Our 2010 Mission Projects are:

• Dining for Friends with Friends   
  Red Bird Mission  Easter Offering 
• Wichita East District Mission Festival  July 31, 9am-4pm here at College Hill United Methodist Church.  Over 25 missions, outreach centers and institutions will have booths sharing about what they do and how to get involved.  Also include Lunch (free will offering), and bake sale.  Bring diapers for Open Door.  For more information contact Chuck Chipman at chuckchipmant@webtv.net. 
• Adult Mission Trip to Cookson Hills, Oklahoma  Scheduled for October 7-10.  Ten men and ten women make repairs and work in the clothing store.  For more information contact Chuck Chipman at chuckchipmant@webtv.net. 
• Alternative Gifts Market   The market is a group effort of churches of all faiths, nationwide, to benefit people in Third World countries as well as organizations in our local area.  Several groups from within College Hill sponsor organizations and provide tables at the local Alternative Gifts market each November.  www.altgifts.org.  For more information contact Raye Street, 
• Mission and Ministry Funds   To read more about this and all mission areas of the United Methodist Church go here.

On-going Mission Projects are:

• Brookside UMC Clothing Store located at Brookside United Methodist Church, 2760 S. Roosevelt.  A collection box is located on the main floor next to the elevator.  If you would like to volunteer at the store, please contact Brookside at 682-9034.
• Campbell's Soup labels and General Mill Box tops for Education are collected for McCurdy Mission School in New Mexico. Many classroom supplies such as P.E. equipment; audio-visual equipment (TV/VCR), calculators for students; rhythm and band instruments; cassette players, camcorders, overhead projectors and even 15 passenger vans are received through labels. McCurdy needs more than a million labels this year for their anticipated needs.
• Change for Change  Loose change in the Sunday offering at 8:30 & 11am goes to yearly designated missions projects.  "Loaves &  Fish" Offering at 9:40 worship goes to feed the hungry.
• Drop-in Center Sack Lunches   Every other month,  Groups/Individuals prepare sack lunches for the United Methodist Drop-in Center.  This is a project shared by the children and adults; it is a project of love.
• Empowering Haiti  A charitable group started by a number of individuals who have a passion for helping Haiti.  Opportunities will be available throughout the year to participate in volunteer work trips, organizational support and/or individual giving.
• GraceMed Health Clinic  Volunteer at the clinic and/or donate non-prescription medications.
• Helping Hands Food Pantry  College Hill UMC oversees a small food pantry to help those in need in our community.  A yearly Food Drive is held in addition to monthly requests to restock the pantry. 
• HOPE Team (Helping Other People Everyday) is a lay ministry that provides one-on-one support to fellow church members in times of crisis or unusual stress in their life.  If you would like to be a member of the HOPE Team, contact Jo Lynn Lewis, Director of Caring Ministries, 683-4643 x211.
• Care Team to volunteer to visit those members unable to attend church, contact Jo Lynn Lewis, Director of Caring Ministries, 683-4643 x211.
• Pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House  Support the houses here in Wichita, home to people who live 25 or more miles away from Wichita when they have children who need to stay in the hospital.
• Recycling - College Hill collects recyclable items on the second Sunday of the month. At other times we encourage people to take their recycling to ProKS Recycling, 725 E. Clark.  Proceeds benefit United Methodist Open Door.   Click here for recycling list. Visit www.recyclewichita.org for more information on ProKS Recycling.
• Annual Wichita East Wichita West Habitat Build   
• United Methodist Open Door located at 1611 N Mosley  Call 267-4201 to volunteer.

To receive additional information regarding any of the above projects contact Associate Pastor, Rev. Sarah Marsh, 683-4643 x07.

Visit www.umc.org, www.kswestumc.org or www.gbgm.org for further information on missions of the United Methodist Church.