Throughout the year Laurel contributes in various ways to many mission projects. The following mission ministries are just of few:
Visiting nursing homes
Volunteering as Hospital Red Coats
Tutoring and mentoring at Asbury UMC
Volunteering at Kumler Outreach Ministries food pantry, clothing and pharmaceutical programs
Visiting residents at McFarland Mental Health Center
Delivering Meals on Wheels
Volunteering at Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery
Volunteering at Midwest Mission Distribution Center
Providing transportation through Third Age Living
Providing cancer patient support
Special Mission Giving throughout the Year
Butler School Mentoring/Tutoring
American Cancer Society
Kumler Outreach Ministries
Asbury’s Children’s Supper Hour
Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery
Contact Ministries
One Great Hour of Sharing
CROP Walk
Project School Room
Cunningham Children’s Home
S.A.R.A. Center
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Ministries
Laurel Scholarship Program
Discretionary Fund
UMCOR/Tsunami Relief
Helping Hands
United Methodist Student’s Day
Imagine No Malaria
Washington Street Mission
Youth Mission Work
World Service & Benevolence
Ronald McDonald’s House
Sojourn House
Peoria’s Dress for Success
Heifer International
Boy Scout Troop 36
Third Age Living
McFarland Mental Health Center
Midwest Mission Distribution Center
Project Schoolroom
Habitat for Humanity
Liberia Sanitation Project
Liberia Pastoral Support
Baby Fold
Native American Ministries
Tornado Relief
Urban Gardening Project
Books for South Africa
United Methodist’s Student Day
Camping Scholarships
First Day Fund
St. Patrick’s Grade School
Books for South Africa
St. John’s Breadline
Haiti/Alain Rocourt Endowment Fund
Baby Fold
St. John’s Basket of Hope
The members of Laurel are very generous in their contributions and our community benefits greatly from this generosity. We invite you to share your time, talents, and tithes in our ministries.