Mission Work at Lewis Center

At Lewis Center UMC, missions is more than a project or an event, but a core part of our foundation as a church. Below, you will find ways to be a part of our church community as we find ways to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ. 

opportunities to serve

We hope you will join us in serving others in the name of Jesus. Please contact the Missions Team at missions@lewiscenterumc.org with any questions regarding any of the opportunities listed below.

Monthly Mission for May - PIN Shoe Shoes

Our monthly mission for May will be supporting the People In Need (PIN) School Shoes program! The program began in 1999 when a group of churches in Delaware County collected money through various special offerings. Donations that first year allowed PIN to purchase several dozen pairs of shoes at retail price from a local store. The program has grown from those few dozen to funding for 600+ pairs provided in 2023, and PIN has a goal of 650 this year. We hope you will be part of this amazing program - every $40 donation helps to provide one pair of shoes!

For online giving, select Monthly Missions. If you would prefer to bring/send a check - designate it to May Monthly Mission or PIN Shoes.

The Lewis Center Water Warriors are back for our 10th annual Global 6K for Water - with the same mission to bring life-changing clean water and fullness of life to children in communities around the world.  The significance of the 6K distance is that it is the average distance that kids are having to walk to access clean water.  We hope you will register online here and join us at Glen Oak Park at 9AM on Saturday, May 18 to walk, run, bike, scooter, or skate your 6K!  Kids and pets are welcome.  Got plans on May 18?  As always, we invite you to join the team and walk/run/bike/boat your 6K whenever and wherever you want.  Each registration provides lasting clean water to a child!  Use promo code EMPOWERMOMS to get $10 off each registration through Sunday, May 13.

Common Ground Free Store is a warm, welcoming place where basic material needs – clothing, shoes, household goods, linens, toys, personal care items, diapers, wipes, and prepared meals – are available to anyone for free. Below are different ways we can help support their good work.

• Find out more info here about how you can cook or donate food to help the Free Store continue to provide approximately 100 meals, every time they are open.

• Fill out this application form to register as a volunteer and sign-up to help.

• Donate new or used items for the free store.

  • Click here to find out what they do/don’t accept and when donations are accepted.

  • Most Needed Items: Brand new socks, underwear, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, deodorant, razors, toilet paper, and size 5 and 6 diapers.

  • Check out their Amazon wish list and ship things directly to them!

Our church has supported the United Methodist Church For All People (C4AP) ministry for more than 10 years by providing breakfast to those in need on the second Sunday of each month. Each Sunday, we will need 6 volunteers to help provide the food and 4-10 volunteers to help serve breakfast.  Please review the volunteer categories and sign-up for as many Sundays as you can in 2024 to support this important mission of the church.

• Volunteer A: Pick up other volunteer's items from LCUMC at 7:15AM (if needed) and provide 3 hot casseroles & 30 cereal or fruit bars

• Volunteer B: Provide 3 hot casseroles (or 40 breakfast sandwiches from White Castle) & 2 gallons of chocolate milk

• Volunteer C: Provide 3 dozen (36) hardboiled eggs, 2 gal orange juice, & 5 lbs of bananas

• Volunteer D: Provide 3 dozen (36) hard boiled eggs, 40 pudding cups, & 1 gallon of chocolate milk

• Volunteer E: Provide 3 large boxes of cereal & 2 gallons of white milk

• Volunteer F: Provide 2 hot casseroles & 5 lbs of oranges

On behalf of those in need who are served at Church for All People, we thank you for your generous gift of time and meals. 

Some of our church members serve as Food Pantry volunteers at People In Need.  Jobs include sorting incoming donations, checking dates, preparing groceries for pick-up orders, and assisting clients in shopping in the PIN grocery store.  Available morning shifts are Monday-Friday from 9AM-12PM.  Afternoon shifts are from 1-4:30PM on Monday-Thursday and from 1-3PM on Friday. You must be 18 or older to volunteer in the food pantry and can commit to volunteering once a week, once a month, or as their schedule permits.  If you are interested in becoming a volunteer - click here for more information. 

"The world is my parish." - John Wesley