Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church
TheCircuitRider Newsletter
Celebrate Children’s Sabbath By Matthew Johnson, Connectional Ministries and Communications Assistant
Children’s Sabbath, observed world-
wide the second Sunday in October, allows churches to recognize children’s contributions in the body of Christ and the challenges children face around the world. The day is capped off with a special offering benefiting mission agencies that tailor specifically to the spiritual and educational needs of children.
“We set aside the day to recognize the work of the children and the work of children’s ministry leaders,” said Rev. Domini Henry, associate pastor at Anderson United Methodist Church. “We recognize them as small leaders in the church and raise an offering to send to children’s mission agencies.” The Methodist Children’s Homes in Jackson has been [Read More]
Connecting Communities to Abundant Health: Seashore District Spotlight By Jasmine Haynes, Communications Specialist
Photo left: Outside vaccination site at H.A. Brown Memorial UMC. Photo courtesy of Cassandra Buckley.
Two Seashore District churches make sure that ‘The Mission Continues’ with outreach and ministry by hosting vaccination sites in their communities. H.A. Brown Memorial United Methodist Church in Wiggins, Miss. and Vancleave United Methodist Church in Vancleave, Miss. both recently partnered
with medical professionals to offer their congregants and their communities access to free vaccines against the coronavirus. Vancleave United Methodist Church partnered with Love’s Pharmacy [Read More]
By Matthew Johnson, Connectional Ministries and Communications Assistant
Mississippi was largely spared from the worst of the storm.
Now that the threat of another category 4 hurricane has passed, Mississippians along the Gulf Coast are breathing a sigh of relief. Hurricane Ida landed August 29 leaving significant damage to Louisiana, but
“We dodged the bullet,” explained new conference disaster coordinator, Rev. Brandon Halford. “Ida moved twice as slowly as Katrina and was a category 1 by the time it crossed the Mississippi state line. Mississippi’s damage was largely limited to power outages, trees on houses and flooding.” [Read More]
Photo left: Supplies collected for Louisiana storm victims. Photo courtesy of Brandon Halford.
IN THIS ISSUE:
Resources for celebrating Pastors page 2 | Both/And Workshop Training Webinar page 3 | Mission Grants Applications Open 3 | Cares and Concerns page 4
SEPT. 2021
Disaster Update from New Conference Coordinator Brandon Halford