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Missions
Henderson Home Meals, staffed completely
by volunteers and spearheaded by Beverly Mangan, serve 30 to 35 hot lunches
delivered to the homes of local shut-ins on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
each week. This ministry is funded by donations of time, food and money
from church members and others who believe in this ministry of hospitality.
They touch the lives of the persons that they serve not only by supplying
a hot meal, but also with a short visit three days each week.
The women who prepare and deliver the lunches donate their time and talents
to this ministry. Also when their funds get low, they hold fundraisers
to raise the money for food and supplies.
Monetary donations are always gratefully accepted. Checks should be addressed
to: Henderson Home Meals, P. O. Box 22, Callao, VA 22435. More volunteers
with preparation and delivery are always needed.
Those who volunteer month after month and year after year come back because
they are blessed by serving others in the name of Jesus.
Missionaries that we support at Henderson UMC:
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a recent thank you email from Vicki and Gary
We have sent support for the last several years a Missionary Couple: Gary
and Vicki Stephenson who serve in the Red Bird Missionary Conference at
Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky. For the last two years, we have
communicated with them and sent a total of $2,400.
We also take lightly used clothing for the Henderson Settlement Opportunity
Shop and collect toys each year for the children who live in this impoverished
area. Our United Methodist Women send donations each year for the Mother
and Infant Program which is an outreach ministry providing educational
and support services for new mothers as well as supplies like diapers,
formula, infang clothing and other things needed for babies.
Vicki Stephenson
Welcome to the biographical sketch of Vicki Stephenson, missionary with
the General Board of Global Ministries serving in the Red Bird Missionary
Conference at Henderson Settlement, Kentucky as an Associate in Mission
Service (AIMS). Mrs. Stephenson's responsibilities include arranging itineration
for Henderson Settlement missionaries, setting up craft shows, developing
fund-raising projects and materials, and asisting with tours.
In reflecting how she believes God’s mission is being carried out
in her work, Vicki shares, “God calls us to love and reach out and
minister to all people, no matter their age, race, status, financial situation,
or gender. By developing new relationships and continuing to educate individuals
and churches about the mission and ministries of Henderson Settlement,
we are able as a mission institution to continue to provide basic human
needs to the community through God's love.”
Mrs. Stephenson continues her thoughts as she remembers times she knew
God was moving through the ministry in which she serves. "I can't
tell you the number of times individuals have shared with me that they
were unfamiliar with Henderson Settlement, or had no idea of the number
of ministries we offer to this Appalachian community. When individuals
and churches are aware of the high unemployment and many other needs and
challenges that face our community today, they are more than willing to
assist us with both financial and in-kind gifts. When a need arises, God
does provide for us through our supporters."
Vicki has been serving with GBGM since March of 2001. She served as Mission
chairperson with Taylor Chapel UMC in Fort Wayne, Indiana as well as a
Retirement Plan Officer with National City Bank prior to beginning service
with GBGM.
Mrs. Stephenson was born in Belleville, Illinois and received her education
from R. Nelson Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana with an emphasis
in Business. Her home church is Taylor Chapel UMC in Fort Wayne, Indiana
in the North Indiana Conference.
Vicki and her husband Gary, also an Associate in Mission Service, are
the parents of two adult children, Angela and Amanda. Vicki’s parents
Carl and Beverly Gadson are members of Taylor Chapel UMC in Fort Wayne.
Vicki Stephenson is available for Covenant Relationship support in Kentucky
Annual Conference , North Indiana Annual Conference .
Gary Stephenson
Gary is an Associate in Mission Service (AIMS) serving with the General
Board of Global Ministries as Program Coordinator with Henderson Settlement
of the Redbird Missionary Conference in Frakes, Kentucky. He began working
with Henderson Settlement in January 2001, and his primary focus is the
care and maintenance of a fleet of 27 vehicles which are utilized in various
capacities in the ministries of Henderson Settlement. Mr. Stephenson also
oversees a workcamp program in White Oaks, Tennessee from June through
August. His responsibilities there include the coordination and supervision
of work teams who come and work on homes in the area of those in need
and cannot afford to do the work themselves.
Gary describes two situations in which he knew that God was moving through
his ministry at Henderson Settlement: “When I first arrived at Henderson,
there were three vehicles sitting at the shop that had been given up on.
I was able to get them back on the road for the ministry to use.”
Describing the second situation, Gary shares, “After a few work teams
came and worked on an unchurched individual’s home, he saw God’s
love in them, started going to church, and began to make a change in the
way he lived.”
Mr. Stephenson was born in Evansville, Indiana. After completing his primary
and secondary education, he attended Ivy Tech College in Fort Wayne, Indiana
earning an Associate Degree in Applied Sciences. Gary is a mechanic, and
before joining GBGM he utilized his training and skills in that capacity
from 1988-2001.
Gary and his wife Vicki are the parents of two adult children, Angela
and Amanda. Gary and Vicki’s home church is Taylor Chapel UMC in
the North Indiana Conference.
Gary Stephenson is available for Covenant Relationship support in Kentucky
Annual Conference , North Indiana Annual Conference .
Henderson Settlement, http://www.hendersonsettlement.com
Our mission, as part of the body of Christ, is to lift up Jesus Christ
by providing basic needs in Appalachia through God's love.