Grace United Methodist Church takes an active role in supporting and partnering with several missionaries and mission organizations around the world. Through Faith-Promise Missions Giving, Grace Church seeks to fulfill the Great Commission of making disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:16-20).
Please note the website information of each missionary and organization and ways to give direct financial support. Mission trips and extended periods of stay and service are also possible with advanced planning. Please contact the Church Office at Grace Church to learn more at 317-736-7962.
Joy in the Harvest in Kogoma, Tanzania - Lowell and Claudia Wertz The Wertz's are United Methodist missionaries serving in Kigoma, Tanzania. As missionaries to Tanzania, they have worked to establish Joy in the Harvest ministry, a ministry reaching out to and serving the wider needs of the people of Tanzania, through refugee relief, evangelism, medical, food, and clothing support, computer skills, and the learning of home economic skills and needs.
In November 2009, Grace church sent a small Work Team to Joy in the Harvest in Kigoma. Plans are now underway to construct the Beck Guest House in memory of the Rev. Glen Beck and his wife Myrna who worked tirelessly to raise awareness about and support for missions in Africa, especially through Joy in the Harvest.
Carol Partridge - Missionary to Strumica, Macedonia Carol Partridge is a missionary of the General Board of Ministries of the United Methodist Church assigned to serve in Macedonia as Director of Christian Education.
Grace Church helps to support Carol through its Faith-Promise Missions Giving Campaign.
Youth With a Mission (YWAM) - David and Christine Hamilton
Grace United Methodist Church gives support to David and Christine Hamilton for the ministry they do around the world with YWAM. The Hamiltons' lead in a wide variety of ways as they work with families, youth, and other church leaders. YWAM is dedicated to training servants of Christ and spreading the gospel in all places.
David and Christine regularly return to Franklin to speak at Grace Church.
Humble United Methodist School for Children
The Humble School for Children is located in the village of Lukojjo in Mukono, Uganda. It is part of the east Africa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Over the last five years Grace Church has helped to support the construction of the school and has sent two pastors, Bob Coleman and John Elliot, to teach in the pastors' school.
Tom Heaton - Missionary to Guatemala.
Tom is a United Methodist pastor now serving in Guatemala on behalf of the Indiana Conference. He is currently working to construct a series of clinics in San Andres Semetabaj.
Grace Church sent a work team to Guatemala in 2010. More work waits! To learn more about Mission Guatemala, go to the above websites or email Tom at tom@missionguatemala.com.
Mission Guatemala is an Advance of the Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Paul and Marty Law - Missionaries to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Paul and Marty Law are United Methodist missionaries sharing the love of Christ with the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the heart of Africa. They work in association with the United Methodist Church in Central Congo and with United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, Southeastern Jurisdiction. Grace Church has supported the Law's through Faith-Promise Missions Giving.
Go to www.appointmentcongo.org for more information about the Law's ministry and ways to support them.
David and Lori Persons - Missionaries and Teachers in the Mulungwishi Tehological Seminary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Persons are United Methodist missionaries at the Mulungwishi Station in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. David is the Dean of the Mulungwishi Theological Seminary at the University of Katanga at Mulungwishi, and Lori is the Director of the Doris Bartlett Women's School, which provides training for the wives of seminary students.
Check out the following website at www.umccongo.blogspot.com for more information and ways to give to the Persons.
Grace Church has provided support for the Persons through Faith-Promise Missions Giving.
John and Kendra Enright
Missionaries to Congo and Zambia
Ken and Debbie Vance
John and Kendra Enright are United Methodists serving as missionaries to Congo and
Zambia. Ken and Debbie Vance are also United Methodist missionaries working in
cooperation with the Enright's near Ndola in Zambia.
To learn more about the ministry and mission of the Enright's and Vance's near Ndola
and the Kafakumba Development Projects, go to www.kafakumba.org.
Grace Church supports the Enright's and the Vance's through Faith-Promise Mission
Giving.
John and Colleen Eisenberg - Methodist Missionaries in Paraguay, South America
John and Colleen Eisenberg work in Santa Rosa and teach in the Methodist Bible Institute. They lead the Alpha Course and take part in many different projects throughout Paraguay.
Grace Church supports the Eisenberg's through Faith-Promise Missions Giving.
Bethlehem Bible College
The Bethlehem Bible College seeks to train servant-leaders for churches within an Arab context and to prepare persons to model Christ-centeredness, godly humilty, biblical wholeness, and creative mercy and justice in a worn-torn environment. Grace Church has supported the work of Bethlehem Bible College by providing scholarships for students and financial support for professors and teachers.
To learn more about the Bethlehem Bible College, go to www.bethbc.com.
Operation Classroom - Sierra Leone and Liberia
Operation Classroom has its roots in the United Methodist Church in Indiana. The program took shape in 1987 as a plan to upgrade secondary education in United Methodist Schools in partnership with the Liberia and Sierra Leone Annual Conference and the General Board of Global Ministries. Currently, Operation Classroom is in partnership with more than twenty schools, two hospitals and clinics, and counseling training for those in the vocational programs of the schools. Operation Classroom provides hands-on mission experiences for United Methodists. A vital partnership has also been created with Ganta Hospital in Liberia and Kissy Clinnic in Sierra Leone.
Operation Classroom is an Advance Special of the United Methodist Church.
Click here for our Annual Missions Report and list of missions' projects.
No Longer Silent
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Rev. Mike Beck, who served as the Senior Pastor here at Grace church from 1997 - 2006, has recently published a book entitled, “No Longer Silent: Doing Pastoral Ministry With Excellence and Grace.” Rev. Mike, who suffers with dystonias of the voice, eyes, & muscles in his lower face and right hand, has spent the last few years “on the sidelines” of ministry. This led to the writing of this thought-provoking, challenging book which is filled with hundreds of lessons learned from his 25 years in pastoral ministry. It contains numerous stories from his years in ministry here at Grace Church. The book also contains a Study Guide which allows it to be used in small group studies. The book is dedicated to Rev. Glen Beck and a portion of the proceeds will go to the construction of the “Glen and Myrna Beck Guest House” in Tanzania. Copies of the book are available in the Lobby of Grace Church for $10.00 soft-cover or $16 hard cover. For more information visit www.revmikebeck.com
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Beck House Update The Missions Team would like to share that $25,000.00 remains on balance to construct the Beck House in Kigoma in Tanzania. The Beck House will serve as a “Guest House” for persons who visit Joy in the Harvest. To give to this Mission Project, simply mark the check “Beck House.” The goal is to raise this amount in 2012.
Crop Walk Total for 2011 = $13,296.98
Grace, the highest contributor, gave: $1,919
Alaska Mission Trip Plans are earnestly underway for the Alaska Mission Trip in July 2012. Please see Dr. Glen Carlstrand for more information. Various skill sets are needed to carry out the work. A Sign Up sheet is on the Welcome Center. Mission Scholarships are available. This will be the third year Grace UMC will send a work team.
Stamps for Missions Sixty pounds of used stamps were taken to the mission center at Marion, IN recently. The Enright program for Kafa Training Center is blessed by these stamps. Bring used stamps to the mission center in Price Hall. Place them in the designated drawer.
Help our Troops
Please don't forget that our troops at Camp Atterbury still need personal hygiene items. Place items in the appropriate collection drawere in the Mission Corner in Price Hall.
Prayers for McMillen's
Keep in prayer Earl and Rose Marie McMillen as they minister and serve at the McCurdy School in New Mexico in February and March. The McCurdy School helps Native American and Hispanic children and youth.
One Great Hour of Sharing is set for March 17th and 18th. During worship a special offering for United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) will be received. The purpose of the offering is to undergird the administrative costs of UMCOR, thus allowing 100% of all financial support to provide assistance.
Missions Corner Items The Missions Team puts out the following plea for items to help various groups & ministries in the community. Bring items to the Missions Corner in Price Hall.
Old Batteries
to assist community recycling efforts
Old Cell Phones, Ink Jet Cartridges, MP3's, PDA's, I-Pods
to assist Special Olympics in Johnson County
Box Tops/Campbell Soup Labels
to asisst Webb Elementary School supplies
Old Mail Stamps
to assist the Kafa Training Center in the Congo
Aluminum Can/Pop Tabs
to assist Riley Hospital for Children
Used Glasses
to help Lions Club International
Hygiene Items
to assist troops at Camp Atterbury
Christmas Sharing: Thank You! The Missions Team would like to share the following information about the ways Grace Church gave to various projects between Thanksgiving and Christmas:
18
Webb School Families/Thanksgiving Baskets
7
Webb School Families/Clothing & Christmas Gifts
455
Families served at Santa Shop (w/United Way)
486
Meals served on Christmas Day
$2000
Cookie Walk & Pancake Breakfast
$4428
Special Christmas Offerings
Faith-Promise Missions Support The Missions Team would like to share the following distribution of funds to support mission projects here and around the world. Many thanks for the faithfulness and generosity to God’s mission!
Maytown, KY Missionary Support
$1,000
2013 Youth Mission Trip to Guatemala
$500
Lord's Cupboard Local Ministry
$500
Tuna for Food Pantry Collection
$250
Habitat for Humanity Super Build
$1,000
Brent & Beth Cravens, Missionaries to Kazakhstan
$1,000
Fletcher Place Community Center, Indy
$1,000
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Joy in the Harvest in Kogoma, Tanzania - Lowell and Claudia Wertz
Tom Heaton - Missionary to Guatemala.
Paul and Marty Law - Missionaries to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
David and Lori Persons - Missionaries and Teachers in the Mulungwishi Tehological Seminary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo..JPG)
John and Colleen Eisenberg - Methodist Missionaries in Paraguay, South America
