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MISSION NEWS
Missions Team
Chairperson: Ron Liljegren
Members: Darrell Harbour, Bob Kirby, Kevin & Amy Oliver, Marvin Rowell,
Wanda Stone, Patrick & Tammy Weathersby
Honorary Members: Joey Azzara, Margaret Boggess, John Childers, Allison Crosby, Kevin Key
The Missions Committee function is to support &promote missions within the church, community and world.
The Committee is responsible for supporting missions, maintaining the mission fund, discerning genuine
needs, making referrals both for individuals & agencies, increasing awareness of missions within the
congregation and promoting participation and giving to mission projects.
Missions supported by Red Bank UMC
Year-round assistance to individuals and families in need with help with utilities, rent/mortgage,
medicines, gas, food and occasionally overnight lodging.
UMCOR: One Great Hour of Sharing - general offering donation collected each March
to support UMCOR throughout the year.
US2 Missions - supporting a leadership development
experience through peace with justice missions for young adults (20-30 years old).
Missions Society - supporting The Ivey family as they work to share God’s word with the
people of Peru and The Dalenburg Family, career missionaries serving West Africa.
Operation Christmas Child - provide small gift boxes to kids in all around the world
Angel Tree - Wanda Stone - provide presents to children of prisoners each Christmas
Red Cross Blood Drive - Margaret Boggess - donate blood quarterly
Epworth - general offering collection on Mothers Day
Salkehatchie - Pastor Tommy Wilkes - repair homes for the needy - 1 week event
Lexington Interfaith Community Services (LICS) - Barb Kirby/Pat Fetner
-provides aid - financial, food, clothing to people on emergency basis
Meals on Wheels - Carl & Ann Shumpert - to deliver a hot meal to the needy
Christmas in Lexington - Kevin Key - repair homes for those in need - 1 day event in April or May
annually
Bible Project - Alison Crosby - to have a supply of children & adult bibles on hand for those
who cannot afford their own.
Sonny’s Helping Hands - provide minor household repairs for members & those in the community
Domestic Abuse Center - Pastor Wilkes - provide space (the Hut) for members to meet once a week
Adopt a Family for Christmas- Joey Azzara - provide Christmas presents for local families in need
Community Christmas Dinner by the Wilson’s.
We also provide financial support for Red Bank members wishing to go on a Mission trip, to other fundraising
events put on by different groups within our church, i.e., the Souperbowl of Caring each January,
Meals March, our Sonshine kids VBS mission and more. We also support various agency in the Columbia/
Lexington area with monthly donations when possible, i.e. - the Oliver Gospel Mission, Sistercare,
Killingworth, and others to mention a few.
Please contact any member of the missions committee, if you wish to help supported our missions through
works, financial support or otherwise. Everyone is welcome to come to our regular meetings on each
N.O.W. meeting night, the 3rd Monday of each quarter. If you wish more information on any individual
missions listed above please contact the name listed or the Missions Chairperson
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