Long Island East District
Long Island East District
Sunday, August 24, 2025
of the New York Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church

Missions Committee

 District-wide Mission Projects 
 
 
 

Mission Projects Across LI East District
 
Project Details Ways to participate Coordinated by Contact
Agape Garden of Dix Hills UMC
Grows and donates fresh produce to a local food pantry
donate cash, garden supplies or volunteer time.  Dix Hills UMC Linda Hees, lahees@aol.com
ELC Food Pantry of Northport
Cooperative food pantry supported by Northport area churches and organizations
Donate money, food or time. St. Paul's UMC, Northport, Centerport UMC and Union UMC, East Northport  
New Hour Prison Ministry Supporting currently and recently incarcerated women and their children. see flyer for more info County Line Cooperative Parish Mary Czeisel mczeisel@aol.com
The Magic Penny Educational, economic and agricultural projects in the rural villages of Sierra Leone donate directly at themagicpenny.org/ Dix Hills UMC 631-499-1940
The Sleeping Bag Project
Making sleeping bags for homeless
donate fabric & supplies issions Committee Barbara Flores dopeypbq@yahoo.com
Tri-CYA Sandwich Project Delivering sandwiches to campers at a 6-week summer program in Huntington Station donate supplies or water North Shore Suffolk Cooperative Parish  
 
 
Missions and ministries serving specific needs:
(details above)
Food insecurity
  • Agape Garden of Dix Hills
  • ELC Food Pantry 
  • Tri-CYA Sandwich Project
Housing
  • YouthBuild
  • The sleeping Bag Project
Youth
  • Tri-CYA sandwich project
  • YouthBuild
  • New Hour Prison Ministry
Education
  • The Magic Penny
  • YouthBuild
Justice
  • New Hour Prison Ministry
Global Missions
  • The Magic Penny
     
 
 
Contact Missions Committee Chair, Catarina Choi at