Welcome to the…
A Caring A Caring Ministry Ministry
related to therelated to theThe IGRC & the North Central Jurisdiction of theThe IGRC & the North Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Located in Located in Illinois, Illinois,
near near Springfield, Springfield, just off of just off of
Interstate 55Interstate 55
Our mission is to Our mission is to compassionately compassionately help God’s people help God’s people
in need locally, in need locally, nationally and nationally and
around the world, around the world, and to offer a and to offer a
Center to fulfill the Center to fulfill the call for service to call for service to
neighbors in neighbors in Christ’s name.Christ’s name.
The 8-acre campus
The CenterThe Center
Kit-making Kit-making areaarea
Pat Wright Executive Director
Danielle EatonAssistant Director
Tonya HillWarehouse Clerical
Assistant
Sharon Brown-AdamsBookkeeper
The WarehouseThe Warehouse
Mark FreemanWarehouse Supervisor
Brad WaltonLogistics Assistant
Warehouse AdditionWarehouse Addition The expansion built July/August of 2007 doubles the current space available. It is used for storing
desks, medical equipment, etc. that won’t hurt to freeze.
New addition starts here
33rdrd Section Section of the Warehouseof the Warehouse Slab is poured and completed November 2011
The Project Schoolroom
Chapel The Project Schoolroom woodshop was remodeled into a
chapel by the NOMADS in July and August, 2009.
Wood Shop A two story woodshop was moved into
the warehouse addition and finished during the summer of 2009. Bottom floor is used for cutting desks and the 2nd story is used to sand and apply polyurethane to them.
SCHOOL DESKS• School desks are assembled by volunteers after the pieces
are cut in the woodshop. They are then knocked down, sanded, and a two coats of polyurethane are applied. After the desks are dry they are wrapped in stretch wrap and are ready to ship to mission schools in other countries.
FOUR WORK ROOMS ADDED
• 4 rooms have been constructed against the north wall of the second/east warehouse.
Desk Shop
SEWING MACHINE & BICYCLE REPAIR SHOPS
• MMDC is always looking for volunteers to work in the sewing machine & bicycle repair shops so reconditioned sewing machines and bicycles can be sent to mission sites all over the world.
Sewing Machine Repair Shop Bicycle Repair Shop
The DormitoryThe Dormitory
Lodging for 32, Kitchen, Laundry, Lodging for 32, Kitchen, Laundry, Showers, and Community RoomShowers, and Community Room
R.V. Camping
13 Full Hook-up Sites Available
The Staff HouseThe Staff House
Housing for Caretakers
The DuplexThe Duplex
Housing for the Monthly Volunteer Coordinators
The Gift ShopThe Gift ShopTwice Giving Gifts is an international
shop benefiting artisans in developing countries.
As of February 2010 the Midwest Mission Distribution Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
UMCOR and is one of 8 cooperating Depots in the
UMCOR Relief Supply Network.
The 8 members of the UMCOR Relief Supply Network
• Midwest Mission Distribution Center – North Central Jurisdiction, Chatham, IL
• Eastbrook Mission Barn – New Castle, PA
• Mission Central – Mechanicsburg, PA
• Mission Response Center – Terrell, NC
• North Alabama Disaster Warehouse – Decatur, AL
• Disaster Response Warehouse – Kerrville, TX
• UMCOR West – Salt Lake City, UT
• UMCOR Sager Brown – Baldwin, LA
The 8 Cooperating Depots in the UMCOR Relief Supply Network
UMCOR WestSalt Lake City, UT
Midwest Mission Distribution Center
Chatham, IL
UMCOR Sager-BrownBaldwin, LA
Mission Response Center
Terrell, NC
Eastbrook Mission Barn
New Castle, PA
Mission CentralMechanicsburg, PA
North Alabama Disaster Warehouse
Decatur, AL
Disaster ResponseWarehouseKerrville, TX
Kits are assembled and packed.
Sewing Kit
Health Kit
Layette Kit
School Kit
Personal Dignity Kit• In January 2012 a new kit was introduced in
response to Bishop Rev. Gregory V. Palmer’s reflection and challenge based on Psalm 41.
