Category: Local Missions
Recycle For A Reason Sale — This Friday & Saturday 10-3
This Weekend We Have Our Recycle For A Reason Sale. It’s a “Name Your Own Price” Thrift Store with the goal of keeping items in the community as people move in an out. Plus, it is a great place to
School Supply Collection, and a Blessing of the Backpacks!
School’s starting, and UMCC is taking up a collection of school supplies to help out our local schools. There will be a collection box by the front door on Sunday August 22nd and 29th. Bring in any of the following:
Forest Park Update
We did it! Thank you for helping our neighbors get water. By the end of the week, all residents of Forest Park will have their water restored. The system may not be the most beautiful, but it certainly better than
Water Needs at Forest Park
Overview of current water situation with our neighbors at Forest Park: A worker and his son have tapped into the main incoming underground pipe but won’t be able to bury the connecting pipes until spring. In the meantime, an above-ground
CCS Christmas Giving is Back!
The holiday season is upon us and (like almost everything else) this year’s sign up for Christmas baskets for the Chugiak Children’s Services (CCS) families is going virtual. The Elks Club has kindly stepped in to manage the food
R4R Closed for the Winter
Recycle for a Reason, a mission of the United Methodist Church of Chugiak, is discontinuing operation for the winter. We are very sad to have to suspend this service to our community after eight years. We will miss seeing all
Yammin’ it Up for Thanksgiving!
This year UMCC has again been challenged to contribute 300 cans of yams for the Great Thanksgiving Blessing project. In previous years, we’ve asked for cans to be donated at the church, but this year we need to do things
Pay It Forward!
Last year, UMC of Chugiak was the recipient of a “Pay It Forward” gift from St. John Eagle UMC. The gift we received was $10,000 and helped us to repair our portico from the earthquake damage it sustained. We decided
Prayer Warrior Team
UMC of Chugiak has established a Prayer Team. We met for the first time on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. It was a wonderful meeting filled with faith, anticipation, and the desire to pray for the people of our church, our
#GivingTuesday
One of the great things about The Advance is that it allows you to invest your resources where your passion answers specific needs in the world. What are you passionate about? Education? Church development? Health? Disaster response and relief?