• First, our 25 UMC Care Team Members seek to serve persons who are homebound, shut-in or have limited mobility. They may also have long term chronic illnesses, or short term recovery from an operation or hospital or care facility stay. They may be persons who are lonely, depressed or have suffered the loss of a family member or friend, or the persons who need a friendly contact a couple of times a week or to be taken to the grocery store, to a doctor's appointment, or to church or to see a friend. They may not be sick, but just need a friend to confide in.
• We also have handymen available who are willing to assist our care friends with projects and repairs needed in their home.
• There are persons available to assist with transportation for shopping, doctors appointments and visits. Call the church office for more information at 249-3716.

Our Care Companions and Counselors

• These are trained counselors who assist the pastors with on-going counseling responsibilities available to our church members as needed.
• Pastor Mark Marston supervises these counselors with their training and counseling duties, and makes assignments of the counseling services they will be asked to provide to a client.
• Persons needing these counseling services are asked to contact one of the pastors for assistance in scheduling meetings with a pastor. Please call the church office at 249-3716.

The "Building Community" Work Area

• A team of church members are trained to assist the Congregational Care Minister in inviting visitors to our church worship services and to orientation sessions on the history and polity of the United Methodist Church. They, then, invite them in time to become active members of the Montrose UMC. In addition, they seek to intergrate these visitors into the programs, friendly fellowship and activities of the church.
• A second team makes contact with members who have become non-participants in the active life of the church, to reintroduce them to the classes and activities in the church with the hope that they will become active again.

How You can be recieved into the membership of this United Methodist Church

• Every other month or so, we announce in our newsletter a new date when new persons will be invited to become full members of the Montrose United Methodist Church and when Pastor Mark will hold two one-hour orientation sessions at 9:45 A.M. on the two preceeding Sundays to discuss the history and programs of the UMC with all the prospective members.
• A member of the New Member Intergation Committee will get in touch with each prospective member and ask for information to prepare for their being received into the membership in this church. The next date for the Reception of Members will be held on ( TBA ) during the worship service of your choice. For more information on these ministries please call the church office at 249-3716.
• Don Barnett, Dick Baker are our Parish Visitor.

To Contact our Care Team: care@montroseumc.org