Heifer International - Ending Hunger, Caring for the Earth

Today, millions of people who were once hungry will be nourished by milk, eggs and fresh vegetables. Families who for generations knew only poverty will be building new homes and starting businesses. Children who once headed out to the fields to do backbreaking work will be heading into schoolrooms to learn to read. And people who never thought they’d be in a position to help someone else will be experiencing the joy of charitable giving. How is this possible? With Heifer’s proven approach–almost 60 years in the making–to helping people obtain a sustainable source of food and income. We’ve developed a set of global initiatives–areas of emphasis that must be addressed if we’re to meet our mission of ending world hunger and poverty and caring for the earth.
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Trinity United Methodist Church

Trinity United Methodist Church is the oldest African-American congregation in St. Augustine. The church is located in Lincolnville at 84 Bridge Street, and its pastor is Dr. Innzia Sorey Melton. Trinity belongs to the United Methodist Cluster of Churches in St. Augustine, which also includes Shores, First, and Grace churches. The cluster enables lay and clergy leadership from these congregations to share information and programs with one another, as well as lend support to each other for the calling that unites them. In this new year, the cluster is focusing on ways to help the congregation of Trinity deal with problems associated with an aging facility. We, at Grace, have chosen the month of February to raise funds for this worthy cause.
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INTERVARSITY North Florida

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA® is an evangelical campus mission serving more than 35,000 students and faculty on more than 560 college and university campuses nationwide. Incorporated in 1941, InterVarsity has a rich tradition of campus witness, thoughtful discipleship, and a concern for world missions. Today, there are more than 1000 InterVarsity staff serving more than 34,000 students and faculty nationwide. In addition they produce training materials, camps, books, and media tools which serve both the Church and campus. Their work touches every kind of student including graduate students and faculty. They are seeking to build witnessing communities on the campus which are bold, broad and ethnically diverse.
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St. Francis House

Our homeless shelter in St. John’s County needs our help. Like many small businesses, they have also been affected by dramatic increases in insurance, fuel and other costs. The St. Francis House currently serves the homeless, the powerless, the battered and fearful of St. Augustine, Hastings, Vilano Beach, Ponte Vedra and all places in between. They provide emergency shelter, food, and social services to the homeless in St. Johns County every day of the year. Along with food and shelter, they also offer clothing, laundry, showers, identification, drug/alcohol intervention, job referrals, spiritual guidance and counseling. Without the St. Francis House, many of these communities in St. Johns County would be grappling with a very serious social, economic and ultural problem. Their many and varied programs and the volunteers who operate them offer peace, hope and compassion rather than rejection or indifference to those who need our services. They also have a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available now and throughout the year. Feel free to call (829-8937) and talk to them about their programs, needs and volunteer opportunities.
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The Florida Conference

Every year at the Florida Annual Conference Event in Lakeland, a special offering is received.  This year’s offering will go to support the conference’s partnership with the East Angola Conference, and to support BICAP, the Bishop’s Initiative on Children and Poverty. Thanks to your generous support, the partnership between our conference and East Angola is bearing fruit.  Among the accomplishments are rebuilding the Quessua Church; providing bicycles for pastors who otherwise would have to walk miles between churches; and supporting an orphanage which houses 25 children, many of whom lost their parents during the war in that country. With our continued support, our partnership will bear fruit in new and exciting ways, including ongoing reconstruction of a parsonage, school of theology, and orphanage at Quessua, and the support of missionaries in East Angola.  We are also partnering with the people of the Conference to create specific, doable projects that will assist pastors and churches to become self-sustaining.
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Summer Camp for Under-Served Children

This is our District’s outreach to the children of North Florida as we invite them to spend a week with us at Epworth-By-The-Sea Retreat Center on St. Simons Island, GA. The children have the chance to come to know the love of Christ through his people of the United Methodist Churches in a wildlife setting. The mission of Camp AMP, as a project of the Community Outreach Agency and  the NE District churches is to:

"To teach children about the “Prince of Peace” in the midst of their violent world.

¨To offer at-risk, low-income children a fully scholar-shipped quality one week Christian camping experience—at no cost to their families!

¨To enable the people of the North East District United Methodist Churches to come together for a joint outreach project to the children of our eight counties.

Two one–week sessions
Session 1 -
Session 2 -
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St. Johns County Council on Aging


Our local Council on Aging operates two senior centers where elders can enjoy a nutritious lunch, provide Meals on Wheels for approximately 250  home- bound seniors, and offer a variety of support services such as homemaking, personal care, respite care, and a caregiver support program. All of their services are designed to enable elders to age with dignity and independence in their own home for as long as possible. Your generous support makes it possible to make a difference in the quality of life for our community’s elders.
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The Alpha Omega Miracle Home

This special place is committed to helping young women and their unborn children. They strive to assist young mothers in providing for education, job training, parenting classes and spiritual development. They are confident that not only will they be able to help the mother change the direction of her life, but to also give the child a chance to become what GOD INTENDED. Alpha Omega Miracle Home is committed to assisting young mothers during and after their pregnancy in developing the necessary skills and confidence to live a successful and independent life with the help of God and without the aid of the welfare system.
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CROP Hunger Walk

Neighbors walking together to take a stand against hunger in our world. Together we raise awareness and funds for international relief and development, as well as local hunger-fighting.
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Fellowship of Christian Atheletes

Florida United Methodist Children’s Home
The Children’s Home was founded in 1908 as the Florida Methodist Orphanage. The Worrell Memorial Education Center provides after school tutoring, resource materials, a campus library and educational support for each resident. Each resident receives the guidance and support of a Child & Family Therapist. They minister to children, youth and families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They rely on your generosity to underwrite their ministry.
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