Ministries
Privette School:
Broadmeadow is home to one of Jackson's premiere pre-school programs. A ministry of the church, the Privette School provides quality childcare and creative teaching methods based on the Reggio Emilia approach to learning. Children who attend the Privette School and other Reggio Emilia-inspired programs learn to use their "100 languages" to express themselves. Visit the Privette School's page to learn more about Broadmeadow's Reggio Emilia inspired pre-school program.
Sunday School:
Broadmeadow offers Sunday school classes for children ages 3 years to 12th grade. Sunday school begins at 9:15a.m. each Sunday morning. The classes meet upstairs in the Education wing of the church, which is most easily accessed from the north side of the building.
Children's coordinators, Kelli Cook and Joy McClellan, plans various activities throughout the year for the children. For more information, you may contact Kelli via kelliccook@gmail.com
Childcare:
A nursery is provided for infants and toddlers during Sunday School and Worship
Sunday School:
Whether you are young, middle-aged, or an older adult, there are a number of options available to you when it comes to adult Sunday School at Broadmeadow. All classes begin at 9:15a.m. each Sunday with a coffee fellowship to follow before worship. Call the church office at 601-366-1403 for more information.
Bible Study and Spiritual Formation:
Bible studies and Growth Goups are offered at Broadmeadow during the year. The Companions in Christ series offers small groups a powerfully transforming experience in spiritual formation. For more information, click on the news section of the website.
Adult Choir:
Under the leadership of Chuck Reynolds, the adult choir is a very important part of the life at Broadmeadow UMC. Made up of about 20 voices, their primary task is to help lead in worship every Sunday during the 10:30am service. The music is always diverse and varied, but regardless of the style or genre, the songs are intended to praise and glorify God.
In addition to Sunday morning leadership, the adult choir also inspires the church and community with concerts every Christmas.
Rehearsal takes place on Sunday evenings at 5:30 pm in the choir room located on the first floor on the north side of the educational wing. For more information, contact Chuck Reynolds.
Children’s Choir:
The Children’s choir shares special music in worship several times a year. Practice occurs each Sunday morning at 9:30 during the Sunday school hour.
The Hoops Project
also known as Bibles and Basketball, is a tutoring and mentoring program for junior high and high school at-risk local youth. The young men meet once a week for dinner and tutoring and form the Broadmeadow basketball team that plays in the church youth league. The tutors and basketball coaches represent Broadmeadow, other area churches and organizations, the neighborhood, and Millsaps College.
Broadmeadow is a Community Adopter of Boyd Elementary School through Jackson Public Schools’ Partners in Education Program. Broadmeadow supports Boyd in a variety ways, including a school supply drive in August for Boyd, a teacher appreciation meal during the school year and providing incentives for children to succeed. Broadmeadow provides a number of programs and ministries for Boyd students.
AfterSchool Actors
AfterSchool Actors is a theatre program developed by New Stage Theatre and Broadmeadow and operating with a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson. AfterSchool Actors is geared toward 4 - 8th grade th students from Boyd Elementary School and Chastain Middle School and uses theatre arts to increase reading and literacy skills in the youth and to promote safety and healthy conflict resolution.
Homework Helps
Homework Helps is a brand new mission aimed at helping Boyd Elementary School students
with their schoolwork. These 4th and 5th graders meet at the church once a week for dinner and tutoring. This program is a joint effort, as well, with tutors coming from the church and the neighborhood. Broadmeadow partners with St. James Episcopal Church and many other community organizations to provide Homework Helps.
The Broadmeadow-Boyd School Summer Reading Project
The Broadmeadow-Boyd School Summer Reading Project provides rising 4th and 5th graders from Boyd Elementary School with books from their summer reading list and with materials needed tocomplete their summer projects. Members from the congregation and area volunteers work with the children on Saturday mornings in the July to complete their reading and project assignments.
Read, Lead and Succeed
Read, Lead and Succeed pairs older students with 4th and 5th graders from Boyd Elementary
School for peer tutoring reading.
Stewpot Ministries
Broadmeadow provides monetary support for Stewpot Ministries in Jackson. In addition, the congregation donates nonperishable foods during its Second Sunday Giving and the Christmas in July food drive.
United Methodist Committee on Relief
Broadmeadow assists the United Methodist Committee on Relief, or UMCOR, which is the humanitarian relief and development agency of the United Methodist Church, that serves in dozens of countries around the world. Broadmeadow raises money annually during One Great Hour of Sharing as well as contributes to UMCOR’s specific disaster responses throughout the year.
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Support for Global Missions and Ministries
Global Ministries through the United Methodist Conference;
Russian Initiative for the United Methodist Church; and
African University in Zimbabwe.