The UM ARMY in Newton, Texas

(The United Methodist Action Reach-Out Mission by Youth)

 

  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 that is making disciples for Christ for the transformation of the world. 

The UM ARMY came to Newton in 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009. The respective work accomplished is shown by year by following the links below.
 

 

FUMC Home

UM ARMY 2009

Link to UM ARMY www.umarmy.org

 

UM ARMY 2005

UM ARMY 2006

UM ARMY 2008