"LIfting high the name of jesus in dublin, laurens county and around the world."
OUTREACH & MISSIONS
Pine Forest is a mission based church; planted by First United Methodist Church in 1958 to carry out missions work. Today we continue in our missions, lifting high the name of Jesus in Dublin, Laurens County and around the world.
OTHER CHURCH MISSIONS & MINISTRIES
WIDOW'S OIL
This ministry founded in 2018 has as its the mission to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Widow’s Oil provides food, clothing and transitional housing to women, children and families in need.
Contact: Pam Otts
(478) 410-0366
widowsoilministries2018@gmail.com
WINGS
Women in Need of God’s Shelter was founded by members of Pine Forest UMC in 1991 to shelter, serve, and advise battered women and children in middle Georgia. Since then WINGS has served more than 15,000 women and children. WINGS provide a comprehensive range of services including a 24 hour crises line, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, weekly support group, monthly family activities and transitional housing.
Contact: Heather Mullis(478) 272-5880
JONAS PROJECT
Jonas Montagne is a missionary for Gospel Link who has served in Tanzania for more than 20 years. The Faith Builders Sunday School class at Pine Forest UMC has supported him for more than 20 years, and they receive a quarterly report on occasion reporting up to 90 salvations in a quarter. We began to support his ministry as a church last year.
Contact: Ken Flanders
(478) 278-0908
HOUSE OF GRACE
There are several entities by this name. We support the two House of Grace facilities sponsored by Global Servants and Dr. Mark Rutland. Specifically our contributions go to homes in Ghana and Thailand which house and educate young women rescued from the sex traffic trade.
Contact: Global Servants200 Satellite DriveWinder, GA 30680(678)541-5670 OR (888) 823-8772
JOY FREE MEDICAL CLINIC
The JOY Clinic provides medical, dental and eye health care to Laurens County residents who work at least half-time and do not have insurance. All patients are offered Christian counseling which has led to many salvations and recommitments.
Contact:
Executive Director – Rita Green(478) 272-4071Medical Director- Dr. Bob Shuman(478) 290-3059
SALVATION ARMY
This charity is actually a church which was founded by two Methodists, Rev. William Booth and his wife Catherine. The S.A. was established to meet human needs wherever, whenever or however. Their programs include housing the homeless, feeding the hungry,clothing the needy, solutions to human trafficking, sheltering the above, job training, veteran services and help for the aged. They supported 386 homeless people in Dublin in 2020.
Contact: SA Dublin
478-275-7336salvationarmyusa.org
FCA
FCA has touched millions of young lives through Christian coaches and athletes since its founding in 1954. Spence Lovett is the local director, and he has coordinated with PFUMC youth leadership in joint projects such as Fields of Faith. Local high schools now have strong FCA chapters thanks to Spence’s leadership.
Contact: Spence Lovett(478) 279-2868
CITY OF HOPE
City of Hope is a Christian homeless ministry in Laurens County. Their mission is to support the poor and homeless people in our area by providing supportive services of shelters, food, clothing, counseling and job training equipping them to return to a self-sufficient, meaningful life.
Contact: James Deal(478) 279-1564
CARE PORTAL
Care Portal is a platform launched by the Global Orphan Project in 2015 bringing faith and government agencies together in support of foster children and families in crisis. Child welfare workers uncover the needs and they are shared by email with church members who wish to meet those needs. One needs to sign up to be on the email list.
SOUP KITCHEN
This program which feeds the less fortunate on the south side of Dublin is conducted in partnership with the Howard Chapel UMC. It has been interrupted by COVID but shouldsoon resume.
DUBLIN MEALS ON WHEELS
Meals on Wheels provides meals to Laurens County citizens 60 years of age or olderwhich is need based.
UPPER ROOMS
Our church provides complimentary copies, regular and large-print to the church atlarge and deliveries them to shut-ins.