The best things often come in threes, and this year the Virginia Annual Conference will be collecting the three official United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Kits: hygiene kits, cleaning kits, and menstrual (period pack) kits. All of the kits collected will be ready to deploy to help communities affected by different disasters.

Click the 'Be Part of this Mission' button to see how to assemble each kind of kit. Place completed kits in the mission bins in the breezeway by May 15, 2024.

If you'd like to contribute through financial generosity in lieu of making kits yourself, you can contribute using the cost of each kit as follows:
Cleaning Kits: $75/each
Hygiene Kits: $12/each
Menstrual (Period Pack) Kits: $24/each

If submitting via check, please make all checks payable to Virginia Conference UMC with Kits (Advance #5041) in the memo line and mail to:
Treasurer
Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5606
Glen Allen, VA 23058

If submitting via online contribution, please give at https://www.vaumcdonations.org/product/ac-serving-response-fund/25?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false

A special part of WDS is being a mission of Westhampton United Methodist Church. WDS is always looking for opportunities to welcome WUMC members into the classrooms!

One or two readers per month can sign up with Pastor Christy to be the storytime reader(s) for 2 and 3 year old students at WDS. The Readers Club will be held in a 1st Floor classroom and groups will arrive every 15 minutes. Volunteers should arrive at 9:45am, and may select from an assortment of books provided by WDS.

Volunteers are needed on Mondays mornings from 10 am to 11:30 am for stocking and bagging and on Monday evenings from 4:30 pm-6:30 pm for distribution.

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) responds to natural or civil disasters of such magnitude that they overwhelm a community’s ability to recover on its own. When disaster strikes, it is local churches that provide the first response to their communities.

You may send a check to the Virginia Conference (PO Box 5605, Glen Allen, VA 23058) earmarked Advance #901670 to assist people in Texas and other states.

Specific questions about this Advance project may be directed to Lara S. Martin at lmartin@umcor.org.

We are looking for 3-5 volunteers to greet WDS families who are coming to WDS Chapel (in the Sanctuary) to see their children receive awards. You may also hand out flyers about upcoming events. Greeters are needed on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 8:30-8:45am until 9:30. Contact the church office to sign up.

920 Maybeury Dr, Richmond, VA 23229

Donation Drop Off: 9:30-11am Sunday, Monday & Wednesday. Look for the drop-off bin in the outdoor breezeway by the parking lot.

HIGH DEMAND NEEDS include canned beans, canned vegetables, canned fruit, rice, mashed potatoes, cereal, granola bars, peanut butter and jelly, shelf stable milk, canned tuna, paper bags with handles

St. Mary's Hospital's NICU and MIU departments are always in need of baby blankets (knit, crochet, fleece, sewn). And the church is in desperate need of more prayer shawls.

No special pattern. In fact, you may have a pattern already or we can get one for you. All that is required is your love of crafting a much-needed item for our community. Any youth who make a fleece baby blanket will receive two hours of community service credit.

Betsy Manson has graciously offered to teach knitting to anyone who wishes to participate.

Contact Sheri McGavic for more information.