Missions

Chairperson:  Barbara Smith – bdsmith51@suddenlink.net

 

In Our Church

College Students receive gift boxes from our church throughout the year to remind them of the love and prayers of their church family.  Contact Chissy Ruehl.

Sewing Ministry – We buy hand towels and make bibs for residents of local nursing haomes.  We also make wheelchair bags for local nursing homes.  For more information, contact Mary Hennen.

The Quilters Group meets on Thursday mornings at 9 a.m. in the downstairs quilter’s room.  They make lap quilts for those in nursing homes as well as make quilts to sell to support mission projects in the church.  For more information, contact the church office at 304-428-1179.

Handy-Man services - We have a group who helps with small jobs around the homes of those who are unable to accomplish these tasks on their own.  These have included building of a ramp to something as small as changing a light bulb.  For more information on this service, contact the church office at 304-428-1179.

 

In Our District

Parkersburg Urban Ministries provides:

      Food Pantry – Paper Products

      Personal Hygiene Products – Diapers

      Medical Benevolences

      Help with Utilities and Rent

      Help with gasoline, but tickets, etc.

Old Man Rivers Mission provides:

      Hot, nutritious meals in homes and to those onthe street

      Emergency Food Pantry

      Monthly Clothing Distributions

      Medical Benevolences

      Personal Hygiene Facilities

      Special Assistance for Back to School and Christmas

Christ United Methodist Church Food Pantry provides:

      Food Pantry – Paper Products

Habitat for Humanity provides:

      Provides decent housing to those who live in substandard housing.

PACH (Parkersburg Area Coalition for the Homeless) provides:

      Daytime drop-in center for the homeless in our community.  They allow people to browse the internet for jobs, use the phone for interviews, and offer a nice warm place to stay durning the day.

 

 In Our Conference

We provide Flood Buckets to the United Methodist Conference on Missions as needed.  These buckets are used to assist with Disaster Recovery Assistance.

We also schedule a mission trip each summer to support one of our Conference Mission projects.  We have helped build ramps, put up dry wall, built a room onto an existing residence and other small projects.

 

Globally

We support the West Virginia Annual Conference Volunteers-In-Missions program, which sends mission teams around the world.

For more information, contact:  http://www.wvvolunteersinmission.com.