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United Methodist Children's Services - UMCS Contact: John Wierschem
Phone: 414-228-9949
Email:
jjwiers@sbcglobal.net
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United Methodist Children’s
Services (UMCS) was established in 1962 as a ministry of the
Wisconsin Conference United Methodist Church. It was a ministry to
serve teen-aged young women who were pregnant or single parents with
transitional housing, parenting classes, and job training to move
them out of poverty and into self-sufficiency. Today, UMCS services
have expanded its ministries to women, children and families.
Through transitional housing, low income housing, a variety of
classes, day care, and food pantry, UMCS served over 34,000 people
in 2008.
The United Methodist Church
of Whitefish Bay has been a vital partner in the mission and
ministries of UMCS. Members of the congregation have and continue
to serve on its Board, volunteer their time during the week with
many projects from apartment refurbishing, caring for children,
bookkeeping, children’s mission projects of birthday parties and toy
collections, Trees of Love gift giving at Christmas, staffing the
food pantry and more. Our financial giving through loose change,
the Advent/Christmas offering, Christmas with a Conscience, United
Methodist Women, Faith Promise, FaithWorks, the Mission budget
within our operating budget and individual gifts have played a
significant role in the on-going work and expansion of ministry at
UMCS.
For more information about
United Methodist Children’s Services, contact Eileen Dean, Mike
Hatfield and Pastor Gerry Harrison who serve on their Board, John
Wierschem who is the church liaison between the Food Pantry and our
congregation, Holly Morse, coordinator of FaithWorks and Pastor
Susan. You can also visit their
website for more information.
Each Christmas there are
many ways to be a part of this amazing ministry that is making a
difference in many lives in Milwaukee and from around the state.
Below are a few:
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FaithWorks Second Saturday of the month
9am - 12 noon |
Join us the second Saturday of the month for FaithWorks as we help UMCS with apartment refurbishing
including cleaning, painting, staining, doing small repairs and
other miscellaneous tasks. Come at 8 am for breakfast and leave
with a group of others from the church to lend your hand to United
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