Church-wide Missions

First UMC

Northcott Neighborhood House is a multipurpose community center created by the Wisconsin Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1961. It is supported by the Wisconsin UMC Conference and many UMC churches throughout the state.

NNH provides education, employment opportunities and basic necessities to youth, families and senior citizens in the Milwaukee area.

Northcott’s goal is to lift the spirit of the whole community through their mission: To empower families to meet their survival needs and provide good parenting to their children. To provide a safe place for youth as well as year-round recreational and skill-building activities. To provide the neighborhood with space, activities, and the opportunity to engage in community building and crime prevention. To build careers through job training. To provide food pantry access and stock boxes of food to over 1,000 senior citizens monthly.

Throughout the month of July, First Church will be collecting school supplies for the many families and school aged children that NNH supports in their community. If you would prefer to have our mission team purchase items for you, please place cash in an offering envelope and write “NNH School Supplies” on the outside or checks can be written to FUMC with “NNH School Supplies” on the memo line.

Agape Fund

Agape—a word derived from Greek origins meaning any kind of selfless love, whether between human beings or between humans and God. The Agape Fund is an ecumenical effort between St. Mary’s, St. Mark’s, Trinity Lutheran, Scandinavia Lutheran, and our three churches of W.A.R.M. The fund provides emergency assistance to families in need in our area. Assistance is given in the form of one $25 gift card for food at Piggly Wiggly and/or one $25 gift card for gas at the Shell station. Assistance for a family or individual is limited to every 6 months. Special envelopes for this mission offering will be provided in the bulletins on July 13. Checks can be made payable to FUMC and write “Agape” on the memo line. First Church offerings are added to the W.A.R.M Agape Fund as needed.