OUR MINISTRIES
We specialize in eight different ministries or, as we like to call them, "OC's"
OC Ministries is Operation Connection, Operation Church, Operation Clinic, Operation Classroom, Operation Clean Water, Operation Clear Vision, Operation Crop, and Operation Cut & Sew all rolled into one! By means of these nine different operations, it is our mission to minister to the minds, bodies and spirits of children in developing countries.
The very first "OC" was Operation Connection, founded in 1989 to assist in the rebuilding of UMC related schools in Liberia and Sierra Leone, West Africa. In 1992, Jamaica was added to the list of countries and in 2015, Haiti was added. Many new partnerships have developed with clinics and churches over the years. In 2000, what was initially called "Operation Connection" expanded into the broader title of "OC Ministries."
OPERATION CHURCH
Operation Church sends Bibles, hymnals, choir robes, stoles and other church related items. OC Ministries continues to pray for and support the efforts of those working in... read more.
OPERATION CLEAN WATER
Operation Clean Water allows us to hire teams of workers in Liberia and Sierra Leone to dig and drill wells in several villages adjacent to our schools and.. read more.
OPERATION CLINIC
Operation Clinic collects and sends medical supplies and texts. Mission teams work with clinics abroad by providing medical assistance, basic healthcare guidelines and replenishing supplies... read more.
OPERATION
CUT & SEW
A member of Lake Harriet UMC, Jo Tennison, began Operation Cut & Sew in 2013. She sent out a request for used electric sewing machines that could to be sent to Sierra Leone... read more.
OPERATION CLASSROOM
Operation Classroom sends work teams and money abroad for construction on new or existing schools. OC provides money for a portion of the supplies and skilled laborers. We also collect, make and send school supplies, uniforms... read more.
OPERATION CLEAR VISION
Operation Clear Vision provides around 5,000 pairs of glasses for those in need in north central Jamaica through a partnership with Lions International and Wesley Methodist Church...
OPERATION CONNECTION
Operation Connection began in 2005 to provide scholarships to promising, needy students in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Many children lost one or both parents in the 12-year civil war. Many students drop out of school because of their family’s inability to afford tuition and fees... read more.
NURTURING
MIND BODY AND SOUL
3 cups
Flour
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter