Serve Now
SATURDAY SERVE OPPORTUNITIES 9am-Noon for Global Impact Partners
- April 26 at Blessed Assurance painting, pressure washing & lawn care. Register by 4/23
- May 3 at Rainbow Express Ministries White House & Log Cabin painting, pressure washing, landscaping & interior cleaning. Register by 4/30
- May 17 at Turning Point Treehouse inside painting & lawn care. Register by 5/14
- May 17 at Greenway Park Elementary outdoor beautification. Register by 5/14
WORK TEAM RECOVERY TRIP
May 4-10 in Spruce Pine, NC - Contact the Church Office by April 30 to Serve.
- Single & Multi-Day Trip Options
- Must be 18 years +
- Overnight Participants Stay at Spruce Pine UMC.
DIAPERS & WIPES COLLECTION
For Alliance Center for Education through April 25, Led by United Women in Faith (UWF). Donate wipes & diapers (sizes 1-5, 2T-5T) and place in the Gym Reception Area cabinet.
EQUIP A TOOL TRAILER FOR ASHEVILLE RECOVERY
In December 2024, our congregation purchased 76 tools and equipped a trailer with shelving for support teams in Spruce Pine, NC.
We now have an opportunity to equip ANOTHER TRAILER that will be ready for teams in the Asheville area at Reeves Chapel UMC. Let's purchase the tools by Easter Sunday, April 20!
Visit the Wish List then click on the tool you want to purchase, and it will be shipped directly to the Western NC Conference Office in Huntersville.
Thank you for helping the Global Impact team equip this second tool trailer for Disaster Ministries!
WESTERN NC DISASTER RELIEF:
EARLY RESPONSE TRAINING (ERT)
Do you feel led to help responders in western N.C.? We need people to complete ERT (Early Response Team) training to help work teams. These teams are trained to go in first to devastated communities, mucking out homes, cutting trees, etc.
Register for upcoming training sessions.
HOME2HOME
Volunteers with a strong back and spirit are needed to provide furniture for people who have experienced hardships or loss. Call the Church Office at 704-847-6261 to serve.
ROOM IN THE INN
Room In The Inn is the ministry to our homeless neighbors in Charlotte, providing a hot meal, a hot shower and a bed for overnight guests during the winter months (thru March). We are in need of volunteers for bus drivers (we will train!), overnight hosts, help with laundry, desserts and breakfast casseroles. If you are unable to volunteer, please considering supporting the efforts by donating from our Amazon wish list of new or gently used M-3XL sweatshirts, sweatpants, tee shirts, new white crew neck undershirts, new boxer briefs, new socks, jackets, and long underwear. Clothing donations can be dropped off in the white cabinets in the Gym Reception Area. Sign up to Serve
GREENWAY PARK ELEMENTARY
Volunteers Needed for Kindergarten Reading Buddies, Classroom Assistants and other various opportunities throughout the year. Call the Church Office at 704-847-6261 to serve.
BLESSED ASSURANCE
Do you have a passion to work with senior adults with disabilities? Global Impact partners with Blessed Assurance Daycare in Matthews and we need a Champion/Church Advocate (or a team of two Champions) for this group. Blessed Assurance's goal is to preserve the dignity and enhance the quality of life for those they serve by offering a caring, stimulating, and therapeutic environment. To learn more about this need, please contact Amy DeVore.
COS KIDS
Please call Amy DeVore at 704-847-6261 to volunteer or to donate:
- Volunteer Gardener
- Contract Maintenance Person (on-call person to assist with maintenance needs of our facility)
- Diapers- (sizes 3 and up)
- Balls (bigger balls for gym and outside)
- Hula Hoops, Bubbles, Sidewalk Chalk
- Baby wipes
MATTHEWS HELP CENTER
Matthews HELP Center provides short-term crisis assistance to neighbors in the Matthews community. Volunteer for a four-hour shift, from 9am-1pm or from 1pm-5pm. You can greet donors, sort donations, inspect clothing and help customers. Contact Ida Riddick for more info.
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