First United Methodist Church of Mount Dora seeks to reach our community and its world with its love for God and other people.
First United Methodist Church
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Loving God, Loving Others...since 1880
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Outreach

 

Triangle Elementary is our neighborhood school.  They need mentors to work with at risk kids.  A mentor meets once each week with a student during lunch.  You might read a book together, set and track goals together, help with homework, or have discussions about hobbies, friends, or future aspirations.   You are able to choose the grade level of the student you work with.  If you are interested, click here for the instructions on becoming a school volunteer.  Then click here for the mentor application.  

 

Every worshiper is encouraged to serve in our congregation or in the community. 

 
WE SUPPORT:
 
Air Mobile Ministries - Sending formula to at-risk infants in Haiti
www.airmobile.org
 
Barefoot Student Ministries:
     Served with Strong's Missions in Costa Rica
     Repaired homes for families in Georgia through Team Effort
     Prepared pre-packaged meals through Deliver the Difference
 
Blood donation - saving two lives with every donation
www.oneblood.org
 
Carpenter’s House for Children - raising children from Haiti at a home in Leesburg http://thecarpentershouseoflakecounty.com
 
Children’s Home – offering residential care and foster care for at-risk kids 
            Fifth Sunday financial offering
            School supplies in August
            Christmas presents in November
 
Guardian Ad-Litem - working with children in the court system
http://guardianadlitem.org
 
Haven (Battered Women’s Shelter): Christmas presents, clothing, donations to their thrift shop
 
Habitat for Humanity

     Habitat for Humanity is building a new home in Eustis.  They need weekday volunteers from then until November.  Register to volunteer at http://www.habitatls.org/volunteer-opportunities.
http://habitatls.org/

Henderson Settlement - helping families in the Appalachia Mountains
            http://www.hendersonsettlement.com/ 
 
Lake Cares: Feeding families in Mount Dora and the surrounding area
            Food donations and unused coupons
            Distribution center at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center at 803 Florida Avenue on first and third Fridays
            Food collection twice each year
            Volunteers with food distribution and in the pantry
           http://lakecares.org
 
Lake County Schools - helping students in a variety of schools
http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/volunteer
 
Missionaries and mission efforts in Angola, Cuba, and Haiti through the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church
 
Rafiki Foundation - supporting ten orphanages in Africa through volunteering at their retail store
http://www.rafikifoundation.org/
 
Scouting for Food in November - Cub Scout Pack 19 and Boy Scout Troop 19
 
Senior Center - Second and Fourth Tuesdays from 10:00 to 2:00
     at the M.L. King Jr. Center, 807 Florida Avenue in Mount Dora
Click here for details. 
 
Singing Saints - singing weekly in local nursing homes
 
United Methodist Women:
            Red Bird Mission – Campbell’s Soup labels
            Health kits for UMCOR
            Teddy bears for Waterman Hospital and the Haven
            Blankets for the Linus Project
            Multiple other local and global projects
 
Vacation Bible School -  In the past, VBS has purchased library books for orphans in Africa, chickens for families in developing countries, and water wells in Angola.  In 2016, they created Blessing Bags to give to the homeless.  Click here for a Daily Commercial newspaper article about two sisters' response to the project. 
 
Vision India Ministries
http://www.visionindiaministry.org/
 
Waterman Hospitals - volunteering in the hospital and providing golf cart transportation
https://www.floridahospital.com/waterman/volunteer