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Missions


There are a variety of ways we support missions in our community and around the world.  If you'd like more information about participation, send an email message to Pam Nickerson or call the church.

Here are some of the ministries we participate in and support:
 
 

United Methodist Free Store
Church for All People - www.4allpeople.org

Scioto Ridge has a partnership  with this  church, located in the  same building as the Free Store.  Many Sundays, volunteers coordinated by Scioto Ridge prepare breakfast items, take them to the Church for All People, and serve breakfast.

The West Side Free Store - www.westsidefreestore.org

The WSFS is located on 61 South Powell Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43204. It provides clothing and other items to the needy on the West Side of Columbus. The WSFC relies on donations and volunteers to make the store function. The 3rd Saturday of every month, Scioto Ridge prepares and serves lunch to shoppers and others that stop by.

 

Friends of the Homeless       

A local organization committed to leadership in providing innovative, quality programs, services and housing for the homeless.  Scioto Ridge volunteers prepare and serve meals at Friends of the Homeless shelter in downtown Columbus on the second Saturday of every month.
 

Volunteers in Mission       

Volunteers in Mission (VIM) work teams are groups of people from local churches, districts or conference-endorsed teams, who share their time, talents and money for various projects around the world. The volunteers pay their own travel and material expenses so they can participate in the missions. The experience is one of sharing with others.  Currently, Scioto Ridge participates in an annual Medical Mission to Mexico and a work camp at Henderson Settlement in Kentucky and at Jackson Area Ministries in Southern Ohio.
 

Other Mission Programs        

At various times during the year, we ask the congregation to bring in various items (diapers, food, personal care items, socks, underwear, hats, gloves, mittens, etc.) that are distributed through the Free Store, the Hilliard Welfare Food Pantry, and other ministries and agencies.
 

South Sudan Health Clinic - www.sudanclinic.org

As six year old boys, Jok Dau and Bol Aweng, two Lost Boys of Sudan, fled their village in 1987 when it was attacked, bombed and burned by government troops.  While walking 1,500 miles to Ethiopia and then to Kenya, they survived attacks by government troops, starvation, illness and attacks by wild animals.  Of the 35,000 Lost Boys that fled Southern Sudan, they were among the 16,000 who safely arrived in Kenya.  They spent fourteen years in refugee camps until they were approved for resettlement in the United States by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.  They arrived in Nashville, Tennessee in 2001, worked at low wage jobs while earning Associate Degrees in Computer technology.  They moved to Columbus, Ohio to attend The Ohio State University.  They became US citizens in 2007 and graduated from OSU with degrees in Political Science and Fine Arts.

Our Mission is to provide additional health education and promotion and medical services to the people of Piol village in South Sudan with a focus on maternal and child health. Please visit our web site to learn more.