Where do your talents and gifts fit the best? We look at missions as either First Mile or Second Mile. The First Mile missions are those that we participate in with the United Methodist Church and they can be local, national or international. Second Mile missions are those that we undertake as a local church usually partnering with other churches and cover a very wide range of ministries. From having a couple of hours to a couple of days, no skill level required to the highly skilled your love for Christ can be used to assist others. Someone is reaching out for help. Will you reach out to them?
Alta Woods Gravy & Grace & Craft House
This partnership with Altawoods United Methodist Church in Jackson, MS, provides financial assistance and volunteers to feed the homeless. Support is given to those wishing to improve their quality of life. This outreach program assists the homeless in making proactive changes to get them off the street.
Boy and Girl Scouts of America
The Children’s Center
Visit www.thechildrenscenterbrandon.com
Disaster Relief
Funds are given, items donated, collected and delivered to victims of natural disasters all over the world.
Habitat for Humanity
We provide volunteers and funding for the construction of new homes for the needy in Rankin County. We typically send volunteers twice a year.
Hispanic Ministries
We provide financial support and volunteers to teach Sunday School in English for our Covenant Church, Trinity United Methodist in Forest, MS.
Hospital & Nursing Home Outreach
We provide Upper Room Devotional Guides to the nursing home residents and patients at Rankin Medical Center in Brandon, MS.
Kairos Prison Ministry
We provide our kitchen and facilities to support the volunteers who go into the local prisons to bring the love of Christ to the prisoners over retreat weekends. We also sponsor the volunteers, provide meals and prayer teams for this ministry to the forgotten.
Mom’s Morning Out
Mustard Seed
We send volunteers to become involved with mentally challenged adults at the Mustard Seed Community in nearby Flowood, MS. Volunteers generally work in the gift shop or the craft room, facilitating the creation and sales of the resident’s art. For more information about the Mustard Seed, visit http://www.mustardseedinc.org/
Rankin County Needy
We provide various forms of emergency assistance for local Rankin County residents who are in temporary need of help. We do this as part of an interfaith partnership with other local Brandon churches.
Relay For Life
We participate in the American Cancer Society’s yearly Relay For Life in Shiloh Park in Brandon. The Crossgates UMC team is the Cancer Crushers.
Support Groups
We have Alcoholics Anonymous meetings every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the main building in room 316. AL-ANON meetings are held every Thursday at 7 p.m. in the main building in room 316.
For more information and to see where you can make a difference contact:
Rev. John C. Moore
Senior Pastor
Email: jmoore@crossgatesumc.org