FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH - OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS, ROOTED IN CHRIST
  • Home
  • Welcome
    • Location and Hours
    • Staff
    • Sunday Services
    • Christian Formation >
      • Kids and Youth
      • Adults
    • Small Groups
    • Library
    • Newcomers
    • Contact Us
  • Church Life
    • Order of Worship
    • Announcements
    • Listen to/View a Sermon
    • Church Calendar
    • Sunday Volunteer Calendar
    • Church Ministry Minutes
    • Contact Info Update
    • Facebook Policy
    • Directory
    • Photo Gallery
  • Who We Are
    • Who Are the Mennonites?
    • Who is First Mennonite Church?
    • Statement of Environmental Stewardship
    • Missions >
      • Across the Street
      • Around the World
    • Safe Church Policy
  • Parking
    • Football Parking >
      • Football Parking Maps
      • Make a Payment
    • Weekday Parking >
      • Make a Payment
  • New Page
  • Home
  • Welcome
    • Location and Hours
    • Staff
    • Sunday Services
    • Christian Formation >
      • Kids and Youth
      • Adults
    • Small Groups
    • Library
    • Newcomers
    • Contact Us
  • Church Life
    • Order of Worship
    • Announcements
    • Listen to/View a Sermon
    • Church Calendar
    • Sunday Volunteer Calendar
    • Church Ministry Minutes
    • Contact Info Update
    • Facebook Policy
    • Directory
    • Photo Gallery
  • Who We Are
    • Who Are the Mennonites?
    • Who is First Mennonite Church?
    • Statement of Environmental Stewardship
    • Missions >
      • Across the Street
      • Around the World
    • Safe Church Policy
  • Parking
    • Football Parking >
      • Football Parking Maps
      • Make a Payment
    • Weekday Parking >
      • Make a Payment
  • New Page

Missions: Across the Street

Missions: Across the Street
First Mennonite Church strives to be agents of healing and hope within our own community through ...
  • Bringing/inviting friends to our church
  • Providing rent free/utility free space and volunteers for Home Ties Day Care ( https://www.iowa4cs.com/home-ties/)
  • Partnership with Iglesia Torre Fuerte
  • First Mennonite Immigration Task Force
  • Annual Commitment to Central Plains Mennonite Conference (http://www.centralplainsmc.org/)
  • Annual support for Hillcrest Academy (https://www.hillcrestravens.org/)
  • Bi-Monthly Ecumenical Free Lunch Program (http://www.icflp.org/)
  • Grief Share Program (http://www.griefshare.org/)
  • Annual Commitment to the Iowa City Shelter House (http://www.shelterhouseiowa.org/)
  • Annual Commitment to CommUnity  (https://builtbycommunity.org/)
  • Volunteers at Crowded Closet and Ten Thousand Villages Stores (http://www.crowdedcloset.org/  and (https://www.tenthousandvillages.com/iowacity)
  • Annual Support to Crooked Creek Christian Camp (http://www.crookedcreekcamp.org/)
  • Annual Support to Pleasantview Home (http://www.pvhome.org/)
  • Support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Compeer (https://namijc.org/ and http://www.compeerjohnsoncountyiowa.org/)
  • Support Inside-Out Re-Entry Community
  • Annual Support for Iowa Peace Center (http://peaceiowa.org/)
  • Annual Support of Inter-Varsity Campus Ministries at the University of Iowa (http://www.intervarsity.org/)
  • Annual Support to the Center for Worker Justice (http://www.cwjiowa.org/)
  • Annual Support to the Dream City (https://www.dreamcityia.org/)
  • Annual Support to Iowa City Compassion (http://www.iccompassion.org/)
  • Annual Support to Grow: Johnson County (https://www.growjohnsoncounty.org/)
  • Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity (http://iowavalleyhabitat.org/)
  • Participation in the Iowa City Ecumenical Housing Corporation (http://housingapartments.org/rental_detail/3858)
  • Volunteers with Mennonite Disaster Service (http://www.mds.mennonite.net/home/)
  • Volunteers with Table to Table (https://table2table.org/)
  • FMC Peace Knitters Group and Comforter knotting for MCC refugees
  • Young Adult Sunday School class and small group
  • Adult Sunday School class projects
  • Children’s Sunday School projects
  • Mennonite Youth Fellowship Service trips
  • Adult classes focusing on such things as hospitality, stewardship, and sharing our faith
  • Sponsoring speakers, inviting the public to attend
  • Worship – preaching, weekly prayers, focus on mission
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
First Mennonite Church of Iowa City
405 Myrtle Ave  Iowa City, Iowa  52246
319-338-0302  firstmenno@msn.com