First United Methodist Church Stafford Springs CT

First United Methodist Church, 8 Church St, Stafford Springs, CT 06076

Ministries

First United Methodist Church Ministries

2009 Mission at Camp Aldersgate

2008 Mission Trip to Louisiana
Home in 9th Ward
Gene, Donna & Pat worked on a house in the 9th ward. The Washington Family is a family with 13 children, many of whom are grown and have their own families. But as we worked at their home site, several of the sons and daughters came to the site daily and worked along side the volunteers. The family had waited since Katrina for help and they were so grateful to see us appear on that Monday morning in November as they struggled alone. With us came hope for the Washington Family and we were so blessed to be able to bring that to them.





Home in East Orleans
	Keith, Laura, Alan, Wendy, and Dawn worked on a home in East Orleans. The East Orleans property is owned by Janet who lives with her little girl and her elderly mother. This house got about 4 feet of water and everything was ruined. They left when Katrina hit and were not allowed back into their home until 4 months later. When they returned there was nothing salvageable. The house had to be gutted and rebuilt from the walls out. We put in insulation, sheet rock, and the first coat of tape throughout the house. We met Janet one afternoon and she stayed and talked with us for over an hour. She was overwhelmed with the work we had accomplished and was very very anxious to get back into her home. What a great day that was!!!

Men's Group

The FUMC Men's group usually meets on the second Saturday of the month at 7:30a.m. We invite all men to join us.

Women's Group

This group is open to all women and friends of the First United Methodist Church. Our purpose is to be disciples of Jesus by developing a creative, supportive fellowship as we address spiritual and social issues through our service to God. We support and maintain various mission projects with a special focus on children and family ministries.

Some of our many projects include adopting families at Christmas, supporting youth and children through DCF funding, sponsoring children's activities such as the Easter Egg Hunt and camp scholarships, providing "container showers" for those giving birth or getting married, providing cards, gifts, and prayers in time of need, sponsoring the Men's Ecumenical Communion Breakfast and the church picnic, hosting our annual Church Mouse Market in November, and responding to various needs of our church and community as they arise.
Our women's group is very active by sharing our service, gifts & talents, financial resources, and our love of Jesus.
Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings which are generally held on the second Saturday of each month. They are held in Fellowship Hall and begin at 9:15 am.

Upper Room Prayer Ministry

Volunteers at FUMC host the Upper Room Living Prayer Center three Tuesday evenings each month. The Upper Room Living Prayer Center is a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week intercessory prayer ministry staffed by Christian volunteers. Submit prayer requests online (English or Spanish) or call and speak to one of their volunteers (English) at 1-800-251-2468 (U.S. and Canada) or 615-327-4673 (International).

Music
The FUMC Chancel Choir practices on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 under the direction of our music director, Jill Gregori.

The junior choir practices after church on Sunday, and performs about once a month in church. Our junior choir director is Sue Pagano.

	A few members of our junior choir performing during a church service.

Mom to Mom
Our Mission	Our mission is to educate, encourage, and equip women for the most important, yet toughest job in the world — parenting. Through practical, biblically based teaching on parenting and through supportive interaction in small groups led by experienced mothers, we wish to foster growth, not only in our parenting skills, but in our wholeness as women.
Who We Are	We are women from different backgrounds seeking a Christian response by which we can guide our children in today's world. Though at various stages of parenting, we share a common desire to grow as women and mothers.
When	Thursday mornings at 9:00a.m. - 10:30a.m. We’ve started an evening program which is held on the 3rd Monday of the month in the Fellowship Hall at 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Who	Moms of all ages (single, married, divorced) and children
Where	First United Methodist Church, Stafford Springs, CT
How	Print a registration form, fill it out and come join us Thursday morning.

Flo's Friendship Kitchen

FUMC hosts Flo's Friendship Kitchen on Wednesdays and Fridays. Lunch is served on Wednesday at 11:30a.m. and dinner is served on Fridays at 5:00p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Safe Net Ministries

We participate in providing both laity and pastoral leadership for this community ministry in God’s service with area churches. Safe Net Ministries serves to supplement the work of Stafford Family Services we strive to provide food, clothing, housing, and utility assistance.

Scouting Programs

FUMC charters the boy scouts and hosts their meetings.
The girl scouts also meet here at FUMC.

Alcoholics Anonymous

FUMC hosts Monday night AA meetings at 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m.

First United Methodist Church Ministries

2009 Mission at Camp Aldersgate

2008 Mission Trip to Louisiana

Home in 9th Ward

Home in East Orleans