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.

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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)

Much work was completed on Saturday, October 3, 2009 by nine FUMC members as well as members of Faith Baptist on the “Apostles’ Build” (a house being built solely by local churches).  Tasks included roofing and siding.  Special thanks go to these folks who came out to work:  Fred Bunton, Greg & Erica Conner, Elmer Deges, John Dillard, Kyle Knight, Elizabeth Newton, J.B. Riley, and Troy Sims. Thanks also goes to those who brought food for workers: Pat Haywood, Sandra Sims, and Elizabeth Yeager.

Check out the pictures below:

Take part in the Habitat for Humanity Workday:

• Saturday, October 3, 2009
• 8:00am-12:00noon
• Lunch provided.
• Location:  35 Grant Gill Ln (in the Habitat subdivision near the intersection of Harding St and Otis Polk Dr (click the link for a map).  You’ll turn off of Harding St onto Otis Polk, then turn right into the subdivision.)

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Eight people from FUMC participated in a Mission Trip to El Paso, Texas to work at (and save money for) the Lydia Patterson Institute, a Jr. High-High School geared towards young people of Hispanic descent. ESL (English as Second Language) is an important part of their curriculum. The eight participants included: Deena Haarmann, Taryn Maxwell, Gene & Elizabeth Newton, Kay Preston, Pam Rushing, and Troy & Sandra Sims.

Some of the work they accomplished includes: cleaning & dusting the library, finishing out and painting the sound booth, removing (and later replacing) 3 rows of chairs in the Chapel in order to strip, clean, & re-wax the floors underneath, and cutting, upholstering, & installing new backs on metal chairs (as well as recovering some seats).

In addition to work, the group made time for fun as well with much thanks to Deena’s brother & sister-in-law, Cecil & Martha O’Hagan who served as our tour guides. Deena’s brother, Patrick, also shared in many of these good times. Food excursions included: Julio’s Cafe Corona Restaurant, State Line BBQ Restaurant (right on the border between Texas & New Mexico), La Posta Restaurant in Old Mesilla (near Las Cruces), fine dining with authentic Mexican food at the home of Cecil & Martha as well as at Lydia Patterson (prepared for us by parents of students), and even Baskin Robbins!

Fun excursions included: going up mountains to see the beautiful scenic views of El Paso / Juarez, driving up Hwy 28 to Las Cruces – seeing beautiful pecan groves on the way, exploring the town of Old Mesilla, New Mexico, a great “thank you” celebration put on for us by some of the students at Lydia Patterson, and just hanging out.

We hope you’ll join us next time!

Check out pictures of this trip by clicking the “strip” below!