Opportunities to Serve

Outreach Purpose Area Volunteer Opportunities

Updated January 2013

  • ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) CLASSES

    • Mon and Wed evenings during the school year: registration, teaching, child care/mentoring, snacks.

     

  • FACETS  (Fairfax Area Christian Emergency and Transition Services)

    • Twice monthly Hot Meals preparation and delivery; other programs

     

  • FISH (For Immediate Sympathetic Help)

    • Being on call to field requests for assistance; holiday family sponsorship.

     
  • FOOD PANTRY AND OUR DAILY BREAD

    • Quarterly food bagging (Sat) and delivery (Sun).

     
  • HYPOTHERMIA SHELTER

    • Nightly shelter at FUMC for one week – recreation, fellowship, meals.

     
  • MITTEN TREE

    • Collection of new gloves, hats, scarves for men, women, and children during Advent.

     
  • OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

    • Collection of gift-filled shoeboxes in November for Christmas delivery around the world.

     
  • SCOUTING

    • FUMC hosts several scout troops

  • YOUTH MISSIONS

    • One-week service-oriented mission trips each summer for youth; Adult volunteers needed, too!

    • JEREMIAH PROJECT (ROMNEY, WV)  – Junior High
    • CENTER FOR STUDENT MISSIONS (BOSTON, MA) – Senior High
     
  • FISHER HOUSE

    • Twice a month trip to Fisher House to provide a “day out” for a recuperating wounded soldier and their family.

     

    Church Financial Support + liaison for volunteer opportunities:

  • LAMB CENTER – Day shelter for homeless in Fairfax City – welcomes volunteers!

  • RISING HOPE MINISTRY – Route One Corridor mission church that we support financially; continuous collection & monthly delivery of donated goods; occasional specific assistance

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    Church Financial and Other Support to:

  • Main Street Child Development Center (supplemental educational program for children)

  • Missionaries (covenant relationship; direct support)

    • Vicki Stephenson – Henderson Settlement – Red Bird Mission, Frakes, KY

    Jacques Umembudi Akasa – Wings of Caring Aviation Ministry, Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

  • Rebuilding Together provides critical repairs, accessibility modifications and energy efficient upgrades to low-income homes and community centers at no cost to service recipients. If you are interested in assisting in a Rebuilding Together Project on Saturday, April 27, contact Marty Draper or Daryl Witherspoon for more information.

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  • The Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter is Fairfax County’s newest homeless shelter and the first in Fairfax County to operate the “Housing First/Rapid Rehousing” model. This center shelters families and transitions them to permanent stable housing.

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  • Volunteers in Mission Support (V.I.M) serves others by sending individual volunteers or teams around the world to help where there is great need. For more information, contact Marty or Betsy Draper.

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  • Short-Term Mission Projects offer limited support to individuals who are looking to attend a short term mission opportunity with others from the church. This fund responds to both local and global mission opportunities.

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  • Christ House has provided healthcare for the homeless in Washington, D.C since it first opened in December 1985. Today, it is still the only 24-hour residential medical facility for homeless men and women from area hospitals, shelters, clinics, and medical outreach projects inn the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

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  • Just Neighbors is an organization which provides immigration legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees of all faiths and nationalities. The organization also seeks to foster enriching experiences that enhance community and mutual understanding among our clients, volunteers and staff.