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OUTREACH
MINISTRIES
Organizations, which are supported by Mount Hermon,
include:
Food Drive for the local community— outreach
program, at the old bassett high school. Every
month, people of Mount Hermon join hands with the
community to give out over 600 boxes of food every
month. It is a place to serve and extend the name of
Jesus to the local community.
Brethren Disaster Response— When disaster
strikes, Brethren Disaster Ministries offers ways
for individuals to put faith into action. We at
Mount Hermon believe in serving one another. This
has been a great ministry for us and the church of
the Brethren as a whole.
Heifer Project— Originated in 1944, it is a
project that helps hungry families feed themselves
as well as give them sustainability. Various times
throughout the year, we are challenged as a
congregation to focus on the efforts of this
ministry.
Missionary work in Haiti— Mount Hermon has
adopted supporting works in Haiti, some have even
gone over to Haiti to help personally. We strive to
continue in supporting this ministry when we can.
One Great Hour of Sharing— reaching out in
the name of Jesus which will help others with
self-help programs, emergency assistance and
ministry to refugees.
The greatest difference for the Church of the
Brethren is community.
From the very beginning of the Brethren we have used
the word Gemeinschaft. Which is a German word, which
comes from our European heritage. It is a word that
is hard to define, but it is a word that we strive
to be. It means more than coming and worshipping
together. It means “porch time,” helping one another
out in times of need, relying on one another with
interpretation of the Word, and ideas that together
in harmony seek to practice what Jesus taught. Most
importantly, it means “caravan,” people together,
living for Jesus with a common purpose, goal and
destination. It is not about believing with your
lips, or being a community related to a building,
but living out those beliefs peacefully, simply, and
together.
Years ago, all Brethren were immediately
recognizable because of their plain dress and
reserved ways. Today’s Brethren live very much in
the world, work in a broad range of occupations, and
make use of the latest technology. Continually,
though, is the way of Christian discipleship, life
in community, fulfillment in service, and simply
believing with child-like faith as we strive to live
with the mind of Christ in all that we do. |
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