Begun in 1994 as an outreach ministry of the St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, St. Andrew's Mission, Inc. works in partnership with poor families to help them achieve economic and social self-sufficiency. We operate as a HUD Family Investment Center in cooperation with the McComb Housing Authority to offer residents workshops in parenting, GED, job skills and life skills. We used the Shalom Community model and AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteers to expand our outreach to the impoverished sections of North McComb, Summit and Magnolia in Pike Co. as well. We are a United Methodist Advance Mission Special and receive support from general contributions as well as HUD, MS Dept. of Education, Entergy Corporation and United Way.