David Ssebulime, dssebulime@bumc.net, 324-7222
MISSIONS & OUTREACH MINISTRY
Volunteer Opportunity
Gifts
Time Commitment
Church-led Local Outreach Ministries
Aids Angel Tree Give a family a happy Christmas by providing gifts for a child who either has AIDS or whose parents suffer with AIDS.
Faith, Giving, Mercy
One-‐Time
Christmas Baskets Provide a Christmas dinner to Williamson County and Harvest Hands families in need by preparing and delivering large boxes of food for holiday meals.
Evangelism, Exhortation, Giving, Helps/Service
One-‐Time
Christmas in July Donations of school supplies are collected at BUMC during the month of July, helping children start the new school year with needed supplies. Volunteers sort and assemble the supplies into backpacks. Filled backpacks are distributed to ministries including Harvest Hands, Graceworks, Franktown, and The Boys and Girls Club.
Evangelism, Exhortation, Giving, Helps/Service
One-‐Time
Habitat For Humanity Over 200 volunteers are needed to participate in the building of a Habitat house for a family in need of affordable housing in Williamson County. The build takes place in the spring. Volunteer opportunities include publicity, volunteer, food and construction coordinators.
Administration, Helps/Service, Leadership, Mercy
Short-‐Term
KidSale A consignment sale of quality children’s clothing, toys, and equipment, held each spring and fall, which benefits BUMC youth missions and the outreach missions of BUMC. Volunteers are needed to do set-‐up and take-‐down, check-‐in clothing prior to the sale, check-‐out during the sale, and general volunteer work.
Administration, Helps/Service, Leadership
Short-‐Term
Room in the Inn Volunteers (usually groups from Sunday School classes) are needed to host Room in the Inn at BUMC once a week, November through March. This program provides homeless men -‐-‐ and the night a month homeless women -‐-‐ a warm place to sleep, a hot shower, laundry service, dinner, breakfast, and a sack lunch to take with them the next day.
Discernment, Faith, Healing, Mercy
One-‐Time
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David Ssebulime, dssebulime@bumc.net, 324-7222
MISSIONS & OUTREACH MINISTRY
Volunteer Opportunity
Gifts
Time Commitment
Church-led International Outreach Ministries
Haiti Mission Mission trip to Jacmel, Haiti to assist with medical clinics, the feeding program, construction, musical training and loving the children and families of Jacmel along with furthering our relationships with the people there.
Apostleship Faith, Healing, Leadership, Mercy, Wisdom
One time
Honduras Mission Opportunities for medical and non-‐medical volunteers, as well as needs for those speaking English and Spanish, to staff a clinic in Honduras for one week. Construction of a hospital planned for the near future.
Apostleship, Faith, Healing, Leadership, Mercy, Wisdom
Short-‐Term
Mexico Mission Partnership Founded in 1977, Give Ye Them To Eat (GYTTE) is an outreach project of the Methodist Church of Mexico to combat hunger and poverty in the rural sector. Located in Puebla, Mexico, BUMC sends mission teams to work on ongoing projects at the Tree of Life Training Center.
Discernment, Exhortation, Faith, Healing, Leadership, Mercy
Short-‐Term
Apostleship, Evangelism, Giving, Healing, Knowledge
Short-‐Term & Long-‐Term
South Africa Mission Project BUMC partnered with Howick Methodist Church in Howick, South Africa, to construct Brentwood Society Methodist Church in Tumbleweed, South Africa. This community struggles with poverty, illness, and lack of educational opportunities. This church provides a place to worship God, and a preschool for the community. Sponsors are needed to provide educational opportunities for these impoverished children, as well as to help in construction of the facility and growth of the program. Thembelihle Pre-‐Primary School An independent, privately funded school in Howick, South Africa, providing quality “school readiness” education to 300+ young children, particularly those who come from disadvantaged circumstances. The school is a ministry of Howick Methodist Church, housed on the grounds of the church in the village of Howick , province of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. Sponsors are needed to provide opportunities for these impoverished children to attend this school as well as to help in construction of the facility and growth of the program.
