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BAHAMAS
Methodist Habitat - Priority Project list
All projects listed below are secondary to Hurricane relief. For the latest in hurricane recovery news, and connections contact UMVIM, SEJ
Central Eleuthera - Camp Symonette - Staff Cottage
At the front entrance to the campsite is a two story structure that is used by the caretaker of the camp. The top portion is a two bedroom apartment that is used by our caretaker Mr. Martin Gaitor. The bottom portion has been used for storage. The intent is to convert the bottom area into a living space for interns, staff and other visitors to the campsite. The top portion is also in need of repairs. This will be used for as housing for a fulltime coordinator of Camp Symonette which we are in the process of acquiring.
North Andros - North Andros
parsonage repair (drywall, electrical, carpentry.)
South Eleuthera - Tarpum Bay Manse
The Tarpum Bay is ideally located on the Southern end of Eleuthera, thus providing an excellent staging area for Methodist Habitat activities on the Southern End of the island. It is located on the water front in beautiful Tarpum Bay. It has a two bedroom apartment upstairs, with an open meeting are below. There is also an office attached with access to a phone line. There is also a storage are attached to the back ideal for the storage of tools and materials.
Tarpum Bay Methodist church has graciously allowed us to partner with them in the restoration and use of their manse. We have agreed to assist with restorations. In return we will be able to use the manse and office facilities for interns, staff, rentals and other activities.
Central Eleuthera - Gaitor Residence, Camp Symonette
Martin has been living and working with his family at Camp Symonette for the past ten years. Martin has sometimes gone months without salary and has taken a personal interest in the protection of the camp. Martin is a committed employee and a great ambassador for the church and Methodist Habitat. We would like to assist Martin to move into his own home soon. Because the residence will also double as a commercial property, we would like to assist Martin in completing a portion of the unit.
Abaco
Teams traveling to Abaco can fly directly into Marsh Harbour (MHB). Numerous airlines fly from South Florida into Marsh Harbour.
During the summer months, there are opportunities for construction and VBS teams.
Cat Island - Great Bethel Methodist Church
Carry out repairs to the Manse/Parsonage. There is need for painting, drywall and wood and masonry work.
Central Eleuthera - Camp Symonette
There is a need for ongoing repairs at the Camp. We are in the process of getting quotes to upgrade electrical and plumbing services, repair water system, replace furnishings and linen, upgrade kitchen facilities and provide a reading room for clients.
South Eleuthera - Methodist Habitat Administrative Building
A suitable place is being sought to develop a Disaster Response/Mission Centre in South Eleuthera. This center will also serve as the central administrative building for Methodist Habitat. Work is expected to begin in early spring.
North Eleuthera - Bluff Community and Mission Center
The Bluff community is located on the northern end of Eleuthera. It is a growing community that is in need of more coordinated activities for its youth and young adults. Completion of the Bluff Community and Mission center will enable to church to be a more life changing force in the community. The center is currently has its roof on and will need some masonry and carpentry work to complete.
Cat Island - Orange Creek Residence
Completion of a home for a senior citizen. This project already has its siding and part of its roof in place. Teams are needed to complete work here.
Nassau - Coke Memorial Methodist Church
Coke Memorial Methodist Church is situated in an area of Nassau that is economically and socially challenged. However, the church is experiencing tremendous growth under the leadership of its Pastor and lay leaders. They are quickly outgrowing their facilities. This new facility will include a sanctuary for worship, youth meeting rooms and rooms for other social outreach such as soup kitchens, a clothes closet and church office.
Because Nassau is a modern city built around tourism there are numerous banks and sightseeing facilities. Team will live in Nassau.
Central Andros - Camp Makepeace
Andros is the biggest island in the Bahamas. Camp Makepeace is located in Central Andros. The site is a five-acre beach and creek front property that has a church and Mission center already onsite. Work has already begun on the expansion of the site. (There are two fulltime missionaries living at the site).
This site will become a retreat and mission centre. It will be the headquarters for Habitat work on Andros. There are dormitory style sleeping quarters here and also kitchen facilities. Teams will live work and swim on site. There is also opportunity to visit blue holes, the batik factory and the barrier reef. Majority of materials will have to be shipped in ahead of time as hardware stores have limited supplies.
