"Go Therefore and Make Disciples of All Nations"
-Matthew 28:18-20
August Mission of the Month
Watoto
Watoto brings hope and healing to vulnerable women and children in Uganda and South Sudan. In Watoto villages, children find mothers to love them, education to inspire them, healthcare to strengthen them, and their value and identity in Christ. In short, they have everything they need to grow up happy, healthy and full of purpose.
A Watoto village is a safe place where a child can truly experience the love of a family. Watoto has three villages that have classrooms, medical clinics, churches, playgrounds, and most of all homes for our children and mothers. Each Watoto house is comprised of a house mother who is raising eight orphaned and vulnerable children. Together, they’re a family, and she’s raising them with love.
Watoto is a family made of people from all over the world who are working together to ensure that the forgotten have a place to belong. In 1984, during a time of civil war, we planted a local church in Kampala, Uganda to speak hope and life to the nation. Since then, we’ve rescued orphaned and abandoned children placing them in loving families. And we’ve come alongside vulnerable women equipping them with skills and empowering them to be the mothers and leaders God has called them to be. To help our hurting neighbors, we also expanded our reach into South Sudan—embracing our sisters and brothers with the love of Jesus and helping meet their most critical needs.
Since 2011, Sun City Center United Methodist Church has financially supported a house mother and seven youth. In 2026, we have added another child to support the equivalent of a Watoto family. In addition to the increase in support, this congregation has contributed specifically to programs supporting classroom renovations, global support, neighboring communities' mothers, assistance to girls to help meet their maturing needs, a semester of University for one student, preventative medicinal costs, and self-sustainability in the Watoto villages.
Our Mission is to extend God’s Light, that all may know the love of Jesus and generously share it with the world.
The Light changes everything.
Our Vision: We are called to shine hope, peace and purpose across every generation, cultivating a thriving, diverse community by deepening connections with Jesus and one another.
We are a passionate congregation about reaching out in our local community as well as across the world with the love of Jesus Christ. We try to include an element of Missions in almost everything we do. We love traveling to places such as Africa, Peru, Cuba and many more as well as helping local missions such as the Fight Against Human Trafficking, Good Samaritan Mission, our UMC Children's Home and many more. Please consider getting involved in making a difference.
For more information about any of our mission ministries contact the church office at 813-634-2538
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Mission of the Month at The United Methodist Church of Sun City Center. As the Mission team, we are excited to learn more about your mission.
We receive many requests to become part of this program. We prayerfully read all applications with special consideration given to missions whose program is dedicated to making disciples of Jesus Christ and show a proven history of successful ministry. All missions accepted as Mission of the Month must support the mission and vision of The United Methodist Church of Sun City Center. Because we currently have many applications, not every mission that applies will be accepted this year.
We will closely study the goals of your mission, the actual percentage of your proposed budget that directly supports the slated mission, and your plans for documentation and ongoing evaluation and accountability. Should we support your mission, we will ask for a follow up at the end of the year, stating how the funds that you received were used.
Complete the application below. All 2027 submissions need to be completed by September 30th, 2026.
Blessings to you, and thank you for all that you do in moving forth in your mission to make a difference in our community and in God’s world.