Mission and Outreach
Centenary is involved in a variety of mission projects, including our own Volunteers in Mission (VIM) group. Our VIM teams have traveled to both coastal and mountain regions in Venezuela. They have assisted with medical care, bible school and construction labor. Our VIM teams have journeyed more than seven times to Pass Christian, Mississipi to provide assistance for Hurricane Katrina reconstruction. Numerous trips have taken teams to The United Methodist Children’s Home in Versailles, Kentucky as well as Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky.
The Centenary congregation supports four missionary families:
David and Karen Persons serve with The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries in the Republic of Congo.
David teaches at Mulungwishi Theological Seminary.
You can email the Persons at: persons_mulungwishi@hotmail.com.
For more information on the ministry in Africa, check out
www.apmethodist.org/congo
http://umcongo.blogspot.com
Brent and Kim Burdick serve with OMS International in Manilia, Phillipines.
Brent pastors Faith Fellowship Missionary Center, a congregation of more than 1500 persons. The Burdicks have served with OMS since 1991 and are involved in field leadership and church development
You can email the Burdicks at bburdick@omsinternational.org
For more information on the Burdicks, check out
www.omsinternational.org/missionaries/bkburdick or
www.burdicks.homestead.com
Jim and Shawn Ramsay serve through the Mission Society for United Methodists in
Norcross, Georgia. Jim serves as the Director of Field Ministries. The Ramsays served for almost 10 years in Kazakstan.
You can email Jim at jimbobka@securenym.net
For more information on the Ramsays, check out
www.themissionsociety.org
Andrew and Margaret Howell serve with the Mission Society for United Methodists in
La Ville du Bois, France. The Howells have served in France for the past eight years. They are involved with the French counterpart to Focus on the Family and lead small groups, conferences, seminars and family camps.
For more information on the Howells, check out
www.themissionsociety.org/missionaries/howell
The Outreach team seeks to share God’s love in the local community through a variety of activities. The team supports special events designed specifically to reach non-Christians for Christ, including: free movie nights, video telecasts, Vacation Bible School, Country Carnival for children, and social outings. Other projects are designed to share Centenary’s ministries with the surrounding community, including participation in the Boyle County Fair and Constitution Square Festival.
