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THE UNITED METHODIST
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GRACE

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SOCIAL MINISTRY
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First children's Methodist Center
"SPRING"
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ministry was founded in 2002. The Center's activity is completely
based on Christian principles. Most of Center's
- staff are Christians
and members of UMC Grace. Currently this ministry includes more
than 10 different programs:
- Bible lessons, children's art, additional
education, sport, free hot meals, visiting families at homes,
psychological
- supporting programs, music, support in getting medical
and social help, programs on life skills development and
- gospel camps.
This ministry
is first of all directed
on social help and Christian principles spreading amongst
children
- and their families in need. The suppressing majority of
children and members of their families through participation in
- Center's programs come to Church and take Christ.
To
know more about this ministry you can see Methodist Center's site :
www.springcenter.org
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WOMEN'S MINISTRY
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The United Methodist
Women
- The woman's ministry acts in our church since 2001
both at the level of the church and the district.
- Contribution of
women in Center's activity and in Church's life is very essential.
- The
women of this ministry help in family and children's ministry,
praying ministry, Bible studying,
- work as the volunteers in camps
and the Family Methodist Center Spring, make master-classes for women
- and children,
communication, fests and holidays, help at the church and families
in need, they make
- seminars and invite women from other churches,
make the actions: Feed the hungry and dress the poor, and etc.
- For
example last autumn 2006 thanks to the action: Autumn's gifts the
church got
- more than 15 kilos of canned and fresh vegetables.
- As the part of the
United Methodist
Women's ministry church GRACE is doing regularly seminars
- on "12
steps program" where women, men, youth and children take part, "Moms
in touch"
- - ministry which unites moms in praying for their children
and schools, "Mother's wisdom"
- - program on teaching mothers and
girls.
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Bible
studying
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On Fridays adult Bible studying group has lessons.
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At
the moment the Methodist Christ's Disciple program is learnt.
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Leader-Rauza Landorf.
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Praying
Ministry
- On Wednesdays adult
praying group is kept.
- Leader- Tatiana Venedictova.
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Children's MINISTRY
&
youth ministry
- The
children's and youth ministries are very active since 1999 in our
church. Currently it includes nearly
- 50 children and young people.
Children's ministry has 3 groups:
- the youngest
(aged 3-6),
middle (7-11 years old) and the oldest (11-14).
- At the
lessons children study the Bible, make different things with their
own hands,
- make theatre plays and take part in competitions. The
program that is learnt on
- Children's ministry
was developed by Russian UMC. Young people
- (older than 14) have their own worships where they
together with the youth musical
- group praise God in songs, study the
Bible, talk and go in for sport (the youth football team).
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Food ministry
Every day nearly 40 children
from problem and poor families get free hot meals which are cooked
by the women of our church women's ministry
(UMW).
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Children's
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CHRISTIAN MUSIC
- The
children's chorus, musical church group, the kid's musical band
(guitars, spoons and fleets).
- Our
choir usually makes small concerts at the church and is also invited
to sing before the district administration,
- elderly people, children
and take part in the district Methodist arrangements.
- At the music
lessons children study the notes and visit concerts of classical
music to know more about it.
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Sport IN CHURCH
- Church
GRACE has got a youth and children's football teams.
- Boys and girls play
football and take part in local championships.
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PROGRAMS ON LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Children have lessons on
cooking and sewing, they also learn how to do the tiding and washing
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CHRISTIANS CAMPS
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year since 1999 our church make gospel camps for children and
youth in summer and when there are school holidays.
- We invite
children from problem families and the usual number is about 40
children. Many of them are unbelievers.
- The camp program helps
children to learn about God through the Bible studies, worships and
communication and
- of course there are a lot of sport, hand craft,
music and trips. To know more about the camp ministry you
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the page devoted to camps on the Methodist
center web site:
www.springcenter.org
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Family
(Parent's) Ministry
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One of the main
aims of children's and youth Church ministries is in
attracting children's family members to the church.
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For
children's parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters and
other relatives are usually made some especial occasions
like:
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-Church events
(Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving Day and many others).
Children prepare a new Christian program
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for every such
event and parents get interested in seeing their
children acting in theatre plays and singing,
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coming to such
events they participate in church sermons.
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-Especial Family
events (Mother's Day, Father's Day)
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-Parents'
meetings at the Methodist children's center
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-Concerts for
elderly people
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-Parents'
celebrations when children and their family members can
celebrate some family dates like
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birthday in a church
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-Family picnics
in Summer when all parents are invited to join their
children in coming to nature,
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-Family
excursions to St. Petersburg museums, palaces and parks.
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