First UMC reaches out to the local community

We are a regional church with strong local outreach. We serve the needs of the downtown community in a number of ways.

• Back-to-School Store

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• Ecumenical Partnership for Housing (EPH)

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• Good Will Place Pantry

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• Holiday Food Boxes

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• Howe Helpers

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• JOSHUA

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• NEW Community Shelter

Members of our congregation prepare and serve the evening meal every fourth Tuesday of the month at the homeless shelter. If you would like to help, e-mail our office.

• Summer Lunch in the Park

Under the direction of the Salvation Army, members of our congregation prepare sandwiches one week in the summer to be distributed to children in the city’s parks.

• St. John's Emergency Shelter