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David Ssebulime, dssebulime@bumc.net, 324-7222
MISSIONS & OUTREACH MINISTRY
Volunteer Opportunity
Gifts
Time Commitment
Community Outreach Ministries
Bethlehem Centers of Nashville Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, a United Methodist agency, has provided programs and services to the Nashville community for 112 years. Their mission is to empower children, youth and their families to build better lives for themselves. Volunteers have the opportunity to give of their time in a variety of ways. 615.329.3386
Faith, Mercy, Wisdom
Flexible
Better Decisions Women’s Prison Ministry Better Decisions, a nonprofit organization, offers an eight week program that teaches decision-‐making and life planning skills to inmates at the Tennessee State Prison for Women. New volunteers attend a ten-‐hour training session and meet weekly for one-‐hour with their inmate partner, offering help and encouragement as the enrollees practice their new skills. Volunteers are also needed to work one-‐on-‐one with an inmate who needs help with reading comprehension or to study for their GED exam. 615.832.8327
Discernment, Exhortation, Faith, Healing, Mercy, Teaching
Short-‐Term
Bridges Domestic Violence Center This is the only domestic violence shelter in Williamson County. Through a systematic plan, Bridges moves a woman and her children from an unsafe environment to one of safety, giving her the necessary tools to re-‐establish herself in the community. Individuals can donate needed items for the shelter. 615.599.5777
Exhortation, Faith, Healing, Wisdom
Campus for Human Development This downtown Nashville organization offers many services to assist the poor and the homeless, including the Room In The Inn Program. Numerous volunteer opportunities are available.
Evangelism, Faith, Healing, Mercy
Flexible
Community Care Fellowship This day shelter is for the homeless and poor of East Nashville. Numerous volunteer opportunities are available.
Exhortation, Faith, Helps/Service, Giving
Flexible
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David Ssebulime, dssebulime@bumc.net, 324-7222
MISSIONS & OUTREACH MINISTRY
Volunteer Opportunity
Gifts
Time Commitment
Community Outreach Ministries This nonprofit ministry provides services to and shares the love of God through its work with the Sheriff’s department, the 21st Judicial court, and high-‐school athletes. It provides a spiritual, pastoral presence that acts as a bridge between the resources in Christian congregations and the needs that exist in the communities of Williamson County.
Exhortation, Mercy, Wisdom
Flexible
Faith Family Medical Clinic This clinic provides quality, affordable healthcare to uninsured working families in the greater Nashville area. Healthcare professionals and other volunteers are needed to help provide this service. 615.341.0808
Healing, Mercy, Wisdom
Long-‐Term
Friends Learning In Pairs (RSVP Retired Senior Volunteer Program) Caring seniors 55 years and older are needed to provide reading tutoring for at-‐risk children in grades K-‐4 during the school day. Volunteers may choose from 38 elementary schools in Davidson and Williamson Counties. 615.376.4332
Discernment, Exhortation, Faith, Leadership
Long-‐Term
Graceworks of Williamson County A non-‐profit ministry whose mission is to share the grace of God by providing comprehensive services to residents in need throughout Williamson County, needs volunteers to drive the elderly to and from medical appointments, to visit a homebound senior, or to work in the store sorting, tagging, hanging, and pricing donated items.
