Want to share time or resources with a ministry or organization in the church, in the community or around the globe? Have skills you want to share? Not sure where your time could be most helpful? Email info@NoblesvilleFirst.com or call the church office at 317-773-2500 for guidance in helping become the hands and feet of Jesus Christ!
Other opportunities for service and missions are listed at NoblesvilleFirst.com/NextSteps.
The Missions Team is hosting a food drive, November 6-20, benefiting Dinner's On Us and the Come to Me Food Pantry. Specific requests include:
- Canned meats (chicken, tuna, roast beef, spam)
- Canned vegetables (corn, creamed corn, canned potatoes, yams, pumpkin, canned spinach)
- Canned fruit
- Canned tomatoes - diced, paste and sauce
- Soup (beef based chunky, chicken and dumplings and clam chowder)
- Pasta
- Dried potatoes and stuffing
- Canned beans
- Spaghetti sauce
- Alfredo sauce
- Granola bars
- Cereal
- Cake mixes and icing
- Jiffy pizza crust
- Cream of chicken soup
- Flavored pasta
Bring donations to the church on or before Monday, November 20. They'll be collected on the racks behind the stairwell outside the Sanctuary (Door 1).
Questions?
Click here to email Juanita Kipp or call the church office at 317-773-2500.
When you or a loved one is recovering from surgery, illness or injury, meal planning can quickly become a burden.
You can ease that burden for someone in the congregation by serving on the Take-a-Meal Ministry. Members of the team are informed when a need arises. There’s no obligation. Serve only when you can. You’ll be provided with the individual or family’s likes, dislikes, food allergies and details about meal delivery.
Questions? Ready to volunteer?
Click here to email Kathy Suzo or call the church office at 317-773-2500.
Have a smile you can share?
Enjoying making others feel welcome?
Members of the Hospitality Team serve one Sunday a month and at special events, greeting guests, serving as ushers in the worship spaces, and carrying out tasks to make everyone feel welcome, including setting out donuts and making coffee.
Sound like a calling for you?
Email Hospitality Coordinator Pam Caplinger at pcaplinger@NoblesvilleFirst.com or call the church office at 317-773-2500.
MISSION FIELDS
OTHER SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Noblesville First invites kids living in Noble Manor next door to come for a hot lunch, a fun program, and five sack lunches to take home each week in the summer and during school breaks. We're looking for volunteers offer friendly hospitality in a variety of positions! Learn more at ... NoblesvilleFirst.com/lunch.
Prayer is an important part of our faith journey with God. It is the way we communicate with Him and He with us. God is always ready to listen and answer our pleas. How often do you raise your voice to Him? We would like to invite YOU to join others on Monday mornings, 11:15am-12pm in community prayer for our church, pastors, programs and events, missions and the world. Questions? Contact Carol Miller cmiller@NoblesvilleFirst.com 317-773-2500. Learn more at ... NoblesvilleFirst.com/PrayerGathering
Noblesville First's Care Ministry is deploying a new army of volunteers. Prayer Buddies are soft and cuddly stuffed animals that will carry prayers of hope and comfort to those in need. Our call to action is two-fold: You can purchase new or gently used stuffed animals to donate. Drop them off in the church office. And, you can take a Prayer Buddy if you know someone, regardless of age, who would appreciate a tangible reminder that our church is praying for them. They are also shared with first responders in the community and others in need. Learn more at ... NoblesvilleFirst.com/buddies.
Located in San Andres Semetaba, Guatemala, Mission Guatemala is faith-based non-profit organization with a mission to help meet the basic needs and improve the quality of life of under-served and impoverished Guatemalan peoples through health, education and nutrition initiatives and missionary service. Noblesville First sends a team of volunteers to the mission each year to help with construction projects and share the love of Christ with the local residents. Learn more & watch a video at … NoblesvilleFirst.com/Guatemala
Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Fla
Give Kids The World Village is an 84-acre, nonprofit resort in Central Florida that provides week-long, cost-free vacations to children with critical illnesses and their families. The village and its community partners provide children and their families accommodations in fully-furnished villas, transportation, tickets to theme parks, meals, daily entertainment and much more. Each year, Noblesville First sends teams of volunteers (teens and adults) to serve in the village. Want to learn more? Visit www.GKTW.org to learn more, email info@NoblesvilleFirst.com, or call the church office at 317-773-2500.
