UMCOR is the humanitarian and disaster response team of the United Methodist Church. They continue to be present long after the disaster or conflict has faded from the headlines. One easy way to help out this organization is by collecting flood buckets, which are five-gallon buckets filled with materials that are necessary to clean up after major flooding. There are also several opportunities for mission work through the group. To read more about these opportunities or to make a tax-deductible monetary donation, click here.

UMVIM is a grassroots movement designed to provide an official channel where Christians, both lay and clergy, may offer their skills and talents for Christian service at home and around the world on short term assignments at their own expense.

Their work includes construction and renewing of mission facilities, teaching, witnessing, conducting medical clinics, conducting Bible study or Bible School for children, and serving in disaster relief efforts around the world. For more information on the Upper NY Conference chapter, click here.

The Vacarro’s are one of the missionary families supported in part by our congregation. They are a part of African Inland Missions, which serves in twenty countries in Africa, as well as many other sites across the globe. The Vacarro’s are located in Kijabe, Kenya at the Rift Valley Academy, a boarding school for children of missionaries. You can read more about their ministry in our monthly First Fruits newsletter. Find out more information about African Inland Missions here and Rift Valley Academy here.

The Ingersoll’s are one of the missionary families supported in part by our congregation. For the past thirty years, they have been a part of World Impact Ministries. They have recently taken on new positions with the Community Transformation Church in Newark. You can read more about their ministry in our monthly First Fruits newsletter.