Our Missions are a very important part of our church life as we serve "outside
Ride For The Refuge 2011!
Here are some pictures of our Asbury bikers
from the Labor Day
ride For the Refuge in Albion.
Ellis Giacomelli
Jeff Harshman
Ken Davis
Rich Giacomelli
Ken and Julie Blog or go to our Galveston gallery
Click the link to see more of the trip!
They found a real need there, and a work crew from our church went in May:
Where: Mission trip to Galveston, TX
Why: To help those less fortunate
How we got where we are: We called TX UM Conference, they put us in touch with Disaster Recovery, and there was only one place that had RV hook-ups, so the pastor of the University Baptist Church, who is heading up the recovery here in Galveston said "come on down". We parked and right after lunch we were working.
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Gordie Evans, 
has recently returned from a short term mission trip with a group from Christ Untied Methodist church. They worked at the hospital in Encase Ghana, as well as in the literacy center. Gordie was able to make many friends. Gordie was also able to meet a child he has sponsored through World Vision. 
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Emily Pasi had the wonderful opportunity to serve God internationally. A mission group from Penn State University with St.Paul United Methodist Church in State College stayed in the Christian Help Center in Horni Pocernice, PC.(Prague).
The type of work they did was based on the needs of the center. They helped repair the facility and helped to provide a daycare for the children living at the center.
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Below is a link to the Refuge home page:
The Refuge is an ongoing Mission Project for us. The needs are great and so is their ability to help others.
The Refuge has gotten a much needed new bathtub as we keep one of their bathrooms updated and furnished.