neighborhood partnerships

opportunities to serve

Scroll down to learn about some of the ways we get to serve the people of our neighborhood.

  • Solidarity

    Solidarity mission is “Equipping Latino, immigrant families in under-resourced neighborhoods for community transformation. We partner with Solidarity through:

    Hosting Solidarity’s Camino Immigration Services on our campus.

    Holding a food-drive for the Solidarity families every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Click here to learn more (link to Food Distribution below).

    Sponsoring and supporting Solidarity-led initiatives through resources and volunteers. 

    Sponsoring and providing leadership to a month-long Summer program open to all families in our community, hosted both at Solidarity’ Garnet building and on the PPC campus.

    Providing monthly financial support and other grants to Solidarity for critical needs.

  • Nueva Vida & Clothes Closet

    1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month starting at 8:30AM

    Nueva Vida (8:30-9:30AM) is a Spanish language Bible Study which presents the gospel of Jesus Christ through the study of Scripture. Led by Leticia de Morales, who has over five decades of service of experience leading Bible studies in her native language. 

    When Nueva Vida finishes, the proclamation of the gospel continues through compassion when Clothes Closet opens its doors in PPC’s Trinity Center. Clothes Closet allows under-resourced families to pick out much needed clothing for their families. Most of the clothes received comes from unsold items at Charity’s Closet. Volunteers serve from 8:30-10AM.

    To volunteer at Clothes Closet by picking up donations, or sorting and folding clothes, please click here. (https://placentiapres.churchcenter.com/groups/service/clothes-closet-volunteers

  • Love Placentia

    PPC is a sponsor and project coordinator for the annual Love Placentia event in late spring.

  • Local School Partnerships

    PPC works to serve our local public schools by working with their school resource officers. We help gather necessary supplies and support for families when our local schools invite us to participate.

  • Charity’s Closet

    Charity’s Closet’s mission is to provide a dependable source of revenue to support HIS OC; and to raise the awareness of our shelter and the ever-increasing homeless problem in Orange County. 

    Charity’s Closet began in 2006 when volunteers at PPC’s HIS House were inundated with clothing donations. Today Charity’s Closet is a thriving thrift store with volunteers from many local churches.

    PPC partners with Charity’s Closet through:

    Distribute unsold items at our Clothes Closet Ministry.

    Encouraging PPC attenders and members to regularly volunteer at this bedrock community ministry.  If you would like to volunteer at Charity’s Closet, click here (https://charityscloset.org/volunteer).

  • HIS-OC

    The mission of Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County (HIS-OC) is to provide support and assistance to the underprivileged and unhoused to improve their quality of life, and to help them regain stability and hope.

    PPC founded this organization in 1989 when it purchased the farmhouse nextdoor and converted it into a homeless shelter staffed by church member volunteers. HIS-OC is now its own 501(c)(3) organization, fully staffed by professional social workers. PPC partners with HIS-OC by:

    Hosting the HIS-OC offices and various events on our church campus.

    Participating in HIS-OC events through financial sponsorship and volunteer opportunities.

  • Camino Immigration Services

    Camino Immigration’s mission is to serve the immigrant community by providing quality legal counsel on immigration matters and connecting immigrant families to available resources. PPC partners with Camino by hosting them on our church campus.

  • Habitat For Humanity

    Habitat For Humanity’s mission brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. PPC partners with Habitat by participating in home build projects and fundraisers.