VBS 2016 Mission Project Update

Thank you to Senior Girl Scout Troop #297 for leading an excellent VBS Mission Project  and letting  us participate in your Silver Award Project!  We are so excited that  our congregation and campers  donated  over 500 books,  dozens of  headsets, earbuds and CD's players and  nearly $400  to purchase more!

Your leadership shows that  there is a reason  the  scouting community  will  be  honoring all of you young lady's  with  the Silver  Award!

We  are  blessed that you shared  this  with  our community!

VBS Mission Project 2016

 Every summer during NSUMC’s Summer Day Camp, we ask camper families to help us help other children.  This year we are asking our camper families to help us support “Save the Family Shelter,” a ministry that helps families get back on their feet.  This shelter is an outreach of our denomination’s U.M.O.M (United Methodist Outreach Ministry) organization. NSUMC would like to put our faith into action by collecting a children’s book and earbuds for this project.  If your family is not able to shop, we will be grateful for a $10 donation instead.  These sweet families at “Save the Family Shelter” do not have the financial ability to purchase books for their children and some cannot read or speak English.  The average age at this shelter is 6 years old.

This mission project  will allow our Girl Scout Troop #297 to support their Silver Award and many young families at the shelter.  These ladies will read and record the donated books onto CD's, and create a library for the “Save the Family Shelter.” We are also asking our congregation members to make financial contributions towards new CD players for the shelter as well. 

http://savethefamily.org/

Foster Care Support 

NSUMC hosted a shower for teens graduating out of the foster care system.  This event was created by AZ Friends of Foster  Care.

​Click on the photo to read more about the event.

VBS Mission Project Update 8/22/15

NSUMC has successfully delivered 26 bikes, 26 helmets and 3 sets of training wheels to two local group homes.  Please keep these two homes in your prayers. Several of the children’s stories/backgrounds are just horrendous. 
God's love in action!

Update 8/1/15

Bikes have been purchased for one of the Foster Care group homes.  Here are some photos of the bicycles and the happy children!  

Update 7/10/15

DOUBLE WOW! When you didn't think it could get any better!  Thank you to our congregation for embracing this mission project!  We have now collected over $2,400 and we will be able to purchase even more NEW bikes for some local foster care children.

Update 6/28/15:

WOW! Amazing results from our VBS Foster Care Bike mission project! As of 11:00 a.m. on June 28th, the congregation and V.B.S. campers donated over $1,000! These are just the funds that were handed to our mission coordinator, not including the tally from the offering plate! Check Facebook later this week for the grand total! We are so excited to be able to make 10 little foster care girls dreams' come true with BRAND NEW bicycles! Thank you to our wonderful congregation for helping the children support Together We Rise, Foster Care Coalition and the local foster care group home! NSUMC members rock!

VBS Day Camp 2015 Mission Project

Our mission project for this year's vacation Bible school camp is Together We Rise.  Together We Rise organization helps children navigate through the foster care system.  Our church is so proud to be a part of this project that can impact so many children.  We purchased t-shirts from them and wore them during our camp. Additionally, we requested a donation of $10 per each camper so collectively we can purchase bikes for foster care children in the metro Phoenix area.  Donations may be made the week of V.B.S. and during the the V.B.S.  Celebration   worship service.