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E U M C M I S S I O N S
GOD’S HANDS AND FEET ON EARTH
SLIDE 2 VISION/MISSION/VALUES
Vision Everyone in missions
Serving hope by sharing God’s love and message unequivocally to all peoples Values · Relationships · Diversity · Sharing the Gospel · Serving Locally to Globally · Sustainment
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NATIONAL ▪Florida United Methodist Children’s Home ▪Kairos Prison Ministry ▪Disaster Relief - UMCOR Sager Brown
SLIDE 4 FLORIDA UNITED METHODIST
Mission: provide a home environment which enables children and families with special needs to experience God's love and care as presented in the life and ministry of Christ. Opportunities
▪ Prayer for the children and their families staying at the home, the home staff and volunteers ▪ Donations can be made to EUMC for “FL UM Children’s Home”
SLIDE 5 UMCOR SAGER BROWN
Mission: provide hope as a disaster strikes around the world. Bring churches and teams together for packaging relief supplies
▪ Pray that no disasters befall our congregation or our community ▪ Join a team going to Sager Brown – contact Lori Martel, 239-216-1252 ▪ Donations can be made to EUMC for “Sager Brown”
SLIDE 6 KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY (WWW.KPMI.ORG)
Mission: bring Christ's love and forgiveness to all incarcerated individuals, their families and those who work with them, and to assist in the transition of becoming a productive citizen through
▪ Monthly visits ▪ Semi-annual four day Emmaus-like program
Opportunities:
▪ Volunteer - men to visit the prisoners/women to support visiting team – contact Dan Chrovian, 239-481-0316 ▪ Pray for the EUMC members who visit the prisoners and for the prisoners and their families to be strengthened and uplifted through their faith in God ▪ Donations can be made to EUMC for “prison ministry”
SLIDE 7 LOCAL
▪ Café of Life ▪ Come As You Are ▪ Gulf Coast Wesleyan Foundation ▪ Habitat for Humanity ▪ Hispanic Ministry ▪ Immokalee UMC ▪ Interfaith Charities ▪ Migrant Lunches ▪ National Alliance Mental Illness ▪ One Way Out ▪ Prayer Shawls ▪ Schools (Pinewoods Elem, Three Oaks Middle, Estero High) ▪ Super Girls Club ▪ Super Kids Club ▪ Super Moms Club ▪ Traveling Praise Team
SLIDE 8 CAFÉ OF LIFE
Mission: help the poor and homeless of Bonita Springs with meals, clothing, furnishings and financial assistance in a Christian environment
▪Volunteer to serve or cook by calling Edie Schultz 239-233-1685 ▪Prayer for those in need and the volunteers who help them ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “Café of Life”
SLIDE 9 COME AS YOU ARE
Mission: feed those in the Ft Myers area who have hungry bodies and souls
▪Volunteer opportunities – Contact Tonya Van Scoy 239-770-8947 ▪Pray for the Van Scoys and those they serve ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “Come As You Are”
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GULF COAST WESLEYAN FOUNDATION
Mission: to help young adults learn to
love God, experience serving others, and embrace their calling to change the world by sharing the love of God
Opportunities:
▪Volunteer opportunities; contact Christy Holden, 727-215-6760 ▪Pray for the students and the ministry at FGCU ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “Gulf Coast Wesleyan Foundation”
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Mission: Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope Opportunities: ▪Volunteer opportunities; contact Lorrie Morrison 215-805-6514 ▪Pray for the families receiving their new home ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “Habitat for Humanity”
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HISPANIC MINISTRY Mission: to be a center of Christian
influence to the Hispanic community
Opportunities:
▪Pray for the Hispanic families ▪Volunteer opportunities; contact Cesar and Yady Galano 239-405-4151 ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “Hispanic Ministry”
SLIDE 13 IMMOKALEE UMC
Mission: "Becoming faithful disciples
- f Jesus Christ making a difference
in our community“
▪Pray for the church and their community ▪Fill a grocery bag and donate a turkey at Thanksgiving ▪Take an ornament from the Angel Tree for Christmas
SLIDE 14 INTERFAITH CHARITIES OF SW FL
Mission: improve the quality of life for people in the community through food programs, transportation, home repairs and more
