Meals on Wheels: A nation-wide non profit organization, Meals on Wheels provides information and services for seniors so no one goes hungry. The need has doubled since March 2020 and Community United Methodist Church continues their support by providing volunteers for the last week of every month. Two volunteers pick up the food with the list of recipients and directions for distribution. There is no personal contact and generally a cooler is provided on the outside of the home. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Lou Schroeder 757-495-1809.

Rise Against Hunger: Rise Against Hunger is an independent non-profit organization that provides meals for children both within and outside of the United States. Volunteers at these events pack grain based and vitamin enriched meals by churches or other organizations and send to countries in the developing world. Meals are delivered to schools so that families are encouraged to send children to school because education is the fastest way out of poverty and hunger. 

VB Housing Resource Center: The HRC serves people who are experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis. This facility is an integration of shelter, housing, healthcare center, dining hall, learning facility, support services and community resources in one facility. It is a community system of city agencies, nonprofit service providers, and faith organizations. CUMC collaborates with the HRC in several ways with Indirect Service where Small Groups collect laundry soap, diapers, or requested items such as board games.  We have collected blankets and air mattresses to stock HRC supplies.  

Judeo-Christian Outreach Center: offers the citizens of Hampton Roads, who so desire, the opportunity to improve their lives by providing them with shelter, food, and clothing.  There is also the opportunity to participate in substance abuse counseling, job training, and GED preparation, with the knowledge that someone cares about their well being. Community United Methodist Church partners with other churches in the area to provide four meals a year at the Judeo-Christian Outreach Center. Visit http://www.jcoc.org and click on Wish List to see how you may assist.

Winter Shelter Meals:  For one week a year, CUMC small groups and volunteers help cook and serve breakfast and dinner, and offer a bag lunch to homeless individuals.  

Blessing Bags: Prepared bags are provided for the homeless and are distributed by The Gathering at Scott Memorial United Methodist Church in partnership for serving the homeless. These are gallon size ziplock bags with commonly used items such as soap, shampoo, a rain poncho, hand warmer/winter, razor, first aid kit, breakfast bar, canned meat/crackers, and water. A Blessing Bag and/or a bag of shelf stable food are provided to the homeless or shut-ins that do not have transportation to get to the distribution center. A Hotline Card from the HRC and a devotional enclosure from CUMC are placed in each Blessing Bag.

UMCOR Kits for the United Methodist Conference are prepared and donated annually in June. These are school supplies, health kits, or baby kits.

Angel Tree for Christmas is celebrated every December. We sponsor local families for Christmas.  We are providing a few toys, clothing, coats and shoes for children, gift cards for adult children and parents and a full holiday meal for each family.

Emergency Response Team (ERT): This is a service ministry to provide help to local communities that have experienced flooding, hurricane or tornado damage. The goal is to provide clean up and roof tarping that will minimize damage (not repair). Team members are required to complete ERT training to become certified.

Kairos: prison ministry.