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Learn about Social Justice with the Justice Ministry Team
Heeding the call of the prophet Micah to seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God, we commit to leading Westlake United Methodist Church in actions that transform our world into a more just global community- Mission Statement of the WUMC Justice Ministry Team
The Justice Ministry Team is made up of people who actively seek justice in their own lives and encourage others do the same. This Team meets quarterly to plan actions that accomplish the goals we set. Our focus for this year includes elder/child abuse and the environment. Some of the ways we address these issues are through establishing recycling at church, using coffee mugs at coffee hour instead of paper cups, offering a class on Parenting your Parents, collecting and recycling used cell phones, and writing newsletter articles.
To connect with the Justice Ministry Team, please email Rev. Linda Coatoam
Recycle Your Stuff
Clothing & Household items
Gently used clothing and household items, for the Community Corner resale shop, are always needed. All clothing must be washed and stain free. Place in the large wooden box in Fellowship Hall.
Furniture
"Pass It On", a Christian outreach organization in Lorain County provides furniture and household goods free to families in need http://www.passitonministries.org/content/.
In Cuyahoga County, St. Vincent de Paul sponsors the Furniture Bank, with a similar mission. www.svdpcle.org
Paper
An Abitibi Paper Retriever Bin is located in the church parking lot. By providing this bin we help our community be good environmental stewards. Abitibi provides the bin, empties it monthly and pays the church dividends based on the weight of the paper. The collected paper is manufactured into recycled newsprint, saving an estimated 2.2 million cubic yards of landfill each year.
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Other good usable items?
Check out the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District web site for a wealth of ideas about how to recycle and reuse just about anything! www.cuyahogaswd.org
Support Free Trade
Buy Equal Exchange brand free trade coffee, tea, chocolate and other goodies! They are sold by the Mission Team, two Sundays a month during coffee hour in fellowship hall. This is done not as a fund raiser but as a practical way to express our values. and get a great cup of coffee! This is the easiest mission project you'll ever do!
Equal Exchange is a nonprofit group that buys from collectives of small farmers in Central America. By eliminating most of the middlemen, EE insures that much more of your coffee dollar goes directly into local farming communities, greatly improving the quality of life for the farming families. Equal Exchange also encourages ecologically-sound farming practices and community development activities.