Barefoot Mile To Raise Shoes For Haiti Relief

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

Eat At Chick-Fil-A & Support Mission Celebration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Mission Trip To Let Schools Rise by Walter Hughes

This video shows the progression of construction at a high school in Kumasi, Ghana in West Africa. It also shows construction of a new kitchen and dining hall.

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.

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