Opportunities to Serve & Engage
After School
This weekly after school tutoring program invites first and second grade students from Washington Elementary School to visit us on Wednesdays. We provide a healthy snack, a thirty-minute tutoring session and a weekly activity. This is an intergenerational ministry.
Community Meal
Each month on the first Friday, volunteer teams plan, cook, and serve a hot meal to anyone in the community who would like to come by to get one. Volunteers work closely with Harvest of Hope and have access to a training on food safety and meal prep.
Harvest of Hope
This community nonprofit began at Christ UMC. Harvest of Hope reclaims and redistributes extra food. They rely heavily on community volunteers to meet their mission. To learn more about how to get involved with this community effort, visit their website.
Emmaus Walk
Christ UMC is a sponsoring Church of the Mid-Ohio Valley Emmaus Community which holds a bi-annual weekend retreat offered each fall and spring. Those interested in experiencing the Grace of a Walk to Emmaus can apply with the support of a sponsor.
Fabric Ministries
Volunteers sew, knit, or crochet items such as sleeping bags for the homeless, dresses and shorts for children, prayer shawls, and face masks. If you have a gift with a sewing needle, knitting needle, or crochet hook, we’d love to have your hands and heart involved.
Softball Team
Recreation, relationship-building, and rekindling your faith at the baseball diamond! If you enjoy or would like to try softball, come out and join people from multiple Methodist Churches including Christ UMC, Sandhill UMC, and others.
Seed Grants
Do you know a young person or youth group with a desire and idea to serve the community? Applications are being taken for seek money that young people can use to fundraise for their outreach. Contact the church office or Pastor Cheryl.
Serenity House
Located near the Church, Serenity House hosts various recovery communities and offers multiple 12-step meetings each week for those living with addiction.
Blood Drives
Christ UMC is a site for blood drives with the American Red Cross. Church volunteers donate time, as well as blood, to ensure that the drives are a success.