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Why Project Agape Is Not a Toxic Charity

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In a recent article, Jeff Brumley explains why quite a few church leaders are raising questions about the Operation: Christmas Child ministry of Samaritan’s Purse (see https://baptistnews.com/article/franklin-graham-toxic-charity-concerns-send-churches-packing-from-operation-christmas-child/#.XcV5tcBKhdg). Mr. Brumley shares examples of church leaders who have re-imagined their previous support of the ministry commonly known as the Shoebox Ministry and are now finding local ministry… Continue Reading→

Project Agape Christmas Boxes… Finishing Strong!

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In this season when we give thanks, it is appropriate to give thanks for every volunteer who has come to MERCI this year or who has helped us in your local Church by putting together kits and checking Agape boxes. We are getting near the finish line for checking those Agape Christmas boxes. As these boxes are… Continue Reading→

Calling for Volunteers at MERCI

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We are in the midst of getting a shipment ready to send to Armenia. In particular, items that we are working on now will be sent to families in Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh). This area of the world in the Caucasus Mountains has become a refuge for persons who have been forced to leave… Continue Reading→

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

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Over the years, many of us have developed deep relationships with missionaries and have supported numerous Advance mission projects. Some of us have visited mission projects and have seen the impactthat they make on communities. These projects include persons in ministry who share the whole gospel by building wells, supporting children’s ministries, providing medical care,… Continue Reading→

Reminder for Mission Seed Funds!

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Mission Seed Funds for 2020 are now available! You will notice some differences this year in how the application, budget, and cover letter are submitted. All three required documents will be submitted at one time after the application form is filled out. Pay close attention to the form where your application information is submitted. The… Continue Reading→

Calling MERCI Volunteers

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AGAPE Christmas boxes are coming in! We are trying our best to have as many opportunities to work at MERCI as we can in October as we are assiduously working on the boxes which we have already received.  Right now, these are the dates that MERCI will be open; from about 9 am to about 2… Continue Reading→

Notes from MERCI

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MERCI will be open on the following days this month for sure: Tuesday, Sept 24, and Saturday, Sept 28.  We can use as many volunteers who can show up for any of those days.  There are a few damaged cleaning buckets which need to be examined and re-packed.  And there are literally hundreds of AGAPE… Continue Reading→

Climate Strike!

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James Apisai, a member of the NCCUMC Creation Care Team, has a message for our youth, and for ALL of us! Every week for the last several months, young people from around the world have been going on strike. We’ve been demanding a livable and habitable future, a future that is impossible due to the… Continue Reading→

2020 Mission Seed Fund Applications are Up!

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Mission Seed Funds for 2020 are now available! You will notice some differences this year in how the application, budget, and cover letter are submitted. All three required documents will be submitted at one time after the application form is filled out. Pay close attention to the form where your application information is submitted. The… Continue Reading→