Barefoot Mile To Raise Shoes For Haiti Relief
May 16, 2010 by Brian
Filed under Activities
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
May 7, 2010 by Brian
Filed under Uncategorized
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.
Walter Hughes Tells How Mission Trips To Ghana Transformed His Faith
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.
Walter Hughes Tells About His Mission Trips To Ghana, Africa With the United Methodist Church
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.
God’s Pit Crew Founder Randy Johnson Tells Mission Celebration About Local Mission Work
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.
Spirit FM Becomes Platinum Sponsor of Mission Celebration
Imagine your company logo and article featured here as the Platinum Sponsor of the highly publicized event featuring Mercy Me in concert.
We will be driving thousands of active Christians from the United Methodist Church to this site who will all see your proud support of their event. Keep in mind that there are more than 11,000 members of the United Methodist Church in the Danville District alone.
Now imagine how this audience will respond to your support of their event… resulting in new patron, donors, customers and fans.
Ferrum College Spring Break Mission Trip To Brazil
Enjoy these images of the work and reward from the Ferrum College Spring Break mission trip where the students helped to refurbish a school.
Mission Expo
Mission Expo starts at 12:00 pm on Saturday, May 22nd.
United Methodist Church mission groups are invited to set-up their booth or display in the Community Room at Community Market in Danville at “The Crossing of the Dan.”
The Community Room can hold up to 60 booths approximately 10 x 10 feet. Table and chairs will be provided for each booth. Some electrical hook-ups are available on a first come, first served basis.
Cost: FREE
Reserve Your Booth Space Now:
1. The Friends of Barnabas Foundation
2. Leroy and Pegg Jones Evangelistic Ministries
3. Henry Fork Center
4. Project Crossroads
5. Teens Opposing Poverty
6. St. Andrew’s Society
7. Habitat for Humanity
8. Camp Rainbow
9. Danita’s Children
10. UMCOR- MERCI Mission Center
11. Samaritan Purse
12. Gods Pit Crew
13. Danville Cancer Association
14. Pregnancy Care Center at MHC Inc.
15. Stop Hunger Now
16. US-2 Program (Young adult mission intern program)
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22. Heifer International
23. Gods Store House
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Sunday, May 23rd
January 17, 2010 by Brian
Filed under Event Schedule
Mission Celebration concludes with church services across the district.
Every United Methodist Church in the Danville district will have mission interpreters sharing their personal experiences in mission work with the congregation from the pulpit. Be sure to visit our Mission Interpreters page on this site to learn more about who’ll be sharing their experiences from recent mission trips.
Video Interview With Wes Astin of Ferrum College
Sara Elizabeth interviews Ferrum College Chaplain Wes Astin about his mission trips and the impact of Mission Celebration weekend in May.
Wes tells us of his most memorable experience on a trip to Guatemala where the students donated all of their shoes to the workers who had none. Wes goes on to explain that it’s stories like this that people will hear and share all during the Mission Celebration weekend event in Danville.
