Mission: Making
Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Dedicated To doing all the good
we can, by all the means we can, for all the people we can, for however long we
can (Wesley) through:
*our commitment to the Hilltop
Neighborhood
*expanding our relationships
with our Hilltop neighbors
*inspiring our church family in
service
Members of our church family have been busy in the Hilltop
neighborhood in 2013:
*Ongoing volunteering in classrooms at Hilltop Neighborhood
House (HTNH) – childcare, greeter,
reader of stories, leading the children in song, rocking babies, and generally
helping as needed with the infants to pre-schools.
*Donations to and helping at the Hilltop Food Pantry.
*UMW and others provided desserts, attended the event and helped
the night of the HTNH Soups fundraiser.
*Hilltop Missions group participated and helped in
organizing the Kids Against Hunger event. (Hilltop family & staff
participated too)
*Donated funds to HTNH for purchasing of shelving for interest
centers for the classrooms.
*Donated funds to HTNH for purchasing of playground grade
mulch and helped spread it.
*Member taught an Adult Beginners Computer Class (8 classes)
at Walt’s Place.
*Member tilled ground for a community garden at Will Park.
Walt’s Place kids planted, weeded and watered the garden.
*Member tutoring at Walt’s Place.
*Three Nexus participants have used their Nexus funds for laptop
computers after graduating from high school.
*Breakfast Club continued throughout the school year. (Monday mornings at 7 am for students
attending Central Elementary School - providing them with breakfast and
transportation to school, Bible stories and projects of caring, helping others,
and interaction by caring adults.) We
meet at Union Community Church.
*Thank you $100 donation to Union Community Church for use
of their facility for Breakfast Club.
*Trip to a RailCats game – Breakfast Club members, their
families, and Breakfast Club volunteers.
*Summer -Tuesdays at Will Park – volunteers playing with Breakfast
Club kids or other youth that want to play.
*Helped eight kids get signed up for camp; provided
scholarships, transportation to and from their camps; emails and letters of
support to them while at camp. (7 elementary, 1 middle school).
*Had a display and participated in the Back to Church Sunday event in the park.
*Members serve as a Board member for HTNH and as a staff
member at Walt’s Place.
*Members helped work on building a Habitat for Humanity
duplex for two families in the Hilltop area.
*Three adults working with Breakfast Club attended training:
Formational Children’s Ministry - shaping
children using story, ritual, and relationship.
*Had a caroling party with 27 Breakfast Club parents &
youth & 10 adult volunteers. Parents
provided yummy desserts.
*FUMC Prayer Shawl Ministry provided all Breakfast Clubbers and
Walt’s Place members with beautiful warm scarves.
*Local Ministries provided funds so that each family that has children attending Breakfast Club was able to receive a book, The Sparkle Box, about paying it forward.
*Local Ministries provided funds so that each family that has children attending Breakfast Club was able to receive a book, The Sparkle Box, about paying it forward.
*Individuals being present in the Hilltop Community to talk
with families, help, care, encourage, love.
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