Opportunities To Serve

There are numerous opportunities for members of Trinity United Methodist Church to serve and find a place where you can be a part of something bigger than yourself. Please find your place in the list below:

CLASSROOM CENTRAL - Drop Off at Trinity UMC

More than 200 individuals, organizations, and businesses come together to host school supply drives in partnership with Classroom Central and 9 School Tools to show how our community’s support has the power to change thousands of lives. This year, Trinity UMC has partnered with Classroom Central and will also be collecting school supplies in August!

The Need: 1.8 million school supplies

Classroom Central provides free school supplies to more than 127,000 students and their teachers in 199 schools across 6 school districts. Here are just a few facts about the need in our community:

1 in 2 students in our community are living in poverty.
Schools where 50% or more of the students are receiving free/reduced lunch are eligible for Classroom Central’s programs.
Teachers may shop via Classroom Central’s programs once a month throughout the entire school year.
Classroom Central has distributed over $54 million worth of free school supplies since opening its doors in 2002.
On average, teachers spend upwards of $1,000 of their own money every year in order to supply their students and classrooms.

TRINITY UMC FOOD PANTRY - Open Every Friday 6:30pm-8:00pm

THANK YOU TRINITY!! AN UPDATE ON THE TRINITY FOOD PANTRY

Last week Trinity UMC Food Pantry provided food to 8 households.
These 8 households consisted of 42 total people.
At least 8 of these are age 12 & under.
At least 9 are senior citizens & at least 2 are single parent homes.

This ministry has a group of families who have come to count on us to get them thru hard times and are so appreciative of the help. I see loving relationships growing between those serving in the food pantry & those who shop with us. We believe these numbers will continue to grow as we move towards summer so this ministry continues to need financial support. Any help you can provide above your giving to the church budget is most appreciated.

The purpose of the Trinity Food pantry is to help stave off hunger in families and show the love of Jesus Christ to all those who enter our doors.

Thank you for Feeding the Sheep of Jesus Christ!!

BACKPACK MINISTRY

The Emmett Wilson Sunday School Class is beginning the second year of supporting the children of Hornets Nest Elementary School through the Backpack Ministry. The members of the class pack the back packs each Wednesday afternoon with food items for the children to enjoy over the weekend. The backpacks are delivered to the school each Friday so that the children will have plenty of food and snacks over the weekend, then the empty backpacks are picked up on Mondays to be refilled!

You can help by donating new or gently used backpacks, or individually packaged food itmes such as:

100% Juice Boxes Oatmeal, Grits, Cereal Shelf Stable Milk Tuna Kits Mac & Cheese Cracker Packs	Cookie Packs Chicken Noodle Soup Vegetable Soup Applesauce Fruit Cans Spaghetti O's, Ravioli, Chili	Canned Vegetables Granola Bars Pudding Cups Pop Tarts Vienna Sausages Peanut Butter	Bottled Water Goldfish Graham Crackers Pretzels Rice Cakes
Any individually packaged nutritious, child friendly food is acceptable.