Missions- Go With Us!
Covenant United Methodist seeks to connect a lonely world to new life and love through Christ centered community. We have many opportunities for you
to make a difference!
Local
Blessing Bag Ministry
Non-perishable food and hygiene products are packed monthly for sharing with unhoused individuals. Monetary donations and providing supplies for this ministry are collected throughout the year. Donation baskets are located in the narthex and in the Smith Cov. Center.
Contact Carolyn Sigmon [email protected]
Non-perishable food and hygiene products are packed monthly for sharing with unhoused individuals. Monetary donations and providing supplies for this ministry are collected throughout the year. Donation baskets are located in the narthex and in the Smith Cov. Center.
Contact Carolyn Sigmon [email protected]
Crochet Ministry
Meet us on the 1st & 3rd Monday at 1:00pm at the church! We crochet hats, scarves, and lap blankets for charitable organizations and baby afghans for newborns at Covenant. All knitters are welcome.
Stitches of Hope
We give sewing lessons to people who want to learn. This group meets at the church on the 1st and 3rd Saturday. Items made include blankets, shorts, and many other items donated to many local and some international needs. Contact Diane Rosloniec [email protected] (901) 229-0920.
Quilting Ministry
Join us at the church on the 1st and 3rd Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until noon to work on quilts that are donated to church members and various charities. Contact Jeanne Wicke (901) 289-3618 or Charlotte McIlvain (901) 751-2644.
Meet us on the 1st & 3rd Monday at 1:00pm at the church! We crochet hats, scarves, and lap blankets for charitable organizations and baby afghans for newborns at Covenant. All knitters are welcome.
Stitches of Hope
We give sewing lessons to people who want to learn. This group meets at the church on the 1st and 3rd Saturday. Items made include blankets, shorts, and many other items donated to many local and some international needs. Contact Diane Rosloniec [email protected] (901) 229-0920.
Quilting Ministry
Join us at the church on the 1st and 3rd Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until noon to work on quilts that are donated to church members and various charities. Contact Jeanne Wicke (901) 289-3618 or Charlotte McIlvain (901) 751-2644.
Gleaning/Resource Redistribution Ministry
Our team picks up hundreds of pounds of weekly food donations from Trader Joe’s in Germantown and deliver it to various food pantries in the city. Contact Jim Weatherly (901) 568-2455.
Our team picks up hundreds of pounds of weekly food donations from Trader Joe’s in Germantown and deliver it to various food pantries in the city. Contact Jim Weatherly (901) 568-2455.
Helping Hands
We help to members who need assistance with small jobs, such as changing light bulbs, yard work, going to the grocery.
Contact Chuck Johnson at [email protected] (901) 754-8587
We help to members who need assistance with small jobs, such as changing light bulbs, yard work, going to the grocery.
Contact Chuck Johnson at [email protected] (901) 754-8587
Pet Ministry
We strive to radiate the love of Christ through devoted service to our core members and community we serve, while fostering connections between humans and animals. Join us for special events throughout the year as well as the annual Blessing Of the Pet's in the fall. Contact Stephanie Behymer [email protected] for more information and join our Facebook page below-
We strive to radiate the love of Christ through devoted service to our core members and community we serve, while fostering connections between humans and animals. Join us for special events throughout the year as well as the annual Blessing Of the Pet's in the fall. Contact Stephanie Behymer [email protected] for more information and join our Facebook page below-
Project Transformation Summer Reading Program
Project Transformation is a summer literacy and enrichment camp for children in grades 1-8 that is organized and led by college-age young adult interns. Each summer, Covenant provides a group of volunteers who go to the camp site to read one-on-one with students daily during our assigned volunteer week. In addition, church members support the program by signing up to provide weeknight dinners for the young adult interns at the Memphis Wesley Foundation building. We also participate in various collections to donate books for the PT library, as well as healthy snacks for the campers. Contact Julie Hendrick [email protected] (901) 652-1294
Project Transformation is a summer literacy and enrichment camp for children in grades 1-8 that is organized and led by college-age young adult interns. Each summer, Covenant provides a group of volunteers who go to the camp site to read one-on-one with students daily during our assigned volunteer week. In addition, church members support the program by signing up to provide weeknight dinners for the young adult interns at the Memphis Wesley Foundation building. We also participate in various collections to donate books for the PT library, as well as healthy snacks for the campers. Contact Julie Hendrick [email protected] (901) 652-1294
Room In The Inn
Covenant participates in Room In the Inn, an organization that provides shelter for the homeless during the colder months, November through March. Every other week we will pick up 12 to 15 homeless neighbors from a clearing center in downtown Memphis and provide them with a hot meal, companionship, showers, and a warm place to stay. After breakfast, the guests return to the center downtown. Contact Bob Payne at [email protected] (662) 231-2769.
