Mission Statement

The Potter’s Wheel lives out Jesus’ Great Commission to go and make disciples of Christ and to be a place of rest and strength for inner-city Evansville. We achieve this objective by providing for the spiritual, physical, emotional, and educational needs of those in inner-city Evansville.

About The Potter's Wheel

Located on the borders of Indiana and Kentucky and within 25 miles of Illinois, The Potter's Wheel is one of the fastest growing ministries in the tri-state area.  In 2003, First Cumberland Presbyterian Church gave its church and grounds to Evansville’s Oak Hill Christian Center (OHCC). The campus was scheduled to close due to an aging congregation and sparse attendance. OHCC had a desire to transform the inner-city First Cumberland Presbyterian Church campus to a thriving community asset in a declining neighborhood known for drugs, prostitution, and other criminal activity. The Potter’s Wheel Ministries began in early 2003 as an outreach of OHCC ministry offering Sunday afternoon worship services and human services programs throughout the week.

Immediately,  The Potter’s Wheel Ministries began an Adopt-a-Block program in which volunteers began going door-to-door every Saturday to meet families in the neighborhood – to assess needs, provide assistance, make referrals to other social service agencies when appropriate and to pray with neighbors.  As a result of feedback from the families served, a clothing bank, food pantry and soup kitchen were organized to meet basic physical needs in our community.

The Potter's Wheel Ministries organized as a separate entity from OHCC and became incorporated on October 6, 2003; it received 501(c)3 status in June 2004. With a solid organizational structure in place, The Potter’s Wheel Ministries was able to focus on program expansion, and currently offers eight programs to support spiritual, physical, emotional, and educational development. 

GED classes assist area adults to acquire their high school diploma in order to further their education and/or to obtain better employment. Baby Basics teaches parenting and life skills to parents while their young children participate in Reach Out and Read (ROAR) to develop literacy skills. Youth worship services, youth Bible study, and the Epic 1:3 Program reach at-risk and incarcerated youth with a positive message and social environment, and connects them to caring adults who provide spiritual, emotional and academic support. Adult worship services and Bible studies provide spiritual support and direction for many neighborhood residents. In addition to the food bank, clothing bank and soup kitchen, these programs address many physical, spiritual and educational needs of neighborhood residents.

The Potter’s Wheel exists to create an environment in our troubled neighborhood wherein God can transform lives by showing our neighbors the love of Christ.