Our sisters at Charlotte Rescue Mission's Dove's Nest are in “urgent” need of the following hygiene items. We want to make sure to get the New Year off to a great start for them! There will be a collection Basket by the Welcome Desk. Those items are:

• Full-Sized Body Lotion

• Full-Sized Body Wash

• Tampons

The need is immediate!

Many thanks for your continued support!

-PUMC Mission Council

On Saturday, February 1, Scout troops across the county including our own Troops 11 and 111 will collect food donations for Nourish Up, formerly Loaves and Fishes. Nourish Up provides groceries, meals, and hope through a network of food pantries in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and as the county's primary Meals on Wheels program. If you do not receive a Scouting for Food flyer at your home, or if your pickup is missed, you can bring non-perishable items to the Scouting for Food bins at PUMC. Priority needs include canned fruit (low sugar), canned meats, low sodium canned vegetables, pasta, and cereal. No glass containers, please.

Each winter, PUMC opens it’s doors, providing overflow shelter to those without a home of their own. 14 Neighbors from Roof Above, a Charlotte organization committed to ending homelessness, spend Wednesday nights in our downstairs Mission Center. We, the PUMC congregation, serve and share the love of God by providing compassion, meals, hospitality, transportation, showers, prayers, laundry access, cots, a listening ear. Won’t you come be a part of this ministry?

There is something for everyone: drivers, cooks, organizers, hosts, behind-the-scenes help, and those that love being with people. Go to the sign-up genius, and find a role that suits you. Want more information? Contact Karen Perry HERE.

Serve: HERE

Thank you for supporting our Neighbors!

RESPONDING TO HURRICANE HELENE

Ongoing updates from the Disaster Relief Team - Last updated November 26, 2024

Melanie Trotter has graciously accepted the role to coordinate our ongoing response. Feel free to contact her directly (DisasterMinistry@providenceumc.org) to get more involved!

It is no surprise that the PUMC family's response to our neighbors in Western North Carolina has been absolutely incredible. Each time our contributions are delivered to the dropout location, we are met by amazement. When we arrive, the response is always "Wow. Here comes Providence." It is humbling to be a part of such a generous, selfless, loving church.

DONATIONS

We have not received a new request for donations this week. We will share more information as it becomes available.

STAY INFORMED

Please contact us HERE to get more involved! For ongoing updates and needs, please check this webpage.

You are invited to participate in the NexTrex Recycling Challenge! This church-wide green project, a part of our Home•Table•Planet initiative (details HERE), begins on Sunday, November 3. We will collect thousands of plastic bags and plastic film that would otherwise go into landfills and waterways, and instead turn them into sustainable outdoor materials. The goal is to collect 1,000 pounds of plastic bags and plastic film in 12 months (about 81,500 plastic bags worth), Trex will then donate a high-performance composite bench to our church! It’s a win for us, our environment and for NexTrex. 

NexTrex accepts produce bags, bread bags, case overwrap (think toilet paper and paper towel rolls), dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, wood pellet bags, Ziplock & other re-sealable bags, bubble wrap, salt bags, and cereal bags. All materials must be clean, dry, and free of food residue. For more details, watch the short video clip at the bottom of this page.

Start collecting plastic bags now. Once you have collected a few trash bags filled with plastic bags, drop them off here at PUMC in our bins located inside the church during regular business hours. 1,000 pounds is a LOT of plastic, so we encourage everyone (and friends & family!) to participate. The Green Team volunteers will weigh and report the collected materials every month before delivering them to one of the participating drop-off retailer locations. 

For more information or to volunteer to help, please contact Anje Seufert or Fran Webber 

Together we can do it!

Plastic Bag & Film Drop-Off Hours:

• Sunday Mornings

• 9 AM - 5 PM Monday - Thursday

• 9 AM - 3 PM Friday

Recyclable Items

How to Clean Bags

Heart Math Tutoring serves 1,200 students across 23 Charlotte elementary schools and needs tutors! Heart Math Tutoring provides a fun, game-based curriculum and support from an on-site coordinator who monitors progress and supports students & tutors.

Volunteers are needed to help students once per week (1:30-2:00 or 2:30-3:30 PM) at Oakhurst STEAM Academy, our partner school! Sign up HERE to help at Oakhurst STEAM Academy or another elementary school that is local to you!

In April, we launched our new three-year strategic mission: Home • Table • Planet!

Our partner school, Oakhurst STEAM Academy, needs volunteer proctors to monitor students during upcoming end-of-grade (EOG) testing. Available dates are May 24, 28, 29, 30, and 31. Proctor training is held each testing day beginning at 9 AM and the testing will go to 1 PM at the latest. Proctors help the children stay focused on their tests and allow teachers to handle other responsibilities. Monitoring EOG testing is an easy way to help these young people have a chance at being successful in their lives.

Please sign up HERE or reach out to Jill Smith at jill.smith@cms.k12.nc.us or 980-343-6482.

The Mission Council has approved a NEW international mission trip to Slovakia to host a “respite” camp on May 15-25 for 20 Ukrainian kids (and their mothers) whose fathers were killed in the war. The kids, who continue to live in the war zone in Ukraine, will have access to psychologists, rest, and our loving care during the camp. The cost to send one child to camp is $750 and we’d like to raise $15,000 to support the camp and the team. Would you support this trip by making a generous donation by noting “Intl Mission” on your check or online giving (HERE)?

The UMC Metro District is sponsoring a food drive this Sunday, April 21 through May 5 to collect non-perishable food items for Nourish Up. Providence UMC will be a drop-off location for these items. The collection bin will be located in the Mission Center. Click HERE to learn more.

What’s Next has a few specific furniture needs for the facility on Monroe Road:

• 1 long or L-shaped sectional couch

• 4 non-traditional-looking solid end tables

• 3 bean bag chairs

• 1 large area rug for non-traditional great room area

Please email pictures with descriptions and sizes to Denny Hammack (HERE)  

College students are invited for a mission trip to the Bahamas as we join forces with Habitat for Humanity! The group will be helping with rebuilding May 26 - June 3 of this year. The total cost will be $1,700 (airfare, housing, travel, meals, fun activities, etc.)

If this is something you want to commit to, please let Olivia Tobin know no later than Tuesday, March 12 (HERE)

Want to volunteer with our newest mission partner to help the over 50,000 youth who are displaced in Charlotte?  They are in need of regular AND special holiday volunteers.  Learn more at one of the upcoming online volunteer Orientations HERE