Missions of the Month for 2024
Each month of the year, Minnewashta Church supports a different “Mission of the Month”. The First Sunday of each month, the 2nd Offering will go to the Minnewashta Benevolence Fund. For the other various missions we support, we have included a link to their website or Facebook page to find out more about them. They are as follows:
- January – Renew Hope/Amborella House
- February – Open Arms Home (South African Orphanage)
- March – Bountiful Basket Food Shelf
- April – Meals on Wheels
- May – Jeremy Goodell Scholarship Fund
- June – Faith Search International
- July – Tree House Youth Outreach of Minnetonka
- August – MN Adult & Teen Challenge
- September – Alliance Defending Freedom
- October – Haiti Kids School
- November – Voice of the Martyrs Ministry
- December – Salvation Army
The Special Christmas Eve offering for 2023 went to Union Gospel Mission. An additional offering is taken during Lent with proceeds going to a special mission as determined by the Leadership Team.
If you have a special interest in a faith-based charitable organization you would like considered as a “Mission of the Month”, please contact the church office. –
November Mission of the Month – Voice of the Martyrs Ministry
The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) is a missionary organization that serves persecuted Christians in the world’s most difficult and dangerous places to be a Christian. Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand founded VOM after being imprisoned for their Christian witness in Communist Romania. For more than 50 years, VOM has been dedicated to inspiring all believers to a biblical faith by encouraging their commitment to Christ and the fulfillment of his Great Commission no matter the cost.
The Voice of the Martyrs continues this mission around the world today through the following purposes:
- To encourage and empower Christians to fulfill the Great Commission in areas of the world where they are persecuted for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- To provide practical relief and spiritual support to the families of Christian martyrs.
- To equip persecuted Christians to love and win to Christ those who are opposed to the gospel in their part of the world.
- To undertake projects of encouragement, helping believers rebuild their lives and Christian witness in countries where they have formerly suffered oppression.
- To promote the fellowship of all believers by informing the world of the faith and courage of persecuted Christians, thereby inspiring believers to a deeper level of commitment to Christ and involvement in His Great Commission.
First Sunday of each month goes to the church Benevolence Fund – please give generously to support these missions, thoughtfully chosen by the Minnewashta Diaconate Board. The Missions of the Month are in addition to General Fund donations. NOTE: When making a contribution to a Mission of the Month, please make checks payable to Minnewashta Church. We will send one check to the charity at the end of each month. Thank you.