On Saturday, March 6, three from FUMC (DeEdra Folmar, Bryan Press, & Troy Sims) and four from Floral Heights UMC joined forces to work on a 29’ wheel-chair ramp on Wood St.  This was the first build that our church had worked on with the Texas Ramp Project (www.texasramps.org).  The whole project from start to finish was only 4 hours, allowing the homeowner to more easily and safely make it from the house to the car.

Currently, John Laine, of the Texas Ramp Project, said there are over 20 ramps that need to be built in our area now (and that is without doing much publicity).  We plan to try to build at least a ramp per month, and hopefully at some point we can get a warehouse to be able to pre-build and store components which will allow more people to participate and make the actual build go faster.

Contact Rev. Sims if you’d like to participate in helping with any aspects of this project!

Click the strip below to see pictures!

Our next opportunity to work on a Habitat for Humanity Build will be:

• Saturday, March 20, 2010
• 8:30am
• At the Grant-Gill Lane housing edition near Washington-Jackson School.

More information coming soon about skill sets needed.

Sign up NOW below!

For more information,
contact Rev. Troy Sims
(tsims@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x229)

Join us for our first build of a wheelchair ramp here in Wichita Falls with the Texas Ramp Project:

• Saturday, March 6, 2010
• 8am (meet in the parking lot of Floral Heights UMC)
• We should be done around noon.

Most tools will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorites that fit your hands perfectly!

Sign up NOW below!

For more information,
contact Rev. Troy Sims
(tsims@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x229)

THANK YOU to all who provided chili, stew, desserts, decorations, appetites, and votes to make the Missions Team Chili / Stew / Dessert Cook-Off such a success on February 21, 2010.  There was more food available than could be eaten by the almost 150 people who took part in this fun fellowship event.  We all had to pay to get in, and then we voted for our favorite foods with money.  The winners of the event are as follows:

• Chili – Kristian & Tammy Kowing – $171
  They won a $25 Gift Card donated by Pioneer / McBride’s Restaurants;
• Stew – Sue Sperry – $41
  She won a $20 Gift Card donated by Luby’s Cafeteria;
• Dessert (Fruit Pizza) – Margee Adkins – $67
  She won $25 in Gift Cards donated by Gidget’s Sandwich Shack;
• Overall Class Winnings – Exodus Class – $374.04
  They won Rev. Sims as a teacher for 4 weeks; and
• Class Presentation – Exodus Class
  They won 3 packs of gourmet coffee!

Click the strip to see larger pictures:

40% for PowerPak 4 Kids
20% to Habitat for Humanity of Wichita Falls
20% to the Texas Ramp Project
20% for Imagine No Malaria

Did you know that we are currently in the midst of early voting for the March 2 Primary Election.  Here is where you can do early voting until February 26, 2010:

Wichita Falls

• County Courthouse, 900 7th St – 2nd Floor
• Sikes Senter Mall in Penney’s Court
• Home Depot, 3705 Kell Blvd

Burkburnett

• Little Red School House, 114 N. Ave. D

Electra

• Commissioner Bldg, Pct 4, 2023 St. Hwy 25-North

Iowa Park

• Wichita County Tax Office, 400 North Wall St

For more information about this primary election, click one of these links:

• League of Women Voters Page to find Voters Guides
• Wichita County 2010 Voting Information

If you answered YES to any of the above, we need YOU on Sunday, February 21, 2010 to make the Missions Team Chili / Stew / Dessert Cook-Off  Fundraiser a success!

Proceeds will be divided:

40% for PowerPak 4 Kids
20% to Habitat for Humanity of Wichita Falls
20% to the Texas Ramp Project
20% for World Mission Initiatives