SHARING OUR LOVE IN LOCAL AND GLOBAL SERVICE

Country Club United Methodist Church is a great place to be the hands, heart, and feet of Jesus Christ in the local and global community. We seek to demonstrate our faith through risk-taking mission and service in our neighborhood, community and world. This is what our faith asks of us. Some projects may be risky because we might be extended beyond our normal paradigms and we might not ever see the desired outcomes, but as we keep trying we act out our purpose faithfully. We know a big part of Christian purpose is caring for our neighbors, whoever and wherever they may be, and to be faithful stewards of the Earth which God provides and which sustains us.

We structure our service projects so that anyone who wants to get involved will be able to demonstrate their faithfulness and creativity. We try our best to identify and utilize each person’s spiritual gifts to provide hands-on service and ministries to others.

Mission & Service Team provides on-going & short-term giving & volunteer opportunities all year around.

Hillcrest Ministries – sponsor a family in transitional housing

Blue River Rescue – clean up trash from an assigned section of the Blue River

Easter Offering – apply the special collection to one local charity (like Spofford Home for kids) and one international charity (such as our Mozambique Initiative)

Serve 2011 – respond to a world of violence through love and service–several KC churches worked together to feed and clothe those in need throughout our community

Mission Trips – to Greensburg, KS; Joplin, MO; and South Africa

Mozambique Initiative – help our “sister United Methodist church” in Barrane, Mozambique complete the construction of their chapel; provide tuition for a student at Cambine Seminary

Christmas in October – assist homeowners repair homes in Kansas City communities

Thanksgiving Turkey Drive – collect donations of money and turkeys for Harvesters

Christmas Offering – take a collection for a local charity , such as the Children’s Place or Della Lamb Community Center; and an international charity such as Heifer International

Project Lighthouse – provide needed items to Native American communities

Cropwalk – walk and raise money for the hungry