Covenant participates in Room In the Inn, an organization that provides shelter for the homeless during the colder months, November through March. Every other week we will pick up 12 to 15 homeless neighbors from a clearing center in downtown Memphis and provide them with a hot meal, companionship, showers, and a warm place to stay. After breakfast, the guests return to the center downtown. Contact Bob Payne at [email protected] (662) 231-2769.
Whitney Elementary School
Whitney Elementary is a school in the Frayser community and a part of the Achievement School District. We provide school supplies and tutors for students in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Tutoring can start as early as 7:30am. Contact Carol Avens at [email protected]
(901) 751-8192.
Whitney Elementary is a school in the Frayser community and a part of the Achievement School District. We provide school supplies and tutors for students in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Tutoring can start as early as 7:30am. Contact Carol Avens at [email protected]
(901) 751-8192.
National
Mountain T.O.P.
Mountain T.O.P. is dedicated to rural life ministry in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee. They strive to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs through the love of Christ. Teams of volunteers will spend weekends in the fall or spring to work on construction projects. Contact Bob Batson [email protected] 901.753.1055
Mountain T.O.P. is dedicated to rural life ministry in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee. They strive to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs through the love of Christ. Teams of volunteers will spend weekends in the fall or spring to work on construction projects. Contact Bob Batson [email protected] 901.753.1055
International
El Ayudante
Translating to “The Helper,” The mission of EA is that of a Christian humanitarian organization based in León, Nicaragua, dedicated to partnering with the Nicaraguan people to transform the nation — One child, One family, One community at a time. Covenant UMC plans an
annual SERVE Trip to EA that happens every summer. Contact Jathaniel Cavitt [email protected] (731) 697-7982
Translating to “The Helper,” The mission of EA is that of a Christian humanitarian organization based in León, Nicaragua, dedicated to partnering with the Nicaraguan people to transform the nation — One child, One family, One community at a time. Covenant UMC plans an
annual SERVE Trip to EA that happens every summer. Contact Jathaniel Cavitt [email protected] (731) 697-7982
Hope For Haiti
Covenant has been actively serving the people of Haiti since 2010. The church provides support and supplies through our in country mission partner, Real Hope For Haiti. Church member Holly Mitchener works directly with the long term missionaries of RHFH. Contact Holly Mitchener at [email protected] (901) 592-7100.
Covenant has been actively serving the people of Haiti since 2010. The church provides support and supplies through our in country mission partner, Real Hope For Haiti. Church member Holly Mitchener works directly with the long term missionaries of RHFH. Contact Holly Mitchener at [email protected] (901) 592-7100.
United Methodist Committee On Relief
Join the United Women In Faith in assembling UMCOR hygiene and cleaning kits that providing basic necessities to those who are most vulnerable during times of crisis. Hygiene Kits are distributed during disasters, whether socio-economic or as the result of a natural occurrence. Contact Jean Ferlanie [email protected] (901) 413-5115.
Join the United Women In Faith in assembling UMCOR hygiene and cleaning kits that providing basic necessities to those who are most vulnerable during times of crisis. Hygiene Kits are distributed during disasters, whether socio-economic or as the result of a natural occurrence. Contact Jean Ferlanie [email protected] (901) 413-5115.
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