SENIOR ADULT DAY TRIP

Clifty Falls State Park 

Madison, IN 

Lunch @ Falls Restaurant

 Date:  October 22, 2009      Time:  8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.     Cost:  $25 (lunch & transportation

Senior Adult Day Meeting

PMBC Fellowship Hall

October 15, 2009

10:30 a.m.

Speaker:  Virginia Lawson

Legal Concerns for Senior Adults

Senior Adult Ministries and Goals

2009 - 2010

The Senior Adult Ministry has great potential within our community.  The national statistics help to put this into perspective:

• 34% of all Americans is 50 years of age or older.  Every seven seconds another person turns 50!

• People age-65 plus, number over 35 million representing one out of every 8 Americans.

• The number of older Americans (65+) has increased to 12.4% since 1990 (3.3) million people celebrated their 65th birthday last year. . . almost 5,500 per day.

• As of July 1983, there are more adults age 65 or olde4r than teenagers in the United States.

• This growing number of senior adults are living longer that ever before.  More than two hundred Americans reach age 100 every week.

In his article, "starting a Senior Adult Ministry"  David Satterfield said:  A survey of senior adults pinpointed the following basic needs, ranked by the respondents according to their importance.

• To be loved and appreciated

• To do a useful, and significant work

• To be accepted and respected as a group

• To gain information about money, finance, and wills

• To secure health information

• To meet transportation needs

• To have counselors to talk with them

• To have recreational activities

The Local Statistics help to reinforce Porter's focus on Senior Adults.  The U.S. Census report for Jessamine, and Fayette Counties, indicates that in these two counties there are: 

• Ages 55 - 64         22,592 people

• Ages 65 & up        55,292 people

          Total                    77,884

Porter Memorial population numbers                        Growth Goals 7 %                         Baptismal Goal

• Ages 55 - 64        310                                           21                                                12

• Ages 65 &up        330                                           23

          Total                   640                                           44

The Senior Adult Ministries of Porter Memorial exists for the purpose of providing Christian fellowship and assisting in carrying out the mission of PMBC, To Worship God, to globally lead people to faith in Christ, and to grow together to be like Him.  This ministry is Christ centered and designed to meet the spiritual, educational, and social needs of maturing adults, (age 55 & up).

Senior Adult Ministries provides opportunities for growth through Adult Life Fellowship Bible Studies, on Sunday and weekdays, discipleship classes, special projects, prayer ministry involvement, support groups, homebound visitation, FAITH evangelism, Singing Saints, day trips, Mission Trips, nursing home Bible Study Classes, A Clothing collection box for Oneida Baptist Schools, Collection barrels for food God's Pantry, and enrichments conference opportunities.  Transportation is provided for seniors who need help in going to the doctor, Life Fellowship Bible Studies, Worship, and other activities.

Schedules of the activities are listed as follows:

Singing Saints Choir (55 & up to Glory) . . . Saturday 9:00 am

"Church Under the Bridge" Sunday 3-5:30 pm Senior's feed once every three months

Collect Food for God's Pantry weekly

Senior Adults assist in ESL ministry on Monday's and Wednesday's

Third Thursday of the month:

"Jolly Keenagers"                  Day Meeting

Day Meeting Program             10:30 am

Lunch (covered dish)             Noon

Fourth Thursday of each Month

Day and Overnight trips