The Epworth Missions & Outreach Team serves the Church by developing and facilitating effective ministries, within our Church membership, that bear witness to the giving nature of Christ both locally and internationally. If you have a passion for a mission project or a particular area of outreach that is not be listed here, contact the church office.  The Team is here to serve as a resource and a support system for the various ministry areas of the church and the congregation and are always open to new ideas. 

Epworth is devoted to serving the community, both regionally and internationally. Come join with us in our missions and outreach endeavors! We welcome all ages! You're never too young or too old to be involved in missions!

In our "Every One a Missionary" campaign, we've come up with a number of ways you can serve. From the smallest to the largest, every ministry in this list is important. Take time to check it out and see where you feel called to serve.

United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) 

Whenever disaster strikes, UMCOR is quick to respond. They are usually second to arrive on the scene behind the Red Cross. Long after the Red Cross and other organizations leave the scene, UMCOR volunteers stay behind, working alongside individuals and families to meet their housing, medical, and other needs.  

Epworth has donated flood buckets, school kits, and health kits during times of disaster, and has also spent time on a summer Mission Trip to UMCOR headquarters in Louisana to make repairs, stock their warehouse, and sew school kits to assist in UMCOR’s missions. UMCOR channels 100% of monies donated directly to relief, keeping no monies behind for administrative costs.  A once-yearly offering supports and sustains the mission work of UMCOR.

Samaritan's Purse / Operation Christmas Child

Each November, Epworth collects and delivers over 150 shoeboxes filled with toys, crafts, and hygiene items to Operation Christmas Child to be delivered to children around the world, spreading the love of Christ to children and families through the Samaritan’s Purse program. To participate, stuff a shoebox with crayons & a coloring book or pad, school supplies, a stuffed toys or small toys, toothpaste & toothbrush, soap & washcloths, brushes, a t-shirt and/or other small items, and bring your shoebox(es) to the church in October or November for delivery to a local shipment site. All boxes are then sent to a distribution center where they are sorted and have a message of God's love included in the proper language for the destination country, and are distributed to children around the world.  Several members of the church have received correspondence back from families who received their shoeboxes!

There is an option to pre-pay on-line for shipping your shoeboxes and register to have your shoeboxes "tracked" so you'd know to which countries your shoeboxes were delivered. Be aware that many packages do not get delivered at "Christmas time" and, instead, continue to be delivered even through August (as many of us are beginning to start assembling items and packing boxes for the Fall!).

Samaritan's Purse must rely on the availability and schedules of guides or messengers or other means of delivery to gain access to children living in remote or isolated areas. While your boxes may be in the "later delivery" groups, you can still expect to be notified once your shoeboxes find their way to their eventual destination! Thanks, always, for your continued support of this wonderful ministry to spread the love of Jesus Christ throughout the entire globe!