Missions

The Higgins family of believers is very active in missions in the community and around the world! We have volunteer service opportunities throughout the year. Please Contact Us to find out how you can be involved.

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Local

  • BackPack Program (Operation Feed a Child) – during the  school year, we help provide weekend meals for qualifying children
  • Children’s Advocacy Center of Yancey County – helping children with needs in Yancey county.
  • Construction Love –Higgins-identified selected housing needs for repairs and help, selected projects throughout the year
  • Reconciliation House –help with clothes, fuel and food for families in need
  • Sewing and Ugly Quilts Ministries – Higgins teams prepare needed garments and quilts for variety of mission needs, locally and internationally.
  • Thanksgiving Dinner – Higgins provides a “no cost” Thanksgiving meal to the community. All are welcome for food and fellowship!
  • Be the Church Sunday – At Higgins, although we believe in “being the church” every day,  we set aside one day a year for our entire church family to participate in missions activities. We start the day with worship in the Sanctuary, then head out into the community in teams of all ages. Our services to the community have included packing meals for Stop Hunger Now, assembling filters for Wine to Water, performing yard work for the disabled, and even hosting a free carnival. Everyone is invited to participate, and we often have volunteers join us from other local congregations.

National & Regional

  • AMCI (Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution) and Mountain View Correctional - Kairos, 12 Step Bible Study, Yokefellows program, special holiday meals.
  • ​Tri-County Pregnancy Center - Support, education, and services for expectant moms and their children; protection for unborn children with Christian counseling
  • Walk To Emmaus –72 hour spiritual weekend for men and women on separate weekends

​International

  • ARI Missionaries (Asian Rural Institutes) through UMCOR – Jeen H. Chung & Ban Hyung, Japan
  • Hearts For Heaven – The Rosser Family, Guatemala
  • Operation Christmas Child - Samaritan's Purse
  • Mission Trips – for disaster support, construction needs, witnessing, Christian Bible study, love and care
  • Rise Against Hunger – pre-packaging meals two times per year to be delivered around the world.
  • ​UMCOR  (United Methodist Committee on Relief) - work, disaster support teams, help as the call is issued for help and support; around the world. Annual work project to UMCOR Depot in Baldwin, LA

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