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DFUMC
 From the beginning, Dalton First United Methodist Missions
have been guided by the commission which our dear Savior
gave to His disciples when, after His death, resurrection and
time with His disciples, ascended to His Father:
(letters from our missionaries)
Belize Mission Trip 2010 Summary
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Matthew 28:19-20
Also remembering His earlier Words,"…Inasmuch as you have done it unto the least of these, you have done it unto me." Matthew 25:34-40.
Co-Chairs - Lynnie & Lynn Tunnell - ltunnell@optilink.us
Finance - Kerry Sikes - kfsikes@hotmail.com
Secretary - Priscilla Brown - priscilla@mazdamedia.com
Communications - Patti Coppedge -patticop@optilink.us
Local Missions - Linda Hubbs - lchubbs@alltel.net
Foreign Missions - Jim Davis - jdavis@lancerent.com
Pastor-member - Pastor Billy Beard - dfumcbilly@optilink.us
The Dalton First United Methodist Church Missions budget for and members support, financially and physically, sixteen local missions.Sunday school classes and small groups add more to DFUMC support.We now work with some nineteen foreign missionaries whom all but one have visited in our church. In order to support an active and participatory Missions Committee, DFUMC began an affiliation with the Mission Society for United Methodists (http://themissionsociety.org/) in 2000 which helped to coordinate having missionaries in our church, corresponding with them while in service, and pairing with them on short-terms missions. From this, a more personal relationship with our missionaries and their support teams was born. Since 2000, we have held the annual Mission or Global Impact Celebrations and raising funding through Faith Promise Pledges over and above Church tithes and giving. Many of our foreign missions are engaged in raising up and training nationals to become local pastors. Reverend Joe Peabody did such training in Zambia in October 2008. The Missions Committee and support personnel maintain contact with our missionaries and pray for them regularly in our meetings.
Under the leadership of the late Becky Kenney, and now Jim Davis,many short-term missions have gone out from DFUMC these past years. Peru has been a special place due to the leadership of the Ivey family who so affectively minister to people there. In January 2008, a team went back to Peru and in December 2008, for the first time, a team traveled to Kenya, teaming up with Michael Agwanda who has a ministry to AIDS orphans there. The Gene Tibbs ministry was in Belize, Honduras and Appalachia in 2008, Nancy Bell was on a mission in Israel with Donna Petrel for 3 weeks in October.
Most of our "short-termers" pay their own way, while our budget tries to pay for medicines and supplies for the mission team. We can raise funds for those who need assistance, especially for critical skill sets in needed locations.
After each mission trip, there are usually videos and pictures available for review. Missions committee members are always willing to share these presentations with Sunday School Classes or any who are interested.
We are for the first time separating our local and foreign mission celebrations.
LOCAL MISSIONS CELEBRATION - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2010
FOREIGN MISSIONS CELEBRATION - JANUARY 29 & 30, 2011
Peter & Esther Pereira - S. Asia
Tim & Daina Datwayler - Ecuador
Arthur & Mary Alice Ivey - Peru
Ash & Audra McEuen - Peru
Ron & Belinda Tyler -Africa
Ed & Linda Baker - Nicaragua
Doug & Becky Neel - Agrimissions
Chrissie Shaheen - Israel
Jay & Donna Maxfield - ORB Ministries
Bob and Ann Rosser - Leadership for Life, BOB
Mike & Claire Mozley - Ghana
Dan & Katy Beth Searls - Hungary
Billy & Joanna Coppedge - Uganda
Alfred & Muumbe Kalembo - Zambia
Wes & Joy Griffin - International Leadership Institute (ILI)
Michael Agwanda-Kenya
Donna Petrel-Israel - Israel
Rivers of the World
Mission Society
International Leadership Institute
West Africa Theological Seminary
The Well-Belgium
Also the following local missions: DOCUP
Christian Counseling Center
Family Promise
women's Enrichment Center
Providence Ministries
Mountain Top Boys Home
NW Georgia Girls Home
Friendship House
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
DFUMC Kindergarten Scholarship
Family Promise
Habitat for Humanity
Salvation Army Food Bank
Whitfield County Jail Ministry
Carter Hope Center
Compassion House
David Melton-college campus ministry
Jeff Green - Singles Ministry
Murphy - Harpst Children Home (http://www.murphyharpst.org/)
Gene Tibbs - Honduras, Belize, Appalachia
Chad Swift- International House of Prayer
Past Mission Teams / Locations updated 1-1-2009 Where When Contact Person / Leader Peru January 2008 Jim Davis
Belize / Honduras January 2008 Gene Tibbs
Belize February Gene Tibbs / Billy Beard
Belize May 2008 Gene Tibbs / Trammell Scott / Jim Clark
Belize September 2008 Gene Tibbs / non-DFUMC group
Israel October 2008 Nancy Bell / Donna Petrel
Zambia October 2008 Joe Peabody
West Virginia October 2008 Gene Tibbs / Gene's daughter
Honduras October 2008 Gene Tibbs
Kenya December 2008 Jim Davis
2010 Mission Teams / Locations
Honduras January 2010 - Gene Tibbs
Belize June 2010 - Gene Tibbs, Kevin & Lamar Wright
Nicaragua June 2010 - 24 volunteers
W. Virginia Jul 2010 - Gene Tibbs & Lowell Kirman
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