MISSIONS
Join the Missions Team
Serving Starkville and beyond with compassion, generosity, and hands‑on ministry.
The Missions Ministry leads SGMC in living out Christ’s call to love our neighbors. Through local partnerships, seasonal outreach, food collection, and practical service projects, SGMC members make a real difference in our community. If you feel called to serve others, there is a place for you here.
Missions Leadership
Chair:
Gary Windham Contact:
garywindham75@yahoo.com
Angel Tree
Angel Tree is a long‑standing SGMC mission project that provides Christmas gifts for families in need helping them have a joyful Christmas. Church members select angel tags from the trees in the Springer Center and purchase the gifts listed and returned wrapped with the angel attached. Volunteers identify the families, organize tags, and help with delivery.

Leader: Mary Mitchell Hill
Contact:
marymitchell17@gmail.com
Casserole Kitchen
Casserole Kitchen is a partnership of area churches providing three hot meals each week to neighbors in need. Meals prepared by church teams are served Tuesday and Thursday at 6 PM. and Saturday at 11 AM at the Episcopal Church parish hall.
SGMC provides one meal every other month. Join this group in preparing and serving the meal.
Leader: Gail Griffith
Contact:
gailgriff@yahoo.com
Monthly Food Collection
Each first Sunday, SGMC members bring non‑perishable food items to support Ward‑Stewart Elementary students and Starkville Strong, helping address food scarcity in our community. Volunteers deliver the donations and determine which partner will receive SGMC’s contribution each month.
Leader: Cherri Lighsey
Contact:
cherrilightsey@aol.com
Beds for Kids
Serving Starkville and beyond with compassion, generosity, and hands‑on ministry.
The Missions Ministry leads SGMC in living out Christ’s call to love our neighbors. Through local partnerships, seasonal outreach, food collection, and practical service projects, SGMC members make a real difference in our community. If you feel called to serve others, there is a place for you here.
Chair: Kevin Randall
Contact:
jklrandall_pt@yahoo.com
Bed Construction
Volunteers spend a few days each week building beds—cutting wood, sanding, and assembling single and bunk beds—in Robert Gholston’s fully equipped wood shop. It’s a time of community and fellowship as volunteers of all experience levels work together on this project.
Leader: Robert Gholston
Contact: 662-722-2355
Bedding Procurement
Volunteers ensure every delivered bed has the needed bedding—comforters suited for boy or girl, sheets, and a pillow—along with a stuffed animal (some handmade by the Sew Prayerful Ministry) and an age‑appropriate Bible. The team organizes inventory, looks for great sales to minimize cost, and seeks donations when supplies run low.
Leader: Katie Roberson
Contact:
katie@burntoaklodge.com
Delivery
Volunteers deliver beds to families, assemble them on site, make them up with the beautiful bedding, and celebrate with the children and their families. It’s a joyful, hands‑on moment of sharing Christ’s love and offering a tangible expression of hope and love.
Leader: Tina Scholtes
Contact: tfscholtes@aol.com
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child, sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse, shares the love of Christ by delivering gift‑filled shoeboxes to children around the world. SGMC’s Shoebox Sunday is a cherished tradition. During the the year, volunteers handmake and assemble items for the boxes.
On Shoebox Sunday in November, people of all ages pack 100 shoeboxes, write personal notes for each box, and pray for each child and the boxes’ safe delivery. Volunteers are needed to prepare items, assist during the event, pack, and donate.
Leader: Mark & Carol Lehman
Contact: markwlehman@gmail.com or caroldlehman@gmail.comm
