Category: Homeless Ministry

289. MissionCast – Furnishing Hope at The Word at Shaw UMC

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“They have never been treated with such dignity…” Keith Scarborough, pastor of The Word at Shaw United Methodist Church, in St. Louis, was speaking to us about the homeless women who come to his church looking for furniture with which to furnish their apartments. The women receive more than furniture….they receive hope. Thus this new ministry, coordinate by Joleen Mayfield, at the Word at Shaw is called “Furnishing Hope.” It is a partnership ministry with the Shalom House and Green Trails UMC along with some help from other area churches. The ministry is for women who have completed the course at Shalom House and are ready to graduate to an apartment of their own. Picking out furnishing at The Word at Shaw is like going to Dillard’s or Ikea.

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286. MissionCast – Neighbor2Neighbor Ministry – Westport/Revolution UMC – Kansas City

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The Neighbor2Neighbor ministry operates out of the Revolution United Methodist Church in Kansas City. The mission of Neighbor2Neighbor (incorporated as N2N) is to provide meals and meet other daily needs in the context of a supportive community among homeless and near-homeless persons in the Westport area of Kansas City.

N2N offers a spirit of radical hospitality, which means generously welcoming all persons with compassionate service and accountability. Neighbor2Neighbor is about relationships. When many helping agencies would say “client,” we say “neighbor.” Current Services include: meals, health care, legal help, employment readiness and emergency assistance.

Learn more about the ministry through their website: http://www.n2ninc.org/

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281. MissionCast – Brown Bag Ministry – Yeakley United Methodist Church

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The phrase “gather for worship, scatter for mission” describes what the Yeakley United Methodist Church does so very well. They are an outward focused congregation. Their latest outreach ministry is with the homeless of Springfield which they call their “brown bag ministry.” Your MissionCast crew walked along with them in downtown Springfield to bring you this MissionCast. Because of their outward focus the congregation has grown from an average attendance of around 19 two years ago to an average attendance of 39 so far this year. Pastor David Schoolcraft attributes the growth in attendance to the commitment and excitement brought on by engaging in ministry beyond the walls of their open air country church. For information and tips about starting a brown bag outreach ministry from your congregation call Cassie Downs at 417-766-7613.

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262. MissionCast – Bridge Bread – LaFayette Park UMC

MissionCast – Bridge Bread – LaFayette Park UMC
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LaFayette Park United Methodist Church is growing because it is involved in making a difference in the surrounding community. Church member, Frank Domke, after attending a class on the outward focused church felt challenged to do something. He started Bridge Bread. As Frank tells it in this MissionCast, Bridge Bread isn’t about making bread but instead about providing jobs and valuable skills to guests at the Bridge. The Bridge is a ministry with downtown St. Louis’ sojourners (homeless), housed in Centenary United Methodist Church. The Bridge feeds hundreds of sojourners each week and helps them with common needs. One of those needs is employment and that is where Bridge Bread comes in.

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251. MissionCast – Green Trails UMC at Shalom House

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The United Methodist Church of Green Trails was chosen to receive the 2011 Shalom House Community Impact Award in recognition of their partnership, investment, and hands-on service that positively impacts the lives of Shalom House residents and graduates.

The United Methodist Church of Green Trails chose Shalom House as the focus of its local missions.  Individuals within the congregation have been regularly involved in service at Shalom House in projects such as supporting residents with computer-based needs like resume building and job searching and preparing meals and a menu for food in the Emergency Shelter Program. Under the leadership of Pastor Nate Berneking, the United Methodist Church of Green Trails has helped provide a much-needed new roof and soon-to-be-installed enhanced security system to the “home” of our residents.  Girded in passion for the mission of Shalom House, The United Methodist Church of Green Trails has convened a covenantal partnership of 5 other area churches to improve Shalom House’s infrastructure in ways that will eliminate frequent needs from the agency and create better repeatable systems to support Shalom House women.

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