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Mission & Outreach Committee
(Excerpted from 2009 Annual Report)
Local Mission:
This year there was increased need for basic services in difficult economic situations. Our committee looked for ways to help organizations providing food and shelter. We took the bold step of recommending to Session that our church sponsor a Habitat for Humanity house and increase funding to Rebuilding Together which repairs homes. This was approved and made possible by funding from the Ruth Halberg estate.
Local mission activities:
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One week of preparing meals at the Sleeping Room at Christian Ministries.
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Passing out groceries at the Salvation Army and Christian Ministries food pantries.
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Monthly preparing a cooked meal for 150 people at the Harvest Soup kitchen.
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A new effort to monthly prepare a take home meal for the Harvest Soup Kitchen clients
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A Habitat work week to do framing, siding, insulation, painting and finishing of a house.
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Sponsoring of fund raising lunches at Amazing Joe's for 2nd Harvest Food Bank.
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Weekly tutoring of students at Southview elementary school in the KidsHope project with 26 mentors and subs.
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Ice Cream Social and Praise Music Fest to raise funds for 2nd Harvest Food Bank.
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Sponsoring16 Salvation Army families for Thanksgiving and Christmas food.
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Providing Christmas presents for the children in these families.
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Bell ringing for the Salvation Army at the Muncie Mall.
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Donation to Bed and Britches for baby supplies.
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Donation to Christian Ministries for food pantry freezer.
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Donation to YWCA shelter to buy mattresses.
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Donation to Team Work for Quality Living to help people overcome poverty.
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Donation to Meals on Wheels to cover cost of food.
International Mission:
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Trip to Xocenpich, Mexico, by 33 students and adults.
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Funding to support Robyn Geelhoed's father, Russ Palsrok, a Christian Reformed World missionary.
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Partial funding for a utility vehicle - shipping costs from Indianapolis to Africa.
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Funding scholarships at PCUSA Foreman college in Pakistan.
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Participating in Church World Service projects: Blanket Sunday and CROP walk.
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Providing Heifer Project giving opportunities.
It is the goal of the Session that mission opportunities be available to all members of the congregation. If you are wishing to volunteer, please contact a member of the mission team.
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