Local Missions
Missions are central to the church’s calling—sending and serving both locally and globally to share the gospel, meet practical needs, and demonstrate Christ’s love. Through mission work, we live out Jesus’ command to love our neighbors, support vulnerable communities, and partner in transformational ministry.
Assistance is available from the Helping Hands Ministry Team:
Tuesday & Thursday mornings
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Helping Hands
The Ministry that Gives Hope in a Stressful World
The Helping Hands Ministry Team is charged with administering emergency funds here at First Methodist Church. It is entirely financed by donations.
Funds (up to a certain amount) are used to provide families in Polk County with emergency assistance, such as help with utility bills (electric, home telephone, water, propane for homes). Please be ready to provide a copy of the bill and your Driver's License for assistance.
We do not assist with rent or deposits.
To help support this ministry, please make a donation to First Methodist Church, "Helping Hands" Ministry.
For more information, you may contact: Helping Hands at the church office, 936-327-7100.
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1
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"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1 〰️
Noah’s Helpers
Spread His love by serving others
Noah's Helpers are FMC members willing to help with minor maintenance problems for people who are unable to do them for various reasons. Maintenance includes building wheelchair ramps and stairs, and repairing porches.
Members of this group are people who love the Lord and want to spread his love by serving others.
For more information or to volunteer, please get in touch with us at 936-327-7100.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and love your neighbor as yourself. —Luke 10:27
Corrigan Christian Resource Center
The Bible is not the basis of missions; missions is the basis of the Bible.
—Ralph Winter, U.S. Center for World Mission
Corrigan Christian Resource Center serves as a food pantry for the northern part of Polk County. The center also provides emergency help for those needing to pay utility bills or to replace items like clothing and bedding, in case of an emergency, such as that of a home that has been destroyed by fire.
This center was started with the help of the late Rev. Judy Anderson, who was a member of FMC before she went into the ministry.
For more information, please contact Director Ben Forshee, 936-398-2751, charleneforshee@gmail.com.
MannaFest
Improving the quality of life in
Polk County
MannaFest is a multi-faceted ministry dedicated to improving the quality of life for disadvantaged and emergency-need families in Polk County.
Its food pantry provides monthly boxes to supplement assistance from the local Food Stamp Program, and a summer food program supplies extra boxes for children during June–August when school is out.
Additional services include delivering small potted plants to residents of Livingston Senior Center housing before Easter, packing school supplies in backpacks for poverty-level students (pre-K through 12th grade) each August, and preparing and delivering Thanksgiving dinners to shut-ins. FMC members partner with volunteers from other churches to staff MannaFest, and Faith-Promise dollars help support its work. To learn more or volunteer, contact Marilyn Wise at 936-327-9555 or mannafest@livingston.net.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
Center of Hope
Changing our community through Christ
Helping residents of Polk County break the cycle of hunger, poverty, and hopelessness through prayer, education, and assistance.
Our mission is to provide emergency food and other necessities to the needy of Polk County. We also offer education and training on how to write a resume and prepare for job hunting, nutrition information, family management, information on drug abuse, and, most importantly, how the power of prayer and faith will help them achieve their goals and succeed. In short, the Center of Hope offers a hand up, not just a hand out, and that means hope.
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Polk County Emergency Health Board & Disaster Relief Fund
God uses men who are weak and feeble enough to lean on him.—Hudson Taylor, Missionary to China
Polk County Emergency Health Board
Polk County Emergency Health Board provides funds for gas vouchers to help low-income adults and children get to medical appointments, as well as assistance with prescriptions or medical supplies when other resources are unavailable.
Limited doctor visits are provided to children only. Faith Promise provides financial support, and many FMC members assist with fundraising. No money is used for administration costs except for that which is used to purchase stamps to pay bills.
Screening is provided by the social work staff at the Department of State Health Services, 410 E Church, Suite B, Livingston, TX, 936-328-8240, extension 228.
For more information, you may contact Peggy Wooten, peggy.wooten@dshs.state.tx.us.
Disaster Relief Fund
The congregation of the Livingston FMC contributes to a disaster relief fund by giving money, sending volunteers to areas in need, and collecting items, such as flood buckets. In addition, volunteers from FMC go on work trips to the Texas Gulf Coast areas hit hard by hurricanes to help with damage repair.