Responding to its call to engage the broader world in which she dwells, over the years St Nicholas Orthodox Church has contributed to the work of several local ministries. Among these are included:
The Saint Nicholas Uganda Children's Fund
In 2002, two parishioners of St Nicholas, Peter and Sharon Georges, went to Africa to serve the Church. Three years later in 2005, they founded the St Nicholas Uganda Children’s Fund. Almost twenty years later, the St Nicholas Uganda Children’s Fund now supports over 150 orphans and vulnerable children in primary and secondary school, vocational and professional training, and university. The fund pays school fees and provides uniforms, shoes and socks, school supplies, meals, and health care. Parishioners at St Nicholas Orthodox Church may contribute to the fund by ear-marking a donation.
To find out more about this mision, please visit the main website of the Uganda Children's Fund.
Saint Herman's House
St Herman's House is a ministry of FOCUS North America. Its mission "is to shelter and support homeless men on the path to well-being and independence and meet the basic needs of people in our community." St Nicholas has supported the work of St Herman's House over the years in a number of years (from donating, to organizing parishioners to serve meals, to its clergy serving divine liturgies in its chapel). More information about the work of this ministry may be found on their own website. Parishioners at St Nicholas Orthodox Church may contribute to the work of St Herman's House by ear-marking a donation to it.
Saint James Soup Kitchen
In its earliest days, the flediging community of St Nicholas was able to meet because of the gracious hospitality of St James Episcopal in Painesville. In its debt of gratitude, over the years the community of St Nicholas has supported the work of the soup kitchen run by this congregation. More information about it may be found at its own website.