Missions
When you think of missions, what do you think of? Serving at a local soup kitchen. Teaching a child to read. Digging wells and doing construction in third world countries? It is all those things and more. As a congregation, Germantown UMC believes that obedience to the command to “love your neighbor as yourself” includes servant ministries that address the whole needs of humankind physical, emotional, and spiritual.
Check out opportunities for serving locally and serving internationally.
Supported Missions
• Church Women United
• Reelfoot Rural Ministries
• FirstWorks
• United Methodist Neighborhood Centers
• Memphis Business Academy/Voice of Harmony
• Methodist Health Care Auxiliary
• UNMC Miriam Day Care Center
• Starfish Ministry
• Urban Haven Ministry Project
Missions News:
Friends of GUMC Habitat: Thank you for your support in the 2009-2010 year. We had a very successful build with several Sunday Schools and groups participating. Our fundraising efforts at the concession booth at the Fall Festival, the Christmas tree sale, and the Alternative Christmas helped us help others. We encourage you to continue your support this year at these events. We are asking you to continue using your Kroger cards. This is a great way to support the Habitat program year round. If you do not have a Kroger Card or want more information, contact Jim Allbright at allbrigj@bellsouth.net. We will be posting information for the fall build as soon as it is available. If you are interested in helping on the fall builds contact Charla Sparks at sparksflydaily@aol.com.
Adults in Ministry Fall Weekend. Mountain T.O.P’s AIM Fall Weekends are coming. These weekends are wonderful opportunities to get a jolt on your Christian walk through life. The work teams get an unbelievable amount done in just two days. Christ is active with these teams in building a bathroom or replacing rotted out windows or a number of other projects. But even more important are the relationships you will build with family with which you are working along with your team members. All five weekends in October are available for you to select from. There is a group already gathering for the October 21st weekend, but you may put together your own group or go as an individual for any weekend. We arrive at camp on Thursday evening and depart Sunday morning, working Friday and Saturday. This is a wonderful spiritual experience for anyone over age 19. No experience necessary! The Mountain T.O.P. staff needs our registrations by the end of August in order to schedule the right number of projects, so please make your application now. They are available at www.mountain-top.org or by contacting Doug Warner at 755-9729.
Reelfoot Rural Ministries. We are collecting school supplies for Reelfoot Rural Ministries. Please bring these to the Information Center and place in the drawers marked “Reelfoot Ministries.”
Missions Calendar
