Congregational Care is an umbrella for the ministries serving our congregation and nearby communities.
See what FUMC is doing and how you can get involved!
For more details on any ministry, please contact the Church Office.
| Heart to Heart (Card Sending Ministry) | Send cards once per month to shut-ins and those who are ill. | |
| Crafts for Good | Makes craft items to give to various charities & missions – fleece blankets & scarves for the homeless and foster children; paper boxes filled with candy, cards and lap robes for assisted living centers; fleece-stuffed bears to children in emergency situations through fire & police departments; dog toys for animal shelters; pillowcases & fleece hats for cancer patients & orphanage in Honduras. MLK Day of Service Blankethon. All items are made with a particular organization in mind to receive it. | Meets monthly |
| Divorce Care | Ministers to those experiencing divorce or separation. | |
| Door Step Ministry | The Doorstep Ministry is a ‘welcoming’ ministry whose volunteers deliver welcome gift bags to first time attenders who live in the area. Each colorful bag is assembled with a church coffee mug, magnet, notepad, pencil, and other ‘goodies’, along with a letter of welcome. Volunteers are notified by email & the bags are delivered to the local resident and then followed up with a phone call. | |
| Funeral Luncheon Committee | Funeral luncheon coordination. | |
| Martha’s Hands | Volunteers prepare meals for church (and sometimes community) members who are ill, following surgery, new baby, or death in the family. The coordinator contacts the recipient by phone to discuss their needs and diet restrictions, and a schedule template, with these details, is set up using the website TakeThemaMeal.com. An email to the volunteers is sent with a link to the website, where they can sign up for a date to take a meal. The volunteer contacts the recipient directly the morning of their date to coordinate delivery. | |
| My Abba’s Hands | Operating under our mission statement of “Love God – Reach People – Serve All”, My Abba’s Hands, creates quilted items to give comfort to our congregation and community. | Meets September through April |
| Congregational Care Ministers | A one-to-one confidential, distinctly Christian lay caring ministry that reaches out to individuals experiencing a difficult time in life | One time per month |
| Unemployed Ministry | Connects adults at FUMC and in the community who are unemployed with resources for employment, a positive mental attitude & socialization, and provides outlets that will show them God is indeed in their lives, they are worthy of His love and grace, and He is looking out for them. | Variable. Usually monthly at FUMC Have been meeting virtually one on one |