St. Lukers Sewing to Save Lives St. Lukers are responding to the call for Surgical Masks that are in short supply and high demand due to the COVID-19 outbreak. These masks are not only needed at hospitals, but have become...
By Alice Williams ∼ On January 23rd, a group of 17 St. Lukers and friends visited the Apopka office of the Farmworker Association of Florida for a look at the plight of some of the unsung heroes in the...
[accordion] Restoring Hope This advent season, your Restoring Hope Celebration Offering supports families facing homelessness and children who don’t know where their next meal will come from. You have a unique opportunity to go all in to fight family...
There is a reason why we call it an “experience” here at St. Luke’s. Our mission experiences are truly an all-encompassing journey of the mind, body, and soul. Our recent trip to Costa Rica, in partnership with the non-profit organization...
We will be collecting flood buckets full of cleaning supplies as well as monetary donations over the next three Sundays. Then on Sunday, September 17, we will join United Methodist churches throughout Florida, in dropping off our contributions in Lakeland...
East Winter Garden Neighborhood Alliance Celebrates One-Year Anniversary Last weekend, the East Winter Garden Neighborhood Alliance celebrated its one-year anniversary at the Maxey Community Center. The East Winter Garden Neighborhood Alliance is a group that St. Luke’s helped found in...
On Easter, St. Luke’s welcomes all of our friends and neighbors in the community as we celebrate the risen Christ together. St. Lukers are needed to show hospitality to guests in a number of ways. Please consider signing up for...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and at St. Luke’s we’ve already kicked off the season. On November 12, 2016, the United Methodist Women hosted our annual Holiday Bazaar, and of course, Santa Clause made an appearance. If...
HURRICANE MATTHEW: THREE WAYS TO HELP Donate Money Your United Methodist Church is already at work in Haiti and is assessing needs in other places hit by Hurricane Matthew, including Florida. Money given to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief)...
St. Lukers and friends are invited to share loving kindness and mercy with our neighbors in Louisiana who are recovering from the recent floods. United Methodists throughout Florida have issued a challenge: Fill a semi-truck with flood buckets–that is a...
Cuba Team On Friday, March 11 five members of St. Luke’s Cuba Team will be visiting our partner church, Melones Methodist Church in Cuba. Please keep Pastor Jad Denmark, Lynette Fields, Joel Strickland, Patrick Ziegler, Luky Nova and the congregation...
The latest edition of St. Luke’s East Winter Garden E-News hit inboxes this evening. This quarterly message includes and update on Circles, Arts After 5, the Cost of Poverty Experience, and Habitat Houses. Click here to read the complete newsletter....
Click to view the full issue of the June 2015 Missions E-News. Lift Up In Prayer… ArtWorks – In April we lifted up child abuse prevention awareness month. ArtWorks helps disadvantaged children tell their stories through visual arts. Pray...
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 students from several Orange County Public Elementary Schools competed in the 2014-2015 OCPS Fourth Grade Math Bee Invitational held at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center. Educational IMPACT, a ministry of St. Luke’s United Methodist...
On Saturday, May 23, 2015, over 100 volunteers including 42 St. Lukers came together to build a new playground for Branches Florida City (St. Luke’s Mission Partner) exactly five years to the day after a disastrous fire destroyed the former...
Last year was the first full year for St. Luke’s to partner with the East Winter Garden (EWG) community as part of our initiative to end poverty one family…one neighborhood at a time. Our main focus was to build trust...
Click here to view complete Holiday Missions E-News. A Message from Mariam Mengistie Director of Mission Development The holiday season is upon us and it’s time to plan gifts, menus, decorations, family photos and everything else holiday. “Busy” doesn’t even...
Wish Tree: Pick up tags on Sunday from the South Welcome Hall and the Narthex. Return UNWRAPPED gifts by Sunday, December 7. The gifts will be given to Orange County Public School Social Workers, who work with parents in choosing...
Click here to view complete EWG E-News St. Luke’s Community Transformation Initiative in East Winter Garden has guiding principles. One is “lead by stepping back.” If St. Luke’s staff or volunteers fill every gap, then there is no gap left...
Click here to view the complete Missions E-News. In this issue: Message from Mariam When Helping Hurts Cuba Mission Experience Mentoring Through Listening Fall Service Opportunities Message from Mariam Mengistie Director of Mission Development “I see you!” In some cultures,...
St. Luke’s has made a significant commitment to missions over the years. However, in 2014 the commitment is huge in many ways. Through our 4D visioning in 2011, we acknowledged that one of the things we do well is missions...
The Florida Conference Connection is a news service of the Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church. Colleen Hart is a freelance writer based in Cocoa. Learning how the poor COPE with poverty By Colleen Hart | June 13, 2014...
We are excited to share this first quarterly East Winter Garden Mission E-News with you. In this issue, you will get an update on what has been happening in our East Winter Garden Community Initiative over the last several months...