Disaster Relief Centers - Disaster Relief Centers
The church is working to establish such centers throughout the islands. Teams are sought for construction and to train disaster volunteers.
All of the BCMC projects are contingent on the support received for them. While the goal is to eradicate substandard housing in the Bahamas, be aware that disasters do arise that call for immediate attention. Until November, you will also have to be cognizant of the fact that this is the active hurricane season.
Members of the Bahamas Conference of the Methodist Church have met with the new Government Minister of Social Services and have expressed confidence that the government is interested in partnering with us, especially in cases of inner city projects and aid to senior citizens. All projects are carried out in consultation with the Department of Social Services.
Central Andros - Mastic Point
Completion of the Mission Centre in Mastic Point. This center is a 1500 square feet manse/parsonage that will house mission teams and other church groups. After the site is complete, work teams will begin to work on homes in the surrounding communities of North Andros.
CUBA
Repairs to churches - Churches & parsonages throughout the island request teams for construction & repairs.
Because of Cuba's special circumstances, only deeply committed United Methodists with previous volunteer experience should participate in teams going to Cuba. There must be no drinking alcohol or smoking, & teams must avoid giving the impression of going as tourists. Shorts of a decent length may be worn at the work site, but not in other places. Teams are assigned by the Methodist Church in Cuba as needed.
#08575N
- Repairs
of Cuban Churches And Structures
- Repair of churches, parsonages and
other church structures.
Additional
information on the Methodist Church
of Cuba is available through the Cuba-Florida
Covenant website, a
partnership promoting fellowship and
mutual support between Methodists in
Cuba and Florida.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Church of Buenos Aires Santo Domingo - This quickly growing church is located in a far west neighborhood of Santo Domingo. The people are very poor. The new church will have three levels. The first level has just been completed where the church is meeting. During the weekday, this area is used as a school. The next two floors will eventually house the sanctuary, more classrooms, and a medical clinic. Stay in hotel with meals prepared by church members.
Church of Santiago Santiago - There is new excitement in this church and the church is growing by numbers each week although they meet under a tarp. Most of the walls are up but a lot of work is still left to do. They lack columns, cement roof, stucco, windows, doors, pews, pulpit furniture, electrical work, installing of bathrooms, and much more. Teams can stay in hotel, local university campus, or with families. Meals prepared by church members.
Chapel of San Rafiel San Cristobal - This poor village is located in the east hills of San Cristobal. This growing little church is meeting in a termite infested building (12 x 20). The new chapel has been started and the walls of the basement are up. We are still lacking the cement roof of the basement which will be the floor of the sanctuary, block walls for the sanctuary, stucco, windows, doors, zinc roof over the sanctuary part. Teams could stay with families, hotel, or during the summer in the church school.
Church of Ensanche Quisqqueya Santo Domingo - This church is located in a modest section of Santo Domingo. The church has been growing rapidly and no longer has room for all of its members. Enlarging the present sanctuary is truly needed. Groups could stay in a hotel or with families. Meals prepared by church.
Chapel of El Zero Higuey - This congregation has been meeting in homes. Recently, they purchased a piece of land and the church has begun the project. We are lacking stucco, cement floor, furniture, doors, electrical work, and windows. Teams can stay in a local hotel and church members would prepare meals.
Church of Los Soto Higuey - This congregation has recently purchased a piece of property and now is ready to begin the construciton process. Their dream is to have a small chapel with a zinc roof. Teams would stay in a local hotel and church members would prepare meals.
Chapel of La Pina Sabonetade Yasica - The members of this congregation have purchased land. It has been a dream for many years to have an actual church building. The plans are to build a small chapel with a cement roof due to severe weather. The idea is that this chapel would be a place of refuge for this poor community. A well has recently been dug on the church property to provide water to the community as a means of outreach. Teams could stay at local school depending on the time of year or in a hotel in a neighboring town called Cabarete. Meals would be prepared by church members.
Chapel of Villa Clara Samana - Located in a poor community, this rapidly growing church has purchased their own land and begun building a large church by faith. Through their sacrificial giving and hard work, the walls and roof are up. Now they need stucco and a floor. Teams can stay in a hotel and have meals prepared by church members.
