Missions Trips

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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 12^th thru June 19^th,  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 - 13^th, 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
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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

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