Serving Our Community
Lake Mills UMC seeks to show God's love and follow Jesus's commandment through many different acts of kindness and compassion. It's more than just volunteering or doing good deeds. It's a way of life. Serving others means sharing the love of Christ and making a positive difference locally and around the world.
Here are some of the ways our Mission Team will support and serve others this year:
Midwest Mission receives requests from trusted nonprofits, then prepares items they have and asks supporters for items needed. Volunteers process, revitalize, and assemble the donated item and ships to trusted partners to distribute to those in crisis.
Haus of Peace of Watertown seeks to understand the needs of women and children to connect them with the proper resources to help them heal and become self-reliant. They help rebuild and reshape lives through a combination of physical, mental, spiritual, financial, and emotional support.
Porchlight strives to reduce homelessness in Dane County by collaborating with the community to provide shelter, affordable housing, and supportive services that eliminate barriers and empower the individuals and families they serve.
The Mill at Lake Mills High School is a school district food pantry that offers food, household items, toiletries, and school supplies at no cost to families.
Wisconsin United Methodist Camps supports Pine Lake and Lake Lucerne programs and facilities which have been providing life-changing experiences of spiritual growth for decades. They offer summer camps, retreats, family time, meeting space, campgrounds, and more.
The Bread Basket (Community Support Center) in Watertown, Wisc., works to fight food insecurity and connecting people to community resources. The Bread Basket brings healthy and diverse fresh food to the people who need it, when they need it.
Homeless Coalition of Fort Atkinson provides transitional housing and emergency assistance to families and individuals in need in the Fort Atkinson area. Their mission is to “Enhance the quality of life for persons and families who need assistance and a place to live.”
HEIFER provides farming families around the world with the tools and resources they need to thrive. They work with families in need to create long-term solutions to hunger and poverty.
Rooted & Rising - Washington Park, formerly United Methodist Children's Services, partners with individuals and families in the Washington Park neighborhood located in Milwaukee to establish strong, resilient roots, to continue growing, and to rise to reach their full potential.
Jefferson Co Human Services/Child and Family Support & Services provide a variety of services for families with children. They assist in coordinating supervision for juveniles, abused or neglected children, assist with counseling, parenting, groups for youth, and assist with finding appropriate community resources
Global Ministries and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) strengthen United Methodist response to humanitarian crises around the world through disaster relief and recovery, migrant and refugee support, environmental sustainability, agriculture and food security.
The church also provides gifts to local nursing home residents, youth missions, and church camps. The Mission Team also collects loose coin/cash to support various local, national, and international missions including Mary's Room in Watertown and St. Vincent's Lake Mills family's program.