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The Minneapolis United Methodist Church fulfills its commitment to Christ through different avenues of service. Here they are:
Missions Medivan promotion over all of Ottawa County for the Occupational Center of Central Kansas (OCCK) and related agencies which provide free transportation; Friends of Mexico, a home-born foreign mission that is growing Christian churches and has the dedicated service of one of our members; Gideons, whom we always support in a healthy manner; special offerings for distinct causes; Conference Benevolences or those mission projects in our Kansas West Conference of the UMC, and those national and world-wide projects that are included in our Ministry and Mission Funds that is an annual apportionment we meet 100%.
Evangelism Taking seriously the command to “make disciples,” our leadership provides adult non-Sunday morning Bible studies. Confirmation class for the sixth graders and above is another dimension of our making disciples. Visitors usually receive a call from a representative bearing a gift, and most certainly our pastor will be on their doorstep! Evangelism took responsibility for an upgraded Hanging of the Greens to kick-off Advent wherein a 150 people took part. Think of that.
Education Our efforts are to have a complete educational program available on Sunday morning. While we have pre-school through high school, and an adult class, there is the need to provide a fellowship, whether at Sunday School or otherwise, for young adults with families.
Throughout the year several adult Bible studies are held. Two Bible studies that are on going at the present are the Disciple Bible Study and the Bible Study on Angles.
Summer Bible School is always a big event with a rather new concept of non-graded groups providing a valuable and exciting time of learning about the faith. A Fall Round-up takes place in September and is a time of rejoicing, sending off balloons, and eating a prepared free meal of BBQ and side dishes. An amount to promote camps and conferences was placed in the budget for 2005. Six of our teenagers are joining the Delphos Youth Group on a trip to Branson, Missouri. We also started our own youth program last year. It is our desire to establish a vigorous group of youth activities in our church.
Worship Is there not an old saying that dynamite comes in small packages. That is us. Our small but powerful “Disciples Six” grew out of a call in the summer of 2004 for those children wanting to be in a special singing group. They thrilled our hearts all summer long, and continued on a monthly basis thereafter and, now their group is called "Disciple Choir" because their group has grown beyond six. “Sanctified” is a group of teenagers who made a recording a few years ago. While the Sanctified members are not all our youth, we lay claim to them as they assist us in worship. They occasionally participate in the churches of the other youth who are not members in our church. Of course, the Bell Choir is always a joy to have set the mood of worship. Our Chancel Choir is small, very small, but very good. Our pastor? Ask those who know him best.
Fellowship There use to be “dinner on the grounds” for the old timers, now it is a good ol’ potluck where we all share together the favorite, and sometimes easiest, dish in the recipe book or box. Also, there are Sunday morning times for a special reception, recognition, or lunch. If there is a reason, or one can be dreamed up, there will be a time of fellowship with food as a part of it. These folk know how it is done! You should hear the hubbub.
Finance God has blessed our church in this manner as well. It is a very good feeling to wind up the year in the black, with reserves, and all debts paid including our apportionment to the Kansas West Conference called Mission and Ministry Fund. Our leadership is skilled, approaching their stewardship responsibility with a very positive attitude. Indeed, we are blessed with their administration and the results.
Foundation The initial stages of developing a foundation for our church are underway. The vision has been caught and the future shall show the rewards. Already, we have money to be designated for this very special opportunity of Stewardship for all of life and for eternity.
United Methodist Women Always doing their part, they are found faithful to the cause. They, too, have raised their budget and have given strongly to their mission projects. The role of this group in a church cannot be minimized and we certainly do not attempt to do so here.
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