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Northeastern Jurisdiction Mission Opportunities


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Northeastern Jurisdiction

Camp Aldersgate
PO Box 367
Brantingham, NY 13312
USA
Phone: 315-348-8833
Fax: 315-348-4279
E-mail: C info@aldersgateny.org
Website: www.aldersgateny.org/ United Methodist? Yes
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction
Youths take part in building, repairing, painting, assisting leaders with disabled campers, sports program.

Camp Joy
Contact: Duane L. Jensen
168 West Main Street
Hancock, MD 21750
USA
Phone: 301-678-6440
Fax:
E-mail:
United Methodist? Yes
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction
This is actually an ecumenial group, but technically it is a United Methodist-sponsored camp.

Commission on Religion in Appalachia
PO Box 11908
Charleston, WV 25339-1908
Phone: 304-720-2672
Fax: 304-720-2673
E-mail: corainappa@aol.com
Website: http://www.appalcora.org
United Methodist? No
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction

Community Development Outreach Ministries
Contact: Jeff Allen
900 Washington St., East
Charleston, WV 25301
USA
Phone: 304-342-0029
Fax: 304-432-0029 (call first)
E-mail: jallen@wvwise.org
United Methodist? No
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction
Food, clothing, tutoring, day camp, camp for teen mothers and their kids; two community centers; housing, rehabilitation, video projects for youth. No age limits.

Heart and Hand House
Contact: Bob Wilkins
PO Box 128
Philippi, WV 26416
Phone: 304-457-1295
Fax: 304-457-1523
E-mail: ministry@heartandhandhouse.org
Website: http://www.heartandhandhouse.org/
United Methodist? Yes
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction
High school and older ages; take groups June-August for one week; do home improvements for low-income families.

Interfaith Consortium of Greater Cumberland, Inc.
Contact: Cathy Gilmore
325 Frederick Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone: 301-777-7388
Fax:
E-mail: ifcumberland@maryland.net
United Methodist? No
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction
Cots in church basement. Meals at hospital for breakfast and dinner; lunch carried onsite. Maximum 25 people – high school to adult. Cost is $160 per person.

McDowell Mission Project
225 Maple Avenue, Welch, WV 24801
Phone: 304-436-8300
Fax: 304-436-8293
E-Mail: missionproject@citlink.net
Website: http://www.mcdowellmission.org/
United Methodist? Yes
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction
Very busy. This project allows junior high participants. It can be tailored to suit a group's needs.

Scott's Run Settlement House
PO Box 398
41 Lady Bug Drive
Osage, WV 26543
Phone: 304-599-5020
Fax: 304-599-8016
E-mail: admin@srsh.org
Website: http://www.srsh.org
United Methodist? Yes
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction
Daycare onsite, ages 2-13; pregnant teen counseling; onsite food pantry

Tyrand Cooperative Parish, West Virginia
Contact: Belinda Toms
PO Box 365
Mill Creek, WV 26280
Phone: 304-335-2788
Fax: 304-335-2788
E-mail: tcm@neumedia.net Website: www.wvumc.org/mission.shtml United Methodist? Yes — All denominations
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction
Ecumenical mission project; meets emergency/social needs of clients; soup pantry; Christmas store; thrift store; GED classes; money management; year-round; teens, middle-school age; Sunday-Saturday program; tools are provided; encourage one-day sight-seeing; area church hosts a dinner.

Upshur UM Cooperative Parish House
Contact: Carol Duffield
68 College Avenue
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Phone: 304-472-8490
Fax:
E-mail:
United Methodist? Yes
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction
Upshur offers summer groups of youth the opportunity to perform home repairs in a rural Appalachian setting.

Volunteers in Mission - NEJ
Contact: Greg Forrester
UMVIM NEJ
32 N. Church Street
Cortland, NY 13045
Office: 607-756-7799
Fax: 607-756-7957
E-mail: sejinfo@umvim.org
Website: www.umvim.org/
United Methodist? Yes
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction

Washington Quaker Workcamps
A program of the William Penn House
515 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
Phone: 202-543-5560
Fax: 202-543-3814
E-mail: andrei@williampennhouse.org Website: www.williampennhouse.org
United Methodist? No
Location: Northeastern Jurisdiction
Since 1986, Washington Quaker Workcamps has created opportunities for people of all ages to experience the transforming power of love through service.



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