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Stewardship Campaign
by April McAnnally, Laura Norred,
and David Higginbotham
We express God's love to others by the way we do our work, treat people, volunteer, and share our resources. See how three members of Canterbury have recently experienced the joy of loving their neighbors as themselves.
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Reverse Offering
by many Canterbury members
During worship services several months ago, Canterburians were encouraged to take a gift of $10 from the church and share that gift with someone in the name of Jesus Christ. Click here to see some of the ways we enjoyed sharing and loving our neighbors as ourselves.
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Carpenter's Hands: Personal Story
by Ann Mewbourne and John Bryant
(brother and sister)
Carpenter's Hands has helped many families cope with life's difficult circumstances. Click here to see what a wonderful difference it has made for one brother and sister.
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Stop Hunger Now
by Rachel Estes
On February 2011, Canterbury volunteers of all ages gathered together and packed more than 140,000 meals for distribution to children in Hundorus. Click here to find out more about this inspiring program.
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Knit Wits
by Gerrie Hansford
This past January, Canterbury's Knit Wits presented their 1,000th prayer shawl to "someone in need of a caring touch." Each of these shawls serves as a very real, physical reminder of christ's love and the love of his church.
Ever since Knit Wits was first organized in March of 2005, its 24 members have given colorful, handmade shawls to...MORE
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The Brown Bag Project
by Susan Dowdey
The experiences and opportunities that we are blessed with at Canterbury are too numerous to count. We are all quilty of glossing over the joy and beauty right in front of us and perhaps take it all for granted. But if you could see the awe in the faces of people who come to Brown Bag on Fridays, you'd begin to open up your own heart and see...MORE
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Sr. High Mission Trip:
New Orleans
by Cole Dunn and Graham Spencer
Canterbury's Senior High Mission Trip will return to New Orleans, June 19-26, 2011, to help rebuild houses damaged by Hurricane Katrina. This will mark the third consecutive year that more than 100 of Canterbury's Senior High youth will work hand-in-hand with the amazing people at St. Bernard Project.
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Mission: Panama
by Katherine & Sam Williams
We went from the airport in Alabama to the one in Houston, and then we flew from that one to the one in Panama. Then we got on a bus and drove through the jungle to get to where we were staying. It was dark when we got there an there was no electricity, so we had to use the bus lights to find our way. And that was a little bit of an adventure trying to get everything set up in the dark. but we made it.
On the first day when we first saw the Panamanians, a lot of them were sitting next to their family and trying to test us and see if we were going to be nice to them or what...MORE
Click here to see the Panama 2011 Trip Blog.
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The Christmas Miracle
by Rachel Estes, Director of Outreach
A few years ago a friend had given me several Christmas cards that weren't being used and asked me if i could find something to do with them. I always take anything that anyone will give me because inevitably something will come up and I will need it. I ended up finding a need...MORE
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Carpenters Hands Volunteering
by Laura Norred
My name is Laura Norred and I am a recent participant in the Carpenter's Hand's Ministry here at Canterbury Methodist Church. Carpenter's Hands is something I had wanted to participate in for years, but always...MORE
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Reaching Outside Yourself to Someone
Who Needs a Helping Hand
by Beth Sticher
After a devastating fire at our home destroying about 70% of the house and contents on August 10, Ronnie and I found ourselves on the receiving end of the Canterbury family's helping hand. Friends were there immediately as the firemen put out the blaze...MORE
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