Children in United Methodist Churches raise money to send to the United Methodist Children’s Fund for Christian Mission, which supports missions that help children. Each year four missions are selected (two in the U.S. and two in other countries) to receive the funding. The money collected is divided equally among the four mission sites. One year, over $100,000.00 was raised by children for this fund.

In 2010 the four mission sites chosen for the UM Children’s Fund are McCurdy School in Espanola, New Mexico; Partnership in Treatment, in Anchorage, Alaska; Kiev Street Children Ministry, Kiev, Ukraine; and Sudan Shalom Ministry, South Sudan.

In July, our K-5th grade Sunday School Classes learned about each of these mission projects and what they do. Then, in August the children studied the story of Jesus feeding more than 5000 people with two fish and five barley loaves given by a young boy. The children learned that God can take our small gift and perform miracles!

In response, through our Sunday School offering in June, July, and August, our children collected $60.00 to support the United Methodist Children’s Fund for Christian Mission. Way to go!

To learn more about the United Methodist Children’s Fund for Christian Mission, visit www.gbod.org/children.

June 9, 2010 marked a first for the North Texas Annual Conference as, in addition to the normal business of the conference, a mission work day was held to help members of the conference (including our Bishop, District Superintendents, and Extended Cabinet) practice what we preach.  FUMC folk participated in all of the projects:

• Cooking Breakfast (Connie Rosenburg & Erica Conner)
• Painting the Riverside Cemetery Fence (Erica Conner, Rev. Pellikan, and children of Adventures in Mission (AIM-1))
• Texas Ramp Project 1 (Rev. Sims)
• Texas Ramp Project 2 (Alan Ballard & former Youth Pastor, Dana Coker)
• Texas Ramp Project 3 (Elizabeth Yeager)
• Imagine No Malaria Car Wash (Youth of FUMC)
  In fact Jeff Ginn and our youth spearheaded this event that raised over $300 to help eradicate malaria on the continent of Africa by 2015)

Check out pictures below:

Kingdom Kids events are mission opportunities for children in grades K-2 (completed).  Check out these events scheduled for summer 2010!

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When: Tuesday, June 22

Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm

Where: Meet in the Church Atrium

Project: Helping at Faith Mission

Cost: $7 / child for bowling & snacks

Deadline to Register: Sunday, June 20
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When: Tuesday, July 20

Time: 9:30am – 3:00pm

Where: Meet in the Church Atrium

Project: TBA

Cost: $7 (includes lunch & swimming)

Deadline to Register: Sunday, July 18
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Adventures In Mission is a mission project for children who have completed grades 3-5!  Check out the 3 AIMs coming in Summer 2010!

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When: Wednesday, June 9

Time: 8:15am – 3:30pm

Where: Meet at the Education Entrance

Project:  Working with the North Texas Annual Conference Risk-Taking Mission Workday benefiting Wichita Falls!

Breakfast:  We’ll have a FREE breakfast.

Cost: $7 / Child for bowling and lunch

Deadline to Register: Wednesday, June 2
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When: Tuesday, July 6

Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm

Where: Meet in the Church Atrium

Project: Helping at Faith Mission

Cost: $7 / Child (includes lunch and cost for swimming)

Deadline to Register: Sunday, July 4
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When: Tuesday, August 3

Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm

Where: Meet in the Church Atrium

Project: TBA

Cost: $7 / Child (includes lunch and a fun activity to be announced)

Deadline to Register: Sunday, August 1
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Did you know?

Habitat For Humanity of Wichita Falls does a Collegiate Challenge program where students from colleges around the country come to work here in Wichita Falls.  This week, Air Force Academy Cadets from Colorado Springs and University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Students were here to serve.

One of the treats they experienced on Thursday, March 25, 2010 was a meal provided by Emma Knight and her Dad, Kyle.  Other than cutting up the meat, Emma essentially did all the cooking (of course under the guidance of Kyle who is teaching her the fine art of cajun cooking) and helped serve jambalaya, green beans, and bread!

THANK YOU TO EMMA AND KYLE FOR YOUR SERVICE AND GENEROSITY!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010, the Living the Questions Sunday School Class and their children provided and served a meal for the less fortunate of our community at Mt. Calvary United Methodist’s Power Meal.  Over forty people were served.

Many thanks to all of the participants that made this event a success:

• Jeff & Lauri Cooper (class presidents);
• Matt & Kim English and Kate;
• Chad & Jennifer Hillberg and Jack & Kara;
• Jennifer Holmes and James & Joseph Scales;
• Troy Sims; and
• Elizabeth Yeager.

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