Who Oversees Missions At FUMC?

Actually, there are two commissions at our church who oversee the mission work of the church- The Commission on Community Outreach and Social Concerns and the Commission on Missions. Because the scope of the mission work of First Church is so vast, the mission work has been divided into local missions and missions beyond Wichita. The Commission on Missions oversees mission beyond Wichita, which includes our adult and family work teams, our Disaster response team, all global mission projects, missionaries and mission education. Just as important, but falling under the Commission on Commmunity Outreach and Social Concerns, is our community ministries, social issues, and race relations. This Commission oversees our First Welcome program with the city's homeless children, the Prison Ministry, Medshare, the Literacy Volunteer Program, In-Town Work Teams and the Home Improvement Crew. Lots of outreach is happening at FUMC and both commissions stay very busy overseeing our missions programs. 

Bonnie Laycock Director of Missions & Outreach bonniel@1stumc-wichita.org Phone 316 267-6244 Ext. 252

Bonnie Laycock has been our full-time Director of Missions and Outreach since 1989.    From the very first year with one work team to 10 to 15 work teams a year now,    Bonnie has worked tirelessly to develop, arrange and promote all of the work teams    that have gone out from our church to serve the United States and countries throughout    the world. In 2003, the 100th worked team to go out from our church went to Ghana.    If you are interested in finding out more about our work teams or our Missions    program, you may contact Bonnie at the below e-mail address or phone number.   Read article about Bonnie in The Wichita Eagle

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