Methodist Women

Posted on by Patty Peebles

The Methodist Women are a group of laywomen of the church organized for mission.  The circles meet on the first Tuesday of the month (except June, July and August), with fellowship meals in May and December.  This group, open to women in our church, reaches out to local and worldwide missions.  For more information, contact Kay Smith at 252-948-2669.

Agape Circle

Leader: Paula Willey  252-947-0334
Co-Leader: Sarah Purvis  252-945-0288
Meets at 7 p.m. in the Parlor

Projects:

  • Deliver meals for Food for Folks
  • Provide meals and dessert for Matthew 25
  • Prepare and mail Valentines (over 1,000 Valentines in 2023)
  • Provide gifts at Christmas for Foster Children
  • Provide items for students at WHS
  • Help with Graduation Sunday
  • Pack Backpack Pals bags and deliver them to John Cotton Tayloe weekly
  • Help decorate church at Christmas and Easter
  • Help with Yard Sale
  • Pack snacks monthly for Child Care

Donations:

  • Methodist Home for Children
  • Preschool Scholarship Fund
  • Barnabas Fund
  • Child Care
  • Love offering to church members in need

Circle of Joy

Leader: Tish Moore  252-945-0526
Co-Leader: Joan Tanner  252-644-1990
Meets at 1 p.m. in the Asbury Conference Room

Projects:

  • Deliver Food for Folks once a month
  • Donate hygiene products to Chocowinity Middle School
  • Provide gifts at Christmas for foster children
  • Make and provide Mother’s Journals for Coastal Pregnancy Center
  • Participate in setup, cleanup and sale of items for Fall Fling
  • Deliver meals, send cards, and make phone calls to shut-ins
  • Help with Easter and Christmas decorations
  • Help with Senior Graduation Breakfast

Donations:

  • Conference for Prayer and Self-Denial
  • Bereavement Meals Committee
  • Back Pack Pals
  • Preschool Scholarships

Circle of Kind Blessings

Leader: Kaye Buckman  252-946-9591
Co-Leader: Kaye Alligood  252-975-1577
Meets at 12 Noon in Wesley Hall for a meal, prepared by Circle members. We fellowship together and discuss ways to serve God and share His love. 

Projects:

  • Food for Folks – Deliver meals the first Wednesday of each month
  • Sponsor a Salvation Army Angel Child at Christmas
  • Sponsor a Foster Child at Christmas
  • Help decorate the church at Christmas and take down decorations after Christmas
  • Sponsor the Poinsettia Tree Project
  • Help with annual graduating Seniors breakfast
  • Help put greenery on crosses at Easter
  • Help with Church yard sale (setup, cleanup, sales)
  • Promote Fall Fling/Food Fair/Buy items for auctions
  • Provide hygiene products to students at Northside High School
  • Support VBS
  • Mail Christmas cards to shut-ins
  • Participate in “The Church Has Left the Building” mission project
  • Visit our “Special Friends” monthly and take love gift
  • Provide desserts for Matthew 25

Donations:

  • Salvation Army, Eagle’s Wings, Open Door Shelter and Bright Futures
  • Love Offerings to members in need in our church and community
  • Provide financial support for our Preschool program
  • Donate to the Sheppard Cancer Center
  • Love gifts to Pastors in Pastor Appreciation Month

Circle of Mary and Martha

Leader: Shirley Stone  252-481-2420
Co-Leader: Lee Matveia  334-455-9690
Meets at 10 a.m. in Asbury Conference Room

Projects:

  • Back Pack Pals – Pack food bags for John Cotton Tayloe School
  • Coastal Pregnancy Center – Sponsor “Shelter Raised Up” and monthly donations for diapers
  • Send cards and Valentines to special friends of Circle and Circle friends
  • Purchased 2 carts for church use (in 2023)
  • Contribute to breakfast for graduating seniors and families
  • Help with setup and taking down of Easter Church crosses, and purchase of flowers
  • Provide gifts at Christmas for foster children

Donations:

  • Donate to Bright Futures for hygiene items for Southside High School
  • Provide desserts for Matthew 25
  • Provide a scholarship for a child in Preschool
  • Support Preschool with cash donations and materials
  • House of Hope
  • Methodist Home for Children

SONshine Circle

Leader: Sarah Katherine Oden  252-945-1289
Co-Leader: Erin Franz Cushing  252-402-3505
Meets at different times and places

Projects:

  • Collect and distribute children’s winter coats.
  • Deliver meals on 5th Wednesday of the month for Food for Folks
  • Provide meals for Open Door Ministry
  • Contribute breakfast items for families on Graduation Sunday
  • Provide gifts at Christmas for foster children
  • Baskets for Fall Fling auction
  • Bake items for Food Fair

Donations:

  • Flood Bucket Project
  • Bright Futures