a closer look at New Covenant
serving the community

  • Grocery Relief -- a ministry to help stretch your food dollar. Distribution the last Saturday of the month.  http://www.newcovumc.org/6.html

  • Sponsor Franklin Elementary Schools -- providing school supplies, hats, mittens, socks, etc.

  • Shoes 'n' Bags -- providing shoes and book bags for qualifying community students for the 2008/2009 school year  

  • Happy Feet Shoe Voucher Ministry for local school children.

  • Held Vacation Bible School

  • Operate an on-site community food pantry -

  • Serve lunch monthly at the UM Open Doors Drop-in Center

  • Sponsor Youth for Christ Teen Parents ministry,
    providing meeting space for weekly meetings
    http://yfcwichita.org/teenparents.htm

  • Made and distributed blankets to the homeless

  • Distributed Thanksgiving food boxes

  • Sponsored families for Christmas

  • Ministered at King's Achievement Boys' Home

  • Give support to Sedgwick County Detention Center

  • Hold block parties to build relationships in the neighborhood

  • Participate in Delano Neighborhood Clean-up

  • Planning several community service projects for summer/fall

  • Faith in Action Campaign -- We didn't go to church on Oct. 2 -- instead we WERE the church, going into the community and doing various service projects.