NMI Mission Statement:
To mobilize the church in mission through prayer, education, giving, and interactive experiences.
NMI Objectives:
1. To encourage people to pray for all efforts of world evangelization
2. To inform people of the world's needs and what the church is doing to meet those needs
3. To challenge children and youth to learn about and participate in the mission of the church
4. To raise funds for mission outreach
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How it works. The Alabaster love offering is an opportunity for us to give up something we want, but do not need and to give the cost of these items to Him. Throughout the year donations are made and placed in the individual Alabaster collection boxes, available in the church foyer for you to take home. Then these boxes are brought to the church on the last Sunday in September and February. During these worship services, all will have the opportunity to bring their Alabaster (love) offerings to the altar, to be poured out for Him.
The Alabaster Offering provides funds for property and buildings around the world. It gives a sense of permanence, the attitude that the Church of the Nazarene intends to "put down roots." Eighty percent of the money is used in world mission areas, and twenty percent goes to multicultural congregations in the United States and Canada. Alabaster funds help provide land for most Work & Witness projects. The entire offering goes toward the construction of churches, schools, medical facilities, and homes for missionaries and national workers.
Our church began the Alabaster program in 1999. Our total giving to date is over $5,500.00.
For more information on the Alabaster program, visit www.nazarenemissions.org/giving/alabaster/alabaster.html
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, …But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven… For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Mt. 6:19 - 21
The Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, Child Sponsorship Program is currently assisting almost 25,000 children, providing food, education, vocational training, spiritual training, clothing, shelter and medical assistance.
*For just $10.00 a month you can feed three to four children a hot lunch, three to four times a week.
*For only $25.00 a month you can give a child an education.
*For as little as $30.00 a month you can train a family.
In our church there are 15 families participating in the NCM, Child Sponsorship program. One of these children is being sponsored by our first graders through sixth graders and another by our seventh and eighth grade Sunday school class.
If you are not yet sponsoring a child, please pray about it and let the Holy Spirit speak to your heart. You can be an active part in enriching a child's life forever. Applications are available in the church foyer.
For more information on the Nazarene Child Sponsorship program, log onto www.nazchild.org.
"And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me." Mt. 18:5
There are specific items needed for the Crisis Care Kits. For this and more informaion, log onto http://www.nazarenemissions.org/involvement/volunteer/crisiscarekits.html and scroll down and CCK Box Inventory
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and love your neighbor as yourself" Luke 10:27
>From March through June, we collect and pack used clothing for our Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, clothing drive project.
Please be sure that all clothing is washed, with no stains and mended where necessary. Clothing for all seasons will be accepted. Also accepted are ties, belts purses and shoes. No high heels please. Other items that are not accepted are clothing with United States, our flag or emblem or any military or camouflage articles. Also we cannot accept women or men's bathing suits, cut offs, immodest clothing or anything with a questionable message. Any items received that cannot be sent will be donated locally.
Clothing will be collected at the church as follows. Packing dates will be announced.
March - Men's all sizes
April - Women's all sizes
May - Boy's size 0 - 16
June - Girl's size 0 - 16
Please remember to pray for this ministry and that this clothing will arrive at the destination, which God has chosen, and for God to prepare the hearts of these people for when they receive the clothing that they will also receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
"I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." Matthew 25:36,40
For more information on the Compassionate Ministries projects at The Fawn Grove Church of the Nazarene, log onto www.fawnnazarene.org.