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Missions
Festival of Sharing Once again, we’ll be participating in the UMC Festival of Sharing by assembling Personal Hygiene Packs. To do so, we’ll need plenty of the following items by September 22, when we’ll have a “party” to put together the Packs. If you’d like to give cash, please do so by September 15. Skin…
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Missions
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Missions
Noisey Bucket Offerings Sunday, May 12th—The Mozambique Initiative supports health, clinics and wellness programs organized by the United Methodist Church in Mozambique. Sunday, May 19th– Helping Puerto Rico with construction supplies/materials for homeowners as they continue to recover from Hurricane Maria. These offerings will be presented at the 2024 Annual Conference Thank you for your…
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Mission Minute with students in mind
The short effort to raise funds for Brendan’s Friday Backpacks in March raised $542! We’re continuing to keep the focus on students in April, but we’re focusing on some older students this time. During April, we’ll be collecting funds to pay off past-due lunch bills for some of DeSoto’s seniors. If seniors at the high…
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A quick March Mission Minute
Brenden’s Friday Backpacks serves 166 children through Vineland Elementary and about 50 children through the DeSoto Head Start program. The program, originally started in 2011, sends kid-friendly foods home with children each Friday. The intent is to keep children fed over the weekend; children who would otherwise be without breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Each elementary-aged…
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Mission Minute
School starts soon and this year, our students will definitely need our help to have the school supplies they need. If you can help by donating these items or making a contribution for “school supplies”, we will see that the needed supplies are sent to the local schools. Thank you for your kindness and compassion…
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes trip in the works
Sarra Faust is going on a mission trip in May with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club (FCA) at her college. She is asking for donations to cover her expenses for the trip and prayers for the time leading up to the work she’ll be doing. This year’s group trip will take place from May…
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Local students in need
The schools are in need of pants, such as leggings, sweatpants, and jeans for students to use in case of an accident at school. They are asking for sizes 5 through 12. New items are wonderful, but gently used pants can also be donated. There is also a need for ladies bath wash. If you…
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Mission Minute
The non-traditional mitten “tree” was a success! Those ladder rungs and ribbon had space for 51 pairs of gloves, 18 hats, 11 pairs of socks, and 3 sets of matching gloves and hats. Thank you for your generosity. The items have already been taken to schools to keep kids warm as we head into January.…
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Mission Minute
It really isn’t surprising that St. Andrew’s UMC likes mission and outreach projects that target women. Eight of the individuals on the Administrative Council are women, including Frances Deaton, the Mission Chair. There has been considerable work done to support the women and children at A Safe Place over the past several years, and we’re…