Weekly Update

September 21 2020

If you or your church would like to partner with a clergy person or a church in Louisiana affected by Hurricane Laura, you can do so by registering at https://mississippi-reg.brtapp.com/ChurchPartnership At this time, there is a great need for prayers, letters, calls of encouragement, and other spiritual and emotional support. The following is a link to view information regarding flood buckets which are needed at this time. 400 flood buckets were delivered to Alabama last week. We cannot receive too many flood buckets. https://www.umcmission.org/umcor/serve/relief-supply-network/cleaning-kit from the desk of Rev. Vickie White Director of Connectional Ministries & Communications 601.354.0515 vwhite@mississippi-umc.org Need to strengthen or start a ministry for which you have a vision but limited resources? Consider applying for a mission grant for your church. Apply now for the 2020 Connectional Ministries Mission Grants. These matching grants are available to United Methodist churches. Grants typically range from $250 to $2,500 per project. Extraordinary applications for up to $5,000 will be considered. The purpose of the grants is to help form spiritual leaders, develop new places for new people, renew existing congregations and/or engage in ministry with the poor. Online applications will be accepted through November 6, 2020.