Ashland Place United Methodist Church
Thursday, September 09, 2010
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Missions Outreach

Mission outreach is an important part of Ashland Place. 
The church is actively involved in missions, reaching out to the community and the world.

This November, Ashland Place is sponsoring a medical mission trip to Ecuador. 
The Mission Group is accepting used eye glasses to hand out on their mission trip.

This is a list of some of the local and world wide missions Ashland Place supports.  Just click on the name of the Mission Outreach and visit their website.

  • Dumas Wesley Community Center - The Dumas Wesley Center is located in the heart of Crichton Community.  It provides a safe haven for youth activities, aftercare facilities, a daycare facility, activities for seniors, tutoring and special assistance programs.
  • Inner City Mission - The United Methodist Inner City Mission provides for the needs of persons in a low income area of Mobile. Ashland Place 's Angel Tree program provides Christmas gifts for needy children.
  • Habitat for Humanity- Non-profit Christian housing ministry works in partnership with lower income families to construct affordable housing.
  • Hispanic Ministries of the Alabama-West Florida Conference- A mission outreach for the purpose of bringing the Gospel of Christ to the people of the Hispanic Community.  Emphasis is placed on the socio-economic aspect of the community.  There are nine across our Annual Conference with active programs.
  • Loaves and Fish- This is a program to feed the homeless and indigent of Mobile.
  • Partners in Education- Assistance includes contributing school supplies, uniforms, classroom supplies, and other needed items; sponsoring a monthly Birthday Table; recognition and appreciation of faculty and staff; refreshments for teacher work days; and assistance with field trip expenses. Ashland Place congratulates Holloway School, our Partner in Education, for its honor as one of only seven Torchbearer schools in the entire state of Alabama! This award is given to schools from low-income neighborhoods that have “overcome the odds to become high-performing schools.”  We are so proud to have a partner school that strives for academic excellence.
  • SIFAT: Servants in Faith and Techology - A program to join faith and technology in third world countries to meet essential needs and improve the quality of life.
  • UMCOR - This agency of the Methodist Church provides for physical needs following natural disasters.
  • USA Wesley Foundation- This campus ministry provides a meeting place and opportunities for United Methodist and other students at the school.
  •  Victory Health Partners   - An organization that provides a continuum of affordable quality care for the low income uninsured population of the greater Mobile area.
  •  Wings of Life - The mission of the Wings of Life is to impact hurting people and negative social issues with programs designed to have positive and lasting effects both locally and nationally.