Mission Celebration

Potato Drop To Help Fill Local Food Pantries

Brian — Sun, 16 May 2010 19:57:11 +0000

The Potato Drop to help fill local food pantries has been canceled will begin Saturday morning at 8:30 am at the warehouse on Depot Street in Martinsville.

Farmers donated more than 20 tons of white potatoes to be bagged by volunteers. It’s a lot of fun and goes quickly when you have plenty of people to help you get those potatoes bagged. Local food pantries can start picking up their bagged potatoes at 10:00 am.

All are encouraged to stop by and help us bag potatoes to feed local families in need.

Barefoot Mile To Raise Shoes For Haiti Relief

Brian — Sun, 16 May 2010 19:46:05 +0000

The Barefoot Mile event starts at 11:00 am at the Martinsville High School in Martinsville and at Dan Daniels Park in Danville.

Remember to bring your shoe donations to help support “Share Our Shoes” mission based in Raleigh, N.C. The goal is to raise one million shoes for Haiti Relief. Any shoes will do. We’re especially interested in your used soccer cleats and tennis shoes but flip flops and boots are also appreciated. New and used are accepted.

Please contact Brian Mateer for more information at (276) 732-1650 or by email at youth_firstumc (at) yahoo.com

Special Thanks to God’s Pit Crew for Donating Boxes to the Food Drive

Brian — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:01:11 +0000

God’s Pit Crew gave us all the boxes for the canned food for the events. They are new boxes!!!!
As part of admission to each event, we ask that you bring a canned food item to help stock local food pantries who feed those in need right here in our area.

You can learn more about God’s Pit Crew at:
God’s Pit Crew
2499 North main Street
Danville, VA 24540

Or watch some of the videos right here on this website.

Eat At Chick-Fil-A & Support Mission Celebration

Brian — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:02:32 +0000

Click the Chick-fil-A banner to the right to download your Spirit Night Coupon.

Print it out and bring it with you to donate a percentage of your meal purchase to Mission Celebration. Click here for the full details.

Walter Hughes Tells How Mission Trips To Ghana Transformed His Faith

Brian — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:00:04 +0000

Sara Elizabeth interviews Walter Hughes of New Hope United Methodist Church in Franklin County, Virginia about how his mission trips to Ghana have transformed and strengthened his faith by seeing people in need live their faith by relying on God. He shares the experiences that made such a lasting impact on him and why it keeps him going back to Ghana to serve.

You can learn more about how mission work with the United Methodist Church can transform your life at the Mission Celebration event in May in Danville, Virginia.

Special Rates Available So Book Your Room Now

Brian — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:30:41 +0000

Book your hotel room now for the Mission Celebration event in May. Special discount room rates are now available thanks to our generous sponsor, Daly Seven.

Daly Seven owns and operates a number of hotels in Virginia and North Carolina including Innkeeper, Marriott, Holiday Inn Express and others.

Their sponsorship of Mission Celebration makes them the official hotelier of the event. They are offering discounted rates for anyone attending the celebration activities. Be sure to book your hotel rooms by going to the Daly Seven sponsor page to get your special event rate booking code and other special instruction.

Thanks to Daly Seven for their generous support.

Walter Hughes Tells About His Mission Trips To Ghana, Africa With the United Methodist Church

Brian — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:00:43 +0000

Sara Elizabeth interviews Walter Hughes of New Hope United Methodist Church in Franklin County, Virginia about his many mission trips to Ghana, Africa to help build schools and churches, preach the gospel, build fresh water wells, and eradicate dread diseases.

He reveals that he has learned what it means to live your faith every day and to trust in the Lord by serving those who rely on God. You can learn more about the life-transforming experiences of mission at the Mission Celebration event in May.

Mission Celebration Interviews Randy Johnson About The Mission Of God’s Pit Crew

Brian — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:00:15 +0000

Mission Celebration is an event put on by the United Methodist Church to build awareness of mission work and opportunities to serve throughout the region. Randy Johnson, founder of God’s Pit Crew shares his story of mission through helping victims of disaster. His amazing organization has grown to include more than 200 volunteers providing disaster relief worldwide and a food bank serving more than 5 million pounds of food and product.

You can learn more about opportunities to serve others at the Mission Celebration event in May and on this website. Please support local missions by clicking the link at the end of these videos or by going to our Donate Now page. Thank you.

Youth Rally With Lost & Found

Brian — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:57:28 +0000

The Youth Rally for Friday, May 21 is scheduled to be held at The Rives Theater located at 215 Church Street in Martinsville, VA 24112.

Lost & Found is expected to perform at 7:00 pm. Everyone needs to bring a non-perishable food item to participate in the Youth Rally. Ticket price is to be announced.

Contact Brian Mateer at 276-732-1650
or by email at youth_firstumc@yahoo.com.

God’s Pit Crew Founder Randy Johnson Tells Mission Celebration About Local Mission Work

Brian — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:00:41 +0000

God’s Pit Crew founder Randy Johnson tells Mission Celebration about the powerful mission work his organization does locally, nationally and globally. It’s important to understand that anyone can serve their community through mission work and that you do not have to leave the country to make a lasting difference in the lives of those in need.