost to an agency. Parishioners may contribute to the Endowment component or to the current programs or to both.
Contact: Jerry Davenport & Sue Sterrett
List of Services
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Everyday Community Cafe
We are happy to report that we will resume volunteering at the Community Cooperative Everyday Cafe' is every 1st Monday of the month.
For those of you who need transportation, it will be available at the church and depart at 8: 30 AM in time to arrive for an orientation. The bus will depart the church at 9:15. Our volunteer work hours will be from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
For those volunteers who will provide their own transportation the Community Cooperative address is:
3429 Dr.. Martin Luther K1i'ng Jr, Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33916.
Contact: Chuck Sterrett
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All Souls Church Ministry
We support the ministry of All Souls Episcopal Church in North Fort Myers who provide a multitude of services to those in need. They partner with Harry Chapin Food Bank, other organizations, and churches to offer a world-class outreach program every Wednesday from 9am-10:30am. They offer: Food, clothing, healthcare, ID assistance, bikes, and hot lunches!
Contact: Cindy Brown and Nancy Garfield
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Angels on the Go
Started in 2021 to assist people with basic household tasks, errands and yardwork, a crew of volunteers is on standby to assist those in need. For more information and to fill out the interest form, click here.
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CHR Community Housing and Resources
Community Housing & Resources, Inc. (CHR) is a 501 (c) (3) Not for Profit organization with the mission to provide affordable housing for families and individuals who work and who serve our island communities.
Contact: Bill Larson
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Dominican Republic Companionship
The Diocese of Southwest Florida works with local churches to support the work of the Episcopal Church in the Dominican Republic.
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F.I.S.H.
FISH of SANCAP was launched 40 years ago to make the Sanibel-Captiva community a better place to live, work and visit. Today, our goal continues to be offering services that can assist, educate and enrich our neighbors’ lives. Since 1982 these islands have worked to take care of each other through good times and bad, and we are humbled and grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve.
Contact: Jerry Davenport
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Gladious Food Pantry
Their purpose is to help supplement a family’s food budget. Gladiolus Food Pantry fosters self-reliance and independence and helps to empower families. Gladiolus Food Pantry relies entirely on donations of food and money from individuals, churches, communities, civic organizations, and businesses.
Contact: Julie Vergin
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LIFE
Lee Interfaith for Empowerment Inc. (LIFE) is a group of Lee County Florida congregations who have come together based upon a shared value of justice. For the past 10 years, LIFE has connected hundreds of Lee County citizens from member congregations to unite and advocate for local policy changes promoting better living conditions and quality of life for all. Successful achievements include changes to the policy in juvenile arrests, unsolved homicides, and affordable housing. For more information about LIFE’s mission, see https://www.lifejustice.org.
Contact: Dotty Morrison
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Mision Peniel
As spiritual and social advocates Misión Peniel brings together people of faith and compassion to act with farmworkers to achieve fundamental change in their living and working conditions while increasing public awareness of the need for reconciliation and bridge building between sectors. Misión Peniel achieves this mission of change by being a destination for mission outreach of local churches and a learning community for the coastal faith community to communicate regularly with the farmworker community a unifying message that human dignity is not a bargaining chip for change.
​Contact: Sue Sterrett
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South Fort Myers Food Pantry
Volunteers assist with storing, stocking shelves, and distributing food supplies. Some volunteers assist with the recipient's selection of food items. There are both light weight and heavy weight tasks available.
Contact: Cindy Brown
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Pine Manor Community Center
The Pine Manor Improvement Association is a private non-profit agency that provides services to approximately 3,000 children and families that are at risk in the Pine Manor area of Fort Myers. Our mission is: Equip, educate and empower the families, individuals and children of Pine Manor for a better quality of life.
Contact: Cindy Brown and Chuck Sterrett
