Mission & Outreach (Serve Christ)
Just Coffee/Café Justo Cooperative - Helping our neighbors help themselves (one pound of coffee at a time)
SCVUMC Mission: address the poverty and migration from Mexico to the U.S.A. by supporting the Just Coffee/Café Justo Cooperative
How is our Church helping & Why?
Café Justo/Just Coffee is the recent crop of family farm raised organic coffee beans in southern Mexico, roasted and shipped from the border town of Douglas the same week we make our order. We order coffee to enable small farmers to make a decent living for their families. As part of our mission outreach, SCVUMC places an order of Café Justo coffee 3 times a year.
Regular coffee is $10 & decaf coffee is $11 per pound (full 16oz), beans or ground, dark or regular roast. Delivery is in the spring, fall and after Thanksgiving.
Helping small farmers get a fair price for their organic coffee has been a mission project of SCVUMC for over 15 years. Consider ordering coffee for your church, for your worksite, or give a pound as a gift. Contact the SCVUMC church office (520-282-4085) for the next order date and to place an order.
A Direct Relationship in Mission
Do you know who grows the coffee beans for your morning cup of coffee? Do you know how old it is or when it was roasted? If you drink Just Coffee/Café Justo coffee, you do know. The farmer’s name is on every pound of coffee you buy and the date it was roasted. Just Coffee is about a more direct relationship between the coffee drinker and the coffee grower. We help small farmers make a sustainable living, one cup of fresh organic coffee at a time.
For more information visit www.JustCoffee.org
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San Fernando Elementary School, Sasabe, AZ
Many years ago, SCVUMC began a Christmas gift ministry for all children at Sopori School in Amado. Over the years, that was expanded to include San Fernando Elementary School in Sasabe. Several years ago, it was decided to suspend the program at Sopori School but to continue with San Fernando. Starting with Christmas gifts, our involvement has grown to include providing school supplies at the beginning of the school year, providing professional school pictures for all the children, having Santa visit with gifts at Christmas, sponsoring a school field trip, giving Easter baskets to the children and participation in special activities at the school. Last year we asked members of the church to “adopt” a student and send cards and letters to the children. This has proved very successful and now, SCVUMC is firmly entrenched in the life of San Fernando Elementary School and our involvement has enriched the lives of all concerned. http://www.sanfernando35.org/
The Inn - Sheltering Migrant Families Seeking Asylum
In coordination with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office, the Inn has been providing temporary housing and transportation for immigrant families. Most of the families are from Central America and are in the United States as Refugee or Asylum immigrants. They have cleared background checks and customs. The coordinated response is called The Inn Project. A ministry of the United Methodist Church in Tucson, some churches are providing safe temporary lodgings for families for approximately 5-24 hours and in some cases 2-3 days. The churches are also providing meals, hygiene and bedding necessities, warm clothing, and other miscellaneous travel needs. When contact with the refugee’s extended family is secured, churches are coordinating transportation for the refugees to join their families.
How to help: Prayers, volunteers, and gifts are all critical needs. Visit their website to volunteer. http://www.theinnumc.org/
For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/theinntucson/
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Sahuarita & Amado Food Bank
We collect food for the Amado Food Bank throughout the year. We also host the Sahuarita Food Bank once a week, distributing food from our parking lot to those in need.
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Mexico Mission Trip
We partner with a UMC church in Kansas and supply household items for a new house build each spring.
Angel Tree – Salvation Army
Each Christmas we support the children with Salvation Army with our Angel Tree.
Events/Community (Share Christ)
Christmas Parade – Santa Cruz Valley UMC participates in the city’s annual Christmas Light Parade. Planning and decorating is just half the fun! Members walk the parade route handing out goodies from the church and inviting everyone looking for a church home to stop by for a visit.
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