Manna Food Pantries - We encourage Cokesbury members to include Manna Food Pantries in their regular weekly grocery shopping and to bring items to the shopping cart in the 9th Avenue Atrium each week when they come to worship. There are also daily opportunities to serve as a volunteer at Manna Food Pantries. Contact Manna at 432-2053 or Cathy Sowell at 439-9180.
Habitat for Humanity work days are scheduled at least quarterly on Saturdays from 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Volunteers can sign up for a partial or a full workday. Projects include framing, roofing, siding, painting, and landscaping. No special skills are required as there are experienced habitat personnel to instruct all volunteers. Tools are provided. Contact Sandy Sowell at 439-9180.
Super Sale is our primary fund raiser for our mission projects. It is usually held the first Saturday in June from 7:00 A.M. till 1:30 P.M. Volunteers are needed beginning on Monday and each day prior to the sale for setting up the donated items on the 9th Avenue campus. Each work area coordinator will be responsible for finding volunteers to work in their area.
Our Nicaragua Mission Trip is scheduled for July 18-25. We will return to the mountainous coffee growing region around Matagalpa where we will provide medical and dental services, construction, and Vacation Bible School. Team members could be asked to serve in any or all areas. Specific experience/skills are not a requirement - simply a divine call to serve, a flexible attitude, and a willing spirit. To donate needed supplies (toothpaste, toothbrushes, and children's vitamins), bring them to the 9th Avenue Atrium, and place them in the Nicaragua suitcase. All supplies must be in no later than Sunday morning July 11. Contact is Frances Wilkinson, 432-9788.
Henderson Settlement Work Camp is scheduled for October in the Appalachian Mountains near Frakes, Kentucky. A wide range of opportunities exist for all ages and interests to serve at Henderson Settlement both on and off campus. This UMVIM project often serves as the bridge between dreams and reality for mountain families. The story of Parson Frakes and the Henderson Settlement can be found in our church library in the book “Fire In The Hills”. Contact is Owen Sharp, 432-2817.
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse. Sponsored by the United Methodist Men in the fall of the year, it encourages church members to pack shoes boxes with gifts for children to be sent to areas all over the world, including areas of our own country. Contact is Owen Sharp, 432-2817.
Loaves and Fishes Ministries: Soup Kitchen serves homeless families in temporary shelter while receiving counseling to seek next steps. Transitional HousingProgram offers housing, counseling, educational environment designed to move the clients from homeless to productive members of the community over a two year period. The general homeless population is offered a full breakfast Monday through Friday. Contact Owen Sharp, 432 -2817.
It’s a Blessing Food Ministry is part of Pensacola United Methodist Community Ministries and is located at Richards Memorial UMC. Volunteers are needed one Saturday each month 7:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. to pack boxes for food distribution. Contact Frances Wilkinson, 432-9788 or Stuart Worth, 476-5818.
Salvation Army bell ringing volunteers needed beginning Thanksgiving week end. Twenty volunteers per team (Location) per day, 9am--7:00pm. Contact Owen Sharp, 432 -2817.
The Alfred Washburn Center is a 100% volunteer organization serving the area’s homeless and poorest since 2001. It is the only facility in Pensacola to provide shower and laundry facilities for the homeless. It also provides sack lunches, snack, phone and mail services. Volunteers are needed Monday - Thursday and Saturday, from 10:00 - 1:00 P.M. The Center also needs donations of toiletries, clothing, food, cold weather provisions, laundry supplies, and paper products. Call Bob LeBlanc, 712-5790, or Jennifer Worth, 375-5454.
