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Counseling
The Pastoral Counseling Ministry has pastoral counselors available to meet with people who are dealing with personal or family life challenges. The Pastoral Counseling Team is dedicated to providing a compassionate listening ear and sound Biblical advice. See more about Counseling.
Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministers are Christian volunteers who are available to support you when dealing with deep personal issues. Stephen Ministers care by listening, supporting, encouraging, praying, being dependable and trustworthy and maintaining confidentiality in their care-giving. We all experience challenges in life—times when we could benefit from the support of a caring Christian friend. Stephen Ministers are ready to provide the emotional and spiritual care we need when faced with a crisis or difficulty. See more about Stephen Ministry.
Support Ministry
Support Ministry is comprised of groups and classes that are led by people who have “been there”. We don’t claim to have all the answers, but we will be there to walk beside you and hopefully provide some tools and resources to get through whatever you are facing. Whether it’s a major “crisis” – or you just need little help maneuvering through life – support ministry is open to everyone! See more about our Support Ministry.
Prayer Ministry, Shut-In Ministry and Hospital Care
These ministries work together to provide care to our congregation and our community. Through prayer requests we can stay involved in others lives, while offering compassion and agreement through our prayer ministry. If you are hospitalized, home-bound, or for any reason unable to attend worship, our devoted servants will come to you to minister holy communion, bring you flowers and a copy of the traditional worship service on CD. Truly listening to the heart of an individual is one of the greatest gifts one can give to a person. EUM’s Hospital Ministry does just that through direct visitation, prayer, and a compassionate presence. At EUM, the volunteers on call are ready to make visits to hospitals, homes, or convalescent facilities. See more about the Prayer Ministry, Shut-In Ministry and Hospital Care Ministry.
Please contact me for more information about getting help:
- Kristin Fee - Executive Assistant to Jeff Harper
937-548-3211 ext 205
kfee(at)eumchurch.org
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NextStep Ministries Outreach
At NextStep Ministries our passion is in serving those around us. You will find several ways we serve our community on these pages. Through the support of our EUM Church family, our outreach to the Darke County area has grown quickly in the last few years and we continue to look to the future. We're learning how to transition our faith into works as we strive to connect with people in need. Our goal is to lessen their physical distress and connect them to Christ to heal their souls through His grace and mercy. As we serve and minister together, we are growing closer to each other, but more importantly closer to our Savior.
NextStep Helps
This ministry provides much needed information to households in need of help with utilities, emergency gas vouchers, prescriptions and many other situations. We provide some monetary help in emergencies and also provide information on who to contact to obtain answers for some of life’s trying times.
For assistance or more information call 417-9711.
Community Construction
Community Construction is a group of men and women with various skill levels. The job is assessed by the Core Team and then scheduled with the crew. The homeowner purchases the materials needed and the Construction Crew provides the free labor.
Contact Kristy Cutarelli at 937-916-6033 or kcutarelli@eumchurch.org.
NextStep Ministries and the Ohio Benefit Bank offers free services to anyone who may be eligible for government assistance. This process helps to speed things up once you have met with Job & Family Services.
This ministry has provided many Darke County residents with free tax completion, as well as brought close to 1 million dollars in tax refunds, rebates and benefits back into our county over the past 3 years. Our Benefit Bank has been named the 3rd highest in tax completions in the Southwest Region of the State of Ohio!
For more information, contact Barb Baker - 459-5749 or nailit2thecross(at)yahoo.com.
The Ohio Benefit Bank also has a 'Self-Serve' program where you can log on from any computer at https://selfserve.thebenefitbank.org/ums?task=login&partner_code=1141 and file your taxes for free!
Soup Kitchen
The third Monday and the fourth Thursday of each month servants from EUM provide a free lunch to those less fortunate in our area. The lunch is served at Grace Resurrection Center located at the corner of Boston and E. Water Streets in Greenville.
Mondays—Janet Heft—467-6724
Thursdays—Deb Labig—548-8721
Summer Food Service
Begins on June 11 and runs through August 10, 2012. We will be serving Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:30 am -12:30 pm. The program is open to children ages 1 to 18. We serve well-balanced nutritious meals. On Mondays and Fridays there will be scheduled activities. On Wednesdays, the Greenville Public Library has story time on their front lawn (weather permitting) at 11:00 am. Come and get in on the fun.
For information contact Myra Paulus 548-7056 jdmjpaulus(at)yahoo.com or
Kim Ponchot 937-459-2260 kimp4065@gmail.com.
Our EUM lunch site has been chosen to receive 1 or 2 Americorps Vista workers! These workers will receive a small stipend. For more information and how to apply for this exciting opportunity, contact Kristy at 937-916-6033 orkcutarelli(at)eumchurch.org.
Darke County Fair Tent
Stop by our tent at the Great Darke County Fair to familiarize yourself with what’s going on at EUM!
Karen Brooks—548-3211 ext 215 or kbrooks@eumchurch.org
Mat Ministry
If you know someone who is in need of a plastic crocheted sleeping mat, please contact Carolyn Graham at 726-0029 or cward44@woh.rr.com.
Paws for Jesus Pet Therapy
This ministry combines compassion for the ill and elderly with a love for animals by visiting hospitals, nursing homes and schools with their pets! If you know someone in a nursing home, a shut in or experiencing an extended hospital stay that might benefit from this ministry, contact Audrey Hathaway at 968-3710 or msahathaway(at)hotmail.com or Matt Kingrey at 564-6373.
School Supplies
The Outreach Ministry of EUM will be collecting school supplies for the children this summer. We will be asking for a donation of book bags, pencils, pens, markers, crayons, rulers, notebooks, folders, Elmers glue bottles and glue sticks and scissors. Any of these supplies may be donated throughout the year.
Kristy Cutarelli—937-916-6033