Missions

Local

Sack Lunch Program - A dedicated crew of volunteers, under the leadership of Delores Grier, prepares and serves sack lunches to anyone who comes to our door Monday - Friday, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. During the winter months, we usually also offer a cup of hot soup or chili. This past year we served 6,175 lunches.

Global

Eiguliai United Methodist Church in Kaunas, Lithuania

We have committed $350 each month in support of our partner church, Eiguliai Methodist Church. On the fourth Sunday of each month we take up a "Noisy Bucket" offering with one hundred percent of that offering going to Eiguliai.

Our Lithuania Mission Team has gone to Lithuania in 2001 and 2004 to explore the various ministries of the United Methodist church in Lithuania, worship with our partner church, and help to put on Bible camps. In the summer of 2006 we brought the first Youth In Mission group from Eiguliai to the United States, so that they could spread the word about the work of the United Methodist Church in Lithuania as well as participate in some mission opportunities in the Metropolitan Detroit area. Through various fundraisers throughout the year we are currently helping raise money to build a permanent church structure for the Eiguliai church.

For more information on the United Methodist Church in Lithuania, visit www.lithuaniaumc.org.

Fundraisers for the Eiguliai United Methodist Church Building Fund:

Scrap Metal Collection

Scrap metal will be collected on the first Saturday of each month. Someone will be available in the parking lot from 9 a.m. – noon to receive your donations. Any metal is acceptable with the exception of refrigerators and freezers containing freon and engines with oil or gas in them. For pick-up of large items, contact Mark Lowman or Paul Kremer.

Missions Work Area

The Missions Work Area has chosen to direct some mission dollars to the following projects in 2012:

Baldwin Avenue Church and Center – More than 25 support services meet basic needs, offer assistance in a crisis, and provide education and enrichment opportunities for children and adults.
Bread for the World – Non-partisan Christians working toward seeking justice and ending hunger by recommending shaping United States policies that address the root causes of domestic/world hunger and relief.
Cass Community Social Services – Provides emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals and families, vocational training and employment, food services, medical and mental health services as well as programming for "at risk" children, youth and seniors.
Charissa Shawcross – A commissioned missionary assigned as Director of Community and Health Services for the Joy-Southfield Health Clinic and at the NOAH Project at Central United Methodist Church in Detroit.
Haiti: School Solar Oven Project – Teaching and delivering the appropriate technology for solar cooking.
Joy-Southfield Community Free Health Clinic – Volunteer health care practitioners and laypersons providing primary and preventative health care to residents with inadequate health insurance. It is characterized by the Federal government as a medically under-served area with abnormal rates of communicable diseases and disproportionate rates of mortality.
Liberia: Brighter Future Children Rescue Center – Helping child soldiers, girl prostitutes, rural teen mothers and internally displaced children.
NOAH Project – Networking, Organizing and Advocacy for Health, assisting people in the heart of Detroit suffering from mental illness, substance abuse and lack of affordable housing, addressing the root causes of their struggles.
Oscoda Indian Church – The historic Indian (Anishinabe) Mission/Church serves Native American/Indian and non-Native Americans. Funds assist needy Elders, families and individuals with food, shelter assistance, clothing and medical needs.
Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeastern Michigan - A "pastoral counseling" center that combines psychological practices with the resources of the client's faith in a holistic approach. Marriage preparation, grief recovery, Stephen Ministry training, and spiritual direction are some of the programs offered to congregations and communities.
Young Leaders Initiative – Nurtures youth, engages young adults, and resources those who work with those young people as they become Christian leaders and missionaries for their churches and communities.

First United Methodist Church
320 W. Seventh St., Royal Oak, MI 48067 USA
Telephone: (248) 541-4100
Fax: (248) 541-0192
E-mail: office@rofum.org