Wherever you see a group working to enroll more voters, you are apt to find Presbyterians among them. Churches have caring ministries with people in crisis and during life changes, such as special ministries for singles and divorced persons, and for nursing home patients. Many synods and presbyteries oversee campgrounds, plan youth conferences, contribute to institutions of higher education, take work groups to Central America or the Caribbean area or Africa. Nationally the Presbyterian Church is involved in evangelism, new church development, preparing church school literature, publishing magazines and newspapers, trying to help in issues of peace and justice, and watchdogging such concerns as racism and sexism. With a renewed interest in global mission, more than 500 Presbyterian missionaries are serving in nearly 90 countries where the church is involved, in cooperation with partner churches in many of the countries.
Local churches help with overseas projects as well.
A group from a congregation in the state of Washington went to Cameroon to build a roof for a school. A group from Kansas quietly built an entire new church in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. They learn and teach first aid. They hold blood drives. They host exercise classes.