Wayside Outreach

Click on any of the below Outreach projects for more information.

Tulip Project

Wayside partners with Magee Women's Center/UPMC Hamot to provide bags of toiletries, new under garments, hard candies and an inspirational message to help women who come to the hospital after being abused or abandoned.

The Tulip Project Wish List Includes:

Donations should be new and in good condition.

Saturday Outreach Projects

Several weekends a year a team of volunteers is sent out to work at a local ministry site.

Please watch the events page and the information table in the lobby for more information on upcoming events.

Current Opportunities:

Beach Clean-up Day

The Outreach Committee is organizing a beach clean-up at Beach 11 at Presque Isle State Park on Saturday, 7/24 from 9:00am to Noon. We will be picking up litter on the beach and surrounding area. The Presque Isle Adopt-A-Beach program that utilizes volunteers to keep the beaches clean has been suspended ever since the pandemic began 15 months ago. Park usage is at a very high level this year, and a recent newspaper article indicates that the PI staff cannot come close to keeping up with the litter.

This opportunity is open to Wayside members and friends of all ages and would be a great family activity. The Outreach Committee will provide trash bags, disposable gloves, etc. Please contact the church office at or call Jennifer at 814-833-7653 to sign up.

Friends of Erie County Library Service Opportunity
The Friends of the Library would like help setting up for their annual book sale to be held July 15-17. There are two areas where help would be greatly appreciated at Blasco Library on July 14:

10:00 AM--Setting up tables; this might involve strenuous activity.
11:00 AM--Placing the books for sale on the tables; this would be less strenuous.

Please call the church office or email if interested in participating in this Erie tradition. There may be other opportunities in the following days (7/15-17). Notify the church office and your name will be forwarded for possible placement.

Coats for Kids

As the weather cools down, Waysiders begin donating new and gently used outerwear for the Coats for Kids project.

These donations are distributed to families in need through the Erie Community.

October through March donations may be brought in and hung on the rack just inside the ramped entrance (outside the Parlor).

For more information on this project, contact Katie in the church office.

Erie City Mission Thanksgiving Bag

Additional Outreach Programs

Outside Groups