First United Methodist Church of Huntsville takes seriously our call to live out our faith by serving those in need. In doing so we share the good news of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament James tells us to "be doers of the word, and not merely hearers." Hands-on mission is our response to this instruction.
For more information about mission work, e-mail us!
Summer Mission Trip is June 10 - 15th To Bastrop, Texas
Work in the "community garden" at the Good Shepherd Mission to help grow food (and dignity) for the hungry in Huntsville.Join a team from FUMC to work in a community garden on the grounds of Good Shepherd Mission, 1005 Avenue F. Call 295-5441 for Rev. Willett for work dates. All you have to bring is your gloves and a hoe, wear sunscreen and a hat, and expect to experience a blessing. Donations are needed at the Good Shephard Mission. Good Shepherd Mission is in need of macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, canned meats, toilet paper, and plastic grocery bags to sack up food for distribution. Please deposit your donations in the grocery carts located at the sancturay entrances on Sunday, May 15th. the Missions Committee will deliver them to GSM on Sunday afternoon. VIEW PICTURES OF THE JOPIN MISSION TRIP IN JUNE 2011 FROM THE MISSION PHOTO GALLERY:
Work in the "community garden" at the Good Shepherd Mission to help grow food (and dignity) for the hungry in Huntsville.
Join a team from FUMC to work in a community garden on the grounds of Good Shepherd Mission, 1005 Avenue F. Call 295-5441 for Rev. Willett for work dates. All you have to bring is your gloves and a hoe, wear sunscreen and a hat, and expect to experience a blessing.
Donations are needed at the Good Shephard Mission.
Good Shepherd Mission is in need of macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, canned meats, toilet paper, and plastic grocery bags to sack up food for distribution. Please deposit your donations in the grocery carts located at the sancturay entrances on Sunday, May 15th. the Missions Committee will deliver them to GSM on Sunday afternoon.
VIEW PICTURES OF THE JOPIN MISSION TRIP IN JUNE 2011 FROM THE MISSION PHOTO GALLERY:
: Jerry and Alice Ellisor left Huntsville in the early hours of June 9th taking with them bbq, buns, onions, pickles, water and chips to feed 1,000 people for each of three days (that’s 3,000 bbq sandwiches!). While they were in Joplin, they served out of the parking lot of Byers Avenue United Methodist Church and ministered to the victims of the recent tornado by feeding them and being listening ears to the stories the victims wanted to share. P.S. Some of the pictures are of folks who met at the Ellisor’s the night before they left and helped to package onions and pickles for the trip. (From our church: Paul and Anna Harbison, Jim Young, Jim and Ellen Willett)
On May 21- May 28 the FUMC Misson Team traveled by church bus to Nashville, Tennessee to do home repairs for victims of the May 2010 floods. Read the complete story by Anna Harbison by going to top of this page and opening Nashville article.
FUMC provides fundraisers and financial support for the following community service organizations:
**One Great Day of Service is an annual event at FUMC when members form teams and "go into the world" (actually the local neighborhoods!) and serve our brothers and sisters in Christ. Projects have included sacking beans and rice for the local food pantry, building repairs for a community church, painting at the SHSU & Wesley Foundation, filling UMCOR flood buckets, roof repair for a local service organization, yard work for a terminally ill gentleman in our community, and much, much more. Mark November 6, 2010 on your calendar, roll up your sleeves, and join us.
**School Supplies are collected and/or purchased from monetary donations each summer. Shortly before school starts each Fall, FUMC joins with other community organizations and volunteers for the sorting and assembling of the supplies into grade-level packets which are given to Walker County School Children.
**Christmas Gifts for Nursing Home Residents are received each Christmas season for residents of local nursing homes who have no family to care for them during this special season of the year. Suggested gift items for individual residents are placed on FUMC's Giving Tree during the Advent season. The wrapped gifts are delivered to the nursing homes in time for the residents to receive a gift at the nursing homes' Christmas gathering.
**Nashville, TN Mission TripOn May 21- May 28 the FUMC Misson Team traveled by church bus to Nashville, TN to do home repairs for victims of the May 2010 floods.
**Nashville, TN Mission Trip
**Hurricane Recovery Work Teams
The teams frequently serve throughout the Gulf Coast Region. Hurricane Katrina repairs continue in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi while Hurricane Rita repairs in the Port Arthur and Beaumont areas have now been completed. One day trips for Hurricane Ike repairs in Galveston, San Leon and Texas City are scheduled the fourth Saturday of each month. The team travels by church bus, leaving at 6:30 a.m. and returning by early evening the same day. Team members need not be professional carpenters, electricians, plumbers or craftsmen. All skill levels are welcome to join in the work of clean up, painting, sheet-rocking, finish work and more.
**Summer Mission Trip to locations in the United States for a week every-other-summer serve as a great way to build community among team members and "do a good deed"! Teams of 8-15 people choose a project (usually from the Conference Partners In Mission list), raise funds to pay for the project, and then travel to the site where they spend the week completing the project. In recent years the teams have served in Espanola, New Mexico (McCurdy School) and Homer, Alaska. June 12-19, 2010 the team will work at Sacramento Methodist Assembly near Cloudcroft, New Mexico.
**Mulugu and Kulanga were recently ordained as Methodist ministers in Tanzania. Rev. Kulanga is the first female minister ordained in Tanzania. Both ministers received their training and education from the Morogoro Pastor's Training Center where Rev. Kalangwa serves as the Director and District Superintendent. Rev. Kalangqa and his wife, Ngoy, are two of the missionaries supported by FUMC's missionary offerings. Umba and Ngoy Kalangwa are Methodist Missionaries serving in Tanzania. FUMC supports their ministry which includes caring for and schooling the children **Bill and Jeri Savuto are Methodist Missionaries serving in Kenya, Africa. FUMC supports their ministry to the Maua Hospital near Meru, Kenya. you can receive the Savuto's inspirational newsletters by e-mailing them at savuto@maf.or.ke . **Summer Mission Trips to an international location are sponsored every-other-year. Teams of 8-15 people choose a project (usually from the Conference Partners In Mission list), raise funds to pay for the project and spend several days of R&R in the region. In recent years the teams have served in Plamares, Costa Rica, Burrell Bloom, Belize, and Alejuela, Costa Rica. The next international trip will be Summer, 2011.
**Mulugu and Kulanga were recently ordained as Methodist ministers in Tanzania. Rev. Kulanga is the first female minister ordained in Tanzania. Both ministers received their training and education from the Morogoro Pastor's Training Center where Rev. Kalangwa serves as the Director and District Superintendent. Rev. Kalangqa and his wife, Ngoy, are two of the missionaries supported by FUMC's missionary offerings.
Umba and Ngoy Kalangwa are Methodist Missionaries serving in Tanzania. FUMC supports their ministry which includes caring for and schooling the children
**Bill and Jeri Savuto are Methodist Missionaries serving in Kenya, Africa. FUMC supports their ministry to the Maua Hospital near Meru, Kenya. you can receive the Savuto's inspirational newsletters by e-mailing them at savuto@maf.or.ke .
**Summer Mission Trips to an international location are sponsored every-other-year. Teams of 8-15 people choose a project (usually from the Conference Partners In Mission list), raise funds to pay for the project and spend several days of R&R in the region. In recent years the teams have served in Plamares, Costa Rica, Burrell Bloom, Belize, and Alejuela, Costa Rica. The next international trip will be Summer, 2011.