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North Coast District United Methodist Church

Conference-Funded Mission Projects

These Mission Projects are sponsored by the East Ohio Conference of the UMC. The North Coast District grant from the East Ohio Conference for 48 mission projects on the North Coast District for 2008 is $318,469

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NO.	PROGRAM TITLE GOAL STATEMENT
054	North Coast Dist./Aldersgate UMC AMEN! ALL MUST ENCOURAGE NON-VIOLENCE/ALDERSGATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROG. A Threefold Cord endeavor or reach out to families involved in devasting cycle of domestic violence by providing a range of services that includes public awareness, information and referral, advocates to accompany victims to their court appearances, safety and support groups.
055	Asbury Drug Elimination Program ASBURY DRUG ELIMINATION PROGRAM This program began as a drug elimination program and has grown to address the developmental needs of the youth as a way of preventing drug use/abuse. The Teen Youth Council provides opportunities for up to 25 12-16 year olds to develop their leadership skills, cultivate their own vision for future career and educational options, and to be part of teen-initiated service projects.
056	Asbury UMC ASBURY FOOD PANTRY/CLOTHING DEPOT The food Pantry/Clothing Depot was established in order to assist persons in the community with basic needs of food and clothing. The ministry is coordinated with other local social service agencies to ensure food and other basic essentials are available throughout the community.
057	Asbury " Save Our Children" ASBURY "SAVE OUR CHILDREN" AFTER SCHOOL & TUTORIAL PROG. Provides academic, social & spiritual enrichment to low-income urban children and youth entering kindergarten through sixth grades. The average enrollment has been 65. Funds will be used toward operating expenses associated with the program.
058	Calvary UMC CALVARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL People of all ages and background and interests come together to learn. Infant care for teen parents/preschool experience/K-3 education program chartered by the Ohio Dept. of Education
059	Cory UMC CORY BUSINESS/BUILDING MANAGER Cory UMC continues to be one of the largest and busiest facilities in the conference. Business/Building Manager will work directly with custodial staff supervision, assistance to the Finance Committee, monitoring/purchasing of supplies and supervision of special projects.
060	Cory UMC CORY HUNGER CENTER Cory has been meeting the needs of families in the Glenville community providing them with food. The Hunger Center is always prepared to help anyone who comes identifying a need. The Center also provides for church members and community volunteer and employment training.
061	Cory UMC CORY PARISH NURSE PROGRAM A health ministry designed to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of our members and persons in the community, also suppport/services persons who us the Hunger Center, Soup Kitchen, Head Start, Cory Senior Program, and individuals in the community.
062	Cory UMC CORY SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM Serves seniors in the Glenville community and Cory UMC since 1983. Activities include exercise, computer classes, nutrition, health, arts/crafts and recreation. The programs help to reduce social isolation.
063	Cory UMC EAST SIDE PASTORAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT The Cory, E. Glenville, St. Matthew Cooperative Parish began over a decade ago in an effort to strengthen the administration & ministry needs of 4 urban congregations. The congregations have engaged in joint Christian Education. Youth Ministries and Outreach efforts.
064	North Coast District EMERGING MINISTRIES OF THE NORTH COAST DISTRICT The greater Cleveland area has been deemed to be the poorest city in the country for the second time in 3 years. The needs of the communities in which all our our churches serve continue to grow and change. Therefore mission ideas and responsibilities might not be able to wait for funding cycle to begin operation. Emerging Ministry Funds aid local churches in striving to meet the important needs of their neighborhoods in a timely fashion.
065	Han Madang UMC ENGLISH SPEAKING KOREAN AMERICAN CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT To support English speaking lay person financially so our English speaking youth and congregation will worship together.
066	New Life Community FAITH (FAMILY APARTMENT INITIATIVE FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING) New Life Community is a faith-based, interdenominational, non-profit organization whose mission is to empower persons in homeless, jobless families to make the transition from homelessness and joblessness to independence and self-sufficiency.
067	St. Paul UMC FATHERS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW To positively impact fathers in the Lee-Miles community and its surrounding areas. The program will serve men and boys throughout the area who are not necessarily members of St. Paul.
068	The Master's UMC FRED'S CLUB TUTORING PROGRAM, INC. Is an after school and evening service for elementary children in grades one through six providing them help with their homework in a safe, caring environment. The program serves close to 100 children each year.
