Ministries
Missions
We invite you to serve on short-term projects or on-going missions, local and beyond.
Appalachia Service Project – (ASP) Youth and adults travel and work in the Appalachia area to make homes warmer, safer, and drier. This one week of home repair is Christian outreach. Others support by baking cookies, prayer, providing vehicles, and financial gifts.
Change the World Weekend in May – Local outreach projects are done during a Sunday morning called “The Church Has Left the Building.”
Red Bird Mission – MUMC collects supplies for the rural Kentucky mission.
UMCOR United Methodist Committee on Relief – When international or domestic disasters occur MUMC provides funds to UMCOR to help with disaster relief efforts.
Volunteers in Mission – (VIM) Join United Methodist VIM teams that go on short term missions for disaster relief and recovery. Including trips to our partner conference in Haiti and Liberia.
Meet Up and Eat Up Program – This is a summer meals program for children to ensure that those who normally receive free or reduced lunch at school can continue to receive nutritious meals during the long summer vacation. Volunteers from MUMC serve lunch at a local community mobile home park in Wixom on Monday through Friday from mid-June until the end of August. Average number of children fed per day is 26-40. The aim is to not only to feed the children nutritious food, but to also express God’s love through hospitality. The lunch ministry is a safe place where the children can feel welcome and make friends. For more information about volunteering, or donating to the following related programs, snack bags, summer reading program, or back-to-school backpacks, please call the church office.
Community Sharing Gift Certificates – We provide $50 Kroger gift certificates to people with limited income to allow them to purchase special food for Christmas.
Annual Conference Donations to Haiti or Liberia – Each year, at annual conference, a collection is taken to benefit specific connected Methodist missions around the world.
Blessings in a Backpack – Backpack and school supplies are collected and given to elementary school children in the area to help them be more successful in their education.
Capemaum Health Clinic – We share monetary support with this free health clinic in South Lyon.
House By the Side of the Road – We provide funds for the operation of this free store in Ann Arbor, MI.
Michigan Abolitionist Project – Funds are provided to this organization that works to eliminate human trafficking in Michigan.
Liberia Children’s Village – Bishop Judith Craig established a home for orphaned children in Liberia. MUMC provides funds to assist the operation.
Seat Covers Underwear Drive – This is an annual drive to collect new underwear for homeless persons in our area.
Barn Ministry – MUMC receives used furniture and appliances in good condition from people in the area and distribute it free of charge to families in need. MUMC does this in cooperation with Community Sharing, St Vincent DePaul, Michigan Works, the local school systems, and other agencies in our area.
Meals on Wheels – Members of MUMC serve local residents in need with meals delivered to their homes.
Imagine No Malaria – MUMC provides money to this organization which is working worldwide to reduce or eliminate the effects of malaria.
Community Sharing – MUMC collects food for distribution through Community Sharing.
Nursing Home Outreach – Visits are made to West Hickory Haven and Medilodge nursing homes to spread God’s love.
Haiti Mission Work Trips – Groups from MUMC led by Christina Rockwell travel to Haiti and work to repair or rebuild churches and orphanages, provide water filtration systems for clean water, and otherwise show God’s love.