Our Ministries & Mission
Our Ministries
Connect Our Ministries and Mission
St. John’s United Methodist Church is committed to advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ by leading all to experience God through outreach mission and ministries: Bible Study, Preschool, Vacation Bible School, Walk to Emmaus, Seaford Community Food Closet, Love Inc., Angel Tree ministry, card ministry, GriefShare ministry, Boy and Girl Scouts, Cubs, Music ministry, Operation Christmas Child, Thrift Shop, United Methodist Men, United Methodist Women, Thanksgiving for Thousand, and Light it Up Blue/Autism Speaks.
Bible Study
Join our bible study led by Pastor Linda Pevey!
Pastor Linday Pevey
Bible Study Coordinator
Mission
Seaford Community Food Closet
The mission of the Food Closet is to provide emergency food relief to individuals and families encountering hardship in the greater Seaford area. It is funded solely through food and monetary donations and is maintained 100 percent by volunteers.
Thrift Shop
The St. John’s Community Thrift Shop, a non-profit organization, continues to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ. We continue to provide for the needy and offer quality used merchandise at affordable prices to donate to Nanticoke Young Life, Salvation Army, Love Inc., Seaford/Blades Associated Charities, and Feeding Thousands.
United Methodist Men
The St. John’s United Methodist Men serves in numerous ways: assembling the handicap lift and building ramps; helping food distribution for the feeding the Thousands Project at Thanksgiving; Boy Scout Troop 249; Lifetime Wells to drill wells and provide clean water in African villages; Peninsula Delaware Conference for the Bishop Weaver Congo Partnership Agriculture Project; and help with local scholarship funds to attend Camp Pecomoth. Join our meetings on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.
St. John's Preschool
At St. John’s Preschool, our goal is to produce happy and well-adjusted children. Here you will find a nurturing, educational environment for children of ages 2-5 years. We recognize that each child has unique talents, learning styles and personalities. Our teachers and staff are committed to working within each child’s comfort zone to ensure optimal social, emotional and educational results. It is the mission of our Christian based preschool to provide a structured, developmentally appropriate values-rich program for preschool aged children. St. John’s Preschool is a state-licensed facility meeting all standards for children’s health, safety and well-being in a Christian setting.
Caring
GriefShare
When people do their grief work with this faith-based program, the journey to move forward can be easier. We provide both seminars and 13 weeks’ sessions for those who have experienced the pain of loss. Grief Share, Surviving the Holiday’s and loss of spouse are being provided. We continue to offer support to grieving individuals under the excellent leader Chandra Lucksho who is specialized in pastoral counseling.
Connect Our Ministries and Mission
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