Engage: Serving Others in Need

    First Light

    Meeting Time:
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    Leader: Helen Dennis

    Team serves meals to the women and children staying in the shelter.  Meals can be cooked or brought in to serve.  Weeks are throughout the year and coordinated by our team leader.  


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    Food Pantry Volunteers

    Meeting Time: Wed, 9:00 AM
    Location: Lighthouse Portico

    Leader: Barbara Porter

    This group serves people bi-monthly in our community who need food security.  Other food needs arise throughout the month such as school snacks, volunteer opportunities to pick up food and donations, etc.


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    Children's Harbor Team

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    Leader: Ashley Hogland

    This group provides the support to the market vendors as well as the set up/take down of the Farmer’s Market and coordinates all the volunteers for the market.  Market is open May-August at Scout Square every year. 


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    Church of the Reconciler Servers

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    Leader: Ginny Slay

    UMC in which VHMC has active Bible studies and work teams that help at COR.  SS classes volunteer to serve once a month on Sunday to provide a hot lunch to the community.  These groups also provide other items as needed


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    Hope Lodge

    Meeting Time:
    Location: 1104 Ireland Way, Birmingham

    Leader: Lee Mathews

    Team provides “home-cooked” meals prepared by our church kitchen and they serve, eat and fellowship with residents and families twice a month (1st and 3rd) Thursdays.  


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    Meals on Wheels

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    Leader: Sarah White

    Pick up and deliver meals to shut-ins and residents of Vestavia. 


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    Unless U

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    Leader: Alison McCall

    Organization that works with adults with challenges that attend this school to continue to learn and develop life skills.  VHMC partners with this group on several projects.  They are also our charity recipient for our Magical Marketplace in November.


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    Kairos Prison Ministry

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    Location: Donaldson Prison

    Leader: Mike Harris

    This ministry serves in the prison a few times a year-3rd weekend in October and 3rd weekend in April.  Church-wide serve opportunity is to bake cookies when the visits occur.


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    The Wellhouse Volunteers

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    Leader: Christy Strong

    Organization that is a safe haven for female victims of human trafficking.  VHMC provides opportunities to serve this group by having hygiene drives, providing fresh produce, and visits to the women.  Bible study team provides weekly discipleship and spiritual guidance each to this group through Bible Study.


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    Rise Against Hunger Volunteers

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    Location: Gym, Lighthouse Lobby

    Leader: George Talley

    Community wide meal packing event.  Meals are packaged and sent overseas to children in need.  Usually, this event takes place in April after Easter. 


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    Farmer's Market Team

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    Leader: Jarry Taylor

    This group provides the support to the market vendors as well as the set up/take down of the Farmer’s Market and coordinates all the volunteers for the market.  Market is open May-August at Scout Square every year. 


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    Altar Flower Delivery Ministry

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    Leader: Sherry Santoro

    Rearranges altar flowers to deliver to TLC recipients.


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    Prayer Shawl Ministry

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    Leader: Leslie Cooke

    Knits prayer shawls for those grieving, prays over them, and blesses them before delivery to recipients.


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    TLC Visitation Ministry team

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    Leader: Sarah White

    This is a ministry of lay volunteers who are assigned to visit friends and family of VHMC Members who reside in retirement and nursing care facilities, as well as those who live at home but are unable to attend worship services and other church activities.  These are normally monthly visits designed to remind our recipients that they are known, they are loved, and they are connected to their church.


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    Fidget Mat Ministry

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    Location: Fellowship Hall

    Leader: Ann Legg

    Participants assist in the preparation and distribution of Fidget Mats (sensory aids) - consisting of a variety of sensory stimulating toys, buttons, zippers, and other items sewed onto cloth table mats.  These are primarily for Alzheimer's and memory care patients, as well as for elderly recipients.  Distributions go directly to individuals, as well as to retirement and other care facilities and agencies. This group meets the 4th Tuesday of the month in the Fellowship Hall from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (excluding November and December). All ages are welcome to join in this hands-on ministry!


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    ASP 9th-12th Grade

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    Leader: Kyle Chickvara

    Join Thrive Student Ministries in our fifty plus year partnership with the Appalachian Service Project to make homes “warmer, safer, and drier” for low-income families in rural Central Appalachia. This is a week-long mission opportunity for students to work on homes through construction while also building relationships through God’s love. 


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    Fast and Furious Team

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    Leader: Alison McCall

    Group that is called upon when items or volunteers are needed in a fast time frame.


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    Thrive Volunteer Interest

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    Leader: Kyle Chickvara

    Thank you for your interest in serving with Thrive Student Ministries! We cannot wait to connect with you and plug you into our program. Once you complete this registration our staff will contact you.


