Every Tuesday from 1-2pm volunteers will be making sandwiches to be distributed at our church between 4:00 - 6:00pm. If you would like to volunteer with this ministry, please call Kimberly in the church office at 647.4678
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Our church council meets every other month on the 3rd Thursday at 7 PM. This meeting is OPEN to anyone interested in volunteering with the church or interested in hearing about upcoming events. We hope that each of you will become an active participant in YOUR church! See you there!
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The Louisiana United Methodist Conference will sponsor a number of 5K and Fun Runs on Saturday, April 21, 2012 benefiting Imagine No Malaria, our denomination’s global initiative dedicated to eradicating malaria worldwide. As with the conference-wide “Day of Caring” held May 14 of this year, all of our local churches are encouraged to participate in this very special event.

The Conference Global Health Initiative Task Force is preparing for the Imagine No Malaria 5K/Fun Runs and plans on facilitating separate runs in strategic locations throughout the state of Louisiana on April 21. Race directors are being recruited for each of the runs. These volunteers will be United Methodists from our local churches who are also members of local certified running clubs. Guidelines and support provided by local running clubs will play key roles in putting on the runs. The race directors will work with volunteer committees, and the committees will engage other volunteers from as many local churches as possible in planning and putting on these events.

As with our “Day of Caring” event, there is a task for every size church. Depending on available volunteers and resources, churches can:

  • Provide a representative on one of the race planning committees

  • Provide volunteers for the day of the run/walk

  • Provide participants in one of the run/walks

  • Gather prayer partners to offer up prayers on April 21 for the success of the event and the safety of the participants

With the Imagine No Malaria Run/Walk, all of our churches will be working in unison to make this event a huge success. The race sites have been chosen to make volunteering as convenient as possible for every local church. This type of event has a strong appeal for children, youth and young adults!

Details regarding the conference-wide event are progressing in order to give churches as much time as possible to plan for participation. As with the “Day of Caring,” the conference will secure billboards, TV commercials, press coverage, and possible reporting at the 2012 General Conference to promote the initiative state-wide and globally.