Mission

This summer, we're offering a monthly All-Church  Community Hour after the 10:00 a.m. service to provide new ways for our congregation members to gather in community.

This Sunday, we will make Blessing Bags for the homeless and learn about how our church provides shelter for homeless individuals in our community by hosting PADS once a week. You will be able to sign up to volunteer too!

Join us in the parlor and, together, everyone will make up ziplock bags full of items for homeless individuals. The idea is to keep a ziplock bag in your car so that you can hand it out when you see someone in need.

Getting the Camp Ready for Camp! On a Mission to Wesley Woods

The Mission, Justice and Community Work Area is dedicated to reaching out to serve others and getting as many people as possible to become involved in connecting our members to each other and those in need. This inspired the idea of an All Church Mission Trip, where people of all ages (12 and above) can work, laugh, and live life for a time together while helping others.

After many years of serving children and adults as a home away from home, including hundreds of people from DGFUMC for summer camp over the years, the Wesley Woods Retreat Center in Williams Bay, Wisconsin needs some tender loving care before the 2019 summer camp season begins.

The second annual All-Church Mission Trip to Wesley Woods will provide us an opportunity to give the camp buildings and grounds a much needed fixing up. What will be doing? There are walls that need painting; windows and screens that need cleaning; rotten wood that needs replacing; trails and paths to be cleared, raked and rebuilt; decks and stairs to be pressure washed and stained; mulch that needs spreading; and lights that need replacing. There are many projects and we need many hands to get them done.

Come for few hours, a day, or several days. There are jobs for everyone, regardless of skill level or expertise. This is a wonderful opportunity to put your faith into action by helping make a beautiful camp even nicer.

Together, we will make a difference.
The cost is minimal…only $40 a day, so invite friends and other family members to participate. All tools, supplies, and meals will be provided. Accommodations will be bunk beds. You will need to bring your own linens and pillow.

Come and hear about the work we collectively achieve through DuPage United, an organization that connects many faith-based communities (churches, synagogues, and mosques), at their Spring Assembly on March 10 at 3:00 p.m. In the past, these assemblies have been highly effective in obtaining commitments from our elected representatives to meaningful action. For example, the assembly in November, 2015 received a commitment from State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and a representative from then Sheriff Zaruba’s office to advance Crisis Intervention Training in DuPage County. The county CIT program started in October 2016 and has since trained over 700 officers. The more members that attend this assembly, the greater our influence will be in achieving future goals.

The Spring Assembly will cover:

• Celebrating the expansion and success of Crisis Intervention Team Training
• Moving forward on Crisis Stabilization Units
• Acting on Do Not Stand Idly By: a campaign to reduce gun violence
• Engaging our local officials to work with us
• Strengthening our leadership base

State’s Attorney Berlin and Sheriff James Mendrick have agreed to attend to discuss these issues.

This DuPage United event will be held at Congregation Etz Chaim in Lombard (map). Please contact Leah Ostwald if you are interested in attending. 

Many of us take light for granted, but nearly one billion  people around the world live without it every day. Come hear how Watts of Love, and DGFUMC members Doug Roselieb and Maggie Roth, are bringing light to those that need it most. Doug traveled to Nepal in October to deliver solar lights to leper colonies and those living in ultra poverty. Maggie is going to Guatemala in March.

Doug will share how Watts of Love educates, connects with, and learns from everyone they meet in this presentation sponsored by the Mission, Justice, and Community work area. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to the church office by Wednesday, February 20 so that we may have enough food for everyone. We look forward to sharing with you how our church members and the Mission, Justice, and Community work area are bringing light to the world.

• If you'd like to support Maggie on her trip to Guatemala, you can donate here.