Serving

Loving our neighbors!

Connect and engage with us as we seek to be in Christian Service and seeking justice for all – racial, economic, health, immigrant.

Mission Opportunities & Disaster Relief

Cleaning Kits Packing Event – Monday, October 13, 9:00am, at Culpeper UMC, 1233 Oaklawn Drive, Culpeper.

Recovery from Hurricanes Helene continues. Churches who want to help can:

Give financially. $3 per bucket pays for sponges and shipping of flood buckets. $75 pays for the cost of a flood bucket. General donations are also welcomed. To pay online, you may use this link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/NoVaUMC2/FloodBucketSupport.

Checks payable to “VAUMC” with “Helene” in the memo may be mailed to: Treasurer, VAUMC, 10330 Staples Mill Road, Suite 100, Glen Allen, VA 23060.

Fighting Food Insecurity

Serving 1000’s every week through Food Pantries in our area.

Belmont UMC
Crozet UMC
Discovery UMC
Ginter Park UMC
Kenwood UMC
Sherbourne UMC
Welborne UMC
Westhampton UMC

Providing Housing

Helping those who depend on assistance for a place to call home.

Rachel’s Haven, the former site of Hinton Avenue UMC is being converted to a 15-Unit Apartment Complex.
Good Shepherd UMC in Partnership with UMFS

Ministering on Campus

Inspiring our young people to walk in faith.

VCU Pace Center, https://www.thepacecenter.com
UVA, Wesley Foundation https://wesleyatuva.org
Randolph-Macon College, https://www.rmc.edu/

Serving Internationally

Serving with our brothers and sisters in other countries.

United Methodist Volunteers in Mission – Cuba, the Rev. Larry Cochran
Guatemala, Woodlake UMC
Honduras, Trinity UMC and Culpeper

Creatively Expressing God's Love

Art & Soul Program, Westover Hills UMC
Blessing of the Animals
Dennis Winston, Artist in Residence, Ginter Park UMC
Digital Arts on Twitch, Methodist Gaming

Seeking Justice

Racial, Economic, Health, and Immigrant. We’re Against Discrimination, Racism, and Prejudice

Racial Justice Network, Belmont UMC
Reconciling Church, Boulevard UMC
Reconciling Church, Centenary UMC

Partners We Support In Our Region

Shalom Farms

A ministry that engages individuals and churches in addressing the issues of food insecurity in the metro Richmond area.

Westview on the James

A Christian camp and retreat center located in Goochland County.

Pace Center

A Wesley Foundation in ministry with the students and community of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Wesley Foundation at UVA

A Wesley Foundation in ministry with the students and community of University of Virginia.

Belmont Community Resource Services

Belmont Community Resource Services in Southside Richmond hosts a drive-thru food pantry every Friday and serves on average 1600 families each week.

Central Virginia
Mission Hub

Central Virginia Mission Hub is the only Hub in Virginia serving Mission Central, a warehouse serving millions of people through medical supplies, equipment, and UMCOR kits.