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The Oklahoma United Methodist Contact
January 24, 2024
Members impact their community with creativity and compassion our community with specific needs that are not being met. Hands & Feet was born. The group meets monthly HANDS FEET for a meal and fellowship at he evening circle of United Women in Faith the church, where people signup for the next Hands & Feet at Altus Grace UMC Mission. This mission provides formed in January 2023. From this ecumenical group of working basic personal hygiene items and laundry services for those and retired ladies came the idea that need assistance. Everyone of a mission to assist others in deserves clean clothes and what better way to help those that need the most help than to wash their clothes. Volunteers from the group take 30 hygiene bags, change, laundry soap, and dryer sheets every Hands & Feet, a ministry of the Altus Grace UWF, provides hygiene and laundry supplies to people in the community. fourth Saturday Photos by Meghan Hull. to White Swan Laundry. There BY WENDIE JENCKS-WILSON
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have been months when the bags were all given out and the change has been spent. Several of the ladies will dig into their own pockets on these days to make sure people are served. Not only have the people of Altus and Jackson County been served, but it is truly a blessing for the volunteers as well. The ladies have witnessed God sightings and heart-warming experiences every month. The best is that not only do the ladies of this circle fund this adventure, but so do people throughout the community. What a blessing!
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eals and Ministry (M&M) began in April of 2023, the brainchild of Meghan Hull. She wanted a Sunday evening program for every child, ages one through 18. This ministry hit the ground running and has already grown to impact adults as well as kids. At 5:30 p.m., we have a family
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