Mission & Outreach Ministries

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

Old Bridge UMC seeks to be an intentional community focused on serving as the hands and feet of Christ in our time and place.

Contact

Jim Relyea - jimrelyea@aol.com

Click Here for Upcoming Mission Opportunities. Ongoing Mission Opportunities are described below:

Summer 2012 Missions Trips

Robeson, North Carolina. 2012 Dates TBD. This annual mission trip includes youth and adults. Robeson is located in a poor, depressed area of Appalachia. The mission strives to improve quality of life with home repairs and visitations.

Guatemala. 2012 Dates TBD. A team from OBUMC will travel to Guatemala to build a kitchen for a village school and tech in the school in conjunction with the Highland Support Project which provides aid to poverty-stricken Mayan people in the mountains of Guatemala (see partnersinservice.org).

For more information about the trip and for how to contribute, click here

Local Missions

DC Mission Trip. This is a monthly trip held on the 2^nd Saturday. This mission provides personal care items, clothing, shoes and food to the homeless in Washington DC. Donations for this trip are ongoing. Please find collection bins in the coffee area. Meet at the church at 3:45 p.m.

Hypothermia/Drop-in Shelter meals: From November through March on the first two Monday nights of the month, we prepare and deliver food to the shelter. From April through October we provide meals on the first Monday only. This shelter offers food and temporary housing for homeless people.

Hilda Barg Homeless Prevention Shelter (Route One Shelter) At least two weeks a year, we prepare and serve meals for this family shelter.

Action in the Community through Service (ACTS) We provide food and staples for the food pantry. This donation of food is an ongoing mission. Please find a shopping cart in the Narthex for donations.

Sole Fest Every type of adult and children’s shoes in good condition may be donated. These soles will be bagged and picked up for shipment to Honduras. Please find collection bins in the coffee area.

OperationTurkey. This is annual event around Thanksgiving. Operation Turkey provides families with the food stuffs for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

Sweet Potato Event – May/June. In conjunction with the Society of Saint Andrew, OBUMC participates in a sweet potato bagging event each year. The potatoes are bagged at OBUMC and then delivered to food pantries and kitchens in the local area, including Washington DC and Fredericksburg.

Blood Drives. OBUMC supports several blood drives throughout the year. Times and places will be noted in the newsletter and bulletin. A clipboard for signup will be located in the Narthex.

Back to School supplies. In August every year, school supplies are collected for area elementary schools.

Operation Christmas Child. In October, we collect shoeboxes filled with gifts to be sent to needy children.

Operation Angel Tree. During Advent, gifts are collected for local families for Christmas. A tree is decorated with angels that have the desired gift.

Learn more about UMC Ministry with the Poor