Serving in Mission This Season
We respond to God and our community when a need emerges. Our Food Drive continues and we are responding to the urgent need at People In Need of Delaware. When you go shopping, buy some extra items that you see on the list and bring them either to the outside or inside bin at the church. Thank you for sharing Christ’s love with our neighbors!
Your monetary donations are also welcome for the People In Need to purchase perishable foods. Please use this link to donate and put PIN in the Missions tab.
Common Ground Free Store: serving with those in need in the community
Serve with the Common Ground Free Store Ministries every First Tuesday of the month. This is an opportunity to serve alongside those who are struggling in our community, a way to welcome and be on the common ground with them. Volunteer jobs include: welcoming, checking in and out customers, preparing a to go meal and sort donations. Currently, the store follows all the protocols to keep their customers and volunteers safe, including but not limited to, wearing masks, checking temperatures, limiting the number of people in the store. Next time our group goes to serve is Tuesday, Feb 2nd, from 5:15pm to 8:15pm. If you would like to serve, please let Pastor Katya know, katyabrodbeck@powellumc.org.
Food and Toiletries Drive to Support People In Need and Common Ground Free Store
Buy any of the items below when you go to groceries next time, and bring the items to the bin outside the church or inside the church. All the items go to support the non-profits in these challenging times:
- Baked Beans and Oatmeal
- Shampoo, Soap, Deodorant, and shaving cream
- Tooth paste and tooth brushes
- New underwear and socks for all ages and genders
Your monetary donations are also welcome for the People In Need to purchase perishable foods. Please use this link to donate and put PIN in the Missions tab.
Habitat for Humanity
Our building days with Habitat for Humanity of Delaware and Union Counties have not been scheduled because of the ongoing public health issues. But if you would like to serve individually, please use this site to register, https://habitatdelawareunion.volunteerhub.com. Please watch orientation video before signing up.
Consider giving to our Partners in Mission – To continue to support our mission partners in this time of crisis, you can write a check to PUMC with a name of organization in the memo line or give electronically by clicking HERE, going to Missions line and adding the name of the mission partner in the line with asterisk. Below is a list of our mission partners:
- The Common Ground Free Store Ministries, providing basic needs in a caring, compassionate environment of unconditional acceptance and dignity
- Family Promise, 24-hour Emergency Shelter and Rapid Rehousing Referral Center
- Good Works, a community of hope in Athens, OH supporting those deeply impacted by poverty
- Habitat for Humanity of Delaware and Union Counties, bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope
- People in Need of Delaware, Inc, providing a variety of Emergency Services
- Furniture Bank
Contact Katya Brodbeck, katyabrodbeck@powellumc.org for more information about Serving In Mission.