Missions Initiatives

Back-2-School Opportunities Centenary will be participating in 2 different Supply Drives for Back to School. The Missions Team will provide supplies for our volunteers to distribute during each of these drives. The first event is for students in the St. Hebron Park Neighborhood on Saturday, August 2.

Volunteers can help during the event, from 10:45am- 12:00pm and 12:30pm-2:15pm. The second event is for teachers on Saturday, August 9. On this day, volunteers are invited to join us from 10:30am-12:00pm. We look forward to seeing you, as we share love and serve our Gadsden County students!

Christmas in July!

Every year we put together Operation Christmas Shoe Boxes for Children throughout the World. This year we will not be collecting items for the boxes, but we will be collecting funds to support this ministry. It costs Centenary about $30 to put together one box. This includes the cost for the container, the items inside, and the shipping. For this mission, we will be collecting a special Christmas in July offering July 13 & 27. You can make checks out to Centenary, and place “OCC” on the Memo Line. Our Packing Team will then purchase, organize, pack, and ship the items. If you have any questions about this ministry, please feel free to contact the Church Office. We thank you for your support as we celebrate Christmas in July!

Operation Christmas Shoe Boxes

Every year we put together Operation Christmas Shoe Boxes for Children throughout the World. This year we will not be collecting items for the shoe boxes, but we will be collecting funds to support this ministry. It costs Centenary about $30 to put together one box. This includes the cost for the container, the items inside, and the shipping. For this mission, we will be collecting a special offering during our Easter Service. You can make checks out to Centenary, and place "OCC Shoe Boxes" on the Memo Line. Our Shoe Box Packing Team will then purchase, organize, pack, and ship the items. If you have any questions about this ministry, please feel free to contact the Church Office. We thank you for your support as we celebrate Christmas at Easter!

Residing Hope

The United Methodist Children’s Home in Enterprise and Madison Florida is now known as “Residing Hope”. Every 5th Sunday we collect a special offering for Residing Hope in support of the children they serve and the ministries they offer. If you would like to donate to Residing Hope, we will collect a special offering on Sunday, June 29. Please make checks payable to Centenary UMC and place the phrase “Residing Hope” on the memo line. We thank you for supporting this impactful ministry.

Pastor’s Discretionary Fund

On the First Sunday of every month, as we receive communion, we offer gifts to our Pastor’s Discretionary Fund. This Fund is used to help individuals in need with their bills or groceries. To donate to this fund, you can simply place your gift on the railing when you come forward for communion. We thank you for considering a donation to this fund! Every first Sunday of the Month we celebrate communion together as a church family. During communion, you are welcome to bring an offering forward with you to the communion rail. This extra-mile gift goes to the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund, which allows for us to help individuals with personal financial needs and expenses. We thank you for considering this special offering and supporting this ministry.

Greensboro Thrift Store

For years, Centenary has been partnering with the other Methodist Churches in Gadsden County to offer a Thrift Store in Greensboro. The funds raised at the Thrift Store go to various ministries in our community. Centenary runs the store every 1st and 5th Saturday of the month from 1:00pm-4:00pm (May 31 and June 7). If you would like to serve and shine light at the Thrift Store, please contact Kay in the Church Office or Pastor Danielle.

Weekend Meal Packs

Our first week of packing was a huge success! Thanks to all who served. This mission of our church is a great opportunity to have praying hands & moving feet for the students in our community. Our next 2 packing dates are Friday, September 12 and Friday, September 26. We would love for you to join us at 10am in the Fellowship Hall for the impactful ministry.