Supporting Mission Partners of HUMC
Dear HUMC Members and Friends,
The Easter season is full of hope and we ask you to please take a moment and reflect on the significance of Christ’s resurrection and its significance to your Christian faith. The Missions Committee has selected three very deserving organizations to be the recipients of our Easter Appeal. Please consider sharing your blessings with those who will greatly benefit from your gifts. They are:
BRIDGE COMMUNITIES: Through the help of its program partners and supporters Bridge Communities has provided free transitional housing to over 970 homeless DuPage County families since its founding in 1988. During the two years each family spends in the program, they are able to save money, learn budgeting skills and obtain better employment, so they can live self sufficiently once they graduate. The transitional housing program provides apartments, supportive services and a stable environment to the homeless families who are working to improve or develop the skills necessary to live independently. Bridge works with local faith-based and community action groups that provide mentors and essential financial support. Bridge provides professional case management, education, tutoring, career counseling, coaching and donated automobiles.
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL has been working for over 80 years with communities to end hunger and poverty in a sustainable way by supporting and investing alongside local farmers and their communities. Its programs support entrepreneurs around the world, creating lasting change from the ground up. It begins with a seed investment of livestock or agriculture, followed by mentorship to help project participants build a business and ultimately to gain access to supply chains and markets. These families are able to earn a living income and continuously lift up their communities as they train the next generation of leaders. Currently Heifer is working with farmers and communities in 19 countries over 4 continents. By working with small-scale farmers to achieve an income sufficient to enable a decent standard of living, they are moving entire communities along the path from hunger and poverty to greater resilience.
UMCOR The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) brings God’s hope, healing and renewal to people whose lives have been disrupted by war, conflict or natural disaster. UMCOR provides humanitarian relief and disaster response to people in more than 80 countries, including the United States. UMCOR provides survivors not only temporary relief, but also long-term education, training and support.
Help us share the Easter message of hope and inspiration. Join the struggle against hunger, poverty, violence and disease at home and around the world and include these organizations in your prayers and gifts.
DONATION OPTIONS May the true hope that Easter brings be in your heart as you consider supporting these Mission projects. Donations may be mailed to the church office or dropped in the offering box in the Narthex with “Easter Appeal” noted in the memo, or please visit our website through the button below to donate directly and safely online.
Sandy Usher on behalf of the HUMC Missions Committee
