Christmas Families 2020
Our Deacons work to accomplish our Love1st mission in many ways and one is through gifting needy families in the downtown Coeur d’Alene area. Deacons interview each family to determine their needs and how we can best gift them at Christmas.  

Please join us as we share the love of God with these families. You are invited to use the church’s giving portal to contribute directly to the Christmas Families-Deacons fund. If you would like to purchase a gift, please contact the Lead Deacon for your chosen family (noted below). Donated funds will be used to purchase gifts not supplied by the congregation. ​​
Options for Giving
  • ​Go directly to the giving portal and select: Christmas Families-Deacons. Donate any amount.
  • Donate by check, use the memo line to indicate the funds are for our Christmas Families. Mail to: 521 Lakeside Ave. Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 or drop your check off at the church office.
Purchasing Gifts
  • First, please contact the Lead Deacon assigned to the family to coordinate what gifts are needed.
  • There will be numbered Christmas boxes in hallway near the church office for drop off at the church.
  • You may drop off gifts at the church or coordinate with the Lead Deacon for pick-up.
All gifts and/or donations are due to the Deacons by December 12, 2020
We'd like to introduce you to our 2020 families!
Please contact the lead deacon if you have any questions or would like to shop for a family.
  • FAMILY 1 : Lead Deacon Gina Dingman 208.819.8861
Family number one is a large and wonderful family of eight:  Mom and Dad, four boys ages 3, 5, 7 and 10 and two girls ages 9 and 14. Mom and Dad both work but finances are really tight. They could use some help with Christmas this year.
  • FAMILY 2 : Lead Deacon Darlene Nason 208.762.0285
Family number two is a family of four: Grandmother, adult son, grandson age 11 and granddaughter age 6. Grandmother is on disability and in current treatment for cancer. There has been a recent change in her treatment as the initial treatment was not effective. The adult son moved back into the apartment with her and the two children. The granddaughter is a cancer survivor.
  • FAMILY 3 : Lead Deacon Cyndi Hippler 208.640.4846​
Family number three is a family of two: Mom and her daughter, 8. They have recently left  Union Gospel Mission (UGM) and now have their own apartment. Mom is going to school on-line and working part-time. She is a Navy Veteran.
  • FAMILY 4 : Lead Deacon Barb Proper 208.660.3142
Family number four includes 6 family members: Great-Grandmother, Grandmother, an 8-year-old boy and a 5-year -old girl, the children's mother and father. Grandmother and the children live in Great-Grandmothers mobile home. The children's parents live in a motorhome outside of Great-Grandmother's mobile. The children's mother was in a very bad accident this past summer and is recovering from a broken neck.
  • FAMILY 5 : Lead Deacon Linda Scheideler 208.665.1659​
Family number five  includes 6 family members: Mom, Dad, two boys (ages 10 and 7) and two girls (ages 5 and 3). The family moved to Idaho this summer from the Seattle area. They are requesting everyday needs, especially clothing for colder weather.
Because of your generosity, the Deacons Christmas Family Project has always been successful.  We look forward to another year of blessings for these families through our First Presbyterian church congregation!  Thank you so much for your faithful support!!!