Missions

Florida Children's Home

Fifth Sunday Offering during all 3 services. Envelopes will be available in bulletins.

This will be a great opportunity to help support this wonderful organization that makes a difference in children’s lives.

Since our founding in 1908 as the Florida Methodist Orphanage, the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home has enjoyed a strong and vibrant connection with the local United Methodist Churches of the Florida Annual Conference. We continue to seek ways for local churches to be involved in meaningful ways with the total ministry of the Children’s Home. We also continue to rely on the local churches to underwrite the financial needs of this life changing ministry.

The Children’s Home is an extension of your local church. We are here to help you and assist you with those difficult family situations that many arise in your church or ministry. Do not ever hesitate to call on us with questions or concerns about children and families in your church. Many calls we receive are not just about admitting a child into care, but deal with available resources, possible alternatives, suggestions and advice on dealing with issues facing children and families in your community. Keeping families together is always a priority. Moving a child out of their home should always be a final measure once all other possible interventions have been considered.

For more information, check out their website: www.fumch.org.

One Day Many Hands

This special event is held once a year and is our opportunity as a church family to join forces in helping numerous organizations around Sarasota. This year we were able to help Nightlife, Goodwill, Adobe a Block, Salvation Army, SPARC, a Church Family as well as projects around the campus.

To view photos, visit our photo gallery.

Joel & Missy Davis • Philippines

Joel & Missy Davis are serving in the Philippines. Joel’s father, Denny and brother, Josh, both served in the Youth Ministry here! To connect with Joel & Missy, check out their website at www.ntm.org/wp/joel_davis/ or email them at joel_davis@ntm.org.

For financial support, give directly to: NEW TRIBES MISSION, 1000 East First Street, Sanford, FL 32771. Make the checks out to New Tribes Mission with a note “for the ministry of Joel and Missy Davis”.

You may also follow them by checking out their photo journals through their blog.

Please keep them in your daily thoughts and prayers!

Kevin & Laura Wooster • Siberia

Kevin & Laura Wooster are working in Siberia as Community Development Workers. They were married at St. John’s and led our Youth Ministry for a time in the 1980’s. To connect with Kevin & Laura, please email them at klwooter1@gmail.com.

You may financially support them by making checks payable and sending to: Global Serve International, 2102 SW 47th Street, Cape Coral, FL 33914.

Visit their blog at Klwooster.blogspot.com for additional information about their work.

Please keep them in your daily thoughts and prayers!

Contact

Dori Copeland
941.922.9456
or email
rxdori@earthlink.net

or

Pastor Tom Fuller
Church Office:
941.925.2661, ext. 302
Direct Phone Line: 941.926.8792
Cell Phone: 941.225.5381
or email
pastortom@stjohns-sarasota.com

To find out what other organizations the Women and Men's groups support, please check out their pages.