From an anonymous church member of ACUMC: “We participate with the mission work our church is doing with Cunningham Park, and we felt called to carry that work further. There is a school not far from us that hands out 144 backpacks of food to their children every weekend! That...
Individual mission work can be a powerful thing to help bring healing to a hurting world! Here’s an example of what one couple in our church is doing: For this caring couple, it’s all about helping the children. Every month, they make trips to large warehouse stores to buy food...
SHOE DRIVE It is a wonderful thing when our youth get passionate about helping others. Take this story: Penny Walke is a youth and member of Andrew Chapel UMC. She is working on her Gold Award for Girl Scouts by creating a nonprofit to collect shoes and distributing them to...
Being the Church to the world around us takes on may different forms. It may be an actual church, engaged in mission, with many participants. But just as a church isn’t a building, Being the Church doesn’t necessarily mean that the missions in which we participate have to originate within...
In this world that God created and loves, every day given to us is a new opportunity to be the hands and feet of Christ. We simply need to step into those opportunities and act! Here are some reminders of why that is so critical — these messages are among many that...
November and December have been a busy time for our mission work. We gathered and delivered Thanksgiving meals; collected warm coats, hats & gloves for Cornerstones; provided gifts for Rising Hope Mission Church; provided food for families in need in our ongoing biweekly food deliveries at Cunningham Park; and provided an abundance...
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Andrew Chapel families gathered in a Covid-safe manner with decorated cars to host the Andrew Chapel preschool families for the annual Trunk or Treat. Over 40 parents and children were able to enjoy the treats handed out by the 11 trunks, which were decorated with...
As Andrew Chapel continues to serve God’s people, we focus this time on a donation of computers. When a local company decided to upgrade their laptop computers to new ones, a church member saw this as an opportunity to reach out and help! Several of our amazing youth worked with...
While we continue to keep food in the pantry for people who come to the church and need help, we also know that coming to us isn’t always the most feasible solution for people who are in need. During the pandemic, with so many people losing jobs, or a parent...
While you may be missing the chance to purchase some fresh veggies from our local garden (with all proceeds going to missions), fear not, because those lovely veggies are NOT going to waste! While Katy and other volunteers have had to contend with a hungry groundhog who dines on peas,...