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Missions Trips


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Church
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Grow in Faith
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Others
First UMC is committed to living out our call to follow Christ by
helping others.
You can participate in Local, National, and International Missions.
First UMC is committed
to living out our call to follow Christ by helping others. You can
participate in local, national and international missions!
HUGS:
Hearts under God
Begins early June
Our ministry started by one of our church members
Who:
Children with
families at the shelter & transitional housing
need someone to pay attention to them, Ages 2 - 14
What:
Simple things
Listening, interacting, doing puzzles, playing
board games, reading, outdoor activities
When:
Beginning Thursday,
June 10 for 6 weeks -- choose one or more to attend!
Where:
Salvation Army,
Center of Hope,
830 N. Massachusetts Ave. Lakeland
Cost: None
Contact: Barbara Whetton,
grandmaoffaith@hotmail.com,
370-3415
ReCreation Experiences Mission Trip
June 12 – 19, 2010
Who:
Working on the facility that is the home base (lodging) for
youth groups that serve the ReCreation Mission Projects.
What:
Repair work at the ReCreation facility
(e.g. plumbing, carpentry, painting, etc.)
When: June 12th thru June 19th,
2010
Where: Weaverville, NC
Cost: $100 (Scholarships available on request)
Contact: Mike Gieger at mikeg5476@yahoo.com
Find out more:
http://www.recreationexperiences.org/contactus.shtml
Paint at the Salvation Army Shelter
Saturdays, June 19
Who:
Adults to paint interior of shelter
What:
Hallways and dormitory rooms
When:
Saturday, June 19, 2010 8 am
Where:
Center of Hope 830 N. Massachusetts Ave. Lakeland
Cost: None
Contact: Carol Marsh
cmarsh@firstumc.org
Drive
for Missions Golf Tournament
Saturday, June 26
Who: Participants, helpers, sponsors raise funds for all these
great mission projects, and more!
What: Participate in a foursome OR assist with the tournament
OR be a sponsor.
When: Saturday, June 26, 2010
Where: Schalamar Creek Golf Club, Hwy 92, Auburndale
Cost: $200 for a foursome
Volunteering: free!
Contact: Ian Lund,
Ian@killebrewinc.net
Find out more:
http://www.firstumc.org/annual%20golf%20tournament.asp
Paint
at the Salvation Army Shelter
Saturday July 10, 2010
Who: Adults to paint interior of shelter
What: Hallways and dormitory rooms
When: Saturday, July 10, 2010 8 am
Where: Center of Hope 830 N. Massachusetts Ave., Lakeland
Cost: None
Contact: Carol Marsh
cmarsh@firstumc.org
Sager
Brown Warehouse / Depot
(United Methodist Committee On Relief)
August 21-28, 2010
Who: Serving the United Methodist organization that is
FIRST on the scene with relief supplies in disaster, all around the
world.
What: Sorting, packing items donated to UMCOR – health
kits, school kits, birthing kits, flood cleaning supply kits.
When: August 21-28, 2010
Where: Baldwin, Louisiana
Cost: $100 (Scholarships available on request)
Contact: Joann Maslyn
joann@maslyn.net
Find out more:
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/work/sagerbrown/
Health Kit Assembly
Information:
<< click here >>
Honduras Mission Trip
October 20-30, 2010
Who:
Medical
personnel
What:
Assisting in the
medical clinic at Limon,
staffed by volunteer medical teams.
When:
October 20-30, 2010
Where:
Limon, Honduras
Contact:
kkehler@tampabay.rr.com
For More Info: www.fumchondurasmission.org
Hurricane Katrina Relief Mission Trip
November 7 – 13, 2010
Who:
Mississippi
United Methodist Church Katrina Recovery Camps (Camp Love)
What:
Helping
to rebuild homes that were destroyed during
Hurricane Katrina
When:
November 7 - 13th, 2010
Where:
Gulfport, MS
Cost:
$100
(Scholarships available on request)
Contact: Audrey Lussier at
audreylussier@msn.com
or Carol Marsh at
cmarsh@firstumc.org
Find out more:
http://www.mississippi-umc.org/pages/detail/763
For additional
information, please contact
Rev. Carol Marsh,
cmarsh@firstumc.org, 686-3163 x 233
LOCAL MISSIONS

Disaster Relief
Helping the Elderly
Minor home repair for the needy
Minor repairs through H.O.N.O.R. (Help Our Needy Ones Respecfully)
Serving through our support Community Ministries such as Lakeland
Volunteers in Medicine and VISTE
<<click here to view all>>
To find out more about local
missions, contact Carol Marsh at
cmarsh@firstumc.org or 686-3163x233.
NATIONAL MISSION
TRIPS

Yearly trip to ReCreation Ministries in
Weaverville, NC where our teams repair a lodging center for mission
teams to stay. Trips to assist in the recovery and rebuilding of
communities outside of Florida after disasters. Disaster Recovery
trips in Florida, as requested. UMCOR Sager Brown Depot in
Baldwin, LA to receive, sort and ship disaster relief supplies around
the world.
To find out about any disaster recovery mission trips, contact Audrey
Lussier at audreylussier@msn.com
YOUTH TRIPS
Contact our Minister with Students, Rev. Kirk Dana and visit our youth
site:
www.summit-youth.com
INTERNATIONAL MISSION TRIPS
We have ongoing “hands on” relationships in:
Haiti
Honduras
Bulgaria
India
Africa - Rwanda, Zambia, Angola
Dominican Republic
Cuba
We have a “5 year
plan” of trips that are scheduled in advance, so you can plan
ahead! To find out about going on a mission trip,
contact Dale and Joann Maslyn:
dale@maslyn.net or
joann@maslyn.net.


If interested in
any of the above ongoing missions/ministries
please contact Rev. Carol
Marsh, in the church office, 683-3163.
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