Our church has worked hard throughout the years to support the Florida United Methodist Children's Home. A Fifth Sunday offering is taken for the UMCH.

It’s our privilege to love and support the kids at the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home through prayer, financial support, and a yearly day of service on their campus.

For more information about the Florida United Methodist Children's Home, visit their website: www.fumch.org

Forward Paths Foundation is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to provide support to Lake County’s most vulnerable youths as they strive to live independently as successful adults. Forward Paths is the only organization that is working to address homelessness among young people in Lake County. The young people include youth who have become homeless because of dysfunctional family situations, those who have aged out of foster care or are otherwise without basic resources to take care of themselves and pursue a pathway to personal independence.

The goal of Forward Paths is to build a tiny home community in Eustis to provide temporary housing. This program will be supervised by Resident Managers to ensure a safe environment for those pursuing their educational job training goals.

The community will be built on the donation of the land just north of the FUMCE main campus. Mentoring will be provided in the critical skills that employers are looking for such as being organized, dependable, having a positive attitude, waring multiple hats, making a strong commitment, being willing to go the extra mile, decision making and communication. The youths will receive assistance in finding part-time employment and applying for either college of vocational training. For more information, call 352-408-2307 or email info@forwardpaths.org

FUMCE is ready to deepen our connection with a new local mission - “The Open Door” - a resource center sponsored by Life Stream to assist homeless clients with a variety of resources. The center doesn’t provide overnight shelter, but provides what is necessary to get a homeless visitor through the day and hopefully back on his or her feet. Guests to the Open Door can shower, do laundry, have a snack and store belongings in lockers. They can look for jobs and research benefits using the center’s computer or simply have a place to rest. Volunteers and staff refer homeless clients to the proper agencies to get ID’s, housing, food, clothing, shelter and mental or medical help. Guests can also receive mail at the center.

Our mission at FUMCE is to assist Open Door through various means including: providing volunteers a few hours per week, assisting with snacks or sandwiches for meals, and purchasing and donating various items to meet their daily needs. If you would like to assist as a volunteer; please contact Katie Roberts (assistant) at (352-589-8157).