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

Guatemala Missions

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.

ACD Guatemala Pastor Jason Brock

Support the mission expenses of Pastor Jason Brock in Guatemala here:

Africa University

Since 2004, we have sponsored two students each year at this vital United Methodist university

Contact Pastor Carlisle Jones 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.

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.