Category: Congregational Ministry

184. MissionCast – National Preparedness Month – Cameron UMC Is Prepared

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September is National Preparedness Month. In this special edition of MissionCast we feature Cameron UMC. The congregation has been very intentional about preparedness and has reached out to the community with sheltering and feeding after disasters. In this MissionCast Rev. Paul Zimmerman walks us through their new edition showing how from the very beginning they had in mind making it useful to their community after disasters.

(This MissionCast is 5 minutes long.  All other MissionCasts are 3 minutes or less.)

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Early every Monday morning we send an announcement about the content of the weekly MissionCast and information about future MissionCasts. If you would like to receive the weekly MissionCast content announcement go to the Missouri Conference website by clicking on the link below and then select “Stay Connected” in the left hand column.

http://www.moumethodist.org    (then click on “Stay Connected”)

180. MissionCast – Festival of Sharing Kit Production at Rolla

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Earline Morrison, started a Festival of Sharing Kit Production program called “Sewing Endeavors for the Children.”  Members from several Rolla churches gather every Tuesday and work on sewing projects for kits. They also do some projects directed to the local Rolla community.  In this MissionCast Earline walks us through their kit production rooms. She got the idea for this program after visiting the kit production process at the UMCOR warehouse in Louisiana.  For more information about starting a program in your community you may contact the Rolla UMC at 573-364-3980.


To view this MissionCast click on the picture or on one of the links below:
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Also check out the list of MissionCasts at the right indexed by category.Instructions for downloading videos to your computer:  Right click on one of the links above and select “save link as” or “save file as” then tell your computer where you want to save the file and click OK.

Sign up for a weekly MissionCast announcement by email.
Early every Monday morning we send an announcement about the content of the weekly MissionCast and information about future MissionCasts. If you would like to receive the weekly MissionCast content announcement go to the Missouri Conference website by clicking on the link below and then select “Stay Connected” in the left hand column.

http://www.moumethodist.org    (then click on “Stay Connected”)

For automatic downloads to your computer or mobile device like an iPod use the feed below.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/missioncast

179. Back to School Outreach Ministry – Clever UMC

Back to School


To help their community go back to school the Clever United Methodist Church, near Springfield, each year sponsors a “Back to School” event where families can come to the church and pick out clothing and school supplies for their children for free.  Donations come from church members and community churches.  You may contact the Clever UMC for help starting this kind of back to school outreach ministry in your community.  The church phone number is 417-942-7098.


To view this MissionCast click on the picture or on one of the links below:
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Also check out the list of MissionCasts at the right indexed by category.Instructions for downloading videos to your computer:  Right click on one of the links above and select “save link as” or “save file as” then tell your computer where you want to save the file and click OK.

Sign up for a weekly MissionCast announcement by email.
Early every Monday morning we send an announcement about the content of the weekly MissionCast and information about future MissionCasts. If you would like to receive the weekly MissionCast content announcement go to the Missouri Conference website by clicking on the link below and then select “Stay Connected” in the left hand column.

http://www.moumethodist.org    (then click on “Stay Connected”)

For automatic downloads to your computer or mobile device like an iPod use the feed below.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/missioncast

178. MissionCast – Fair Trade Market – Manchester UMC

KelleeThrough the direction of Kellee Sikes, Manchester United Methodist Church, is currently sponsoring the largest fair trade market in the country.  In this MissionCast Kellee tells why it would be great if more and more churches would sponsor fair trade markets.  Any church large or small can do so.  To offer encouragement Kellee is offering a $500 reward to the congregation that sponsors a market for the first time and raises the most money per capita for their church membership.  A second $500 award will go to the congregation that uses the most volunteers per capita in their market.  Kellee received the Social Justice Ministries award at the 2010 Missouri Annual Conference, in Springfield, in June.

To view this MissionCast click on the picture or on one of the links below:
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Also check out the list of MissionCasts at the right indexed by category.Instructions for downloading videos to your computer:  Right click on one of the links above and select “save link as” or “save file as” then tell your computer where you want to save the file and click OK.

Sign up for a weekly MissionCast announcement by email.
Early every Monday morning we send an announcement about the content of the weekly MissionCast and information about future MissionCasts. If you would like to receive the weekly MissionCast content announcement go to the Missouri Conference website by clicking on the link below and then select “Stay Connected” in the left hand column.

http://www.moumethodist.org    (then click on “Stay Connected”)

For automatic downloads to your computer or mobile device like an iPod use the feed below.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/missioncast

176. From Traditional Church to Kid Friendly – The Gathering UMC, St. Louis

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The Methodists of Missouri have not started a church in the St. Louis inter-loop area for 100 years, though many have been closed. After one of the churches closed due to a lack of young families, Rev. Matt Miofsky asked to start a new congregation targeting young adults and families. The previous congregation that closed had a good life and peaked with an average attendance of 300 and then dwindled to nothing. Now three years after the opening of the new church, The Gathering UMC, the congregation is averaging over 500 on Sunday. One of the reasons for success has been converting an old traditional church building into a kid friendly space. In this MissionCast Kyle Kranes, Director of Family Ministries at The Gathering UMC, gives us a tour.

 


To view this MissionCast click on the picture or on one of the links below:

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