Students Missions & Serving

First Methodist Students serve in the world, the community, the church, and in their own lives.

Ways to Serve

Serving in the Church

Students serve in many ways within the larger church community! As you grow in your faith, it’s the perfect time for new experiences, exploring the variety of ways you can serve, and seeing how your spiritual gifts can be put into action. Our hope is to shepherd every student into how they can as they serve across the church.

Contact us at students@fmcm.org to talk with us about how we can help you get started!

ADOPT-A-STREET

Our student ministry has adopted the stretch of Walnut Creek from Pleasant Ridge to 287 through the Adopt-a-Street program. We clean up the street 3 times each year during both the 9:30 am and 11:00 am services.

5th GRADE MISSION SQUAD

July

5th Grade Mission Squad is the perfect introduction to Mission Week! Students will participate in meal times and worship with the whole group while also receiving hands-on tool training, engaging in small group discussions, and taking part in exciting activities.

Each day, 5th graders will return to campus for breakfast, pack their lunches, and work on a service project. On Thursday, students will experience their first off-campus work site, followed by an afternoon of fun at Hawaiian Falls before joining middle school and high school students for closing worship.

MISSION WEEK

July
Every year, our congregation gathers around our students as they go out to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the community. Teams of students, led by adult mentors, venture out to serve in a variety of ways including building and physical projects or partnering with local non-profit organizations. Throughout the day, teams share in devotional and prayer time together.

First Methodist Mansfield serves as the home base when the work is done. Here, we have evenings full of incredible worship, gifted speakers, ridiculous games, great food, and so much more.

This is a week where lives are transformed through the presence of Jesus as we serve others.

PUMPKIN PATCH

September – October
Every fall, we host a pumpkin patch on our campus at the corner of Walnut Creek and Pleasant Ridge! We have many visitors on our campus during Pumpkin Patch season, and we are happy to provide this experience for our community. Come hang out in the patch, play some games, take a few photos, and pick out your perfect pumpkin! Proceeds from the sales at the patch go toward First Methodist Students and First Methodist Included Special Needs missions. This funds Mission Week, where we yearly serve our Mansfield community in big ways!

Helping at the Pumpkin Patch

We have two pumpkin unloading Sundays where students and their families roll up their sleeves to unload an 18-wheeler full of pumpkins and display them around the patch.
Students and their families sign up to work shifts at the patch throughout the month.