Missions
Down East Mission – March
Work Mission Trip Supporters, Our next down east trip is scheduled for Saturday, March 18th. The Down East team travels to the Goldsboro area to repair / build homes with Habitat for Humanity. Contact Julio Alvarez if you would like to join the team. downeast@genesis-umc.org Work/travel schedule: 6:45 AM – Meet at the church parking lot.7:00 AM – Depart from the church parking lot~8:15 AM – Arrive at work location (Depend on travel time)8:15 AM – 12:00PM – Work12:00 PM –…
Mission Needs
Lenten 40 items for 40 days Participate in the 40 for 40 Food Drive each year during Lent. Our Lenten challenge is for each family to donate 40 items over the 40 days of Lent. Donations should be dropped off at Dorcas Food Pantry, 193 High House Road. Local Missions Regional Missions The Carying Place Genesis partners with The Carying Place. This organization serves the needy in our area by helping them transition from homelessness to independent living. Watch for updates…
40 Days of Lent, 40 Items to Donate
This Lenten Season, we have an opportunity to come together as a church family to serve our neighbors. Many in our community are struggling to make ends meet. Dorcas Ministries Food Pantry needs our donations. The Mission team is challenging each of us to donate 40 food items to the pantry between now and Easter Sunday. How can our family help? What should we purchase? Where do we drop off the food? Prayerfully consider participating in this Lenten mission challenge.…
Down East Mission – February
Work Mission Trip Supporters, Our next down east trip is scheduled for Saturday, February 18th. The Down East team travels to the Goldsboro area to repair / build homes with Habitat for Humanity. Contact Julio Alvarez if you would like to join the team. downeast@genesis-umc.org Work/travel schedule: 6:45 AM – Meet at the church parking lot.7:00 AM – Depart from the church parking lot~8:15 AM – Arrive at work location (Depend on travel time)8:15 AM – 12:00PM – Work12:00 PM –…
Youth Mission: Ronald McDonald House
February Youth Mission: Ronald McDonald House Unleashed Youth are holding a collection for the Ronald McDonald House in Durham, NC during the month of February. Your participation is key to success! Help bless this organization with your donations of items below. Donations are being accepted at Genesis through Sunday February 26 at noon. Consider helping by donating: individually wrapped snacks, easy mac or other microwavable meals, cereal, clorox wipes, paper towels, facial tissues, or feminine hygiene products.
Mission News
December 2022 Genesis UMC Missions News Kingswood We have all 25 of our Kingswood teachers adopted and they have been receiving notes and love from our 25 sponsor families. Patsy Saxon, our Kingswood birthday fairy, has been sending in a special treat to all of the staff on their birthday months. She is also loving on our Genesis Preschool teachers by honoring their birthdays as well. Our Kingswood Christmas Shop was a huge success! It showed us just how amazing…
November Toy Drive
This Christmas, Genesis will again love on the families of our Congregations for Children school, Kingswood Elementary. Qualified Kingswood families will be invited to a Christmas Shop, where parents may select gifts for their children. Help us stock the shelves of the Christmas shop. Sign up at this link:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0a4aaba62b0-kingswoodWe will continue to update the list as we get wish lists from the families. We ask that you keep individual toy purchases to $30 or less. As you select gifts such…
Adopt a Teacher
We need 24 families who are willing to adopt a teacher at Kingswood Elementary for the 2022-2023 school year. You will be asked to send an encouraging note and maybe some treats at least one time a month during the school year. You may email your teacher, send cards in the mail to the school or drop off gifts at the front desk during the school day. Kingswood Elementary is Genesis’ Congregations for Children school (C4C) Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805044eaca6238-adopt
Methodist Build Home Dedication
The dedication of the 2021 Habitat for Humanity Methodist Build Home in Cary took place Monday, June 20, 2022. This is the day after Juneteenth. It’s fitting, as there has been an increase in the number of AMEZ, AMEC and AME churches involved. Genesis UMC is one of the proud sponsors of this build. The home is located in Hannah Place, at 125 Trimble Ave in Cary. The Methodist Build brings Raleigh Area Methodist area churches together strengthening relationships while…
Dedication of Methodist Build Home
The dedication of the 2021 Habitat for Humanity Methodist Build Home in Cary will take place on Monday, June 20th @ 6:00 p.m. Genesis UMC is one of the proud sponsors of this build. The dedication will take place in the driveway of 125 Trimble Ave in Cary. Pastor Craig Ham and Jeff Cooper will be speaking. Come, pray for and celebrate with the new home owner.
Down East Mission April 16
Join the Genesis Down East Mission Team this Saturday, April 16 as we travel down East to repair and rebuild homes. Please let Julio Alvarez know if you plan to join them. downeast@genesis-umc.org Work/travel schedule: Work/travel schedule:6:45 AM – Meet at the church parking lot.7:00 AM – Depart from the church parking lot~8:15 AM – Arrive at work location (Depend on travel time)8:15 AM – 12:00PM – Work12:00 PM – 1:00PM – Lunch1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Work2:30 PM…
Hope for Alexis
Update March 29, 2022 Update on Alexis Lopez-Pena. First of all, the family’s finances were fully funded for the year! Thank you to all who donated to help with this. Alexis came home early from the hospital because Medicaid would not pay for a long hospital stay. His parents received training on how to take care of him at home and have been doing a great job. Dad drives Alexis 3 times a week to UNC hospital for testing –…
Down East Mission March 19
Join the Genesis Down East Mission Team this Saturday, March 19 as we travel down East to repair and rebuild homes. Please let Julio Alvarez know if you plan to join them. downeast@genesis-umc.org Work/travel schedule:6:45 AM – Meet at the Genesis church parking lot.7:00 AM – Depart from the church parking lot~8:15 AM – Arrive at work location (Depend on travel time)8:15 AM – 12:00PM – Work12:00 PM – 1:00PM – Lunch1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Work2:30 PM –…
Down East Mission February 19!
Join the Genesis Down East Mission Team this Saturday, February 19 as we travel down East to repair and rebuild homes. Our assignment : Demo and rebuild a deck at an old Habitat home at Mount Olive. Please let Julio Alvarez know if you plan to join them. downeast@genesis-umc.org Work/travel schedule:6:45 AM – Meet at the Genesis church parking lot.7:00 AM – Depart from the church parking lot~8:15 AM – Arrive at work location (Depend on travel time)8:15 AM –…
Genesis Christmas Shop Impact
Hi Genesis families, I wanted to provide you with an update on the Christmas Shop that was held at Genesis in December of 2021. We partnered with our C4C school, Kingswood Elementary, to set up a Christmas Shop for low-income families of Kingswood students where the parents picked out free gifts for their children. With amazing support from the congregation, the Christmas Shop was a huge success, serving 46 families and 110 children. Each child was able to receive multiple…
Super Bowl SOUP Collection
Genesis Unleashed Youth are serving the Cary community once again. Unleashed is sponsoring a Super Bowl Soup Collection to benefit the Dorcas Food Pantry! From now through February 13, bring cans of soup to Genesis UMC and place them in the cart in our new HUGE Gathering Hall! The cart will be marked, and located near the front entry. Let’s keep our neighbors well fed and warm with lots of soup this winter!