Category: VIM (Volunteers in Mission)

207. MissionCast – Seeds of Hope – St. Luke’s UMC, Kansas City

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St. Luke’s United Methodist Church has rehabbed a house to make it a “home” for their transitional housing ministry.  The project has involved over a hundred volunteers who donated over 1700 hours of labor as well as community organizations and businesses that donated things like air conditioners and water heaters.  The congregation tells about this mission outreach project in this MissionCast.

We want to thank Frank Stormer, member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, for producing this MissionCast and we want to commend Mission Coordinator, Sue Love, and the whole congregation for providing transitional housing for their community.

We offer this MissionCast in hopes that if there is a need for transitional housing in your church community you will contact St. Luke’s and learn from them what a wonderful outreach ministry this is.  You may contact St. Luke’s UMC by calling 816-763-8444 or visiting their website at http://www.stlukeskc.org.

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198. MissionCast – St. James UMC in Liberia

childrenFranklin Walker, Lay Leader and VIM Coordinator, for St. James United Methodist Church, in Kansas City, led a VIM team to Liberia.  Dr. Emanuel Cleaver, III and 6 church members traveled to the main United Methodist centers in the country including the Conference Office and the Ganta Methodist Hospital.  MissionCast was on hand when team members shared their experiences at a church gathering.  For a 13 minute version with much more about their experiences click here.  (13 minute version)

For information about organizing a VIM team for your congregation or cluster of churches call Audrey Phelps, at the Office of Creative Ministries.  (Phone:  573-474-7155 / Email:  phelps@umocm.com)

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192. MissionCast – VIM to Haiti – Nora Jones, Team Leader

VIM Haiti

Rev. Dr. Nora Jones, pastor of Samaritan United Methodist Church, in St. Louis led the first Missouri Conference Earthquake response VIM team to Haiti.  Her team served on compound of the Methodist Church and School in Millier, which was located at the epicenter of the earthquake.  MissionCast interviewed Nora at Samaritan UMC where she told about her VIM team’s experience.

 

If you would like to join or lead a VIM team to Haiti just call the Office of Creative Ministries as speak with Audrey Phelps.  (Phone: 573-474-7155 / Email: phelps@umocm.com)  Our teams serve at the direction of the staff of UMCOR and the Methodist Church in Haiti.  We anticipate that many VIM teams from Missouri will be needed to help rebuilt Haiti over the next ten years.  You may also help financially by sending your contributions through your church using the designation:  UMCOR Haiti Relief #418325.  Or you may contribute on line at gbgm-umc.org/umcor

 

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189. Creation Care Trip to Guatemala

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The Missouri Conference Creation Care Committee is sponsoring a vim team to Guatemala designed to learn about creation care in the country as well as to participate in a tree planting project with local farmers.  Office of Creative Ministries staff persons, Carol Oliver and Terri Williams, are co-leading the team with the help of long-time Guatemala resident Ron Cahill.  Ron Cahill is interviewed in this MissionCast to let participants know what they can expect.  The team is filling up so call for your place on the team as soon as possible.  Call the Office of Creative Ministries at 573-474-7155 or email Dora Thackery at thackery@umocm.com.  The cost of the trip is $2000.

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Early every Monday morning we send an announcement about the content of the weekly MissionCast and information about future MissionCasts. If you would like to receive the weekly MissionCast content announcement go to the Missouri Conference website by clicking on the link below and then select “Stay Connected” in the left hand column.

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186. MissionCast – VIM Costa Rica to Blue Springs – First UMC, Blue Springs

Costa Rica Team

Blue Spring has been sending mission teams to Costa Rica for years.  This year they did something new.  The received a team of Costa Ricans to their church and community.  Jack Marker tells about the experience in this MissionCast.

Thanks to Jeff Baker for producing this MissionCast and to Jack Marker, Audrey Phelps and Jeff Baker for providing pictures and video.

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Early every Monday morning we send an announcement about the content of the weekly MissionCast and information about future MissionCasts. If you would like to receive the weekly MissionCast content announcement go to the Missouri Conference website by clicking on the link below and then select “Stay Connected” in the left hand column.

http://www.moumethodist.org    (then click on “Stay Connected”)