Our Mission

Transforming the World with Small Deeds Done with Great Love
Responding to Christ's call to proclaim the Gospel by both word and deed, our vision is to serve the diverse community around us, inclusive of all cultures and ages, responding with love and compassion to those in need within our congregation, in the greater community, and throughout the world. We serve all God's people and transform the world with small deeds done with great love, one at a time.

Our Ministries

Germantown HELP.  We collect canned and dry goods for the food pantry.  Sponsors a special food drive to cover HELP’s annual summer shortfall and a drive for Thanksgiving baskets for needy families. Bring your food items to church each Sunday and place them in the basket by the door to the nave. Contact: The Germantown HELP Coordinators.

Shady Grove Rehabilitation Center Outreach.  A Lay Ministerial Team travels to Shady Grove Adventist Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which is physically connected to Kingshire Manor Assisted Living, to conduct a “Communion from Reserve Sacrament” for the residents at 2:30pm each Sunday afternoon. Contact: The Shady Grove Outreach Scheduler.

Adopt-a-Highway. We participate in the stewardship of God’s good creation by picking up litter along Route 28 several times a year for many years. Contact: The Adopt-a-Highway Coordinator.

El Hogar. El Hogar de Esperanza y Amor is a vocational school for orphaned and abandoned boys in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. St. Nicholas Church has had a supportive relaionship with the school for over a decade, sponsoring one or more students by paying as much of their tuition and expenses as possible. Contact: The El Hogar Coordinator.

Youth Group Mission Trips.  Various trips such as to Kentucky to repair homes for low-income homeowners as well as sharing fellowship and faith with each other. Contact: The Assistant Rector.

Web links to Feed the Hungry. Links to organizations through which contributions for feeding the hungry, for disaster relief, and HIV/AIDS (to name a few) may be given. All can be accessed via home page of the www.SaintNicks.com web site, or by clicking here.

Our Ministers

• Outreach Committee Chair: Rose Mahan.
• Vestry Ministry Liaison: Laura Scherzer.
• Shady Grove Nursing Home Service Coordinator: Rose Mahan.
• Adopt-a-Highway Coordinator: Mark Veckman.
• Kids-4-Peace Coordinator: Tess Ericson