Manse of Duverge - The old wooden manse is termite infested, very small and not salvageable. It has been decided to build the manse by adding a second floor to the new church structure. The idea is to build the manse with several bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a living/dining room. If the ministry in Duverge is to prosper, it is essential to build a suitable house for the pastor. Stay in a modest hotel in Duverge with meals prepared by church members.
Manse of Mella - This poorly constructed home needs to be remodeled. Interior walls need to be knocked down and new interior block walls need to be laid. Groups can stay with church families or in a hotel in Duverge. Meals will be prepared by church members. Alternately, groups can stay in Barahona which is a 30 minute drive.
Church of Yaguate Between San Cristobal and Bani - Yaguate is a small town among the sugar cane fields, a forty-five minute drive southwest of Santo Domingo. The building directly behind the church will be used primarily for educational and medical purposes. The first floor has been completed and the church school is up and running. The immediate need is laying block, installing windows and doors, putting in electrical fixtures, stuccoing inside and out, laying the floor, and painting for the second floor. The group can stay in the homes of church members, or in a hotel in Santo Domingo. Members of the church would prepare meals.
Second Church of San Pedro de Macoris - The congregation is building a block annex behind the church in order to provide day care for working mothers.
First Church of La Romana - The church is buying an adjoining lot and partially build structure to use for their over-crowded Sunday School and outreach programs. They wish to complete the building in order to continue growth.
National Church Office Santo Domingo - The national D.E.C. office has lacked sufficient space for offices, meetings, etc. for many years. The church has begun expansion of the first floor and is building a second floor in order to add offices, a kitchen, meeting room, and resource areas. Teams could stay in a hotel, and church members would prepare meals.
#14657A
- Strategic
Plan for Mission, Dominican
Evangelical Church -
Evangelization and church growth,
leadership development, social
justice ministries.
Villa Consuelo Evangelical School Santo Domingo - In a poor neighborhood in central Santo Domingo. Urgent need to finish the second floor of this overcrowded school. Two additional classrooms and two bathrooms are needed. This school still needs: lying of blocks, pouring of cement roof, adding doors, windows, stuccoing, electrical installations and sanitary installations.
Las Arras Evangelical School Santo Domingo - Las Arras is located in a very poor seciton of Santo Domingo. They do have a strong outreach program within their community. They have started a school for children but are now in need of more room to house all the students. A second floor is needed. Laying lots of blocks, stuccoing, pouring the ceiling, electrical work, installing doors, installing windows, and painting is needed. Teams could stay in hotels or possibly with church members. Church members would prepare meals.
Samana Evangelical School - The central church has begun building a school to help the community with its lack of classroom space. The foundation and part of the walls have been laid. Everything else needs to be completed.
Church of Mella Village of Mella - This is a small church located in an isolated town near the Haitian border. The church is fairly new but lacking bathrooms and a cement roof. Team would stay with families or in a modest hotel in the neighboring town of Duverge. Meals prepared by church members.
Bombita and LaHoya - Two year volunteer to handle sponsorship details, and help with assemblies in two schools and youth groups in the villages of Bombita and LaHoya.
National Church Camp in Bani - The National Camp is a site that has needed renovation for many years. Dormitories need new cement roofs, new dormitories need to be built, and the chapel needs some minor renovations as well. Lots of painting, electrical, carpentry, and block laying work are needed. It will take a number of volunteer teams to complete this project.
#14647T
- Conference
Ecological Center Bani,
Dominican Republic - Expansion of a
much-used facility of the Dominican
Evangelical Church
Manzanillo and
Dajaboa: Water filters
need to be installed in 6-8
communities. Cost at
$100 apiece
The
church in Dajabon
needs to be finished.. The
construction cost is $4000.
Bible
School, programs working
with the young
people. Each group
would have to make
the decision as
what they can
spend. Concerts,skits
talks with the
young people here
is greatly needed.
Play ground
for the park.
Swings and other
equipment can be
made from used
tires. These cost
about $20 are
less. The poles to
mount the tires
would run about
$25 each. Chain
and bolts could
be brought from
home.
A
clinic needs a
roof. Construction costs are $12000.
