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It’s super easy to help the earth! Just bring your batteries and food scraps to the church for a battery-drop and compost-a-paloosa! Meaning, get your bucket, fill it up, and dump it in the big container at VanFUMC. And, taping, bagging and dropping your batteries in the recycle box. Here’s Caitlin showing us how to take care of your compost: Video on FaceBook
Missions Committee- Housing Connections (Current FUMC outreach related to housing)
Get involved in our community through our church connections to help with housing situations in our area.
Family Promise www.familypromiseofclarkco.org
Bake a meal or volunteer time during the evenings of March 13 or March 14 to help homeless families who spend the night at First Presbyterian Church. Contact Anita Jinks for details (adjinks@gmail.com)
In-Need Program: Donate to this Vancouver Methodist Foundation program to provide supplemental funds to individuals at risk of losing their homes. Contact Evan Hull for more details (evanhull@pacifier.com)
Additional housing connections that FUMC has partnered with in the past:
Winter Hospitality Overflow (WHO) Shelter www.sharevancouver.org/programs/share-shelter-system
Cook a meal or volunteer time with homeless individuals or families at emergency shelters open during the winter months. Contact Bev Thomas for details (bevthomas@centurylink.net)
Evergreen Habitat for Humanity www.ehfh.org
There are multiple ways to help build houses because “everyone deserves a decent and affordable place to call home.” Contact Anita Jinks for details (adjinks@gmail.com)
Finally, contact these local organizations for other opportunities to support housing needs in our area:
Open House Ministries – https://www.sheltered.org/
City of Vancouver (see nonprofit orgs that are operating the city’s Safe Stay Communities) https://www.cityofvancouver.us/community/homelessness/
Stay tuned for the Missions Committee’s next outreach focus – international efforts – coming soon!
Every year, people in our community are faced with the challenge of providing enough food for their tables. These are our neighbors and our friends. To help, let’s keep the blue bin in the lobby filled with non-perishable (no glass containers).
Check your pantries and/or add to your grocery list!
Here are typical most-needed items:
Other ideas include:
Things NOT appropriate for donating include items needing refrigeration, expired foods, leftovers, foods with packaging concerns or baked goods. If you have other items that you wish to donate in addition to these, we will find a good ‘home’ for them!
Evergreen Habitat for Humanity “Johnson House”
We Did It! Next steps, building!
It’s time to share some Christmas cheer by sending cards to people within our congregation who find it difficult to attend worship or are experiencing other life situations. The Card Care Ministry group will meet on Tuesday, December 12, at 1:30 p.m. in the Conrad Room for devotions, fellowship, and signing Christmas cards!
There’s a good chance we will also have treats! This is an open group, so anyone in the congregation can attend. Beginning in January, the group will meet twice a month to sign birthday, anniversary, get well, sympathy, or other life situation cards. If you are unsure whether the church has your correct information, please send her an email at office@vanfumc.org or call 360-693-588l. We want to acknowledge as many people as possible over the year, and the more accurate the records are, the less likely anyone will be overlooked.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at office@vanfumc.org or (360) 693-5881.