Covenant Relationship The church is honored to be in Mission under a Covenant Relationship with United Methodist Missionaries to Italy— Revs. David and Kristin Markay. In the past we have supported the Markays as they served in Lithuania and as Missionaries in Residence in the United States.

Africa Supports hunger and agricultural ministries to help people provide for themselves. Also supports children’s ministries, which provide relief to thousands of children orphaned by war, AIDS, and other disasters.

Russia Supports orphanages by providing clothes, school resources, and Christian literature. Also supports the development of United Methodist churches, including support groups and community outreach programs.

Good Works, Athens, Ohio Provides emergency shelter and transitional housing, as well as vocational and mental health counseling, to rural homeless people in southeastern Ohio.

Jackson Area Ministries Serves in an Appalachian area of Ohio with an emphasis on volunteer work projects; the center provides resources to enable persons and congregations to respond to issues and needs and to enable people to help themselves.

House of the Carpenter, Inc., Wheeling, West Virginia Includes emergency services, hunger advocacy, a homeless coalition and health clinics in severely depressed areas of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.