The temperatures are dropping, but inside the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Mark Moreland’s spirits are up.

He is distributing jackets, warm clothes and toiletries. It’s the church’s second annual winter coat giveaway.

“It feels like I’m doing something important, very important in their lives, too, to really make a difference for them,” Moreland said.

Moreland first came to the church while he was visiting New York on business. He and his wife moved to the city from Atlanta five years ago after he retired — which is when Moreland started volunteering at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian.

“The opportunity to come here and get to meet people, to understand people, care for people, help people,” he said.

Moreland has since used his business acumen to set up medical and social services at the church — helping New Yorkers without homes.

He serves on the board of trustees.

In the earlier days of the pandemic, he established a semi-weekly food pantry with hot meals.

Volunteers continue to serve those meals twice a week.

“Initially, it was going to be just during the course of the pandemic, and what we realized is that the need never abated,” Moreland said.

The church estimates Moreland has helped tens of thousands of New Yorkers during his time volunteering.

“He’s an exemplary human being who gives and gives and gives back to the community where he lives,” said Scott Black Johnston, the senior pastor at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.

Moreland serves as a constant presence for those in need.

“They can come here and interact with people that they know care for them, that they trust, that they know will have their best interest at heart,” he said.

For sharing warmth with his community, Mark Moreland is our New Yorker of the Week.