Your gifts to Polk City United Methodist Church make an impact!

2024 has been an amazing year of loving God and loving neighbor! Here are a few highlights of the impact of our ministry together during 2024:

Fighting Hunger Together

  • Deeply committed to addressing food insecurity in our community, we continue to support the North Polk Comet Cupboard and DMARC.
  • Our Youth Group packaged meals for Meals from the Heartland, hosted an Outreach Inc. meal packaging event, and led a Trick-or-Treat for Food Insecurity drive that gathered over 1,000 food items for DMARC and the Comet Cupboard!
  • Through CFUM (Children & Family Urban Movement), we provided nourishing meals for families in the Drake and River Bend neighborhoods.
  • Through our “Birthday Cup,” we continue to celebrate together while making a difference through our monthly offerings supporting Families Forward, formerly Bidwell Riverside, to assist local families in need.

Serving in our Community and Beyond

  • On Mission Trip, our Youth Group served residents in Mexico, Missouri, while our adult mission team served in Oklahoma, offering helping hands and open hearts.
  • A group from PCUMC joined the Habitat for Humanity Faith Build, supporting efforts to create affordable housing for families in central Iowa.
  • The PCUMC Men on a Mission team made a positive impact locally, helping with tree removal and home repairs.
  • Our United Women in Faith served at local organizations such as Mary’s Helping Hands, DMARC, and T.A.K.E.

Welcoming & Connecting

  • Hospitality improvements and sanctuary rearrangement have helped create a welcoming space with room for new people.
  • We welcomed 48 children to “Camp Firelight,” and our Vacation Bible School mission project collected school supplies for students in Honduras.
  • New discipleship and small groups are forming to deepen our connection with God and one another.
  • Our 30 Mile Connection “BeUMC on the Trail” event connected us with our United Methodist neighbors as we built relationships and embodied a positive presence in our community.

 

This list is not exhaustive but a glimpse of 2024 at Polk City UMC. You all have been incredibly generous, and God has been good to us this year! Thank you for your generosity!