069	Garfield Memorial UMC GARFIELD MEMORIAL IN THE CITY - THE RIVER COFFEEHOUSE WORSHIP This ministry is the extension of Garfield Memorial (suburban church) into an eastside urban neighborhood. Garfield Memorial proposes to extend a mid-week, afterschool, meal and worship experience to children/youth and their families in the Union/Miles neighborhood of Cleveland.
070	North Coast District HOLY BOLDNESS INITIATIVES Funds will be used to further the health and welfare of children and adults living in at-risk situations, who need holy and bold advocacy for social programming and spiritual needs.
071	St. Matthew UMC H.O.P.E. HELP OVERWHELMED PEOPLE EMPOWER To work with residents in the community who are overwhelmed by life circumstances, to empower them to be lifted to a higher plane.
072	The New Beginning HOUSING FOR MEN IN RECOVERY The New Beginning is a non-profit agency. It offers housing to men in recovery from all chemicals. It also offers long term housing. The on-site listed formal Alcoholic, Cocaine, Narcotic Anonymous and Relapse meetings are a great asset to the New Beginning recovery.
073 NEW	Pearl Road UMC IHS FILLING STATION (COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAM) Our IHS program nurtures the needy in our community with a weekly hot meal program which feeds them physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually as well. Usual attendance is 70-90.
074	Broadway UMC LINKING THE "E's" (IN EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH) Broadway currently provides four mini-stand-alone outreach ministries - Community Dinners, Emergency Food Baskets, Bonus Buddies and its two newest outreach ventures - Wednesday Youth/Teen Family night and Broadway 55th AA Group. This proposal is to be intentional bout linking these ministries around the strength of "families eating, praying and spending quality time" together.
075	Ecumenical Senior Ministries of Collinwood MINISTRY TO SENIOR CITIZENS, POOR, DISABLED ESMC is a non-profit organization. Ours is an ecumenical Christian ministry serving elderly, low income and disabled Collinwood people of all genders, faiths, and races. Our services are free of charge to everyone.
076	Windermere UMC MUSIC GRANT The purpose is to assist the pastor in ministering to the congregation, especially during times of worship and to enhance the entire worship experience. To sing songs and spiritual songs that the word of God may be both heard, and experienced in each worshipping person in such a way that they respond to the call of Christ.
077	Simpson UMC NEAR WEST SIDE PARTNERSHIP MINISTRY PARISH NURSE PROGRAM The Parish Nurse Program is a specialized ministry of Fairview Hospital where registered nurses are placed in congregations to provide health education, referrals to community agencies and health screenings to members of the congregation and surrounding community.
078	Near West Side Partnership Youth NEAR WEST SIDE PARTNERSHIP YOUTH Provide a safe place in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect, where creativity is encouraged, spiritual and social growth needs are met and youth are inspired to take a responsible role in a church and their communities.
079	North Coast District UMC NEIGHBORHOOD DISCIPLESHIP In the cities of Cleveland and Elyria and surrounding areas, many of the neighborhoods are in rapid transition and in great need. These funds help churches receive funds to change existing programs or add new ones that will reach their neighborhood populations.
080	Nottingham UMC NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH MUSIC PROGRAM Grant funds make it possible to offer a variety of music ministries to young people in the communities surrounding two urban churches by paying a small stipend to help to ensure consistent, and dedicated leadership for our children who are often in situations where little else is consistent in their lives.
081	The North Coast District NC "SEND ME!" MISSION TRIP FUND Is a fund started to promote missions throughout the district and publicity to formalize a district work mission team to be sent to other places, domestic and foreign to do mission work for the poor.
082	Ridgewood UMC PARISH NURSE-RIDGEWOOD Bridges the gap between science and religion by offering healthcare with a spiritual dimension in the context of the faith community. It enhances the physical and spiritual health of the local community and parishioners by providing educational programs, health screenings, patient advocacy, health counseling, home visits, hospital visits, and nursing home visits.
083	UMC of Brook Park PARISH NURSE PROGRAM- BROOK PARK As a cooperative effort of the UMC of Brook Park with Fairview Hospital (Cleveland Clinic Health System), the Parish Nurse Program places within this local congregation an experienced health professional.
084	Peoples Hope UMC PEOPLES HOPE LIVING-LEARNING CENTER-LIFE SKILL LEARNING PLACE Created to teach neighborhood adults and youth basic skills to enhance their life and their opportunities to acquire employment. The center has classes in computer skills, cooking, knitting, Bible Study etc.
