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UM Missionaries
Dr. Chris Hena,
UM Missionary to Kazahkstan.
Chris invites our members to check out her webpage (www.picaweb.google.com/koisey) to see some pictures of her work in Semey, Kazakhstan.
Connie Wieck (China): corneliaw2000@hotmail.com
(UMC missionary supported by our church): Connie would love for all of our members to check out her website (www.chinawieck.spaces.live.com) to keep abreast of her daily happenings. Pictures accompany every entry. There is also an article written by Connie in the Christian Science Monitor online at http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0318/p18s02-hfes.html
Shirley Townsend Jones (SC): bcacm@mecsc.net
Chris Hena (Kazahkstan): koisey@yahoo.com
George and Nancy Carew (Liberia)
gncarew@yahoo.com
George and Nancy Carew (our UMC missionaries to Monrovia, Liberia): George and Nancy will be in the U.S. in October. We hope to have them visit our church
To learn more about the UM Missionaries click here.
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Outreach Ministry Highlight:
Clemson Community Care
Clemson Community Care was formed in 1988 by a group of local ministers in the community as an agency to coordinate and document services to people in need in our area. Clemson United Methodist was a leader in this through the work of Reverend Mickey Fisher. Since 1988, CUMC has continued to be a strong supporter of CCC with financial aid and also volunteer help. Many of our members give a morning a week to pack food bags, work with clients, do yard work, or pick up food donations. Others come in on an as needed basis anytime we call on them. Many others donate food or financial help.
Clemson Community Care serves the people of Central, Clemson and Pendleton on an emergency basis with food pantry help and financial assistance for utilities and rent. Our clients are screened each time they come to us for help to determine the need and how we can best work with them.
In the past year and a half the request for services has increased dramatically. In the 2009 year, we served 3,788 families. In these families, there were 9,413 people.
As we go about our daily lives to church, school and work, we may not realize that there is this much need right here in our own backyards, but go just a little way off of your path and you might see a client of ours whose son fell through the floor of their home because the roof had leaked for so long that the floor was rotten or the single mother working two jobs who still cannot make ends meet or the elderly man with an income of less than eight hundred dollars a month.
We at CCC appreciate the ongoing support of Clemson United Methodist Church and hope we can continue to work together to serve as we help our neighbors to help themselves.
Tigers Go
Tigers Go, a nonprofit organization based in Clemson, SC, seeks to help others in need by following the Way of Jesus.
For more information about Tigers Go check their website at www.tigersgo.org; email them at local@tigersgo.org or phone them at (864) 643-1275.
Mission opportunities right here in Clemson!
While CUMC gives thanks for the work of our 5 missionaries abroad, we
are also grateful for the many mission opportunities awaiting us right
here in Clemson. Find a sampling of mission activities below. For more
opportunities and information contact the church office.
Feed the hungry:
n Help stock food pantry
shelves at Clemson
Community Care.
n Deliver meals to homebound seniors through Meals
on Wheels.
n Serve lunch to those in need at Our Daily Bread.
n Walk in Clemson’s annual CROP
Walk to raise funds to combat hunger.
Comfort a child:
n Mentor at-risk summer campers at Camp Providence on Lake Hartwell.
n Provide clothing, toiletries, and support for children sheltered at Helping
Hands.
n Assist pre-schoolers in class at Clemson
Child Development Center.
Heal body and spirit:
n Volunteer professional medical services at Clemson Free Medical Clinic.
n Bake cookies for Kairos prison ministry to bring hope to those incarcerated.
n Gather supplies for those seeking refuge at Safe
Harbor women’s
shelter.
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