{"id":9,"date":"2009-02-15T21:35:39","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T02:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nccumc.net\/missions\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:09:35","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull mb-0 mt-0 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-96c8cf00 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-theme-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color mb-0 mt-0 wp-elements-83d6ecd1c4a7a27cca1bbcc26c31bc8b\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-theme-light-gray-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-d0162979 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-theme-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ad019156ad5e2b5b84c8bc3791b4d01\" style=\"font-size:clamp(32.518px, 2.032rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.711), 58px);\"><strong>Mission Projects<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/projects\/#in-country\">In-Country Projects<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/projects\/#overseas\">Overseas Projects<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-slate-section-numbered-list-and-image gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-has-custom-background-color gb-has-custom-text-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:6em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:6em;padding-left:1em;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1f1f1f\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-3 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/10\/umcor-kit-assembly.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12814\" style=\"border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/10\/umcor-kit-assembly.jpg 675w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/10\/umcor-kit-assembly-405x720.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gpb-fluid-4 has-text-color\" id=\"in-country\" style=\"color:#1f1f1f;font-size:clamp(24.034px, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.699), 40px);px\">In-Country Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1f1f1f;font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.783), 22px);px\">Please consider giving and serving in both \u201cplaces to serve\u201d and \u201cministries to support.\u201d We simply will never know the fullness of Christ until we move beyond our pews, our comfort zones, and our well-formulated perceptions of what is and what is not. This we do in mission. This we do with the service of our hands and our hearts. This is where we touch Jesus, and find that he was holding us all along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Places to Serve: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/merci\/\">MERCI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/umvim\">NC United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robesoncccc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robeson County Church and Community Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/endhunger.org\/nc\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Society of St. Andrew<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hintoncenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hinton Rural Life Center \u2013 Hayesville, NC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ministries to Support: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riseagainsthunger.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rise Against Hunger<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heifer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heifer International<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchworldservice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Church World Service<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.habitat.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Habitat for Humanity<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pim-nc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Partners in Ministry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gpb-infinity-section-text-and-image-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-has-custom-background-color gb-has-custom-text-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:6em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:6em;padding-left:1em;background-color:#f3f3f3;color:#1f1f1f\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"overseas\" style=\"color:#1f1f1f;font-size:clamp(27.894px, 1.743rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.139), 48px);px\">Overseas Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church supports several ministries beyond the Annual Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wearezoe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZOE<\/a> (Rev. Gaston Warner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/project-agape\/\">Project AGAPE in Armenia<\/a> (Nara Melkonyan)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/love-for-liberia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Love for Liberia &#8211; Two-Year Outreach to Liberia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.costaricamissionprojects.com\/\">Costa Rica Mission Projects<\/a> (Wil Bailey)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salvadoranmissionprojects.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salvadoran Mission Projects<\/a> (Brian Dubberly)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rotifunk.org\/\">Sierra Leone &#8211; Mission of Hope: Rotifunk Hospital<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/09\/Mission-of-Hope-Background.pdf\">Background of Mission of Hope<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column 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