Sturgis First United Methodist Church
269-651-5990
Mission Projects
Sturgis First United Methodist Church is family-owned and operated right here in Sturgis, MI.
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Mission Team Mission Statement: To provide our congregation with multiple opportunities to support individuals and organizations locally, nationally and internationally to relieve human suffering in the name of Christ.
Mission team members: Julie Brenner, Sharon Bowers, Bobbye Nusbaum, Karen Scheetz, Elaine Spencer, Bonnie Stewart, Jan Wiley
The Mission Team is grateful for your continuing support of our mission projects.
We are blessed! Our clothing supplies are growing, with need for a few sizes. Our Wednesday volunteers are not only church members, but community volunteers. We are opening our Clothes Sanctuary for our community to shop on Tuesdays from 4-6:00 p.m., as well as Fridays from noon-2:00. God provides.
We need volunteers for these dates, and always more help on Wednesdays.
Our Clothing Sanctuary is Really Helping Our Community.
And Now We Can Celebrate That It's Been Open for 4 Years!
Click HERE to read more about our mission.
Sending out a big "Thank You" to the "First United Methodist Church." During the month of November they held a food drive for the "Free Friday Friendship Lunch."
Churches Working Together, it's truly a blessing!
This is a photo of one car full of food, there were 3 of them ❤️
MISSION MOMENTS – December 2025
Returnable bottles and cans:
Since we started returning bottles and cans in May of 2012, Jackie Brazo has returned 10,000 items. This has resulted in $1,000 going toward our mission trips.
We will continue to collect clean, rinsed out, not squashed cans and bottles in the wooden box between the doors at the circle drive entrance. But now, the money will go towards “Water for Life” in Liberia. Please continue to support this worthwhile project.
Projects and Special offerings for missions:
Water for Life - $ 2008.40 as of 11/15/25
Salvation Army family Giving Tree
For the whole month of December
The Giving Tree will be set up to help fill the Christmas wishes and needs for a family recommended by the Salvation Army. Please take a tag and leave the unwrapped gift under the tree. Please have items in to the church by Dec. 17th.
Christmas offering
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1/2 UMC Michigan Conference Gardens of Hope Project
1/2 UMC Michigan Conference Gardens of Hope Project•This campaign is designed to plant seeds of hope in Haiti. It aims to transform communities through sustainable agriculture, education and healthcare initiatives.
This campaign is designed to plant seeds of hope in Haiti. It aims to transform communities through sustainable agriculture, education and healthcare initiatives.•1/2 Salvation Army food pantry
1/2 Salvation Army food pantrySalvation Army Grocery Cart
As an ongoing project, we will leave the grocery cart out for you to bring staple items for the Salvation Army food pantry to help with hunger in the Sturgis area
Together we make a difference in the world!
