Serving in Mission This Season
Retreat to the Appalachian Hills of Southeast Ohio for a Mini Mission and Serve through Good Works, Aug. 4-6. Participants will serve in areas that fit their interests and skills: feeding hungry kids, helping disabled and elderly neighbors in need, serving at The Timothy House (a shelter for persons without homes), helping maintain various properties and assisting with new construction. Each day will include morning devotions led by Good Works staff and evening reflections led by Pastor Katya. The cost is $30 for lodging plus food for shared meals. An organizational meeting will be held Wednesday, July 21, 7:00pm at the church. Registration is open for persons fully vaccinated HERE. For any questions or concerns, contact Deacon Sandy Huber.
Habitat for Humanity Walls Build
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Common Ground Free Store: serving with those in need in the community
Serve with the Common Ground Free Store Ministries every First Tuesday of the month. This is an opportunity to serve alongside those who are struggling in our community, a way to welcome and be on the common ground with them. Volunteer jobs include: welcoming, checking in and out customers, preparing a to go meal and sort donations. Currently, the store follows all the protocols to keep their customers and volunteers safe, including but not limited to, wearing masks, checking temperatures, limiting the number of people in the store. Next time our group goes to serve is Tuesday, June 1st, from 5:15pm to 8:15pm. If you would like to serve, register here. Questions, contact Pastor Katya know, katyabrodbeck@powellumc.org.
Consider giving to our Partners in Mission – To continue to support our mission partners in this time of crisis, you can write a check to PUMC with a name of organization in the memo line or give electronically by clicking HERE, going to Missions line and adding the name of the mission partner in the line with asterisk. Below is a list of our mission partners:
- The Common Ground Free Store Ministries, providing basic needs in a caring, compassionate environment of unconditional acceptance and dignity
- Family Promise, 24-hour Emergency Shelter and Rapid Rehousing Referral Center
- Good Works, a community of hope in Athens, OH supporting those deeply impacted by poverty
- Habitat for Humanity of Delaware and Union Counties, bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope
- People in Need of Delaware, Inc, providing a variety of Emergency Services
- Furniture Bank
Contact Katya Brodbeck, katyabrodbeck@powellumc.org for more information about Serving In Mission.