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Local & State
Southside United
Methodist Free Store
We collect
clothing and household items for the Free Store which distributes them
to people in need in downtown Columbus. This ministry is also supported
through our church budget. The Church For All People is adjacent to the
Free Store which is where Soup For the Soul is served every Friday.
Soon a health clinic will be opening in this facility to serve the
surrounding area. Contact (Lynn Boston (lynnpaulaboston@gmail.com)
or 764-3626. Web site at
www.4allpeople.org
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Soup for the Soul
Every Friday
this ministry serves hot soup, bread, hard cooked eggs, sandwiches,
fruit, desserts and a drink to at least 100 people in the downtown
Columbus at The Church For All People. All donations are provided for
by volunteers from JUMC! We also support this ministry with donations
from the congregation and church budgeted money. Contact Melinda Murphy
(murphydublin@columbus.rr.com)
or 766-9002.
Blanket and Sleeping Bag
Mission
Used blankets
in good condition are donated to the Southside Free Store while others
are made into sleeping bags which are distributed to the homeless.
Volunteers are needed….no skills required to stitch while enjoying great
fellowship. Contact Kim Solomon (msolomon@columbus.rr.com)
or 766-6987 and Denise Gorden (SWAJUMC@aol.com)
or 873-8851.
Southside Free Store
Back to School Drive
The Southside United
Methodist Free Store partners with three neighborhood
elementary schools to provide school supplies. Involvement from the
entire congregation to collect these need supplies takes place every
August. Contact Tom Boyd (boyd.16@osu.edu)
or 795-7766.
Easter Baskets for the United Methodist Children’s Home in Worthington,
Ohio
Each Spring
JUMC provides Easter baskets for children living at this home. A
variety of
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for the baskets are donated by the congregation, and baskets or
appropriate containers are filled by the women of Serendipity. Contact
Ellen Erikson at 659-0678. (eerikson@columbus.rr.com)
Habitat for
Humanity - Dublin Partnership
Jerome UMC is part of the
Dublin Habitat Partnership, a non-profit organization working in
partnership with Habitat for Humanity Greater Columbus and four other
Dublin churches to build affordable homes, empower families and develop
community. Our church family supports the construction by providing
construction volunteers and financial support, and involvement with
fundraising events. 2008 saw the completion of the 13th home built by
the Dublin Habitat Partnership. Contact Dave Altfater (Altfaterobx@sbcglobal.net)
or 889-8421.
Dublin Food Pantry
The Dublin Food Pantry
provides food to families in need in the Dublin community and is located
at the Dublin Community Church. Each November JUMC provides two
opportunities to benefit the pantry. First, our church offers volunteers
on each Tuesday in November to assist patrons and to stock shelves and
lastly during November, a collection box is placed at the church and all
donations go to the Dublin Food Pantry. Contact: Melinda Bryan (bbryan5@columbus.rr.com)
or 793-0311.
Crop Walk
In October each year, Church
World Service sponsors this global event where neighbors walk
together to take a stand against hunger in our world. Together we raise
awareness and funds for international relief and development, as well as
local hunger-fighting. The Dublin CROP Walk joined forces with the
Columbus CROP Walk in 2008. Church World Service is a nondenominational,
nonprofit organization that works with partners to eradicate hunger and
poverty and to promote peace and justice around the world. The CROP
Walk is its biggest fund-raising event. Web site:
www.churchworldservice.org
. Contact Sharon Dunn a(Raymom2@hotmail.com)
or 740-881.5964.
The Relay For Life of Union County American Cancer Society
Teams comprised of adults and
youth walk to raise funds to support The Union County American Cancer
Society which honors cancer survivors, remembers those lost to cancer
and empowers people to fight back against this disease. This event is
usually held in June. Contact Shelly Detwiler at 937-642-4843.
Thanksgiving
Dinner at The Church For All People
The middle school and high
school youth of our church provide and serve a full Thanksgiving Dinner
the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving to the Southside community. Denise
Gorden (SWAJUMC@aol.com
) or 873-8851.
Christmas Gift
Alternative at Jerome
The
Alternative Christmas gift giving provides an opportunity to honor
friends and loved ones while supporting some of the ministries of
Jerome. For your donation you will receive a
 hand-made
ornament and card (naming the mission organization) to give to the
person in whose name you are making the donation. The Ministries are:
Habitat for Humanity, Heifer International, Soup for the Soul and Adult
mission trips. Contact Debbie Trego (
addikus@aol.com)
or 889-6041 and Lynn Boston (lynnpaulaboston@gmail.com)
or 764-3626.
Plain City
Community Christmas Gift Program
Jerome Church, in conjunction
with other Plain City area churches, helps to make Christmas possible
for low income families in the Plain City area. For the parents, a $30
gift certificate to a local market is recommended, and for the children
an age/gender appropriate $15 to 20 gift. Contact Cara Hanhart at
873-3233.
Bethlehem On Broad
In December, JUMC joins other
local churches in assembling and distributing food boxes to families in
need throughout the Columbus area. Last year 36 families were helped by
the congregation. Contact Denise Gorden (SWAJUMC@aol.com)
or 873-8851.
Christmas Shop
On a December Saturday before
Christmas the youth of the church gather at The Church For All People to
assist needy parents to help choose and wrap Christmas presents for
their children. Contact Denise Gorden (SWAJUMC@aol.com)
or 873-8851.
Christmas Eve Lasagna Dinner at The Church For All People
On Christmas Eve, a lasagna dinner complete with
salad, bread, desserts and drinks is provide and served by the
congregation to The Church For All People. This is an excellent family
opportunity to serve on a most special evening. Contact Don Grove (dongrove@columbus.rr.com
Middle School
Mission Trip - Faith Ranch
Each July the middle school
youth spend four days at a Christian ranch located near Steubenville
doing minor home repairs and other jobs around the ranch. Awesome
worship and personal devotion time plus lots of physical activity make
this an enriching opportunity. Contact Denise Gorden (SWAJUMC@aol.com)
or 873-8851. |
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range
from repairing foundations to roofing a house and everything in
between. ASP’s goal is to make homes warmer, safer and drier, while
offering spiritually meaningful experiences for volunteers and
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local
Congolese medics, they are rebuilding Nyankunde. From this village,
David and other MAP pilots fly supplies and personnel to a wide area in
need. We help support Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAP) with
individual donations as well as with our church budget. Contact Mary Jo
Edwards at 873-4537.