SERVE & GIVE:
To Our Community
SERVE & GIVE:
Beyond Richmond
To Our Community
- Belmont United Methodist Church Feeding
Program: Non-perishable food items donated by
our members on the first Sunday of each month
are given to the food pantry at Belmont United
Methodist Church.
- Micah Partnership with Westover Hills Elementary
School: Members of our church volunteer at
Westover Elementary as tutors, classroom
helpers, lunch buddies, readers, and birthday
party helpers. For more information or to
volunteer, call the church office.
- Emergency Shelter: On the third Thursday
evening of each month, we provide supper for
the approximately 35 residents of the Emergency
Shelter on Grace Street. The suppers, which
consist of an entrée, a vegetable and/or salad,
bread, fruit, a simple dessert, and soft drinks, are
prepared by individuals, families, or groups within
our church and are delivered to the shelter by 6:
00 p.m. Anyone or any group who is interested in
preparing and delivering a meal should contact
the church office.
- Centenary UMC: An established group of
volunteers works with the lunch program at
Centenary UMC in downtown Richmond. Once a
month this group goes to Centenary where the
volunteers cook and serve lunch to the clients of
the Downtown Ministries.
SERVE & GIVE:
Beyond Richmond
- United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, or UMVIM
enables individuals and local churches to
become directly involved in mission by sending
short-term (one to three weeks) groups to
selected sites and States. In the past a church
member has volunteered with several medical
teams in Honduras.
- United Methodist Committee on Relief, or
UMCOR, is part of the General Board of Global
Missions of the United Methodist Church. Its
current ministries include aiding refugees,
providing relief in disaster areas, and confronting
the challenges of world hunger.
- Initiatives of Hope is a three-part mission
emphasis of the Virginia Conference which
encourages congregations around the
conference to focus on the needs of
Mozambique, Russia, and Disaster
Readiness/Response. WHUMC has financially
supported the work in Mozambique. Volunteers
from WHUMC have worked in the Gloucester
area helping to clean up, repair, and restore
homes which were devastated by Hurricane
Isabel in September.
- Also, WHUMC is in covenant relationship with one
missionary of the United Methodist Church.
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Westover Hills
United Methodist Church
1705 Westover Hills Boulevard
Richmond VA, 23225
(804) 232-1769 / (804) 232-2384 (FAX)
United Methodist Church
1705 Westover Hills Boulevard
Richmond VA, 23225
(804) 232-1769 / (804) 232-2384 (FAX)