085	Race Track Chaplaincy of America RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY-CLEVELAND DIV ("HOME MISSION") Our ministry is serving the spiritual, mental and emotional, physical and recreational issues and problems of the people who have and work on the backside of the track. We have local and migrant workers from different countries. Our people lack education, quality care (health) and economic skills for advancement.
086 New	Garfield Heights UMC 'REVITALIZING CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP AT GARFIELD HEIGHTS UMC" The purpose of this project is to revitalize the Contemporary Worship at Garfield Heights UM by improving the quality of the worship experience.
087	St. Matthew UMC ST. MATTHEW UMC MUSIC MINISTRY The Music Ministry enhances the worship experience of St. Matthew UMC and utilizes the medium of music to articulate an Africhristic faith.
088	Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cleveland SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION PROJECT FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN Addressing the devasting effects of homelessness upon academic success, IHN will transport each school-age guest to and from the school they were in when they became homeless. The School Transportation Project will minimize disruption in the education of homeless children, maintain the social supports they have within their school and provide them with continuity and stability in their "school Life" while their "home life" is unsettled.
089	Simpson UMC SIMPSON CHURCH AND COMMUNITY WORKER The primary purpose of the church is to reach out to the surrounding community in a spirit of love and justice, in a manner of peace and hopefulness, to allow persons to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ. It helps to identify the needs and concerns of the church and community, and maintains on-going relationships with members of the church and community.
090	Simpson UMC SIMPSON FOOD PANTRY The Simpson UMC operates a Food Pantry to residents within the 44102 zip code on the Near West Side of Cleveland. The purpose of the program is to provide our neighbors with a three-day supply of emergency food based on their income and family size.
091	East Shore UMC SOUP'S ON! Offers a weekly hot meal to hungry residents of Euclid. It began in March 2006 as a twice-a-month program. In Jan. 2007 the ministry expanded to weekly, thanks to benevolent funding from the East Ohio Conference.
092	Windermere UMC SPORTS, COMPUTER, TUTORING & HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES These ministries are designed to minister to youth in the surrounding communities in four different ways (sports, computer, tutoring, and homework) with the ultimate goal of making Disciples for Jesus Christ.
093	Maple Heights UMC THE MAPLE HTS/BEDFORD UMC COMBINED YOUTH MINISTRY To provide young members and friends of the respective churches opportunities for ministry with the congregations and to the contiguous communities, opportunities to lead and participate in worship, participation in Conference activities etc.
094	The Near West Side Partnership THE NEAR WEST SIDE PARTNERSHIP OFFICE Provides administrative and secretarial support to First Hispanic, Oehlhoff, Peoples Hope, Simpson & Trinity UMCs. All are inner-city churches that would otherwise be without secretarial and support staff.
095	North Coast District Communications Commission UMC AWARENESS MEDIA CAMPAIGN To advertise in local newspapers in EVERY community within our district in order to increase public awareness of The United Methodist churches in our district/area.
096	West Side Ecumenical Ministry WSEM COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES A non-profit social service agency founded in 1966 that provides services to more than 41,000 individuals annually at 40 program sites on both the east and west sides of Cleveland.
097	Werner UMC WERNER YOUTH/YOUNG ADULT COMMUNITY OUTREACH MINISTRY Will assist in financing the Werner Youth/Young Adult Ministries (Youth/Young Adult Choir, youth instrumental music, mission projects, participating in liturgies and ministries of the church, district and conference youth activities, etc.)
098	Women's Center of Greater Cleveland WOMEN'S CENTER'S CHILDCARE PROGRAM Implementation of a tutoring program for the children attending the evening childcare program. While their mother is engaged in drug and alcohol treatment, the program provides the environment necessary for children to complete homework assignments, remedial reading, offers technical support with computers and instruction. More than 400 women and their families were engaged in treatment services in 2006.
099	WIRE-Net WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH PROGRAM Since 1989 this program has helped to recruit, train and placed over 1800 qualified unemployed, underemployed and economically disadvantaged works in well-paying jobs with Cleveland area manufacturing companies.
100	Aldersgate UMC YOUTH COORDINATOR/EXPANDED YOUTH MINISTRY The youth coordinator will receive a stipend to implement and expand youth ministry for grades 7-12 and organize our youth and adult volunteers. This is an "Urban Youth Impact" initiative involving youth from Warrenville Hts. community and four different school systems. We discuss value and faith development as a Christian.
101	St. Matthew UMC YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM Weekly outreach program for children and youth ages 4-18. The purpose of these programs is to give youth a positive activity and learning experience between Sunday to Sunday and minister to the non-Christian in a loving and nurturing way.