Rooms
after the top is
on could cost
about $800
per room. Two
groups of 4 to 5
people could finish
two
rooms in 4 to 5
days. That would
include putting stucco
on the walls,
tile on the
floor, installing the
one window and light
fixture.
Santiago--Evangelical
Dominican Church. Construction
of local church and school; provide
basic needs (bathrooms, food,
etc.).
GRENADA
Wesley House -- The
building requires general
maintenance and upgrading, with
special consideration to be given to
the lower level of the building,
with the intention of leasing out
the excess space as office
accomodations.
St. George's Methodist Church
-- The building needs substantial
restoration and renovation,
including replacement of the roof
structure and roof cladding, and
replacement of the timber floors
with reinforced concrete floors.
Bethel Methodist Church --
General renovation required, with
focus on rebuilding the roof,
strenthening the walls, replacing
some windows, upgrading bathrooms,
and replacing bell cupola lost in
hurricane.
Constantine Methodist Church
-- The original church building was
destroyed by a hurricane. A
new church building (for
approximately 300 worshippers) needs
to be constructed, but not in the
exact location, as there are plans
for road improvement adjacent to the
site.
Donation from teams for each of
these projects is approximately
$4-5,000 for each trip.
Housing will be at Bethel Hall UMC,
where room and board costs $20 a
night.
HAITI
Methodist
Church at Gebeau - Needs seating
upgrade, building painted, floors
finished, and altar area completed.
CHOPD
Children's Home in Jeremie -
Construction teams needed to upgrade
an existing building and build new
buildings to accommodate the
children and house manager.
Vocational training needed in the
area of wood and metal working,
agronomy, operating the grain mill,
and livestock management.
Fund-raising,
policy development, and
consultantants needed for
micro-credit program.
Particular program foci are
livestock management, sharecropping,
and agronomy.
Lay preaching
training needed, along with French
language Bible dictionaries, study
Bibles, and concordances.
JAMAICA
The
Jamaica Project--Construction
teams needed:
May
19th May 26th
June
16th June 23rd
June
23rd June 30th
June
30th July 7th
July
7th July 14th
July
14th July 21st
July
21st July 28th
For
more information, click
here.
Brown's
Town/Edmondson Circuit - St. Ann -
Central Jamaica - Eccleston Chapel
Eccleston
Chapel roof damaged by hurricane
winds
Lucea
Circuit -
Indigent
House
A
work team from the North Carolina
Conference built this house after
Hurricane Gilbert when they came to
work at the Riverside Methodist
Chapel which was damaged by the
above Hurricane. The church uses
this house to assist the poor people
in the community.
Riverside
Methodist Church
Hurricane Ivan damaged this chapel
last year. After several months of
fund raising including the
assistance of the District, the
members were able to replace the
entire roof. Our present need is to
paint this chapel and re-dedicate it
to the glory of God.
Manchioneal
Circuit - Portland - Eastern Jamaica
- Kensington Manse
Hurricane
has damaged roof and doors
May
Pen Circuit - Clarendon - Central
Jamaica - Mitchell Town Chapel
Hurricane
damaged the roof and furnishings
May
Pen Circuit - Clarendon - Central
Jamaica - Watsonton Chapel
Repair
church building, organ and
furnishings due to hurricane damage
May
Pen Multipurpose Center -- Cente
rto be constructed on 40 acres of
church lands situated at Bryan's
Pen. Site is already home to
May Pen Methodist Church and borders
on the Central High School
grounds. Team
contribution $7-10,000.
Montego
Bay/Mt. Ward Circuit - Western
Jamaica - St. John's Action Center
Roof
damaged by hurricane
Montego
Bay/Mt. Ward Circuit - Western
Jamaica - Porter's Mountain Chapel
Roof
damaged by hurricane
Mt.
Fletcher Circuit - St. Andrew -
Eastern Jamaica - Content Gap Chapel
Content
Gap Chapel needs a roof from
hurricane damage
St.
Elizabeth Circuit - Western Jamaica
- Mountainside Chapel
The
hurricane has damaged the organ.
Medical
- Methodist clinics: Doctors, nurses & dentists to work in Methodist clinics. Certification takes approximately 6 months.
- Kingston - Renal Foundation: Requires doctors and nurses to run dialysis units, which are currently under-used due to limited staffing, despite a great need for them.
