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Lenten Food Drive

Please join us in feeding our neighbors in need! During Lent, we will be collecting food for Central’s food pantry. Donations can be dropped off during the week or on Sunday mornings. Please place your donations on the table at the front of the Sanctuary. On Palm Sunday Pastor Jack will bless the food donations. Items currently most needed. Peanut butter & Jelly Spaghetti sauce Hamburger helper Stuffing mix Mac & Cheese Muffin mix Rice Mashed potatoes Crackers Cereal Granola…
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Central’s 2021 Missional Initiatives

Waterford Central United Methodist Church is taking on four strategic initiatives over the next 12-18 months. These initiatives are at the heart of the ministries you’ve told us are important to this congregation. Like all ministries, to be successful we need support. Below are descriptions of each initiative and the persons who have led the initial concept phase of each. Please prayerfully consider each initiative and, if you feel called, volunteer to be part of one of the teams that…
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Blessings in a Backpack 2019

Blessings in a Backpack in Waterford has its origins at Central UMC. The program, co-chaired by Judge Rich Kuhn and Barb Laing, provides weekend food for elementary school students who qualify for the free and reduced-fee lunches during the week. At Riverside Elementary school, the program fed just over 100 children for the weekends during the past school year. The result of this program is that children come back to school on Monday more rested and ready to learn because…

Liberia Luncheon

Do You Eat Out After Church? Or Are You Planning on Joining the CROP Walk? Why not have lunch with your Waterford Central family and support Central’s missions to Liberia while you’re at it? Lasagna • (meat, veggie, or gluten-free) • Salad • Garlic Bread • Dessert There will be baskets on the tables for a free-will offering to support: 24 student scholarships to the C.W. Duncan UM School Reconstruction of St. Mark UM Church in Kakata Pastor salary support…

Potluck to Benefit Liberia Missions

Join us for an old-fashioned potluck on February 17th to support our mission work in Liberia. Since Jessica began our relationship with the C.W. Duncan school with a donation of $105 in 2009 Central has given $31,305 dollars for scholarships for students. And since we created the Partnership in Ministry with St. Mark UMC in 2013 we have sent $24,760 for reconstruction of their church building. In total, we have sent $86,867 to the Liberia Annual Conference! During the potluck…