The UM ARMY

(The United Methodist Action Reach Out Mission by Youth)

Made up of St. Peter's United Methodist Churches in Katy, Texas, and John Wesley United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas 

June 8-14, 2008

Page 1 Arrival and Supper provided by First United Methodist Church of Newton

FUMC Home

Rita Restoration

Link to UM ARMY www.umarmy.org

 

 Page 2 Worksites on Monday

Page 3 Worksites On Tuesday

Page 4 Worksites on Wednesday

Page 5 Worksites on Thursday

Page 6 Worksites on Friday

Page 7 Saturday

 UM ARMY Home page
The UMARMY is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is headquartered in Houston. Each summer hundreds of youth and adult mentors go on working mission trips throughout Texas. Recently, the organization is spreading to other states. These mission trips accomplish various tasks to help clients such as building wheel chair ramps, making minor repairs, cleaning up yards and cutting grass, painting, and the like. While these activities are of benefit to clients and communities, the primary goal is the spiritual formation of the youth. The youth work hard for their clients, and the daily worship and prayer is focused on relating their work experiences to their spiritual lives. That is to say, they work as part of the body of Christ in his world and for God's children. In it is an extraordinary organization: Making disciples for Christ for the transformation of the world. 

In Newton, Texas, the following summarizes the work accomplished:

4000 hours of labor worth well over $75,000

32 different work sites completed including the following specific projects:

8 Wheelchair Ramps
At least 5 porches repaired or replaced
At least 7 sets of steps
At least 3 handrail replacements
At least 2 window replacements
At least 5 door replacements
At least 4 sites had interior painting
At least 19 sites had exterior painting
At least 4 sites with siding repair
At least 7 roof repairs
At least 1 floor repair
At least 17 sites had screen repair
At least 11 sites with mowing and yard work
At least 5 jobs cleaning
At least 2 jobs hauling trash
At least 20 other various Jobs 
 

 

  

This page includes the pictures of the arrival of the two churches on Sunday, June 8, 2008. The pictures show them arriving, setting up camp, unloading tools and materials, and eating supper provided by the church