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Serving Around the World
Our hymn, "Jesu, Jesu", reminds us that "neighbors are near and far away". The United Methodist Church is tied to mission projects all over the world, which offers us many opportunities to serve and to give funds beyond our local area.
Imagine No Malaria
A previous multi-year program, Nothing But Nets, served to facilitate the purchase of mosquito nets to cover beds in Africa to prevent malaria.
This has been replaced by more comprehensive program Imagine No Malaria. This not only continues the funding to purchase nets to cover beds in Africa, it provides a more complete program emphasizing Education, Distribution, Communication and Treatment.
Disaster Relief
Teams, organized within the (state) Conferences of our churches, work on early response and major cleanup after disasters. These disasters range from local floodings to tornados or hurricanes. The most notable recently were after hurricanes such as Katrina. In particular, four teams traveled to Mississippi to do volunteer work there for eight weeks; further teams have worked in Iowa, Texas and in Minnesota. There is special training required for this volunteer work, including renewal every 4 years.
For more information, contact the Minnesota coordinator, Heather Klason, or talk with Don or Phyliis Kerr or Bob Lange in our church.
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the mission agency of the United Methodist Church. All money given to specific relief efforts such as Haiti Earthquake and Iowa Flooding go directly to provide what people need. No money designated for relief is spent on administrative costs; that money is raised by United Methodists members in their congregations and well as through the "One Great Hour of Sharing" offerings.
Bolivia Missionary Support
We support Ardell and Gordon Graner in Bolivia. They are United Methodist Missionaries at the Tiu Rancho Center. (www.granerfamily.org.) As part of the relationship, we promise financial support each year. In fall, 2010, some of our members served at Tiu Rancho with Gordy and Ardell. This year, several of our members are going to Belize to help build a school.
Links to Other Areas of Serving
Volunteers In Mission (VIM)
This consists of the work and other volunteer time provided by many teams going to United Methodist mission sites. The destination might be local, in other states, or International. You can find considerable information on teams and destinations at this website. Select those news items that interest you. For information on specific teams, look for NCJ (North Central Jurisdiction); this area consists of Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
Serving Locally Service in missions and nonprofit organizations located in the Twin Cities area and in Minnesota.
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