Loving God Through Loving Others
Since service is essential to your faith, we encourage you, our youth, to participate and serve as Christ's witnesses in order to help our brothers and sisters in need. As hands and feet of the Lord, you can help share His great love throughout the community. We welcome youth to participate in any of our mission ministries. GO HERE to learn about local mission ministries. GO HERE to learn about global mission ministries.
Below are several mission opportunities that are specifically designed for youth involvement.
Teens Opposing Poverty
You can serve the homeless in DC with CUMC through Teens Opposing Poverty. Youth prepare, package and distribute food , empowering them in the fight against hunger and poverty and teaching them the joy of compassion as they meet the basic needs of the poor. For more information on TOP, please visit their website at www.teensopposingpoverty.org.
Once a month, our youth participate in TOP, meeting at 10:00 AM on the designated day to make hot meals, eat, and load up the van to serve 100 meals in Washington DC. We expect to return by 1:00 PM.
Upcoming TOP Dates: March 21, April 25, May 23. Sign up for any of those dates below.
Mission Trips
Appalachia Service Project
Appalachia Service Project (ASP) is a Christian Ministry, open to all people, that inspires hope through volunteer home repair in Central Appalachia. CUMC youth and adults serve each year with ASP to help provide home repairs and additions to families in those communities.
For more information, click HERE to go to our Appalachia Service Project Page.
Sneedville Mission Trip
Each summer, a mission team of youth and adults travel to Sneedville, TN to serve the community through construction projects, backyard bible school, and nursing home and ladies' group ministries. Throughout the week the Sneedville mission team centers on God by building relationships with each other and the community residents.
For more information, click HERE to go to our Sneedville Mission Trip Page.