Noblesville First Kids
If you have a heart for children (birth to 5th grade), there’s a place for you in our children’s ministries! From caregiving in the nursery, to teaching Sunday School, to helping with music, to volunteering in crafts, fitness, snacks, Bible dramas & music at Vacation Bible School, there is a place for everyone to contribute! Questions? Email info@NoblesvilleFirst.com or call the church office 317-773-2500.
If you have a heart for students (6th-12th grade), there’s a place for you in Middle and High School Ministries. From weekly middle school and high school youth group, to lock-ins, to mission trips, to trips to Kings Island, there is a place for everyone to contribute! Learn more at ... NoblesvilleFirst.com/youth
United Women in Faith provides a means for women to meet new friends, become involved in various mission and service projects, and encourage one another in the Christian faith. Learn more at ... NoblesvilleFirst.com/UWF
This men's group meets monthly for a meal, conversation, sports & service. Learn more at ... ThoughtsOnTheRocks.com.
Noblesville First serves a free meal for anyone in the community! Families and individuals of all ages are welcome every Thursday from 5-6pm in Wesley Hall (Enter Door #7). Learn more at ... NoblesvilleFirst.com/DinnersOnUs
This group uses donated bedding and comforters to construct sturdy sleeping bags for the homeless in the Indianapolis area. No sewing skills are required. Training is provided. Learn more & watch a video at ... NoblesvilleFirst.com/UglyQuilts
Military Outreach
We currently have several friends and family members of Noblesville First enlisted in the military. Together we can support them with our prayers, and by regularly sending them encouraging cards and notes. The Military Wall (located outside the Sanctuary) lists the names of those serving and the location to send cards. Please take a few moments to stop by the Military Wall and remember those who are proudly serving our nation. If you have someone in your family or a friend who you would like us to include on the Military Wall, email info@noblesvillefirst.com or call the church office at 317-773-2500.
Prevail of Hamilton County serves as an advocate for victims of crime and abuse in Hamilton and surrounding counties. They are committed to offering their services, free of charge, in a confidential, supportive, non-judgmental environment that is meant to empower, educate and strengthen those they serve. Noblesville First serves Prevail through the "Clothesline Ministry." When Prevail clients are in need of clothing and household items, those written needs are placed on a miniature clothesline outside the Sanctuary and Celebration Hall. Pick an item or list of items from the clothesline and return them to the church office. Making a difference is that easy! Learn more at www.prevailinc.com or call the church office at 317-773-2500.
The Indiana United Methodist Children’s Home exists to enrich the quality of life for children and families through Christian values. Our United Methodist Women's group collects clothes, toys and gifts through our Christmas ”Angel Trees" and delivers them to the home each year. Learn more at ... iumch.org/
Want to share time or resources with a ministry or organization in the church, in the community or around the globe? Have skills you want to share? Not sure where your time could be most helpful? Email info@NoblesvilleFirst.com or call the church office 317-773-2500 for guidance in helping become the hands and feet of Jesus Christ!
Missionaries
Jonathan & Corrine Long - OMS Missionaries in Hungary. Learn more about the Longs at … www.OneMissionSociety.org/give/thelongs3
Dr. Dennis Marke - Chief Medical Officer of the UMC General Hospital in Kissy, Sierra Leone. The hospital has been temporarily closed due to the Ebola death of Dr. Martin Salia.
Paul & Sylvia Cummings - OMS Missionaries near Madrid, Spain. Learn more about the Cummingses at … www.OneMissionSociety.org/give/thecummingses
Dr. Elma Jocson - Pediatric Surgeon at Ganta United Methodist Hospital in Liberia.
Rev. Bob Walters - Founder of Friendly Planet Missiology in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Learn more at … www.friendlyplanetmissiology.org
