First Steps Affiliates
The Grace Place
Located
at Leawood United Methodist Church, 2915 W. 95th Street, Leawood, KS
66206. (913)648-2131 ext. 17 under the direction of Stephanie Gagen.
Heartpaths for Kids
Located at St. Luke's UMC in Oklahoma City.
The
director is Rev. Charlotte Teel. If you would like more information
about it, please contact Charlotte at cteel@stlukesokc.org.
Footsteps With Jesus
A ministry of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs, CO.
Directed
by Nancy Butler. Spiritual support is available at no cost to children,
teens and adults. To learn more about his affiliate please call:
719/634-7046 and speak to Nancy.
The Blessing Center
Located in Dayton, Ohio or www.blessingcenterorg.
The
Blessing Center is a spiritual nurture ministry which uses Blessing
Based Spiritual Nurture and Holy Listening in working with people of
all ages and faith backgrounds. Jacqueline Nowak,MARE, CCE, Associate
for Pastoral Care with the Miami Presbytery, Dayton, OH, is the
center's Shepherd. You may contact her at BlessingCenter@woh.rr.com.
The center offers one on one spiritual support and the certification as
well.
THE HUB Life Resource Center
Located at McFarlain UMC in Norman, Ok or THEHUB@mcfarlinumc.org
 The
HUB Life Resource Center is a safe haven where kids and teens can come
for help and healing. Consider the following information. In 2004 the
state of Oklahoma had 28 young people between the ages of 10 and 17
commit suicide. Last year alone 4 deaths of this type occurred in our
community. List past spring, an elementary student was brutally
murdered in Purcell. In 2002 Oklahoma was second in the nation in
divorce. Not to mention other life experiences – death of a loved one
or close friend, conflict and broken relationships, difficulty at
school, and the challenges of growing up and searching for who they
are. As hard as it is to imagine, these are the issues facing kids and
teens today. Oftentimes however, they don’t have the resources they
need or a place to go to talk and have someone who will listen as they
struggle to make sense of these things.
Four
churches – Bridgeview, McFarlin, Moore First, and St. Stephen’s United
Methodist Churches – decided to create a place for kids and teens
dealing with these issues, a safe caring environment that provides
encouragement and spiritual support. THE HUB is the realization of that vision.
THE HUB Life Resource Center welcomes any child or teen, ages 4-17 years, regardless of their faith background. All services provided by THE HUB are free of charge. Hours for THE HUB are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. or by appointment. THE HUB
is located in the Aldersgate House next door to McFarlin United
Methodist, 407 S. University, Norman, Oklahoma. The Reverend Mary C.
Irby may be contacted at 405-620-3645 or by email at THEHUB@mcfarlinumc.org
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