Church-wide Missions

Monthly Missions - September 2025

Parfreyville

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) provides help to those in need during times of floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. In these uncertain times, join UMCOR in remaining brave and strong and undeterred in their mission to alleviate human suffering in the name of Jesus Christ.

From California to Florida, from Ukraine to the Philippines, and from Guinea to Guatemala, you are making courage and resilience possible for people in need. When you show up for UMCOR, they show up for those in need. Through your compassionate giving, UMCOR can mobilize early response teams to help with financial assistance, food and water distribution, as well as cleanup and repairs.

UMCOR support doesn’t end when the world moves on. Thank you for supporting UMCOR and extending Christ’s love to people and communities in need – helping them move from crisis to stability and helplessness to hope.

Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were troubled and helpless. Matthew 9:36

Crystal Lake UMC

Crystal Lake UMC will be collecting crackers, chunky soup, canned beef stew, canned pasta, sloppy Joe sauce, spaghetti pasta, & boxed meals like hamburger helper for the Food Pantry. We will also have a crop walk after Sunday school starts.

First UMC

UMCOR Refugee Assistance Offering

Every day, thousands of people leave their homes in search of a better life for their families. The United Methodist Committee on Relief’s (UMCOR) Global Migration program helps refugees and migrants as well as the churches and ecumenical networks that assist them.

The general term “migrants” includes asylum seekers, refugees, economic migrants, environmental refugees, internally displaced persons, trafficked and stateless individuals. While most of these labels describe people who are forcibly displaced, all migrants suffer loss along or prior to their journeys, and most are unable to access the assistance they need to rebuild their lives in safe places.

UMCOR recognizes that migrants are children of God and have a right to receive care regardless of their reasons for migrating. UMCOR promotes the global adoption of practices that make migration safe and respects the dignity of all migrants.

UMCOR encourages, supports and equips Methodist and ecumenical partners for migration ministry. It provides relief and recovery in the form of food aid, basic necessities, and legal and transportation services for vulnerable migrants and refugees with support to organizations working directly with these populations.

Another avenue of ministry is support for migration-focused organizations, such as the Immigration Law & Justice Network (ILJN) or Church World Service (CWS), which reach migrants with programs in the U.S. that help them attain legal status, litigate asylum claims and resettle in U.S. communities. Such ministries seek to welcome people into the community without condition and regardless of church affiliation or membership.

During September, First UMC will be collecting offerings for UMCOR’s Global Migration/Refugee program. Checks should be written to FUMC with “Refugee Assistance” on the memo line.

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