Exhortation, Faith, Giving, Mercy, Teaching
Flexible
Harvest Hands Harvest Hands CDC the neighborhood revitalization ministry focusing on Christian Community Development in South Nashville. Our vision is to be “On a journey together for wholeness in South Nashville.” Together, we work in partnership with the residents of South Nashville through holistic ministries such as development of children and youth, home repair and ownership, addiction recovery, job training and economic development – and through all of these ministries, making disciples of Jesus. 615.499.4963
Apostleship, Discernment, Evangelism,Faith, Exhortation
Short-‐Term & Long-‐Term
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David Ssebulime, dssebulime@bumc.net, 324-7222
MISSIONS & OUTREACH MINISTRY
Volunteer Opportunity
Gifts
Time Commitment
Literacy Council Of Williamson County Volunteers are needed to teach adults how to read and improve literacy skills. Tutoring is offered to adults who are earning a GED and to people learning English as a second language. 615.472.5010
Exhortation, Faith, Healing, Teaching
Long-‐Term
The Manger A Christmas program that provides a gift, as well the gift of giving: The Manger collects gift items for all ages and opens a “store” where heads-‐of-‐ households with economic needs can “shop” for each of their loved ones. Families are identified through Graceworks Ministries. Donations and volunteers are needed to stock and run the store.
Discernment, Evangelism, Faith, Helps/Service
One-‐Time
Miriam’s Promise A ministry sponsored by the United Methodist Church that offers services to unwed pregnant teens and also parenting and adoption services. Volunteer opportunities are available.
Exhortation, Faith, Healing
Short-‐Term & Flexible
Nashville Rescue Mission This ministry seeks to help the hurting of Middle Tennessee by offering food, clothing and shelter to the homeless as well as recovery programs to those enslaved in life-‐degrading problems. Volunteers are needed as math tutors, to help with reading, writing, to work on donated computers, assist with clerical work, sort donated medicines in the clinic, serve meals or to lead a worship service.
Evangelism, Knowledge, Helps/Service, Teaching
Short-‐Term & Flexible
The Next Door Transitional living and re-‐entry services for women returning to society from incarceration. Women who leave prison or jail who are usually jobless, homeless, and frequently hopeless. Over 100 volunteers are needed as drivers, mentors, overnight hosts, to provide evening meals and to be prayer partners. 615.321.0311
Discernment, Evangelism, Exhortation, Faith, Helps/Service
Short-‐Term & Long-‐Term
Safe Haven Family Shelter The only shelter in Nashville where homeless families can stay together for up to 6 months while learning life skills to live on their own. Volunteers needed to provide food, Bible Study, clothing, home skills, job assistance, and donations of household goods and furniture.
Exhortation, Mercy, Helps/Service
One-‐Time & Long-‐Term
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David Ssebulime, dssebulime@bumc.net, 324-7222
MISSIONS & OUTREACH MINISTRY
Volunteer Opportunity
Gifts
Time Commitment
Siloam Family Health Center A faith-‐based, volunteer-‐driven clinic whose goal is to treat the whole person, body, mind, and spirit, by providing high quality affordable healthcare to the uninsured, underserved, and those who slip through the cracks of the healthcare system due to time, money and language barriers. Volunteer healthcare professional, interpreters, and patient support volunteer are needed. 615.298.5406
Healing, Faith, Mercy
Flexible & Long-‐Term
61st Avenue United Methodist Church A Nashville church putting personal faces on the poor, and walking with them to find a way out of poverty. Volunteers are needed for their afterschool programs, serving meals, annual Health Fair, and senior assistance program. 615.292.7184
Exhortation, Helps/Service, Faith, Mercy
One-‐Time
St. Luke’s Community Center As a Second Harvest satellite location, St. Luke’s operates a food bank. Help is needed to pack food boxes on Mondays and Thursdays 9am–1:30pm and to fill in when the regular volunteers need a day off. Mobile Meal drivers are needed on Mondays and Wednesdays, 11am-‐12:30pm. This is a great opportunity for volunteers of all ages, retired persons and stay-‐at-‐ home moms (bring the kids –the meal recipients love to see them). 615.350.7893
Exhortation, Helps/Service
Short-‐Term & Long-‐Term
Trinity Lunch Company (tlc) This is a feeding program designed to reach out to the east Nashville neighborhood around Trinity UMC. This area is composed of families who struggle with hunger. 85% of the families in the neighborhood qualify for free or reduced meals during the school year with no access to meals during school breaks and holidays. Volunteers are needed to assemble and distribute sack lunches.
Healing, Faith, Mercy
Flexible & Long-‐Term
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