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    Methodist Home for the Aging (Fairhaven)

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    Leader: Alison McCall

    An organization dedicated to the support and care of older people.  The Fountain of Love is a group that helps support their residents when needed.  There are many serve opportunities with this group.   


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    Pathways

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    Leader: Alison McCall

    A United Way agency that serves homeless women and children.  There are many serve opportunities at Pathway such as providing meals and other items as needed.  


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    English Language Class Volunteers

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    Leader: Stephanie McClurg

    Volunteer opportunities under this would be classroom leaders (teachers), greeters and childcare coordinator and volunteers.


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    Car Ministry Team

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    Location: VHUMC

    Leader: Ashley Curry

    Team works with the applicants that are needing cars.  They help find the cars and vet the applicants for the cars.


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    Bridge Ministries

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    Leader: Bob Gower

    Organization that helps people pay rent and utilities.  Opportunities to serve with them are office related or on an as needed basis.  Supply food pantry items, collect hygiene products or other items as needed.


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    Aid to Inmate Mothers (AIM)

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    Leader: Mike Harris

    VHMC provides transportation when needed to families that visit loved ones in prison.  AIM children are also supported through our Angel Tree programs and other needs, as they arise. Donna Owens, reentry coordinator, 334-262-2245 (press 4)


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    Christmas All Year Round

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    Leader: Sharon Lovell

    This group partners with the Vestavia community and surrounding communities to help those in need.  


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    Five Minute Missions

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    Leader: Lauren Robinson

    A team that coordinates quick mission opportunities one Sunday a quarter during the coffee hour in the Fellowship Hall.  This is a great introduction into a mission opportunity in a smaller setting.  


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    Bundles of Hope

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    Location: Bundles of Hope

    Leader: Alison McCall

    Bundles of Hope

    Diapers are an expensive necessity for anyone with an infant or toddler. They are not covered by any government program such as SNAP or WIC.  When it comes to the well being of Alabama children, our state currently comes in at an appalling 47th ranking. In Birmingham, 40.7% of female headed households with children live in poverty. A lack of diapers can also affect childcare options. Many childcare facilities will not allow children to be dropped off without an adequate amount of disposable diapers for the day. A mother or father may have to stay home with their child instead of going to work or school limiting their resources even further.

    Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank desires to help all families experiencing “diaper need” due to financial hardship by providing them with diapers at no cost.  

    We have two opportunities for those 6th grade and older to serve at Bundles of Hope.

    We need 12 people to join us Saturday, May 4th from 9am-11am as we pack bundles of diapers for distribution later in the week.  

    We need 6 people on Thursday, May 9th from 9:30-11:30am to pack bundles of diapers for distribution later in the week.  

    Email Alison McCall / amccall@vhmc.org for more information.

     


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    Helping Hands Ministry

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    Leader: Vinnie Pappalardo

    Organization that helps people pay rent and utilities.  Opportunities to serve with them are office related or on an as needed basis.  Supply food pantry items, collect hygiene products or other items as needed.


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    Christian Service Mission

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    Leader: Alison McCall

    Organization that helps people pay rent and utilities.  Opportunities to serve with them are office related or on an as needed basis.  Supply food pantry items, collect hygiene products or other items as needed.


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    Miracle Academy

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    Leader: Vinnie Pappalardo

    VHMC provides transportation when needed to families that visit loved ones in prison.  AIM children are also supported through our Angel Tree programs and other needs, as they arise.


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    Lovelady Center Volunteers

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    Leader: Alison McCall

    VHMC provides transportation when needed to families that visit loved ones in prison.  AIM children are also supported through our Angel Tree programs and other needs, as they arise.


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    Bunny Aid

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    Leader: Scottie Vickery

    VHMC provides transportation when needed to families that visit loved ones in prison.  AIM children are also supported through our Angel Tree programs and other needs, as they arise.


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    Disaster Relief

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    Leader: Ginny Slay

    VHMC provides transportation when needed to families that visit loved ones in prison.  AIM children are also supported through our Angel Tree programs and other needs, as they arise.


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    Oak Mountain Mission

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    Leader: Barbara Porter

    Collect essential items such as clothes and food as well as support other efforts of the Mission 


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    STAIR of Birmingham

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    Leader: Louise Barton

    Organization that we partner with at Avondale UMC for after school tutoring one to two days per week.  VHMC also provides snacks and other needs to the children.  Volunteer opportunities are needed for school supplies and tutors.


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    Urban Ministry

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    Leader: Alison McCall

    Methodist organization in the West End area of Birmingham who support the residents of that community in a variety of ways through WE Learn, WE Grow, and WE Build.  Opportunities are available in all those areas to serve.


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    Peanut Butter & Jelly Club (PB&J)

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    Leader: Alison McCall

    Group that provides snacks, pb&J sandwiches and other needed items to warming stations to feed the homeless when needed.  Usually in January/February during the colder months


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