Crow Creek Indian Reservation Service Project
June 22-July 2, 2012 We will be traveling by vans to Fort Thompson, South Dakota this summer to work on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation located in the center of the state. According to census data from 2000, Fort Thompson’s median family income was $9,191, but has increased to $23,000 more recently. 21% of houses do not have a kitchen or plumbing. The summer program at Crow Creek focused on the completion of a homeless shelter last year.
Crew members will stay in the dormitory used by the children of the reservation during the school year. Our opportunities to serve have expanded with this project. While home repair will remain the cornerstone of our work, there are also opportunities to distribute food and work in the thrift store, homeless shelter, and Boys and Girls Club. Cultural activities will be provided by the tribe, and there will be sightseeing built into our four days of travel.
This service project is open to teens that are 15 years old and up, as well as all adults. We will need cooks for this trip and would like to have a trip photographer who is willing to work part-time as well as take photos/videos.
The cost for the project is $600 per person. This includes transportation, food, lodging, and building supplies. If more than one immediate family member attends, each family member will have his/her total fee reduced by $50. Fundraisers are being planned to help pay for the remainder of your cost.
Registration forms for this mission project can be found on the tables at the church’s entrances, or you may e-mail me and I’ll send you a form. Those who register with a $50 deposit by January 15, 2012 will receive a 10% credit on their total cost. Deadline for registration is April 15, 2012.
Please contact the church with any questions you may have.
Our Missions Giving includes:
Appalachia Service Project 2010
The Appalachia Service Project is a ministry started in 1969 by Rev. Glen Evans, a United Methodist pastor, who saw a great need for home repair assistance while he was working in Kentucky.
Since that time, more than 260,000 volunteers from across the country have repaired 14,000 homes, and in the process, Appalachian families, volunteers, and ASP staff have been immeasurably blessed.
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Caring Dinner
Held in our chruch fellowship hall, the Caring dinner is weekend meal for seniors and those in need.
Parma Hunger Center
Donations of money and food items to the Parma Hunger Center: Serving Families in need in the Parma Area.
Pastor's Discrectionary Fund
Helping those in need, in extraordinary ways.
Conference and District Apportionments
Local Support of hunger centers, projects that support learning to read, and helping institutions such as Berea Children's Home and West Side Community House. Worldwide support of doctors, food, homes and Africa University.