Outreach Ministries

United Methodists are called to provide outreach ministries on the local, state, regional, national and international levels. Our Book of Discipline defines outreach as giving attention to the local and larger community ministries of compassion, justice and advocacy.

Outreach Ministries of our church include:

(in alphabetical order)

Appalachia Service Project	Sr High 180 Service Trip - Each year the high school youth group of our congregation travels to the Central Appalachian Region for a week to serve with the Appalachia Service Project, a Christian home repair ministry.
B.E.D.S.	Building Ecumenical Discipleship through Sheltering (BEDS) assists the homeless of West Suburban Cook County by providing overnight shelter, meals, and access to community resources. BEDS unites faith communities and caring individuals in a spirit of compassion, hospitality and dignity. FUMC is the Thursday evening BEDS location. More information is available at http://www.bedsonline.org/.
Boy Scout Troop 14	Troop 14 is a very active scout troop for boys ages 11 to 18. Our scouts go on outings every month and high adventures every summer. We meet every Tuesday evening at the First UMC of La Grange at 7:00 PM. For more information please see our troop web site at http://troop14.info/
CROP Hunger Walk	CROP Hunger Walk promotes hunger education and fundraising events sponsored by Church World Service. See http://cwscrop.org/greatrivers/ for more information.
Cub Scout Pack 14	Pack 14 is a very active cub scout pack for boys ages 6 to 10. These younger boys go on outings with there parents and have summer camp experiences as well. The Pack meets at the First UMC of La Grange on Friday evenings once a month at 7:00 PM. For more information please see our pack web site at www.lagrangepack14.org
Habitat for Humanity	Habitat for Humanity International strives to eliminate substandard housing and homelessness worldwide. We're hoping to provide some volunteer dates with the DuPage Habitat for Humanity soon.
Haiti Relief	We're currently collecting Health Kit and Layette kit items in the church office. For a list of kit items, visit the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) website.
30 Hour Famine	Jr & Sr High Youth (7th-12th grade) fast for 30 hours as part of World Vision's 30 Hour Famine to raise $ for starving children across the globe.
Katrina Relief	Each January, adults from our congregation accompany a group from the Glen Ellyn, IL UMC to volunteer with Hurricane Katrina Relief organizations.
L.A.T.H.	LaGrange Area Transitional Housing (LATH) helps families facing homelessness. See http://www.pillarscommunity.org/ for more information.
Salt Creek Clean-up	Youth & Families from our congregation volunteer with the Salt Creek Watershed Network to help remove debris along and in the Salt Creek.
Stewardship of the Environment	Environmental Justice Committee of our church.
UMCOR	The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the not-for-profit global humanitarian aid organization of the United Methodist Church.

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