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.

February Monthly Mission - COMMON GROUND

In February, we will be collecting brand-new socks and underwear of all sizes for Common Ground Free Store Ministries. It is Common Ground's mission to share God’s loving gifts with all by providing basic needs in a caring, compassionate environment of unconditional acceptance and dignity, with a vision to freely serve all God’s children until no one is in need. 

Donations can be brought in anytime throughout the month of February and placed in the collection bins in the lobby. Feel free to shop from your favorite store around town or do some online shopping from the comfort of your own home via our Amazon wishlist.

If you don’t have time to shop, you can still make a financial donation and we will use the money to buy other toiletry items that the Free Store always needs. For online giving, select Monthly Missions. If you would prefer to bring/send a check - designate it to Feb Monthly Mission or Common Ground.

We also invite our church family to make some time to sign-up to help provide meals or sign-up to volunteer at the store. See mote details below.

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 15 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 (arrival time is 8AM) at Church For All People downtown.  Please review the volunteer categories and sign-up for as many Sundays as you can in 2025 to support this important mission of the church.

• Volunteer A: Pick up other volunteer's items from LCUMC at 7:20AM (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