Serving the Community
- Groceries to Go -- If you eat, you qualify! A ministry to help stretch your food dollar. There are no income requirements...doesn't everybody want to save money on groceries? Distribution the last Saturday of the month.
- Operate an on-site community food pantry - The Cupboard
- Partner with Options Adult Services, a alcohol and drug treatment facility in Delano
- Annual LOVE Sale -- like a garage sale but everything is free
- Site for Partners for Wichita Filling the Gap Free Lunches for Kids program
- Partner with Let's Rock and Roll and Change the World; host site for Community Connections, Operation Bundle-Up
- Serve lunch monthly at the UM Open Door Drop-in Center
- Sponsor Youth for Christ Parent Life, a teen parent ministry, providing meeting space for weekly meetings, and monthly meals
- Partner with Aldersgate UMC and Love Wichita for community projects
- Sponsor Franklin Elementary Schools -- providing school supplies, hats, mittens, socks, etc.
- Happy Feet Shoe Voucher Ministry for local school children.
- Vacation Bible School
- Made and distributed blankets to the homeless
- Distributed Thanksgiving food boxes
- Community Thanksgiving Dinner
- Sponsored families for Christmas
- Hold block parties to build relationships in the neighborhood
- Participate in Delano Neighborhood Clean-up
- Planning several community service projects for summer/fall
- Faith in Action Campaign -- Once a year we don't GO to church -- instead we ARE the church, going into the community and doing various service projects.
1710 W Douglas
Wichita, KS 67203
316-943-1884
email: pastor@newcovumc.org
1718 W Douglas
Wichita, KS 67203
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