Missions

Missions

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Putting our faith into action is at the very heart of our Christian calling. The New Testament instructs those who would be followers of Jesus to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, give shelter to the homeless, heal the sick, care for the widows, and nurture the children. Through volunteers in mission, every person in the church has the opportunity to serve and to live their lives more faithfully. And when we reach out and use what God has given us in the service of others, we have life-transforming experiences. We are told that Jesus came in order that we might be able to tear down walls of hostility that divide and to build bridges of understanding. We are called, wherever we are in the world, to love all of God’s creation and to demonstrate that love with action.

Local Missions

• United Christian Ministries - food pantry & assistance
• Gideons International - Bible ministry
• SHINE soup kitchen - providing hot meals to local residents
• Meals on Wheels - delivering noon meal to home-bound area residents
• Anderson District Volunteers in Missions
• Samaritan Free Medical Clinic
• White Christmas - in coordination with local schools, providing Christmas gifts for families and donating to United Christian Ministries' heat assistance program
• Salkehatchie Summer Service
• New Baby Ministry
• United Christian  Ministries- Feet for Heat
• Mission Fundraisers - hot-dog lunches, chili cook-off, BBQ Competition

Domestic Missions

• Epworth Children’s Home - Columbia, SC
• Sager Brown - Baldwin, Louisiana UMCOR
• Disaster Assistance for national disasters
• Participate in six United Methodist Special Sunday Giving opportunities:
  • Human Relations Day
  • One Great Hour of Sharing
  • Native American Ministries
  • Peace with Justice
  • World Communion Sunday
  • Student Day

Global Missions

• Haiti – medical assistance
• Guatemala

Contact person: Greg Belle

gcbelle@charter.net

864.787.3977