Missions

Missions Opportunities – May 2, 2024

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Serve with Missions

Local mission Opportunities:

Upcoming Service Opportunities

  • The Clothing Closet – We continue to serve the Asbury Community on the first and third Saturday of each month from 10am-12pm
  • Friday & Saturday, May 3rd & 4th Retired Petty Officer John Endicott in Wall Twp – Painting and installing a new floor that was donated. Start time 8:30
  • Thursday, May 9th – Dina’s Dwellings in New Brunswick. Painting, organizing and delivering supplies. Start time 9:30am
  • Saturday, May 18th – Spotswood Pixie Preschool, Spotswood, NJ – Assisting the community there with light renovations and painting. Start time 9am
  • Tuesday, May 21st- 3pm to 4pm Sisters Academy in Asbury Park. Help facilitate after school program. Please visit their website for more on how this school and their staff are changing lives. https://sistersacademynj.org/
  • Thursday, June 13th – Dina’s Dwellings – Partnering with Johnson & Johnson Corp. to provide safety and hope to families recovering from domestic violence. Start time 9:30am

March 2024’s Communion Offering Will Benefit UMCOR

According to the United Methodist Book of Discipline, UMCOR’s current responsibility is “to provide immediate relief of acute human need and to respond to the suffering of persons in the world caused by natural, ecological, political turmoil and civil disaster”.

UMCOR comes alongside those who suffer from natural or human-caused disasters – be it famine, hurricane, war, flood, fire or other events—to alleviate suffering and to be a source of help and hope for those left most vulnerable. We provide relief, response and long-term recovery grants when these events overwhelm a community’s ability to recover on their own. UMCOR also provides technical support and training for partners to address emerging and ongoing issues related to disaster relief, recovery and long-term health and development.

Unlike most relief organizations, UMCOR was designed so that 100 percent of all donations go directly to the intended projects. This goal was achieved by instituting the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) donation. The OGHS is an annual collection taken at United Methodist churches around the world in March. UMCOR receives enough support through OGHS each year to cover all overhead, administrative, and operation costs for the coming year. Excess funds received from OGHS are directed to UMCOR’s most urgent or least funded projects. Every dollar received in response to emergency appeals is spent on direct relief.

For more information, you’ll find a short, informative video on YouTube, outlining its mission at UMCMission.org/UMCOR

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