MONTSERRAT
Cavalla Hill - Tile, paint, and install cabinets & plumbing fixtures in a three apartment project at Cavalla Hill, for housing relocated persons.
Bethany Methodist Church - Tile a Vestry at the Bethany Church.
Housing, northern part of the island - Assist in housing construction on the northern part of the island.
PUERTO RICO
Camps
- Guardarraya Patillas - Centro Conferencial Mujeres Metodistas: Repair to kitchen and other facilities. Housing on Campus.
- Arecibo - Cumbres del Calvario: Build additional camp facilities. Housing available on site.
Region ABC
- Priority 1 – Albonito Pasto Albonito Pasto: Repair roof, paitn sanctuary and parsonage, electrical repair, fence repair
- Priority 1 – Comerío Primera Iglesia Metodista: Build a chapel for worship
- Aguas Buenas: Build Sunday Bible school facilities, and a fellowship hall. Build a security fence
- Coamo: Finish roof for the educational building. Finish parking area for church.
Region Metro 1
- Priority 1 – Levitown: Two bathrooms; dividers between classrooms; install moving walls for communtiy activities; replace windows; install floor tiles.
- Country Club El Buen Pastor church: Building and roof repair; build gazebo; complete fence; repairs to parsonage
- Vieques, Pueblo: Repair church facilities and painting; repairs for parsonage - roof, windows, doors, painting
Region Metro II
- Priority 1 – Los Angeles: Repair bathrooms, install tiles, construct handicapped bathroom, interior stairs
- Priority 1 – Culebra - Jerusalem: Tile annex; fix doors; repair bathrooms in both church and annex
- Vistamar - Juan Orlandi Balrán: construct facilities in daycare building (bathrooms, kitchen)
Region Montaña
- Priority 2 – Dos Bocas (Arecibo): New church building, worship and educational facilities.
- Sabana Grande (Utuado): Roof repair and painting
Region Norte I
- Priority 1 – Rincón (New Mission): New worship facilities.
Region Sur
- Priority 1 – Aguírre - Elizabeth Burnham Memorial - Priority 1: Complete work in parsonage; minor repairs in church building
- Priority 1 – Jobos - Mesón de Amor: Concrete floor 40x40; shelter for Sunday School
- Maunabo - El Aposento Alto: Urgent need to build 4 classrooms for Sunday School
- Priority 1 – Juana Diaz (New Mission): Build new facilities for worship
- Maunabo - Palo Seco Peña de Horeb: Fence; painting of church and fence; parsonage arrangements
- Salinas: Parking area
- Jacaboa: Build new facilities for worship - steel/concrete
- Mayagüez Methodist Church: Painitng, doors, facilities for disabled persons. Continue and finish work on a new sanctuary and educational facilities initiated by UMVIM teams.
Schools, Colleges and Daycare
- Vieques - Esperanza Methodist Kinder: Construct roof.
- Villa Palmeras Santurce - Centro Met: Interior and exterior painting, tile floors
St.
Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Are
there any UMVIM antique specialists
who have always looked for a project
to suit their skills?
Read on
New
and urgent request from the
President of the Leeward Islands
District Conference, MCCA, Rev.
Selwyn L. Vanterpool.
Christchurch
Methodist Rehabilitation
Help
is sought for interior and exterior
renovations and upgrades to a
historic Gothic inspired sanctuary,
built in 1910.
The sanctuary is listed on
the Virgin Islands Registry of
Historic Buildings, and can become
eligible for listing on the US
Department of the Interior National
Register of Historic Places if the
proper guidelines are followed in
the restoration process.
Teams
are sought for refinishing work on
(1) the interior roof system (an
ornate wood truss system), along
with the lectern, pulpit, altar and
wainscoting and (2) remove paint and
resurface interior masonry walls.
The
Yssis (pronounced Isis)
Architectural Group, a Virgin
Islands firm, has agreed to donate
its services for project management
in order to see this restoration
completed.
ST. VINCENT
Chateaubelair - Installing a new galvanized roof and tile floor on the Methodist Church. Roofers needed.
Hospital at Chateaubelair - Medical team and construction teams needed: 1-2 physicians incl. family practitioner, pediatrician or internist; optometrist and dentist.
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