Missions
Global
The Woods are serving in the Middle East reaching out to a people in one of the largest unreached countries in the world. In this country there are only 3,500 - 4,000 known Christian believers out of 72 million people! Their mission is to work towards creating a support network so that all of our staff and individual ministries are resourced (finances, people, materials, training, personal development, etc.) to do everything God has called them to do.
2. SCEI - Sports & Culteral Exchange International
Our mission is to evangelize and disciple through the development of short term missions outreaches usingsports and other innovative platforms. We are a non- profit organization of born again believers banded together to win, train, challenge and involve people in God's plan of spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.
3. Dave & Cathie Datema - US Center for World Missions
Dave and Cathie joined the staff of the Frontier Mission Fellowship (FMF) in 1999. As General Director, Dave has overall responsibility for the community of people who are FMF members as well as for the organizations FMF has spawned. Dave is an ordained United Brethren minister with pastoral experience as associate pastor of the Findlay First UB church in Findlay, Ohio (1989-1992) and as senior pastor of Bethel UB church in Elmore, Ohio (1993-1998). He has served on the Global Ministries Leadership Team since 2001.
LOCAL
There are a variety of local organizations and events that Shoreline Church has been involved with or supported, such as:
Apple Festival
During the second full weekend in October, Shoreline Church reserves a booth to sell apple dumplings. The moneys raised from this ministry is used towards supporting our three global ministries over the course of the year.
Ohio Army National Guard (1-148 Infantry Battalion) - Chaplain Joe French
“Heartbeat Pregnancy Center of Ottawa County offers free services to those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. By providing unconditional love, active help and compassionate support, we enable each woman to carry her child to term and plan constructively for their future.”
Joyful Connections provides a healthy, safe and homelike environment where children can interact with family members in a non-judgmental setting.
The purpose for which this corporation is formed is to provide opportunities for spiritual nurture and growth for all age groups within the community and to engage in the operation of a traditional church camp helping individuals of all faiths discover an understanding of God and His creation through charitable, religious, educational, and scientific activities and provide such facilities as may be necessary in conjunction with the same in the advancement of nurturing Christian fellowship through worship, study, special events, recreation and rest.
As a non-profit organization, Seagate Food Bank aspires and commits our energies to eliminating hunger. We serve in a regional capacity, through partnerships with others, to identify and direct available resources, providing access to adequate food for all those in need.
Shoreline Church partners with the Ottawa County elementary schools to do an annual clothing sale in November. Clothing is sold $1/bag and $1/coat. Proceeds go to benefit the Christmas Program of the Ottawa County Holiday Bureau.
Global Ministries is the international arm of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, USA. We partner with others--individuals, churches, national leaders, and like-minded organizations--to help fulfill Christ's Great Commission. We come alongside United Brethren churches and leaders in 17 countries, and help support nearly 60 staff serving around the world. Our purpose is illustrated through our logo of "a cord of three strands…not quickly broken," as described in Ecclesiastes. We believe we are stronger and more effective when we work with others.