In Missions and Outreach... You Do Not Have to Reinvent the Wheel!!!

Have you ever wondered what do the
nine (9) currently active community centers are about?

I say this because it could be that large or small your church missions group could partner with any of them in their mission efforts.

These institutions which are affiliated with the Mississippi Conference provide a variety of services to their local communities ranging from GED and other education services to offering help and support for women, children and seniors with medical, food and abuse issues. They are only partially supported by the conference apportionment and could benefit from additional “second mile” giving or on-site volunteer help.

Listed below are the conference's community centers:

• Bethlehem Center, Jackson
• Choctaw Mission, Choctaw
• Edwards Street Community Center, Hattiesburg
• Good Shepherd Center, Vicksburg
• Holmes County Town & Country Ministries, Goodman
• Mississippi Rural Center, Columbia
• Moore Community House, Biloxi
• St. Andrew's Mission, McComb
• Wesley House Community Center, Meridian
  

For a partial list of the above and other Mississippi missions groups click on the following link to the Conference web page http://www.mississippi-umc.org/page.asp?PKValue=715

In addition to the community centers we have 25 Wesley foundation ministries, partially supported by the apportionment, in all the community colleges in the state as well as at Rust and Millsaps Colleges. Additionally, there are 48 Habitat for Humanity affiliates and countless local school boards.

So what can your church group do to help? Why don’t you call them and find out.

When it comes to mission and outreach you do not have to reinvent the wheel you can join someone already at work in your community.