Immanuel United
Methodist Church
401 West Fond du Lac Street
Ripon, Wisconsin 54971 USA
Telephone (920) 748-6695

Rev. Paul Nulton , Pastor

Missions and the Missionaries
that we help support

Reaching out to those in need has always been very important to Immanuel United Methodist Church, and because of the faithful prayers and financial gifts of our members and friends, we have been able to meet both the physical and spiritual needs of many. Here is a list of some of the ministries we are helping to make happen:

   Radio Broadcasts-our 8 am Sunday service is broadcasted on WRPN 1600 AM, every Sunday morning at 9:30 am.
   Providing food to our local food pantries
   Clothing the needy at Northcott neighborhood house
   Providing a supper to those needing temporary help, through our Make a Meal Ministry
   Singing to residents at area nursing homes and assisted living homes

We have four quarterly mission projects each year. Our Quarterly missions are:

January - March: Heifer Project International-Offerings given to this project will provide farm animals for families that are experiencing poverty in countries around the world. The animals will provide both food and income for the families that receive them. More information about Heifer Project International can be found at Heifer Project Int'l

April - June: United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR)-Offerings given to this project will provide relief to people in our country and around the world that have been devastated by natural disasters such as flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, etc. Relief will also be provided to people that are victims of violence. Find out more about UMCOR at The United Methodist Committee on Relief

July - September: Northcott Neighborhood House, Milwaukee, Wisconsin-Northcott Neighborhood House is located in the inner city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Northcott provides a wide variety of programs to the people that live in Milwaukee's inner city. Northcott was started as the result of a project of the United Methodist Women. Offerings given to this project will help provide ongoing community programs and will also help with building expansion projects and the development of new programs.More information can be found about them at WI UMC and the Northcott Neighborhood Mission Project or Northcott Neighborhood House website

October - December: Immanuel United Methodist Church's Helping Hand Fund and Ripon Food Pantry-Offerings given to this project will help our church help people in our church and in our community, all year long, that are having trouble paying their bills, purchasing food, etc.
Many people have been helped in different areas – rent, electric and gas bills, water heater, medic alert, college expenses, food, motel rooms, gas, medical needs, furniture, traveler’s expenses and car expenses.

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This past year (2006) we gave the following:

Advance Specials totals for 2006
Jan- March- Heifer Project International-$5265.05
April-June- UMCOR/One great Hour of Sharing- $2,539.00
July-September- Northcott – $880.00
October- December- Helping Hand Fund - $2949.07

Other Special Offerings – Food Pantry - $210.00; Human Relations Day – $140.00; Relay for Life - $702.00; Pakistan Earthquake relief - $565; Bible shipping to Zambia - $45; UMCOR - $155; Youth Group – $2205.00; IUMC Puppet Ministry - $446; Youth mission trip - $100; Red Arrow Division Soldier Care Packages - $20; Golden Cross Sunday - $218.00; Hurricane Katrina Recovery - $558; World Communion Sunday - $112; Apportionments for 2006; Mitten Tree for Northcott Neighborhood House; CROP walk $700; Salvation Army Bell ringing; Missionary Support for 2006: Rebekah & Jon Lopez -Peru- $1500; Gablers- $1500; Steve Farina- $1000; Freshman Survival Kits - $500; Lopez Wheelchair Mission - $391; Operation Christmas Child - $520; College Scholarships; Hagar Girls Home - $2000;

Our Missionaries

Dan & Rachel Gabler in Zambia
Daniel and Rachel Gabler are missionaries of the United Methodist Church who are assigned to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Daniel is a mechanic and pilot. He is the son of retired missionaries that served as Bible translators in Bolivia. Rachel is a human resources development education and training coordinator. Her duties include both Christian education and administrative consultation for the United Methodist Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is the daughter of retired missionaries that served with the Wycliffe Bible Translators in Bolivia. Write to them at Dan and Rachel Gabler, P.O. Box 70839, Ndola, Zambia

Steve & Martha and family in Hungary
As a precaution for protecting his anonymity when traveling, Steve has asked that we don’t use his last name
Steve and Martha and their children, Abbie, Cass, Anthony, Laurel, and Alex presently live in Diosd, Hungary. Diosd is a small village outside of Budapest. Steve is a regional developer with an organization called United World Mission. He is part of a team that is responsible for planting new churches in 17 countries in Central and Eastern Europe.The goal of Steve’s team is planting hundreds and thousands of new churches in this region, in this generation. He “develops” by inviting new missionaries and local churches to come and help plant churches. He builds relationships and gives vision for planting more churches in each country, and then helps local churches train their people for church planting.http://www.geocities.com/steve_and_martha/ or you can go to Martha's blog or Steve's blog

Jon & Rebekah Lopez and family in Peru
Jonathan and Rebekah have 5 children-Mordecai, Isaac, Ezra, Lydia Irene, and Isabel. They recently finished a ministry called Free Wheelchair Mission, where they distributed wheelchairs to the poorest of the poor throughout Peru. They are currently in the United States, deciding where to go next. You may email them at jrlopez98@yahoo.com .

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