St. Andrew's UMC

Category: Missions

  • Pony Bird Bench & Swing

    We recently received a special request from Pony Bird. At the Drury Home here in DeSoto, they need some outside seating to accommodate families that are visiting the residents. After some deliberation, it was determined that St. Andrew’s can provide a glider and a swing. The glider will be installed on the patio area and…

  • Food Pantry Update for May

    For the month of May, your mission is to bring in canned carrots or Hamburger Helper. (You can be really creative and bring in Hamburger Helper that has carrots in it, but we’ll still just count it one time.) The summer is a bit of a lean time for the pantry; for food and volunteers.…

  • Festival of Sharing at Annual Conference

    The Festival of Sharing has posed a challenge to each district with collections at Annual Conference 2018. Each district has been assigned an item that belongs in a Missouri Personal Hygiene Pack. The Gateway Region, where we are in, has been assigned hand towels! Nope, the hand towel doesn’t have to be red like the…

  • Mission Minutes

    The Festival of Sharing books are here! It will look a little different this year, since the format has changed. Feel free to let Frances Deaton know if you find something of particular interest or have questions about what we contribute. In addition to Festival of Sharing, there is a great opportunity coming up to…

  • College Care Packages

    We are beginning a new ministry for our college students. We will be sending them treat boxes the week before semester exams to let them know their church family is thinking about them and praying for them. If you are interested in participating in this ministry, contact Judy Doyle or Rosemary Wischmeier.

  • Food Pantry Update

    Right now, the food pantry could really use canned potatoes. They have plenty of green beans, peas, and corn, but there’s a considerable shortable of canned potatoes. Please bring a can or two during the month of April. The goal is to get 50 cans of potatoes during the month. Like we did with the…

  • Food Pantry Needs

    We donated 542 items to the food pantry in 2017. Here’s your chance to start doing great things in 2018 too. Right now, the food pantry could really use canned carrots, boxed cereal, and hamburger helper.

  • Night to Shine Overview

    Several people have asked if we’ll be doing Night to Shine again. We certainly hope so and will be applying for funding once the applications for 2019 become available.

  • To the congregation of St. Andrews UMC, Thank you to all who contributed to the success of the Night to Shine and to St. Andrew’s for hosting such a wonderful event. I have worked with most of the guests who attended and it warmed my heart see their reactions to the special treatment that each…

  • Week Four Prayer Guide for Night to Shine

    WEEK FOUR Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts…