Outreach

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations

Matthew 28:19

Outreach is a vital part of Faith Global Methodist Church.
There are many options throughout the year to Share Christ's Love Through Faith.

outreach opportunities

OUTREACH ANNOUNCEMENTS
BENEFIT DINNER FUNDRAISER for the Kenya-Ethiopia Global Methodist Conference. Date: Saturday, July 13th, 4:00 – 6:30 pm.  Menu:  pasta & meatballs, salad, bread, dessert and drink. Ticket price:  $12 (adults), $ 6 (ages 6 through 12), 5 years & younger – free.  Tickets may be purchased from Penny Carroll, Patty Thomas, or Joy Spang. Checks may be made payable to FGMC, memo line: benefit dinner.

During June, July and August donations of new items are being collected for the Blackburn Center.  The Blackburn Center provides services to victims of domestic and sexual violence and other types of violence and crime in Westmoreland County.  This center also provides an emergency shelter for victims of intimate partner violence – counseling and therapy – accompaniment and support during medical and legal proceedings.  A list of items needed is on the Action Table.

Our fourth Vision and Dreams event - “Ice Cream on the Porch” will be held on Wednesday, August 21 at 6:30 p.m.  

Let’s not forget about helping our neighbors by donating non-perishable food items to the Loaves and Fishes Emergency Food Pantry located in Murrysville. Food donations currently needed:  canned soup, canned vegetables, canned tuna fish, cereal, pasta, spaghetti sauce, macaroni and cheese.   Bin is located in the gathering area.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOXES...are now available in the small room in the gathering area.    Take as many shoeboxes as you plan on filling.    Each shoebox gift provides an opportunity to present the Good News of Jesus Christ to a child.   To help you get started supplies remaining from our packing party in October (crayons, chalk, paper, etc.) are available in this room. Return your filled shoeboxes anytime during the year.  
 
OFFER THE GIFT OF SIGHT:  A Lions International collection box is in the Gathering Area for your used glasses, including sunglasses and reading glasses.
Fellowship and service continues.  Join us at 9 am in the fellowship hall for refreshments and fellowship.  

“Christ has no body now but yours.  No hands, no feet on earth but yours.
Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world.
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good.
Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body.
Christ has no body on earth but yours.” -Teresa of Avila

Operation fresh express 

Faith is thankful for all the donations for the   UMCOR Hygiene kits for Ukraine refugees. 

Operation Fresh Express

Through the Westmoreland County Food Bank, Faith Church sponsors Operation Fresh Express Grab and Go, where members distribute an average of over 20,000 pounds of perishable food (frozen, dairy products, and fresh produce) directly to needy families.

Meals on Wheels Desserts

Every five months Faith Church members provide desserts for those clients receiving meals through Delmont’s Meals on Wheels.

College Care Boxes

In the fall and spring members provide items that are packed in care boxes that are given to our college students and active military members.

Souper Bowl of Caring

On Super Bowl Sunday a second offering is taken. This offering is donated to the Mother of Sorrows Community Food Pantry and the Loaves and Fishes Emergency Food Pantry. Donations on Souper Bowl Sunday help to make a difference in the lives of men, women, and children in our community who struggle to survive.

Loaves & Fishes

This food pantry located in the Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church in Murrysville provides a 3 day emergency food supply. Needed items are canned soups, canned vegetables, canned tuna fish, program cereal, pasta, canned spaghetti sauce, macaroni and cheese, paper products, aluminum foil, hygiene products and pet food.

Friends Thrift Shop

Faith Church supports the Friends Thrift Shop in Export by donating gently-used items or clothes. This Thrift Shop accepts clothing, furniture, household goods, and children’s items in order to assist people, families and the communities of Murrysville, Export and Delmont.

Sock Collection

Faith Church collects and donates new, warm, heavy crew socks for the homeless and less fortunate in the surrounding communities.

Operation Christmas Child

Faith Church participates in Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child. Samaritan’s Purse is an effective means of reaching hurting people in countries around the world with food, medicine, and other assistance in the name of Jesus Christ. This, in turn, earns the organization a hearing for the Gospel, which is the Good News of eternal life through Jesus Christ. Faith Church helps by packing shoeboxes.

Mother of Sorrows Food Pantry

Faith Church participates by:
  • Providing Christmas Breakfast Bags filled with breakfast items and donated to the food pantry.
  • Donating Laundry Detergent in the Spring so that each family does not need to choose between clean clothes or buying food for their family.
  • Volunteering at the food pantry.