The Missions Committee of the Evergreen United Methodist Church acts in Christian outreach to assist  people in need within our local, regional, and global communities, while at the same time working to raise church member’s awareness of the need for missions outreach.
 
As a committee we collect food, clothing and necessities for those in need; raise funds for, and support church Missions trips; provide meals to low income seniors; raise funding for new children’s clothing for resident of the Tennyson Center every spring; assist the Interfaith Hospitality Network quarterly; collect Christmas presents for Evergreen Christian Outreach; we have an Alternative Giving Fair for Christmas; and we sell Fair Trade coffee.

We also raise funds and support though our UMCE Missions Budget, and otherwise support the following organizations:

Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity www.bluesprucehabitat.org is an ecumenical Christian, Evergreen area affiliate of Habitat builds homes with and for local low-income families utilizing volunteer labor and local donation.

Evergreen Christian Outreach: www.EChOonline.org is an ecumenical Christian organization that provides support for local Evergreen area families in need, including childcare, transportation, counseling, food and clothing.

Denver Urban Ministries (DenUm) www.denum.org is an organization of the UMC that assists urban Denver area residents in crisis through legal services, job training and assistance, food and clothing banks, and a variety of self-help oriented assistance.

After the Wave: Through the Bang Sak School in Thailand the After the Wave Foundation provides assistance, schooling and scholarships for survivors of the tsunami.

Alliance for Youth Achievement www.allforyouth helps orphans and street children around the world. This non profit partners with other organizations to help needy children in Asia and Africa.  Projects include homes and hospices for abandoned children, AIDS orphanages; micro-finance programs for orphans’ guardians, and schools and outreach for street children.

Bethlehem Bible College www.bethlehembiblecollage,edu this interdenominational Christian Bible College, located in Bethlehem, Palestine seeks to train and prepare Christian servant-leaders for the churches and society within an Arab context while also ministering to the local community. 

Center for the Church and Global AIDS www.churchandglobalaids.org is an ecumenical Christian and inter-faith organization founded by Dr. Don Messer works to address the challenges of the global HIV and AIDS pandemic and related health needs in the world.

The Humble Place:   This UMC program in Uganda strives to meet the needs of children affected by poverty, war and AIDS.

Interfaith Hospitality Network www.interfaithhospitality.org provides emergency shelter, meals and supportive services to families experiencing homelessness in the Greater Denver area through church and volunteer support.

Kenya Youth School Sponsorship provides funding to pay for schooling for children in Ekwanda, Kenya as there is no public schooling there.

 Mt. Evans Hospice provides in-home care to sick, disabled or terminally ill patients in the greater Evergreen area. They are dedicated to meeting the physical, social, spiritual and emotional needs of patients and their family.

Mountain Resource Center  www.mountainresourcecenter.org works with Evergreen/ Conifer area families and individuals to meet basic needs and move towards self-sufficiency. Family advocacy, counseling, teen programs, food, shelter, clothing, and crisis intervention.

Tennyson Center for Children www.tennysoncenter.org is dedicated to breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect of children while serving and strengthening the children and their families.

Urban Peaks Youth Shelter, www.urbanpeak.com assists Denver homeless youth through outreach programs, training, food and housing.

Usa River School in Tanzania where we have sent several missions groups and provided much of the funding to assist the residents of Usa River in providing a new school house, classrooms and an improved education for their children.

Warren Village www.warrrenvillage.org provides assistance and housing for low income single parents towards becoming personally and economically self-sufficient, including childcare, counseling and training.

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