Youth and Adult Mission Trips
Our Mission
To Make Disciples Of Jesus Christ
Our Vision
A Faithful Witness:
making available the inclusive, healing, saving and accepting message of the
Gospel of Christ;
A Nurturing Community:
growing in faith, developing a mutually trusting and loving relationship with
God and one another;
A Living Faith:
affirming the goodness of God's creation, accepting responsibility for its
care, and striving to fulfill the great Commandment of Jesus, "To love the
Lord your God will all your heart and soul and mind, and your neighbor as yourself."
Our Core Values
We, the members of First United Methodist Church of Orlando are committed to:
Growing Spiritually
Sharing Christ's Love
Being a Welcoming & Caring Community of Faith
Relieving Suffering
Praying for the Needs of Others
Glorifying God in All We Do |
Sunday Worship Times
First Church, Orlando shares three distinctive Sunday morning Worship services:
- 8:15 a.m.: The first worship service is a traditional service that emphasizes the spoken word, personal reflection, prayer and traditional hymns. A time of healing is included in this service on the last Sunday of each month. This worship service is held in the sanctuary.
- 9:30 a.m.: The second worship service is a “contemporary” service filled with music provided by the Rock of Ages Praise Band and powerful messages from our pastors. This worship service is held on the first floor of the “new” Ledbetter Building (formerly the Wesley building)
- 11:00 a.m.: The third worship blends traditional liturgies, creative worship arts including vocal choirs, instrumental ensembles, organ, dance and drama, and the Word of God in scripture and sermon. This worship service is held in the sanctuary.
Holy Communion at all Services every first Sunday
The World
Is Our Parish
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2006 Youth and Adult Mission Trips |
| Habitat House News
Ongoing |
Work continues on our new Habitat
House which is located on 26th Street, near Westmoreland. We are joining
with our co-sponsor, Mercedes-Benz, in building a unique home for a disabled couple.
This will be the first home in the United States that will be built to those specifications.
Sign up today to help. Alan Jewell (ajewell@habitat-orlando.org)
is the contact person for this project. |
Youth Mission
Leadership Team |
Belize May 26th - June 5th |
| 6th Grade Mission Trip |
TEAMeffort on the Golden Isles, Georgia June 25th - July 1st |
| 7th and 8th Grade Summer Mission Trip |
ReCreation Experiences in Ashville, North Carolina July 8th - 16th |
| Senior High Mission
Trip |
Urban Promise in Camden, New Jersey July 22rd - 31st |
2006
Adult Mission to Guatemala |
The mission team started a construction project that a number of teams will work on over the next year. The project will build 4 classrooms to be used for Children's ministries. They will also be building several stoves for the church and community. Most people cook over open fires in Guatemala. Many women suffer from respiratory problems because of this practice. The stoves will cut down on the amount of smoke that is inhaled by those who are cooking for their community.
The team took crafts and games for the children in this village, and spent time each day with an increasing number of neighborhood children after their school day was over. Our FUMCO children made 312 bracelets that were distributed as gifts for the children.
Those on our team with medical experience helped with an existing medical clinic on Monday and Tuesday.
Team members who participated in this trip were Alan Jewell, Brad and Christina Cowherd (and Emma Jane), Britt Gilmore, David Dean, Ed and Gloria Lobnitz, John and Nellie Miller, Karen McQuaid, Melanie Carriveau, Mike and Carol Latham, Mike Norris, Scott Davidson, Sean Walker and Tim Kingsbury.
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2007
Youth Mission Trip
11th and 12th Graders
Platanares, Costa Rica |
Our 11th and 12th grade Mission Leadership Team is in Platanares, Costa Rica this week providing Vacation Bible School for local children and making repairs to a local church. Please pray for the team as it travels and reaches out in Costa Rica. This Mission |
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2007
UMCOR Depot
Baldwin, Louisiana
Nov 24 - Dec 2
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2007 at the UMCOR Sager-Brown Depot in Baldwin, LA
Annual Mission Trip Adults to UMCOR Sager-Brown depot in Baldwin, Louisiana: The work is varied and generally not physically demanding. Jobs may include sorting and packing donated relief supplies, office work, cutting and sewing or doing area house repairs. The Depot is the processing center for Methodist relief supplies coming from churches throughout the United States and subsequently sent to disaster areas throughout the world. We will travel in our church bus. If you want to be on the roster or need more information, please contact Ed or Sue Cepull, 407.859.0468 or ed@cepull.org.
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Russian Mission Trip
December 26, 2006 |
Support our Mission Team with your prayers. Tom,Wendy, Tyler and Victoria Tanenbaum, Dutch and Jackie Anderson, Scott and Faith Davidson, Dennis, Melody and Jordan Benbow, David Caylor, Karen McQuaid, Georgia Williams and Alan Jewell left the day after Christmas to spread the Good News of Jesus.
The main focus of this trip was to give a Christmas Party to 3500+ orphans. the partys were to be held at the Adventist University in Zaoksky, Russia. Field trips to orphanages were held to further the bond with the children and to identify any opportunities to improve the lifestyle of the children at the orphanages.
We have many storys of bonding with the children, with the University students (many of whom are from other eastern bloc countrys), with the local residents and Russians in general from Moscow to Zaoksky, Russia. As a team we look forward to sharing our experiences, raising the awareness of God's people in need and look forward to focusing resources to further God's work.
Contact Georgia Williams to learn about ways you can support our Russian Mission Team in the future: GaWms8848@aol.com. |
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