▪Volunteer opportunities – Contact Nancy Martin, 239-992-6080 ▪Pray for the continued generosity of volunteers and businesses who donate to ICSL ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “ICSL”
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MIGRANT LUNCHES
Mission: is to show God’s love to migrant families
through packing and delivering 40 sack lunches weekly for the migrant children to take home for the weekend
Opportunities
▪Pray for the generosity of volunteers, businesses, and for the welfare of the migrant families ▪Volunteers are needed to pack and deliver lunches – contact Diane Wilkins, 513-829-3258 ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “migrant lunches” ▪Food donations can be left in the Narthex
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ONE WAY OUT
Mission: designed to help
women who are trapped in the adult entertainment world and other controlling lifestyles; also designed to help provide practical needs for human trafficked victims
Opportunities:
▪Pray for the staff to reach the victims ▪Volunteer your time; contact Lori Martell 239-216-1252 ▪Shop for gifts for the girls www.onewayout.org ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “One Way Out”
SLIDE 17 NAMI
Mission: To improve the quality of life
- f the 1 in 4 families affected by
serious and persistent mental illness through education, support and advocacy Opportunities: ▪Pray for those with a mental illness and for their caregivers ▪Volunteer by contacting Kathryn Hunter, 239-434-6726 ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “NAMI”
SLIDE 18 PRAYER SHAWLS
Mission: knit shawls and give to: those in our congregation in need of prayer, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and hospice patients sharing God’s love with them
▪Pray for those who receive these shawls and those who knit them ▪To knit a shawl contact Betty Norton,239-437-5593 ▪Donations of yarn can be dropped off at the church office
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SCHOOLS Mission: to inspire the students
to achieve their goals and to instill a love for learning in a safe environment
Opportunities:
▪Pray for the administration, teachers and students ▪Fill a grocery bag and donate a turkey at Thanksgiving ▪Take an ornament from the Angel Tree for Christmas
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SUPER GIRLS CLUB
Mission: to empower at-risk, 4-5th
grade girls to reach their full potential through mentoring and faith
Opportunities:
▪Pray for the leaders, volunteers, and girls ▪Volunteer to help Fridays 3-5pm. Contact: Yady Galano, 239-405-4151 ▪Share a skill with the girls ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “Super Girls Club”
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SUPER KIDS CLUB
Mission: provide an after school program
for students grades K-5th ▪Surround them with opportunities for academic success ▪Give them hope ▪Show them the love of God
Opportunities:
▪Pray for the leaders, volunteers, children and families of SKC ▪Volunteer to help the children with homework M-Th 3:30pm – 5:00pm. Contact: Yady Galano, 239-405-4151 ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “Super Kids Club”
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SUPER MOMS CLUB Mission: provide the moms of Super Kids Club students
▪Life skills ▪English lessons ▪Hope and love
Opportunities:
▪Pray for the leaders, volunteers, and moms ▪Volunteer to help with transportation and child care; contact Yady Galano, 239-405-4151 ▪Donations can be made to EUMC for “Super Moms Club”
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TRAVELING PRAISE TEAM
Mission: brighten the days of nursing home residents with warm smiles, songs and prayers Opportunities: ▪Volunteer to join the team – meets Wednesday afternoons in the church office ▪Pray for the team to be encouraged and nursing home residents to be uplifted ▪Donations of soaps, shampoos, costume jewlery can be dropped off at the church office
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ANNUAL EVENTS
Fundraisers Book sale Fresh Market Thanksgiving Dinners Angel Tree Mission Conference Food Build
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YOUR MISSION COMMITTEE
Debra Haley Carolyn Stockman Cinda Leaders Lucy Jacoby Barb Purcell Carol Hadley Lorrie Morrison Karen Lavoie Edie Schultz Sharon Spaulding Pauline Weinert Lori Martell Brenda Booth Betsy Lucke Anita Spohr Pam Sebby Yady Galano
