Community Engagement 
Ministries

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St. Martin's Climate Action Team brings members of our congregation together to understand, act on, and pray about the very real challenge of climate change. We meet monthly and aim to serve as a hub for connecting folks within St. Martin's with fellow congregants called to act in response to climate change. We structure events and activities to allow intergenerational participation.

St. Martin’s is committed to community. Jesus’ call to “love thy neighbor” is realized with our neighbors in Chestnut Hill, our regional neighbors in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, and our national and international community.

The work of the Guatemala Companion Parish Committee involves maintaining the relationship between St. Martin’s and the priests and parishioners in our three Guatemalan companion parishes.

The Mission, Purpose, and Work of the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields POWER Interfaith Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the stranger as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

In 1987, three St. Martin’s parishioners came together to found Need in Deed, a nonprofit focused on putting students at the center of their service-learning experience. Their instinct was that young people would be more engaged in experiences of service if their voices drove the process. Now, almost 40 years later, guided by NID-trained teachers, the organization is operating in public schools across the city, empowering students to make connections between the world they see around them, the issues they care about, and the skills and concepts of the school curriculum. In 2025, St. Martin’s officially named Need in Deed as a covenant partner.

Face to Face, Germantown, was named an official ministry partner of St. Martin's in 2025. Face to Face provides essential services including fresh meals, legal assistance, physical and mental health support, social services, and educational equity. Volunteers from St. Martin's assist with meal prep for the Face to Face cafeteria on the second Saturday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. If you would like to volunteer for meal prep, please contact Jason Martin, Mark Birdsall, or the office at office@stmartinec.org. Face to Face also operates a Washeteria where individuals can take a hot shower and receive a new set of clothes. To learn more about Face to Face, you can visit their website at facetofacegermantown.org.

St. James School notes the St. Martin’s connection to the school as a model for church relationships. Individuals from the parish volunteer and contribute needed funding on a reliable basis and the commitment through the covenant creates a sense of stability and structure on both sides.