College Ministry - First United Methodist Church of Long Beach, MS

What's Happening at the JD* Wesley Foundation?

JD students, faculty, and staff are meeting every Tuesday at 12:15 for a free lunch and a Five Minute Message. Both the lunch and the message are provided by local United Methodist Churches.

If anyone will be attending JD in the future contact Janis Slade at 863-4296 or wesley4jd@aol.com for more information. The JD Wesley offers scholarships, child care grants, gift cards, opportunities for mission, worship, and fellowship to JD students of all ages.

* Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College-Jefferson Davis Campus located in Gulfport

What's Happening at the USM-GC* Wesley Foundation?

USM-Gulf Coast students faculty, and staff are meeting every Thursday at 12 noon for a free lunch and a Five Minute Message. Both the lunch and the message are provided by local United Methodist Churches.

If anyone will be attending the Gulf Coast Campus of USM in the future contact Janis Slade at 863-4296 or wesley4usmgc@aol.com. The USM-GC Wesley offers scholarships, gift cards, opportunities for mission, worship, and fellowship to USM-GC students of all ages.

*University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast campus located in Long Beach

Our church's college ministry supports our own college students with cards, care packages, and grants for Wesley Foundation mission trips. If you are a college student or the parent of a college student please e-mail the following info to us: Student's Name, College Attending, and the Student's Mailing Address while at school. When we have this information we can keep in contact with cards and care packages. Contact the church office if you would like to receive a newsletter. Also contact the office if you have any news about a college student including graduation info.

We also encourage our graduating High School Seniors to become involved in the Wesley Foundation which is the United Methodist Campus Ministry, while they are at college.

Our church supports the local college ministries by taking lunches, providing the messages, and participating in their annual fundraiser, the Sampling Supper. This fun event will be held on Saturday, February 20th at 6 p.m. in our CLC. There will be good food, a silent auction, and entertainment. Tickets will be $10 for adults and $5 for students of all ages. Children age 4 and younger are free.

For more information about college ministry in our church or at the local campuses' including what you can do to help, contact Janis Slade at wesley4jd@aol.com, wesley4usmgc@aol.com or at (228) 863-4296 (Home) or (228) 209-5268 (Cell).

We encourage our graduating High School Seniors to become involved in the Wesley Foundation

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They need your help to make this supper a success. On Saturday, February 20th at 6 p.m. members of about 12 churches will gather in our CLC to enjoy delicious food, entertainment, and a silent auction. The silent auction begins at 5 p.m. and the supper starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students of all ages. Children age 4 and younger are free. They also need donations for the silent auction of new and nearly new items. And cash donations are also welcome. Call Janis Slade at 863-4296 for more information.

This Wesley Foundation fundraiser event is always a blast. The area pastors, dressed in chef hats, compete for the prestigious Silver Spatula award.