Missions

      Touching lives outside of the Shalimar area is extremely important to our church. As a congregation, we set goals to reach people for Christ through worldwide mission projects, financial and prayer support.

For more information about our missions work, please contact Duke or Norma Eliason, our Mission Team Leaders (duke7705@cox.net).

Local Missions

Habitat for Humanity Shalimar has committed to building a Habitat for Humanity House every few years. We are currently working to complete two homes on Bob-O-Link Street in Fort Walton Beach.  Both are funded through SUMC. If you can swing a hammer or make a sandwich we want your help.   Click here to visit the national Habitat for Humanity site.

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The Judge Ben Gordon Jr. Family Visitation Center
Many children, who are separated from one or both of their parents, need a neutral, pleasant environment where they can spend quality time with their parent(s). The Family Visitation Center offers children who have witnessed or experienced violence, abuse, or trauma, a safe place to spend time with a parent. The Judge Ben Gordon, Jr. Family Visitation Center makes an extraordinarily painful situation more tolerable for everyone involved.

Children in Crisis
Shalimar United Methodist Church is committed to protecting children. The Missions Team has coupled with United Methodist Children’s Home to bring a short-term foster care facility to this area. We are excited about the prospect and responsibility of this venture.

Other Local Missions supported by SUMC include:

• ALANON
• OASIS (OASIS)
• Sharing and Caring
• Angel Tree
• Shelter House (Shelter House)
• Cold Night Shelter
• Coalition for the Homeless

National Missions

Red Bird Mission - Beverly, Kentucky
We are excited to have begun a tradition of an annual mission trip to Beveryly, Kentucky. Red Bird Mission allows us to help those in need right here at home. Red Bird provides mission activities for all physical abilities and skill levels. This trip provides an inexpensive way to really touch those living in poverty.

Hurricane Relief
We have been sending teams over the last four years to areas along the gulf coast that were devestated by hurricanes.  The annual youth mission trips and many monthly adult trips have helped to rebuild homes and lives from Gulf Breeze to New Orleans.

In addition we also support:

• Campus Ministries
• Disaster Relief
• UMVIM
• Alabama Rural Ministry

International Missions

     The ministry at Shalimar United Methodist Church touches many countries. These trips have been to provide medical/dental and construction aid.  We have sent mission teams to the following countries:

• Jamaica
• Peru
• Costa Rica (2)
• Belize (3)

      In addition to our mission trips we support eight missionary families worldwide.

Here are the missionaries that we support.
Please feel free to email them and show your support!

We also support the following international organizations:

• Heifer Project International (Heifer Project)
• UMCOR (UMCOR)
• World Hunger