MISSION ENGAGEMENT
Multiethnic Ministries Love and care at the pantry door
Last year, the Closet of Hope Food Pantry, a ministry of Hope-South- field UMC in Michigan, received a Community Engagement grant from Global Ministries to enhance their supply of hygiene products and other needed items. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the mission co-chairs of the church, Jean and Preston Boyd and Michael Boggs, have worked to increase supplies, supportive partners and the clients they serve. “We try to make sure that we see the clients and that they see the love of Christ in what we do and that they walk away with a good experience,” says Preston Boyd. “That is shown in the surveys we do. The clients say that our pantry cares and that they appreciate the love and care we show them.”
Since our reopening, we have distributed something like 86,000 lbs. of food, which reached about 4,500 people, or 500 different households. The volunteers are revved up and want to be here, because they know they are contributing to the lives of the clients we serve. – Michael Boggs
Mission Initiatives Flourishing churches in Vietnam and Cambodia
Global Ministries’ Vietnam Mission Initiative announced its intention to become independent following General Conference. Mission initiatives are not intended to stay mission initiatives forever; the goal is to establish churches that can either function independently or become full, regular parts of the UMC structure. The Cambodia Mission Initiative announced its autonomy earlier in the year.
310 NATIONALS IN MISSION WERE SERVING AT THE END OF 2024 AND $1,245,249.38 WAS
AWARDED IN NIM GRANTS.
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