| UMCM Theme for 2009:
Expanding Community Circles of Hope
- Helping congregations connect with their local communities and with each other.
The mission of United Methodist Community Ministries is to assist congregations in doing ministry with and in the community where God has called them.We serve nine counties of central Ohio,including Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Pickaway, and Union county.
We help churches fulfill the dream God has for them as they bear fruit as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ, reaching out to the least, the last and the lost in risk-taking service and radical hospitality. Our goal is that every congregation becomes involved in life-changing, risk-taking service for the transformation of the world, starting with our own local communities. To that end we offer training, hand-on opportunities, and Local Outreach Grants and Partnership facilitation.
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United Methodist Community Ministries
Upcoming Events in 2010:
- Community Ministries Liaison Training
- Rudy Heitzelman (Frazier Memorial) - Every Member in Ministry Lay Involvement - the How and the Why
- Welcoming the Wounded Soul: How the church can be a center for mental health and healing.
- How to Recruit Volunteers and Discover Strengths
Click here to view the new calendar of events!
Theme for 2010: We help people serve!
Seeking: Servant Fairies!
(Community Ministries Liaisons from each church.)
Are you a networking, connecting person who likes to connect with resources beyond your church?
We would love to send you information that you can share with your congregation to encourage greater involvement in community ministries.
Contact us at Community Ministries district office, if you are interested.
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Dear Liaison Friends,
First of all, thank you so much for your willingness to serve as a Community Ministry Liaison! So far we have about 35 people who have said yes and I hope to increase that number to at least 60 by January. I would like to invite you to a 2 hour Community Ministry Liaison Training on Sat Jan 23 from 10am-12noon.( A back- up date is Jan 30th, same time, in case of inclement weather, or in case there are people who can't be there on the 23rd.)
The site for the training is yet to be determined- I will let you know. For now please put the date on your 2010 calendar!
At the workshop we will learn about:
* The purpose and vision for Community Ministries
* Various ways of communicating the message
* How to inspire others to get involved in community outreach
* Question and answer time
In terms of a job description here are the basic expectations, realizing that this will be refined when we are together in January:
Big-picture thinker who will promote Community Ministries
Agree to a 3 year term
Attend the Community Ministry Festival/Annual meeting each year
Serve as a liaison to the leadership team, etc
Put UMCM announcements in the bulletin/newsletter/website/Facebook etc
Make announcements in churc h
Has a willingness to learn
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. We are a team together!
Beth Weisbrod
Community Ministries: We help people serve!
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