This is the Center’s response to the poor among us.
The Personal Dignity Kit includes these items:
Hand Towel, Washcloth, Soap, Shampoo, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Nail Clipper, Antiperspirant, Razor and Comb in a 1 gallon baggie.
In 2013 MMDC sent out the following numbers of kits:
• UMCOR Cleaning Buckets=2,556
• UMCOR Health Kits=12,821
• UMCOR School Kits=3,236
• UMCOR Layette Kits=2,046
• UMCOR Sewing Kits=1,114
• UMCOR Birthing Kits=1,823
• UMCOR Bedding Kits=316
• MMDC Haiti Student School Bags=23,486
• MMDC Haiti Teacher School Bags=475
• MMDC School Desks=340
• MMDC Personal Dignity Kits: 22,234
Our four trailers, two box trucks and van
roll in every direction to collect and
distribute donations.
International International Disbursements and Disbursements and
ShipmentsShipments
International Disbursements have
been made to:Afghanistan Algeria Belarus Brazil Cuba Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Ecuador Haiti Honduras Liberia Mexico Nicaragua Pakistan
Panama Peru Romania Iraq Sierra Leone Tajikistan Zimbabwe Ghana Guatemala India Jamaica Kenya Russia Tanzania Uganda
Ukraine Mongolia Philippines Congo
•MMDC School Desks in Haiti
•MMDC School Bags in Haiti
Bicycles Arrive in Haiti
Grace Children’s Hospital-Haiti
Cover with Love Quilt
Diaper with tiesHospital Outfits
While on a mission trip to Haiti in October 2012-MMDC Ex. Director-Pat Wright took these photos on a tour of Grace Children’s
Hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti
Sewing Machine Delivered and in Use
School Bags and desks School Bags and desks for Liberia, Africafor Liberia, Africa
School Desks in Liberia, West Africa
John Lewis Memorial UM School Paynesville, Monrovia, Liberia
John Wesley School in Weala District, Liberia
Disaster ReliefDisaster ReliefHelping people with recovery and
cleanup after tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, and floods
Disbursements within the United States
U.S. DisbursementsU.S. Disbursements•Disaster / Flood Relief Supplies for: Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, New York, Virginia, Wisconsin , Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Mississippi, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky.
•McCurdy School, New Mexico
• Navajo Nation, Arizona; Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota; White Earth Reservation, Minnesota.
•Cobden Hispanic Ministries, Illinois
•Food Pantries, Children’s Homes, Homeless Shelters, Abuse Shelters, Crisis Nurseries, Restart Ministeries, and After-School Programs throughout the Midwest
PROJECT OPERATION HANDCLASP
• MMDC is donor to Navy’s Operation Project Handclasp
OTHER FACTS:OTHER FACTS:•The MMDC opened in March of 2000.
•281 disbursements, totaling over 125 tons, were made from the MMDC in 2013.
•The MMDC is funded through the generosity of individuals, civic groups, local congregations, and conferences.
•The MMDC is dependent on volunteers!
We Love We Love
Our Volunteers!Our Volunteers!
School Bags
Loading Containers
Prayer circle for container leaving for Russia
Construction work Construction work Sewin
g
In 2013,In 2013, approximately approximately 1,818 individuals 1,818 individuals
from 22 different from 22 different states, representing states, representing
349 churches, 349 churches, volunteered volunteered
for a total of for a total of 36,035 hours 36,035 hours at MMDCat MMDC ..
Build school desks Paperwork
Kits
SewingConstruction
Maintenance
Loading
Landscaping
Trash to TreasureMany items have outlasted their need in their first
situation.
Rather than filling up the landfill with these items MMDC
matches them up with a project that really needs them.
100 apartment size, kitchen stoves
75 cubicles of office furniture
Hospital equipment
Sewing machines
Christian books
Bicycles
Cell phones
Dental Office Equipment
Crutches & walkers
Blankets
Donated by Redwood Falls,
MN UMC
“Truly, I tell you: anything you did
for one of my brothers here,
however insignificant, you
did for me.”Matthew 25:40 (NEV)
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