Henderson Mission Trip

Frakes, KY - On Wednesday, October 25, there were 21 members and friends of Bradley UMC that left the church parking lot (210 W. Main St.) in route to Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky. The trip was scheduled during the Greenfield-Central Fall Break so that families and youth could be involved. There was even a father and daughter from New Palestine attend the work trip. Pastors Terry Campbell (Senior Pastor) and Clarinda Crawford (Associate Pastor) were both present along with 6 youth and 14 additional adults.

Henderson Settlement is a mission agency of The United Methodist Church within the Red Bird Missionary Conference. Henderson Settlement reaches out through more than 60 different ministry activities (programs) to families in four different counties in southeast Kentucky and northeast Tennessee. Through their work more than 3,000 rural people each year receive the help they need to help sustain their lives in communities where 80% of the people fall into the low-income or poverty level categories and real unemployment runs between 40-50%. Some of Henderson's 60+ ministries include: transportation services, Learning Assessment Program, community Health Fair, Food Pantry, Medical/Rental assistance, temporary shelter, library, Maternal Infant Health program (and Father's Program), Thrift Store, Computer Lab and Computer Classes, after-school program, elementary reading programs, youth ministries, organized recreational activities, senior care and day care. To learn more about the Settlement click here.

During the work days of Thursday and Friday, three teams worked on a roofing project, a flooring project and a painting project.

"A part of Bradley's Mission Statement reads: '...minister through Christ, and be in mission with Christ.' Going to Henderson on a Work Team just seemed to be a natural way to help those who need help and to do so in the footsteps of our leader, Christ. What's the point of being a so-called Christian if you aren't going to try to act like Christ? God calls us to the fringes and to minister and help those that society would prefer not to touch," stated Rev. Crawford.