Cambridge Presbyterian Church, located in southeastern Kansas, is a member, along with eight United Methodist churches, of the Sunflower Outreach Services. Among the services offered is Joseph's Storehouse, specializing in inexpensive used clothing, collectibles, and even some antiques. During 1999, ninety children were each given a complete set of needed clothing, toys, toiletries, and a turkey for Christmas. School supplies are given to children not only at the beginning of school but also during the school year.
Food is distributed throughout the year.
The realization of this dream was born with Elder Mary Ellen Isaac, an active member at FPC and the principal of Washington Accelerated Elementary School. Almost 90 percent of the student population at Washington lives on or below the poverty line. Ms. Jusino recruits people from the community that both the church and school serve to tutor the children at Washington who read under grade level. Almost a third of the fifty tutors who continue to volunteer at Washington are from First Presbyterian Church. Located near the center of the United States, the Presbytery of Southern Kansas ministers to many through its 13,301 members and 71 churches, presbytery committees, and Westminister Woods Camp.