Mission & Outreach at First UMC is rooted in God's mission of healing the world. As a church, we are sent out each week in order to be the hands and feet of Christ to a world in need of hope and unconditional love. Join us as we seek to care for the marginalized and the oppressed through embodied service, material goods, and speaking truth to power in love.
NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES SUNDAY APRIL 14
An offering is taken on this Special Sunday to support vital ministries and churches in the Native American communities. The offering allows The United Methodist Church to partner with existing native ministries to develop new programs on behalf of Native Americans. Last year, United Methodist congregations generosity delivered over $243 thousand towards these ministries. See the newsletter page for details.
CALL FOR MOTHERS’ DAY QUILTS
On Mother’s Day, May 12th, we will gather what you’ve created and they will be blessed during our worship service. The quilts and blankets will be distributed to Fina House and Heading Home (formerly Horizons for Children). Each and every quilt and blanket that we had available in November were distributed so we are starting fresh with collecting more. Your help is needed! If you want to try something new, here’s your chance. We do have fabric, sewing machines, sewing tools, etc available for use if you want to learn to sew a quilt cover. It is as simple as cutting some fabric and sewing straight lines. If you want to try crocheting a quilt edge with some simple stitches we have some fleece and yarn available so you can try it. Please reach out to Lynn or Ave if you are interested in learning a new craft that will give you a chance to support our Quilt and Blanket outreach efforts.
We are focusing on smaller sized quilts are appropriate for newborns to 5 years old. Please bring your creations to church by May 12th.
Featured organizations we partner with:
Bread & Roses is a soup kitchen in our neighboring town, Lawrence, MA. Our team provides a full meal every fifth Saturday.
Fina House is a housing opportunity for women who are survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Our church provides handmade blankets and scarfs for families in residence.
Communities Together is a collaboration of churches in the Lawrence Metro area. Our parishioners are active in supplying materials for their underwear and diaper drive.
www.communitiestogetherinc.org
Other organizations
Neighbors in Need: a network of local food pantries. (www.needfood.org)
The People's Pantry of North Andover: a partnership with The North Parish—Unitarian Universalist's food ministry. (www.northparish.org)
Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (www.merrimackvalleyhabitat.org)
United Methodist Committee on Relief (www.umcor.org)
United Methodist Economic Ministry of Maine (www.umeconomicministry.com)