Every Christian is called to be a minister. At the end of each of our worship services, we are all called to go out into the world to love and serve both God and our fellow travelers in faith. To this end, Trinity Cathedral provides abundant opportunities for service and outreach to our community, the regional community, and the world. Members of our congregation possess a wealth of talent and enthusiasm, and opportunities exist for any level of commitment—from one-time projects to regular weekly, monthly, or yearly ministries. We invite you to join with the members of our congregation who seek and serve Christ in others.

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Community Outreach

Al-Anon
This group seeks to help family members and friends of those whose drinking bothers them. They meet in Lower Mitchell House on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 12:10 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.

Positive Living
This support group for HIV-positive individuals meets on Wednesdays from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. in Lower Mitchell. Contact  Debby Deacon at  501-944-0030.

Stewpot
Stewpot is a feeding program which serves hot lunches for up to 200 persons Monday – Friday at the First Presbyterian Church, 800 Scott Street. The facility also has a free ‘clothes’ room for its clients. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is responsible for preparing and serving the lunch every other Monday. Volunteers are always needed and welcome. Contact Kay Shugar  at 501-663-5871 or Ruth Parker at 501-666-4200.

St. Francis House
This multifaceted organization, founded by the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas, provides food and clothing to those in need as well as financial assistance with medicine, utilities, and rent. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral supports St. Francis House financially with loose plate offerings on Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, and All Saints. Donations of food and clothing are received in the St. Francis House boxes in Morrison Hall at Trinity. Volunteers are always needed for direct client service processing, administrative support, food and clothing distribution, and other tasks. Visit their web site at  or give them a call at 501-664-5036 for more information on how you assist this critical ministry.

Washington Magnet Elementary School Partnership
Trinity parishioners provide active support for this neighborhood school by mentoring a child, reading to a class, and/or working on landscaping projects. Volunteers are asked to donate an hour a week to working with the children of Washington School. We also supply school supplies and Christmas gifts to families.

Safe Places
Trinity houses program of support and education and healing for women and children who have been victims and violence and abuse. The offices of the ministry are at Trinity House at 1609 Broadway. The ministry is directed by Kathy Findley 501-351-HOPE (4673), www.safeplaceslr.org.

Feed The Hungry
Feed the Hungry feeds about 50 hungry and homeless each weekday at 7.30 a.m. at the Salvation Army. You can help!  Contact Robert Johnston at 501-375-5625.

Race and Reconciliation with Bethel AME

Trinity has a covenant agreement with Bethel AME aimed at building relationships between the two churches.  Together we operate a summer and winter community garden as well as sharing an annual hymn fest and pot luck dinner in November.

Recovery Ministries
The first Wednesday of each month at the 5 o’clock service in Pierce Chapel is a 12 step Eucharist. This is a service which incorporates the 12-steps and shows how the steps are integral parts of the Eucharist. We also facilitate a Serenity Retreat the second weekend in January at Subiaco Abbey for active members of AA and AlAnon.

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Outreach to Children

The Early Childhood Education Program
This Program cares for children from 6 weeks of age to 3 in a nurturing, developmentally appropriate environment. Designed to meet the needs of working parents, drop off is at 7:30 a.m. and pickup is at 5:30 p.m.  Contact Kami Wentz at kwentz@trinitylittlerock.org or 501-372-0294.

Camp Mitchell
As a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas, Camp Mitchell expresses the love of God by providing a sacred place, hospitality and programs that foster formation, recreation, fellowship and renewal. Services are provided to all regardless of race, color, age, national origin, religious affiliation, gender or handicap. Check out their web site at www.campmitchell.org for more information about their programs.

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Outreach Beyond Our Community

El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza

Trinity has begun a partnership with the Diocese to establish an on-going relationship with El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza (Home of Love and Hope) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  Representatives from Trinity, the Diocese, and several other Episcopal churches in Arkansas made an initial mission trip to El Hogar in July 2010.  Both adult and youth mission trips to El Hogar are in the planning stages.

Episcopal Relief and Development ERD
For more than 60 years, ERD has been the compassionate response of the Episcopal Church to human suffering around the world working with Anglican and ecumenical partners by responding to emergencies, eliminating disease such a as HIV/AIDS and malaria, and partnering for real change in our world and in our environment. Check out their web site at www.er-d.org for more information about how you can become involved in this outreach ministry.