Whaley Street United Methodist Church, following the example and teachings of Jesus, has a heartfelt commitment to missions work.  Below are some of the mission projects important to this church:

Missionaries Perry and Ann Priest are missionaries who have served many years first in South America and most recently in Jos, Nigeria.  They have recently returned to South Carolina.  The Priests have been affiliated with Whaley St. UMC for many years and supported by our prayers and annual offering.  Perry attended Whaley St. UMC and taught Sunday School here during his enrollment at Columbia Bible College.  The Priests are Wycliff Bible translators.	.    Missionary Lorna Priest is a missionary who provides computer support to Wycliff Bible translator missionaries.  Presently she is serving in Texas, having returned from Nairobi, Kenya in late 1998. Click here to read her story Killingsworth Home.  Killingsworth provides a supportive community for adult women in crisis.
Missionary Jeannine Brabon's prison ministry in Bellavista Prison in Medellin, Colombia, South America.  Her ministry is so great that it is spreading and reaching many other South American prisons.  Click here for her story.  Henderson Settlement (Red Bird Mission).  This mission provides aid for poverty-stricken Appalachians.  In addition to the mission, there is a church, clinic, school and library.  Local children derive many benefits from this mission.	Cooperative Ministry in Columbia's center city, a crisis ministry to the poor.  We offer financial support Cooperative Ministries, and volunteers from our church also work in the Cooperative's Ministries clothing bank plus our volunteers rehab Apple computers donated to Cooperative Ministries.  Cooperative Ministries provides referral service for area ministries faced with requests from the needy for assistance in obtaining food, utilities, clothing, medicine, etc.
Seeds of Hope Farmer's Project.  We sponsor a farmer from Johns Island, S.C. to hold Saturday farmer's market sales at our church parking lot, allowing him to earn fair wages for his crops during the summer.  This also serves the Olympia neighborhood, providing delcious fresh vegetables.	Victory Ranch (serving our military). Located in a beautiful country setting between Ft. Jackson and Shaw Air Force Base, Victory Ranch provides Christian love, training and support to men and women in the military, allowing them to "go home" for a weekend visit/overnight stay to Victory Ranch.  Its home-cooked meals and family atmosphere are welcoming.
Oliver Gospel Mission.  This mission ministers to the homeless and needy, providing meals and a place to shower and sleep.	Free Medical Clinic.  Funds contributed to this organization are used to provide medical services to the indigent. Link.
Haiti Medical Clinic.  This is a South Carolina Methodist Conference Project.  Doctors and nurses from all over the state visit this clinic to render treatment and to help train local doctors.  South Carolina druggist furnish drugs to aid in treatments.	Henderson Settlement (Red Bird Mission).  This mission provides aid for poverty-stricken Appalachians.  In addition to the mission, there is a church, clinic, school and library.  Local children derive many benefits from this mission.
Salkahatchie.  Whaley St. UMC sends our teenagers to this one-week summer camp that does home renovations for the poor.	Crop Walk. We walk as a church each year in the Crop Walk.  This past October, our small congregation raised almost $1800 for Crop Walk to use to address local and overseas hunger.

God has asked us all to be missionaries so let's remember that and serve in whatever way we can.