Missions & Outreach
The Missions and Outreach Team supports many activities. Among them are the Live Nativity, Neighborhood Block Party, Shoebox Christmas, Feed My Starving Children food packing event, supporting our Faith Food Pantry, and planning other ways that our congregation can engage in mission and outreach. Are you interested in helping our congregation be the hands and feet of Christ in our community? Contact Pastor Jordan or Dawn Hoherz, the Missions and Outreach chair, to find our more information.
Everyone is invited to our Annual Neighborhood Block Party, held every August. Join us for a fun-filled evening with beef brats and hotdogs, corn on the cob, root beer floats, and live music, as we celebrate community, connection, and good food together!
Is English your second or third language? Are you interested in practicing your English skills in a casual small group? Jan Jones and Teresa Dittmer lead the group. Activities often include lake outings and celebrating holidays in church members’ homes. It is a “win-win” as church members enjoy learning about the customs and traditions of the participants’ home countries. Contact the church office if you are interested in joining the group.
The Faith UMC Food Pantry cares for people who are food insecure for any reason. We are committed to follow Jesus’ teaching “feed my sheep”. We distribute food provided by the Great Plains Food Bank every second and fourth Friday from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. 20 to 24 volunteers help with the distribution tasks from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Volunteers include Faith members, other church members and representatives of local businesses. The team has seen an increase in the number of families in the past year and usually provide about 150 families with 50 pounds of food per visit. Donations and grant funds supplement purchasing food also. Deb Laber is the team coordinator. Cynthia Mohr directs distribution. Roger Moen manages the warehouse.
Well-being fueled by the sun, warmed by generosity, blessed by community. Solar Ovens Partners offices at Faith United Methodist Church, and we partner together with them in their ministry to facilitate solar cooking and water pasteurization in the Dominican Republic, Sierra Leone, and the Navajo nation. Randy Harwood is the director of Solar Oven Partners.