Serve - Myers Memorial United Methodist Church

Serving At Myers Memorial UMC

A warming center has been opened at the Gastonia Farmer’s Market and will operate when temperatures are predicted to drop below 32 degrees at night. The only way the Warming Center will stay open is if there are volunteers!

Click Here to volunteer for an over night shift. There will be others and a security officer on duty. Or if you are interested in donating items to assist in maintaining the shelter, you can shop the amazon link Here.

The Warming Center will be ongoing throughout the winter so if your small group, family, or neighbors would like to pack Grab & Go bags, volunteer to serve as overnight hosts or provide financial contributions- go for it!!

First Baptist on Union Rd. is the staging area for all donations (M-F, 9a-5p).

Pastor Drew can help you further.

At this time, we are in a place of pause as immediate needs have been met in abundance and groups on location are able to assess next steps. We will alert you to opportunities as they become available.

If you are interested in helping to inventory and assess flood bucket donations at the Mission Resource Center in Terrell, please reach out to Pastor Drew.

We are the Pumpkin Church and we are so much more than pumpkins! We are a Christ-centered community that welcomes, loves, and serves one another and the world.

Join us in prayer, join us in collecting, join us in driving, join us as we seek to love our neighbors here and there.

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We don’t share photos on social media to boast about the work we are doing. We share them so that all the world may see the people of the United Methodist Church being the church for all people.

A simple song reminds us …

I am the Church

You are the Church

We are the Church together…

The church is not a building

the church is not a resting place

the church is the people!

May we continue to be the people of God, a church not stuck in a building but loving and caring for all who are in need.

Myers Memorial UMC will not ‘give up’ any of the other ways we love and care for others, our mission and ministries remain strong and we will love on all God’s Children.

Previous Collections & Mission Focus

“Taking an active stance in society is nothing new for followers of John Wesley. He set the example for us to combine personal and social piety. Ever since predecessor churches to United Methodism flourished in the United States, we have been known as a denomination involved with people’s lives, with political and social struggles, having local to international mission implications. Such involvement is an expression of the personal change we experience in our baptism and conversion.

The United Methodist Church believes God’s love for the world is an active and engaged love, a love seeking justice and liberty. We cannot just be observers. So we care enough about people’s lives to risk interpreting God’s love, to take a stand, to call each of us into a response, no matter how controversial or complex. The church helps us think and act out a faith perspective, not just responding to all the other ‘mind-makers-up’ that exist in our society.”

Excerpt from The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church 2016.

The Point in Time Count is an opportunity to identify and interact with individuals and families experiencing homeless and determine the specific needs within our Community. The 2024 PIT Count will be conducted throughout Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland counties on the evening of January 23 between 7p and 11p. This event helps secure program funding and support needs to provided housing and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

For Additional Details or to Volunteer: Contact Gayle Mahl: 04-914-6332

Check out other ways we have served!

Ongoing Collections for CAM

Crisis Assistance Ministry is a cooperative ministry of the greater Gastonia faith community. By providing direct emergency assistance through collaboration with other community resources, CAM assists those facing financial crisis or struggling with the burden of poverty.

MMUMC has an ongoing collection for CAM and highlights the most pressing needs through email and in church announcements. CAM always welcomes donations of non-perishable items, household cleaning items and personal health items.

The Mission of the BackPack Weekend Food Program is to provide nutritionally-balanced, non-perishable weekend meals to students in Gaston County Schools during the school year so they can come to school ready to learn.
We envision a future where no child lives without hope and the promise of food to eat on the weekend. Help us keep our promise.

Myers Memorial UMC participates in this program by packing meals on a monthly basis and delivering meals to the school on a weekly basis during the school year.

Mission: Possible

The goal of Mission Possible is to help those in need of assistance with making construction repairs or replacement which will improve their lives.

Applications for assistance are reviewed by the committee and upon approval, a date is set for a work team to perform the needed tasks. All are invited to participate in Mission: Possible work days no matter their construction experience or skill!

The Myers Mission Possible team typically works on a Thursday night, indoors, to build the components. Then they gather again on Saturday morning to do the onsite installation.

Contact Mike Rhodes to be added to the email list as the work is sporadic.

The Supper Club at the West Gastonia Boys & Girls Club

First Monday of Each Month

(Oct-June)

Volunteers prepare and deliver a sandwich dinner for children at the West Gastonia Boys & Girls Club. For many, this is their only dinner.

for the 2023-24 school year, we plan on serving nearly 200 students on the first Monday of each month.

The 2023 Myers Makers Market raised enough money to fund this ministry well into 2025!

Dinner at the Battered Women’s Shelter

On the 3rd Tuesday of each month, volunteers provide fully cooked meals for the women and children at the Battered Women’s Shelter. We typically stay away from spaghetti, pizza or lasagna type meals. While easy, it’s also a food item that is often contributed.

Meals that are enjoyed:

Chinese Take Out

Taco Bar

Mexican Food

Simple baked chicken and vegetables.

The Myers Meals schedule is planned a year at a time. If you would like to be added to the 2024 list, please contact Jennifer Rhodes.

Meals are always needed throughout the month. Click Here to connect with the Shelter.

Pantry in the Patch

The Little Free Pantry in the Patch is a way we can feed our hungry neighbors. Daily the Pantry is stocked with high protein, individually wrapped food items, and water.

Would you like to help? You can Sign Up Here to pick your date or you can simply stop by and add your contributions to the Pantry at your convenience.