AboutUs - Mittineague United Methodist Church

800 Amostown Road, West Springfield, MA 01089 (413) 788-0304

Here are a variety of committee's that anyone can be involved in at Mittineague United Methodist Church. Each committee has the potential to achieve any or all of the items listed below each committee description. An asterick indicates what has been done, and are currently doing, at MUMC: NURTURE COMMITTEE Focus: Nurturing church members to become the faithful disciples that God is calling us to be. Nurturing ministries include: Christian Education classes for all ages* Annual church/council retreats Confirmation and membership classes* Lenten andAdvent studies* After school programs for children and youth Parish visitiation Training programs for Sunday School* United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men units* Church camp scholarships Intergenerational activities* Good financial stewardship* Music for worship* Special worship celebrations & ecumenical worship* Special Sundays - Mother's Day, Native American Awareness Day, Human Relations Day, Easter & Christmas* Drama and sacred dance in worship		OUTREACH COMMITTEE Focus: To minister with acts of compassion to persons in need, and advocating on behalf of justice and rightousness! Activities of the Outreach Committee: Volunteering for Meals on Wheels Offering meals for family following a funeral* Emergency shelter or aid Doing errands for older persons and/or providing transportation to doctor's appointments Making quilts for the homeless, hospitals, etc.* Gleaning fruits and vegetables for low-income families Sponsoring mission fairs to raise funds* Hold Rock-A-Thon to end world hunger Hold a Heifer Project fair* Recycling with the proceeds supporting a form of outreach* Sponsoring a refugee family Teaching English as a second language Tutoring school children PRAYER GROUP Every Wednesday evening from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. a prayer group full of peace and love is held in the Ladies Parlor to pray for personal peace, world issues or praise and joy! All are welcome to come and share this peaceful time together.
WITNESS COMMITTEE Focus: To concentrate on speaking/word ministries or doing/action ministries and sharing faith through word and deed with those who have no expressed faith. Activities of the Witness Committee: Sharing with friends, relatives and co-workers the meaning of the Christian faith* Door-to-door community canvassing, including an invitation to worship Providing worship services at nursing homes Offer a sacred concert open to the community* Christian recreation/arts program for children during the summer Share in ecumenical services* Public service that addresses community needs Peaceful protests and demonstrations in the community to bring about awareness of social issues Church building construction (shows that the church is alive!) Present the Last Supper, Nativity Pageant, or Easter Drama for the community Public relations/advertising*		CHURCH COUNCIL This council is comprised of members from all other commitees of the church. It represents the entire body of the church to address issues and concerns of the congregation. It also plans events and fundraisers. The council meetings are run by the council-appointed Church Council Chairperson. Then, council is comprised of: Pastor Church Council Secretary Nurture Committee Chairperson Outreach Committee Chairperson Witness Committee Chairperson Lay Leader Finance Committee Chairperson Church Treasurer Church Financial Secretary Trustee Chairperson Paster Parish Relations Committee Chairperson UMW President Memorials Committee Chairperson A youth representative Members at Large

LOAVES & FISHES Members of the church donate food items (hamburger, pasta, and sauce) to help feed the homeless in the Springfield, Massachusetts area. Volunteers from the church then prepare and deliver the meals. This occurs once a month.		ADVOCATES FOR INCLUSIVENESS Focus: To educate individuals on the acceptance of all persons in the church body regardless of sexual orientation. Goal: To establish Mittineague United Methodist Church as a reconciling congregation and making this known to the public. Also, to be a church that is there to help anyone who feels "lost" on their Christian journey and to welcome ALL who enter through their doors. This group is open to anyone and everyone. Materials are provided for an in-depth study on reconciliation and what this term means when applied to the Advocates for Inclusiveness group. The group focuses on what we can do to learn how to be openly accepting of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered individuals into our church family, what it means to become a reconciling congregation and how to make this happen in our own church with using the Bible as our guide and Jesus Christ as our teacher. (The Reconciling Ministries Network and Affirmation are also used as resources.) The group will also focus on helping those in need who may have questions or concerns on justice issues. They can be reached via email at mumcadvocates@yahoo.com. The Advocates for Inclusivness Group is held the second Tuesday of every month from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Ladies Parlor (no meetings June - August). ALL ARE WELCOME!