OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE

Great Expectations Team

The mission statement of the Great Expectations Team is “Invite, Embrace, and Include.”  Within the team are three smaller teams in which each team addresses one of the mission statement’s activities.  These three teams are the Invitation Team, Welcome Team and Assimilation Team.  Each team employs successful techniques recommended by prominent church consultants.  The Invitation Team invites people into church, primarily through advertising and promotion.  The Welcome Team seeks to help our church guests feel welcomed and loved once they are on the church premises.  The Assimilation Team helps our returning guests discover their gifts and passions so that they can find purpose, connection, and fulfillment in ministry.  G.E.T. has plans to expand its ministry with additional new and exciting activities during 2008.

Fellowship Committee

     The Fellowship Committee coordinates connectional activities within the congregation, such as the church picnic, Easter breakfast, and Jerome Christmas desserts.  For more information, contact Kathy Grauer (799-8917).

Fellowship Time

     The Fellowship Committee asks people from the congregation to be responsible for Fellowship Time on Sunday mornings, allowing everyone in the church to be involved.  Not only will this spread the responsibility, but it will be a way of getting to know others whom you previously may not have known.  The schedule works out to be about one Sunday per year.

       Persons/families listed for 9:30 are asked to put out cups, sugar, creamer, utensils, and juice on the large table in the narthex (lobby) by 9:15 a.m., put the rolling cart with the coffee urn behind the table and assist people with their beverages (coffee will already be made) between worship and Sunday school.   After Sunday school begins, people will serve themselves beverages. 

     Persons/families listed for 10:45 are asked to put away supplies and empty and clean coffee pots and any dirty dishes after the 10:45 service begins or after the service.

Parish Wellness Committee

      The Parish Wellness Committee provides monthly blood pressure screening, periodic diabetes screening, various health care, food, and self defense programs and information, and training and sample workouts for the church weight room and exercise area.  The committee also provides special care ministries, including a meal team for members in need.  Contact Shelly Detwiler, 937-642-4843 for more information.

Missions Team

     The Missions Team coordinates mission ministries and helps select the mission projects to which we give monetary support.  Additionally the mission team keeps us involved in such hands-on ministries as the Plain City and Dublin Food Pantries, the Columbus Free Store and Church for All People, Habitat for Humanity, Marysville Personal Needs Pantry, and countless other service opportunities. The Missions Team sponsors adult mission trips to the Appalachian Service Project and to Honduras. For information about mission projects and service opportunities, call Lynn Boston (764-3626).

Soup for the Soul

     Each Friday afternoon, soup, sandwiches, fruit and dessert is provided by adults and teens from Jerome UMC at the Church for All People in downtown Columbus.  To donate food or go to serve, contact Melinda Murphy, 614-766-9002.

Habitat for Humanity

     On the third Saturday of each month, volunteers from Jerome UMC help build a house with Habitat for Humanity.  The work day runs from 8:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m.  For more information or to volunteer to help, call Dave Altfater, 614-889-8421.

Gardening Team

     A group of people plant perennials and annuals and maintain the planting beds around the church.   If you would like to volunteer to help, call Pauline Scott (889-9813).   A vegetable garden is also planted to provide fresh vegetables for Soup for the Soul.  If  you would like to volunteer, call Dawn Stanko (336-3708).

Copyright Jerome United Methodist Church 2008 08/22/2008