Deacon Ministries

... to love and serve God and neighbor with open hearts, open hands and open minds.

Throughout the year, the Board of Deacons hosts numerous fellowship and mission-related activities. Some examples include:

Fellowship time each Sunday after worship, complete with coffee & hot cocoa or lemonade & iced tea, along with various sweet treats
An all-church birthday party with cake, ice cream, music and games
A partnership with the New Jerusalem Food Pantry on the Syracuse South Side
The Pebble Hill Community Garden

Easter Lilies Delivery and Celebration
For a small cost, anyone in the church could give Easter lilies or spring flowers in celebration or in memory of loved ones. These beautiful flowers decorate the sanctuary and then are taken home. The Deacons purchase additional flowers and deliver them to our members who are unable to physically join us in church each week. This is a simple way to spread the joy and color of the season.

Holiday Stocking Project
The Deacons collect supplies for Pre-K classes at Dr. Weeks Elementary School in Syracuse. Using donations from the congregation, the Deacons purchased books, school supplies, toys and treats to stuff a stocking for every child. We also supported members of our congregation who are teaching in the Syracuse City School District by providing books and other supplies.

New Jerusalem Food Pantry
The Board of Deacons thanks the congregation for their faithful donations of food each month. Deacons purchase needed food items and deliver your donations the third Sunday of every month to the New Jerusalem Food Pantry. Our involvement with this inner-city organization goes back to the founding of Pebble Hill. New Jerusalem is part of an area-wide pantry network. It serves large families and others whose needs are not adequately met by traditional pantries. The Board also collects donations and purchases turkeys at Thanksgiving.

Annual Thanksgiving Delivery
The Board of Deacons delivered five carloads of donated and purchased food, including 90 turkeys, to the New Jerusalem Food Pantry for distribution to families on Syracuse's South Side. Thank you, Pebble Hill members and friends!