Ministries/Missions
Community Garden
On our land to the north of the parking lot, was started in 2009 with just 12 plots and has grown to 80 plots. We as a congregation are providing a needed service to our community. Most of the gardeners are not members of our church. Many have expressed sincere appreciation to our church for making it possible for them to have a place to garden.
Noisy Offering
Every 3rd Sunday of the month we collect a “Noisy Offering” which consists of the loose change in our pockets (and more) to support various missions throughout the year. The schedule for 2024 is:
- January 21 – Salvation Army
- February 18 – Crick and Mindy Porier
- March 17 – Volm Cancer Center
- April 21 – Damascus Road
- May 19 – Mujilla Falls
- June 16 – AVAIL
- July 21 – Volunteer in Mission
- August 18 – Boys and Girls Club
- September 15 – UMCOR Disaster Relief
- October 20 – WEB Backpack
- November 17 – UM Children’s Services
- December 15 – Smile Train
Mujilla Falls Agricultural Center, Zambia
Temba Nkomozepi, our covenant missionary works to take part in a range of agricultural, education, and health projects, as well as church growth and development at Mujila Falls. He teaches skills that enable the local people to become self-sufficient and care for their land. Our commitment has been $2,500 yearly towards his salary. As a church, Temba’s ministry affords us the chance to be a part of a mission that we know is effective and life changing.
Our Church Has a Focus on Local Missions
Some of the projects we have supported include:
- Assembling flood buckets
- Making school bags with school supplies for children in Haiti Providing layettes for babies in Africa
- Sponsoring a vitamin project for children in India
- Collecting money to buy bikes for pastors in Africa
- Heifer Project worldwide
- Assembling health kits
- AVAIL
- The Smile Train
- Honduras School Loan Project