Grace UMC is involved in many missional outreaches.  We are intentional about having a three pronged approach to our mission work: local, regional, global.  We firmly believe we are called to spread God’s love throughout the entire world and not just in our own backyard. The following lists are just a few of the ways we are involved in mission work in our world.

Local Missions

We define local as an outreach we can pour resources into within a five mile radius of our church location in Merritt Island, Florida. Some of the local missions we help are:

• Preschool Scholarship – helping families who struggle to pay the tuition for their children, so they can attend preschool.
• MILA Elementary school
• Food Pantry
• Backpacks
• Family Promise – helping homeless families have a safe place to live while they look for work and housing

Regional

• Red Bird – Located in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky – Red Bird helps families have safe and secure homes to live
• Links of Hope – Helping men and women within the prison systems of Brevard County get their GED’s, anger management classes and other assistance so they can live healthy productive lives
• Crosswinds Youth Services – Helping teens in unsafe environments have a safe space to live and continue their schooling
• UMC Children’s Home

Global

• Bishop’s Annual Appeal – This varies from year to year but typically is a mission outreach in another country
• Heifer International
• World Vision
• Rise Against Hunger
• One Body Global Ministries