Ministry Opportunities

Christiana UMC members directly and/or financially support the following Ministries

Susan Fuller - Missionary to Russia

 http://www.themissionsociety.org/people/fuller

Don and Chiqui Donaldson - Missionaries to Guatemala

Cornerstone Pregnancy Center - Gap and Oxford, PA

http://www.cornerstonepcs.com/

LeRoy and Heidi Whitman (and Family)  - Wycliffe Bible Translators for the Mixtecs of Mitlatongo in the mountains of southern Mexico (P.O. Box 628200 Orlando, FL 32862-8200 - leroy_whitman@sil.org

Parkesburg Point Youth Center - Parkesburg, PA

http://parkesburgpoint.tripod.com/index.html

Lumina of Lancaster County - Lancaster, PA

http://www.luminaoutreach.org/

Water Street Rescue Mission - Lancaster, PA

http://www.wsrm.org/

Teen Challenge - Lancaster, PA

http://www.teenchallengetc.com/

Various United Methodist Relief Funds

http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/work/emergencies/

2011 - Tornado Relief Collection for Alabama

United Methodist Home for Children

http://www.methodistservices.org/aboutus.asp

Harrison House - Christiana, PA

http://www.harrisonseniorliving.com/skilled-nursing/christiana

United Methodist Church Connectional Ministries

http://www.umcgiving.org/site/c.qwL6KkNWLrH/b.3593803/k.BD90/Home.htm

CUMC Youth Mission Trip to Rutland, MA - June 17-20, 2010

http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.201558/

CUMC Mission Trip to Marion, Iowa - Apr 25-May 3, 2009

http://www.fumcmarion.org/Flood/floodhome.html

CUMC Mission Trip to Gulfport, Mississippi - 2008

http://www.mississippi-umc.org/pages/detail/763

Kairos Prison Ministry International Inc.

http://www.kairosprisonministry.org/templates/System/default.asp?id=23761

Local Food Cupboards (Souper Bowl Sunday / Harvest Home Sunday)

Octorara School District Families

Christiana Fire Company

http://www.christianafire.com/

Christiana Community Ambulance Association

http://home.comcast.net/~christi55/

Peace with Justice Sunday

Rose of Sharon Orphanage - Dominican Republic

Heifer International

http://www.heifer.org

Donations and Memorial Offerings can be mailed at any time to Christiana United Methodist Church  P.O. Box 45 Christiana, PA 17509 - Please include instructions if you want your donation or memorial offering used for a special purpose or ministry.

Christiana UMC has the following Internal Ministry Teams for 2012

Board of Trustees: - Mary Dickens (Chair), Richard Stiles, Brian Thompson, Barb Breiner, Tom Hirst, John Stafford, Jerry Newswanger, Fran Scott, Vacancy, Brayton Hershey (Lifetime Member), and John Watson (Junior Member)

Church Council: - Wayne Thomas (Chair), Elaine Bortman (Pastor), Linda Chichester/Deb Wiker (Christian Education), Hank Oleyniczak (Finance), Mary Lynn Oleyniczak (Missions/Evangelism and Conference Delegate), Kaye Meyer (Pastor/Staff-Parish Relations), Gale Wireback (Worship), Open (Lay Leader), Mary Dickens (Trustees), Jill Stafford (Church Growth), Nancy Warren (Treasurer/Secretary), Don Breiner (Member at Large), John Watson (Member at Large)

Education Committee: - Linda Chichester/Deb Wiker (Chair), Miriam Blank, Lori Boldt, Jill Stafford, and Ned Wiker

Missions & Evangelism Committee: - Mary Lynn Oleyniczak (Chair), Fran Scott, Linda Mallalieu, Ned Wiker, Jackie Newswanger, and Pat Hoover

Pastor/Staff-Parish Relations: -Kaye Meyer (Chair), Anne Crawford, Fred Mallalieu, Glenn Maxwell, Mary Lynn Oleyniczak, Jack Thomas, and Gale Wireback

Stewardship & Finance: - Hank Oleyniczak (Chair), Dave Merrill, Wayne Thomas, and Nancy Warren (Treasurer).

Church Growth: - Jill Stafford (Chair), Wayne Thomas, Hank Oleyniczak, Mary Lynn Oleyniczak, Lori Boldt, and Linda Chichester

Worship Committee: - Gale Wireback (Chair), Nancy Warren, Helen Miller, and Suzanne Richardson

Nominating Committee:- Pastor Elaine Bortman, Jackie Newswanger, and Nancy Warren

United Methodist Men: - Jim Cauller

Conference Lay Delegate: - Mary Lynn Oleyniczak, Hank Oleyniczak (Equalizing Delegate)

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever

believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16