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Why do we do missions?
For the needy in this country and overseas who are without food, water, and medical or comfort supplies.
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Bunny Sunday
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"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'"
Matthew 25:40
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How do people contribute?
• Through Sunday offering requests for donations of money or food
• United Methodist Women luncheons
• Monthly volunteers at the Daybreak food center, Shepherds Table
• Sunday School donations
• Serving as missionaries
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Local Missions
• Manhattan Food Pantry
• "Noisy Buckets" loose change collection on the first Sunday of each month alternates between local missions and several designated Advance missions. We call it "Noisy Buckets" because the children of the church collect change from the congregation in metal buckets.
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International Missions
We team with other Christian churches to offer opportunities to serve in Poland, Paraguay, Haiti, and Tanzania.
Cayce Charities, AK, US |
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Haiti, Latin America |
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Paraguay, South America |
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Tanzania, Africa |
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Heifer International Ark Project
Our largest mission attempt ever was raising $5,000.00 to purchase a whole ark full of animals to help poor families here and abroad. Find out more about this mission project at Heifer International.
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Bunny Sunday
A local mission of congregational support. Toy Easter bunnies are donated by the congregation and community. After Palm Sunday (a.k.a. "Bunny Sunday") the plush toys are distributed to children in hospitals, the Food Pantry, Hospice, and Easter Seal Rehab and Intervention programs to brighten the childrens' Easter.
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Rainbow Covenant
The many colors of the rainbow represent branch projects of the Northern Illinois Conference mission giving.
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Special Offerings
Special offerings may be used for new or ongoing mission projects, such as Cayce Charities in Arkansas.
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