Enjoy the "Little"
Moments in Life!
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Missions
Starting December 2010, the Heartland District has
made a small fund available for local, national and international UMVIM
Mission trip projects.
This fund may provide 25% of the project
funds for your mission trip, not to exceed $1,000. Please fill out this
application completely and attach a cost estimate of your mission
project.
Submit to the
following address at least 4 weeks prior to departure date.
Heartland
District Office, 1400 S. Washington
St., Ste A, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858; or send electronically to
office@umcheartland.org.
District Emerging Ministries Grants
The Heartland District
Leadership Team will review grants for Emerging Ministries on a
quarterly basis and we invite the churches of our District to apply if
you have a new or potential ministry that needs funding.
In the past the Emerging Ministries have
assisted churches to set up children’s programs, purchase multimedia
equipment, and open food pantries.
The Leadership Team reviews grants and will
receive applications e-mailed or sent to the District office.
Many new ministries have “emerged” with the
help of the grants and blessed people throughout the Heartland District.
The Leadership Team praises the ministries
that have helped build the kingdom of God, and encourage you to apply.
Sources and Resources
Our founding father, John Wesley said, “Do all the good you
can, for as many people as you can, for as long you can….”
We are called by our Lord to “Go and make disciples!” So Go! Out of the
church building and into your community… work in a Food Pantry,
volunteer at a school, pay attention to the needs that bombard us
everyday and ask yourself, “What can I do? What can we do as a church?”
Talk to youngsters, have them text their friends and organize something
for your community! Young people yearn to make a difference -- a free
car wash, clean up someone’s yard, serve coffee on a cold day, serve
lemonade on a hot day to folks going into a local business. We get so
much more than we give when we give away the love of God! Get more ideas
on serving from www.michiganareareporter.com and the Michigan Christian
Advocate magazine at www.MCAdvocate.org
Then please talk about your mission efforts...share lessons learned,
celebrate successes. Join the Facebook Group – United Methodist Missions
(West Michigan Conference). Set up a blog (Google is quick and easy)
then post your blog and add a link on your Facebook page!
For United Methodist Mission News and info: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/
Also if you are going as a UMVIM team anywhere, please call
or send our Conference UMVIM Coordinator Dave Morton (269) 967-1827 an
email
revmorton62@yahoo.com
Dave will be happy to schedule Mission trip Leadership training for you.
Looking for a location to go outside your community? Or a
team to join? Or more information about mission trips? Check out
www.umvim.info