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Missions Sharing with others is a large part of the mission of our church and with the help and generosity of our members we are able to help many others, less fortunate than we, in our community. Virginia Earnshaw - Team Chair *Redlands Migrant Ministry* - Jinny Earnshaw, Team Leader We collect toys at our Christmas Pot Luck held at our church, which are distributed to Redlands School on Pine St. in Fellsmere. Jinny Earnshaw, our clown Tinsel, has entertained the children there. Last year we took names from the "Giving Tree" and gave all of the children in the school PJs and a toy. *Teen Challenge* - Teen challenge's young men and leaders have visited our church several times and have been invited to stay for a meal. Our donations help support them, and our members visit them and offer our help. *Safe Space* - The congregation, along with the Presbyterian Women's Group have supported Safe Space for some time. We have sent food from our food pantry, good clothing, and other articles they can use. Since the hurricanes, we have been sending gift cards to allow them to purchase items needed for the repair of their buildings. Fred Clement has been helping in this area. *BIRP (Brevard-Indian River Presbyterians)* – Jinny Earnshaw representative. Through attending BIRP meetings we have the opportunity to invite Presbyterian Missionaries to visit our church to tell us about their Mission Church and accept our donations to help them continue their work. BIRP meetings also host missionaries. We help to arrange transportation and lodging, when necessary, while they are here. Read more about BIRP Missions "One Door, Many Directions" *Outreach for Mission* - We include a short informational talk in our church services on the last Sunday of each month. To acquaint our members with one of our mission projects and to bring forth ongoing mission concerns. *Thanksgiving Dinner* - Jinny Earnshaw, Team Leader The Mission Team organizes a Thanksgiving Dinner held at our church to bring together those members who have no family nearby to celebrate with. Under Jinny's leadership and through the kindness of so many, it is well received and very successful. We plan on holding this dinner every year! *Mission Trips-* *. Community Worship Services* - Our church has participated in Thanksgiving and Easter services at St. Sebastian Church. The collections from these events go to the Ecumenical Council. *Ecumenical Council* - Gloria Fennell, Clark Brillhart, Betty Letrick and Jinny Earnshaw Our Gloria Fennell is President of the Council. The Ecumenical Council consists of several churches here in the north county and also includes 2 churches in Barefoot Bay. EC operates the food pantry which is in the building west of the United Methodist Church of Roseland. People in the EC help man the pantry and all churches involved collect food for it. The Food Pantry feeds up to 100 families per week. Every cent donated is accounted for. This year's Postal Food Drive collected 36,950 lbs. of donated foods, of which 171 boxes, came to the EC's Food Pantry. Sixteen of our members, along with 7 young men from Teen Challenge, worked on the drive. The Teen Challenge boys did most of the heavy lifting for us. The EC also distributes food to needy families at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is a big project collecting, sorting and packaging such items as turkeys, bread, eggs and other perishables. EC will be doing this again in 2011. *Habitat for Humanity* - Although we do not have a team leader for this activity, we have a few members of our congregation who help at Habitat. Some of our members volunteer in their office.
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Missions

Sharing with others is a large part of the mission of our church and with the help and generosity of our members we are able to help many others, less fortunate than we, in our community.

Virginia Earnshaw - Team Chair

Redlands Migrant Ministry - Jinny Earnshaw, Team Leader
We collect toys at our Christmas Pot Luck held at our church, which are distributed to Redlands School on Pine St. in Fellsmere. Jinny Earnshaw, our clown Tinsel, has entertained the children there. Last year we took names from the "Giving Tree" and gave all of the children in the school PJs and a toy.

Teen Challenge -
Teen challenge's young men and leaders have visited our church several times and have been invited to stay for a meal. Our donations help support them, and our members visit them and offer our help.

Safe Space - The congregation, along with the Presbyterian Women's Group have supported Safe Space for some time. We have sent food from our food pantry, good clothing, and other articles they can use. Since the hurricanes, we have been sending gift cards to allow them to purchase items needed for the repair of their buildings. Fred Clement has been helping in this area.

BIRP (Brevard-Indian River Presbyterians) – Jinny Earnshaw representative.
Through attending BIRP meetings we have the opportunity to invite Presbyterian Missionaries to visit our church to tell us about their Mission Church and accept our donations to help them continue their work. BIRP meetings also host missionaries. We help to arrange transportation and lodging, when necessary, while they are here. Read more about BIRP Missions "One Door, Many Directions"

Outreach for Mission - We include a short informational talk in our church services on the last Sunday of each month. To acquaint our members with one of our mission projects and to bring forth ongoing mission concerns.

Thanksgiving Dinner - Jinny Earnshaw, Team Leader
The Mission Team organizes a Thanksgiving Dinner held at our church to bring together those members who have no family nearby to celebrate with. Under Jinny's leadership and through the kindness of so many, it is well received and very successful. We plan on holding this dinner every year!

Mission Trips-

. Community Worship Services - Our church has participated in Thanksgiving and Easter services at St. Sebastian Church. The collections from these events go to the Ecumenical Council.

Ecumenical Council - Gloria Fennell, Clark Brillhart, Betty Letrick and Jinny Earnshaw
Our Gloria Fennell is President of the Council. The Ecumenical Council consists of several churches here in the north county and also includes 2 churches in Barefoot Bay. EC operates the food pantry which is in the building west of the United Methodist Church of Roseland. People in the EC help man the pantry and all churches involved collect food for it. The Food Pantry feeds up to 100 families per week. Every cent donated is accounted for. This year's Postal Food Drive collected 36,950 lbs. of donated foods, of which 171 boxes, came to the EC's Food Pantry. Sixteen of our members, along with 7 young men from Teen Challenge, worked on the drive. The Teen Challenge boys did most of the heavy lifting for us. The EC also distributes food to needy families at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is a big project collecting, sorting and packaging such items as turkeys, bread, eggs and other perishables. EC will be doing this again in 2011.

Habitat for Humanity - Although we do not have a team leader for this activity, we have a few members of our congregation who help at Habitat. Some of our members volunteer in their office.