Local Missions
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Angel Tree for Christmas
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Emergency Shelter & Assistance for Families
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Benton Harbor Soup Kitchen - volunteers prepare and serve lunch on the 2nd Monday of each month
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Blessings Box (outside of our church)
Take What You Need - Leave What You Can
Includes non-perishable food, toiletries, cleaning products, school supplies
New items only please
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Emergency Food Pantry (inside of our church)
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Mercy Fund
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Safe Shelter for Domestic Violence
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School Supplies for local schools
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Thanksgiving Ingathering​
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Prayer Shawls for the sick or grieving
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Global Missions
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Annual Adult Mission Trip to Midwest Mission Distribution Center in Pawnee, IL
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Collection site for Midwest Mission Distribution Center - see below
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Feed My Starving Children
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Grace Children's Hospital in Haiti
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Haitian Child
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Heifer Project International
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Hunger/Relief Fund - received the 1st Sunday of each month for Haiti Hot Lunch, Mujila Falls Agriculture Centre in Zambia, and Feed His Sheep
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Operation Christmas Child - see below
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Sewing Ministry
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Water for Life​
The Midwest Mission Distribution Center in Pawnee, Illinois works with Food for the Poor, UMCOR and the United States Southern Command. You may have noticed a sign on our red trailer letting people know we are a collection site. If groups or individuals who work on projects can’t make the trip to southern Illinois, they can bring their projects as far as Pathway and we’ll store them until delivery is arranged.
Some of the needs at the Center include:
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adult bicycles
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bleacher wood (if you know of any schools updating their bleachers, just let us know) The bleachers are used to make school desks.
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work gloves
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used medical equipment
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lotion (8-10 oz. no pumps)
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electric sewing machines including treadle (no electronic)
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fire equipment – can be expired – will be sent out of USA (firetrucks and ambulances, too)
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tools (new or gently used), tarps, rakes, shovels, brooms, work gloves.
Here’s a link to MMDC to see what else is needed https://www.midwestmission.org/
Make a Difference Year-Round
with Operation Christmas Child
To reach our goal of bringing joy and hope to even more children in need, we will be collecting items for our shoeboxes throughout the entire year! This means we can all participate in this meaningful mission, no matter the season. Every small contribution makes a big difference, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to get involved.
Donation list by month:
January - brush, stickers, loofas, toothbrush covers, & trains
February - bracelets, hair ties, mini stuff ed animals, & toy cars
March - Barbies, dinosaurs, socks, necklaces
April - balls, mini first aid kits, dolls, toothbrushes, & rings
May - plastic animals, card games, coin purses, coloring books, & travel games
June - plates, straws, puzzles, scarves, & erasers
July - jump ropes, barrettes, bowls, & silverware
August - pencil cases, pencil sharpeners, pencils, & pens
September - floss & items with low donations from previous months
October - nativity sets
November - items with low donations from previous months
December - ornaments & books