COME Minutes

MINUTES: Outreach/Mission/Evangelism (COME) Team of Springdale UMC

October 8, 2017

In attendance: Rhoda Barnhart (Chair), Deborah Schoenfelder, Jim Schoenfelder, Julie Mather, Rachel Richards, Pastor Momodu Kamara, Ruth Farmer (guest).

Minutes of July 9, 2017 were distributed for review. Joys and concerns were briefly shared.

Ruth Farmer described the backpack food project she has undertaken at West Branch High School. The committee agreed that we as a church will support this project, following Ruth’s lead as to what food items are needed and when. Ruth will write an informational piece about the food project to be submitted to the church blog.

The COME members decided to keep the COME Ministry Spending Plan for 2018 the same as it was in 2017:

WBARC                                                                     $150.00

Church brochures                                                          50.00

Community Visibility Activities                                        75.00

Committee supplies                                                       25.00

Evangelism resources                                                   150.00

Total=$450.00

EVANGELISM

There are currently no Family Nights scheduled for the remainder of 2017

OUTREACH

Contact persons for upcoming months (Jo Leighty, Coordinator): No report, ongoing

Updated church brochures and pew bookmarks (Jim Schoenfelder)

1. Jim S. has updated the church brochures and keeps a supply available in the entryway of the church
2. Pew bookmarks: Jim S. received no suggested changes to the bookmarks, so he will go ahead and update the bookmarks with Pastor Momodu’s contact information and then get them printed and laminated at a printing house in Iowa City

MISSION

Special offerings

1. Report for Rural Life Sunday (May 7): Total giving=$138.00
2. Report for World Communion Sunday (October 1): Total giving=$96.00

Continued planning for 2017 Thanksgiving Ingathering (Rachel Richards, Coordinator)

1. Promotion

• Children’s messages: Rhoda will do a message that focuses on Self-Help International (Quality Protein Maize) on Sunday, October 15; She will also mention the UMCOR Health Kits and the UMCOR School Kits

2. School kit bags: There is cut fabric available in the Upper Room for anyone interested and willing to sew bags

3. Dedication of monetary donations and kits will take place at worship service on Sunday, October 29, 2017

4. COME members who are available on Sunday, October 29 after worship will finish out and pack kits

5. Delivery of kits, money, postage, completed form(s) to Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, November 4, 2017: Possibly Jim and Ruth Farmer will do the delivery; otherwise Rachel Richards will make the delivery

Next meeting: January 14, 2018 following worship.