Missions
"And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere-in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8, NLT)
Heritage is excited about supporting missions and ministries stretching from our backyard to the farthest points on the globe. Our members -- children, youth, adults and seniors -- are passionate about sharing the love and Good News of Jesus Christ as we fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).
Volunteer mission opportunities are available...
...in Jerusalem (our church),
- Helping Hands (light home maintenance assistance)
- Pastor's benevolence fund
- S.A.I.L. (Support for Adoption, Infertility & Loss)
- Visits to homebound members
...throughout Judea (our community),
- Angel Tree (Prison Fellowship children's Christmas gifts)
- ARC (Association for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities)
- Bethany Christian Services
- Edwards Street Fellowship Center
- Food pantries
- Recycle the Word (delivery of Christian literature to jails and nursing homes)
- United Christian Ministries
- USM Wesley Foundation campus ministry
...in Samaria (our state and nation),
- Disaster response teams (hurricane, flood and tornado relief)
- Kairos prison ministry
- Methodist Children's Homes
- Mission Mississippi
- Service Over Self urban home repair
...to the ends of the earth (our world).
- Heifer Project International
- International Friends program
- International mission trips
- Operation Christmas Child
- Stop Hunger Now food packaging
- UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) supply kits and flood relief buckets
- World-wide missionary support
