Global Outreach
As part of our congregation’s mission, “Knowing Christ – Sharing Christ – Making Disciples,” we want to do our part in bringing Christ to others in our global community.
We not only have on-going relationships with organizations dedicated to global outreach and missions (see below our Global Partnerships), but we have within our faith community two of our own opportunities for global outreach: Guatemala Missions, American Leprosy Missions.
Global Partnerships
We partner with two organizations with teams and funding to support children and families. ACD Guatemala–spiritual and educational enrichment for 60 children and newly opened community clinic. Herencia Viva–15 student scholarships; 2-3 construction/medical/VBS teams a year.
Invitation to Participate and Serve: Rev. Vona Wilson
What You Can Do:
- Sponsor a child for education ($500-600/year)
- Sponsor children for nutritional supplement ($140/year)
- Donate air-miles for missioners traveling
- Teaching (Bible; Life skills per their need/desire)
- Medical and dental clinic
- Teach Spanish to team members
- Create cards for children we sponsor
- Offer music teaching
Why We Do This:
Guatemala is a developing country with incredible strengths and challenges. Being in the culture and context helps us grow spiritually by establishing relationships with people who live there. Honoring the culture and the people, then working with them on mutually agreed upon needs, such as medical care, construction of schools/churches/clinics, educational support, or Bible teaching, opens all of us to see how God created us to be in relationship with one another.
Since 2004, we have sponsored two students each year at this vital United Methodist university
Contact Debbie Owens or 615-414-8842 to find out how you can partner with Franklin First UMC to support Africa University students. Visit the Africa University website to learn more about the university.
Village Alive is an exciting grassroots community development initiative from American Leprosy Missions, reduces poverty, increases education, and improves health and sanitation. Your partnership with Franklin First UMC will help transform the village of Dathora in Nepal, bringing hope and healing to people struggling with disease and despair.
More about American Leprosy Mission: www.leprosy.org
Guatemala Missions
We partner with two organizations with team and funding to support children and families. ACD Guatemala-spiritual and educational enrichment for 60 children and newly opened community clinic. Herencia Viva-15 student scholarships; 2-3 construction/medical/VBS teams each year.
There are several ways you can be in mission in Guatemala.
- Go on mission
- Sponsor a child
- Donate air miles to someone who is going on mission
- Pray
For more information about the Guatemala Team, email Vona Wilson.
Upcoming Guatemala Missions
American Leprosy Mission
Village Alive is an exciting grassroots community development initiative from American Leprosy Missions, reduces poverty, increases education, and improves health and sanitation. Your partnership with Franklin First UMC will help transform the village of Dathora in Nepal, bringing hope and healing to people struggling with disease and despair.