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Serving within our community and Greater Atlanta

Community Leader:  Holly Barnick, Email Holly

Due West is very active with several ministry partners in the Greater Atlanta area including:

7 Bridges to Recovery

7 Bridges to Recovery is a rescue team for JESUS CHRIST. The purpose of the ministry is to rescue our brothers and sisters off the streets and help them break the binds of homelessness, alcohol, drugs, sexual addictions, prostitution, and abuse.

Contact: Steve Colley at 770.427.3835, ext. 247

DWUMC Food Pantry ~ Give Thanks, Give Back, Give Food

The need is great.  The ability to fill that need is within us.  Please pick up the newly renovated Food PANTRY list and instruction sheet (or print one by clicking here). Only the items on the list will be accepted.  One completed bag will feed a family of 4 for two days or a family of 2 for four days.  You  may drop off your completed bag in the Admin 1 church office, Monday-Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Please Email Deb Ingham or call 770.427.3835, ext. 221 if you have any questions regarding the Food Pantry.

Habitat for Humanity

OUR BUILD HAS BEGUN!

We will be building every Saturday through April 28th.  No experience necessary.  Come out and learn a new skill, have a good time and enjoy the fellowship while building a new house.  We are limited to the number of volunteers onsite, so get signed up early to make sure that you have a spot available.  Please Email Scott Hellman or call 678-654-7506 for more information or to sign up.

Murphy-Harpst Children's Home

Murphy-Harpst is a 46 bed Behavioral Healthcare Organization designed to meet the needs of children and youth with severe emotional and/or behavioral problems.  They provide residential treatment for children and youth ages 6-17 and, when appropriate, their families, who have demonstrated a need for residential treatment services at the intermediate level of care.  We typically assist the children's home by providing Christmas gifts and Easter baskets.  Our United Methodist Men also sponsor a dinner during the Christmas season to raise money for this ministry partner. 

Contact: Melinda Hajost at 770.435.3692

MUST Ministries

MUST Ministries is a faith-based organization which is dedicated to providing services to persons and families in crisis while maintaining their dignity.  They address the basic needs of individuals, families and children in the Marietta, Smyrna and Canton/Cherokee country communities.  MUST brings people of many faiths together to respond to God's challenege to minister to others with compassion and love, without judgement of the beliefs, background or circumstances of those who serve or of those being served.  Due West is commited to serving dinners at MUST on the 31st of January, March, May, July, August, October & December.  We also serve other ways throughout the year.
 
Contact:  Terri Kilpatrick at 770.422.8532

Project Backpack

Over 16 million children live in homes without enough food.

Research indicates that hungry children do poorly in school and have lower academic achievement because they are not well prepared for school and cannot concentrate.

Due to these facts, Due West started Project Backpack, a partnership with Clarkdale Elementary School. We are currently providing weekend meals for 75 children each week. This is how it works: after lunch on Friday, the students pick up their backpack full of food for over the weekend. They return the backpack to school the following Monday. Research has shown that the children participating in this ministry have improved attendance, grades, concentration and behavior.

We would like for everyone at Due West to be involved in this ministry. Here's how you and/or your group (Sunday School Class, Salt-N-Light Group, Bible Study) can get involved.

Duties of Backpack Team

Tuesday - Pick up backpacks from Clarkdale Elementary (two locations: Austell Intermediate and Compton Elementary). Backpacks must be picked up prior to 2:00 pm to avoid dismissal traffic.

Wednesday or Thursday - Pack the backpacks with the food for the next weekend. This is done on campus at any time the church is open.

Friday - Deliver the backpacks to the two locations. They must be delivered to Austell Intermediate by 10:00 am so students may pick them up at lunch. Backpacks need to be delivered to Compton by 1:30 pm so that the students can pick them up before dismissal.

Contact: Barb Hollis or Pam Davies at 770.424.6023

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