Upcoming events
January 5 - Free Food Distribution Every month, Elizabeth St. UMC provides free food for over 100 families in our community. Food distribution usually on the first Monday of each month, sometimes rescheduled due to weather or a holiday, is the distribution.
No appointments.
Upon arrival, recipients can sign in at the tent as early as 12:30pm to receive a car order number.
Cars are called according to assigned numbers.
Remain in your car to drive through and receive food.
Distribution starts at 2pm!
Volunteer - Would you like to help us as we provide food for those in need in the Durham area? Volunteers are needed to: sort and package food, greet and sign in clients, and load food into recipient vehicles. Volunteers are needed from 12:45 pm to approximately 4:00 pm. But, any time you can donate between those hours is always greatly appreciated.
If you know of anyone who needs food, let them know about the distribution. Come help us feed our neighbors! Use the Contact Us form to get more information or to volunteer!
January 18 - Third Sunday Lunch We’ll be heading to the local restaurant, Shanghai Restaurant, after worship service to enjoy one another’s company and fellowship time. All are welcome to join us!
January 19 - Blood Drive Join us 12-5pm for food for a blood drive! The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice will be the charity helped this month.
January 25 - Sunday Breakfast at Urban Ministries of Durham Help provide breakfast for members of our community from 8-8:30am until approximately 10:30am every fourth and fifth Sunday. Sign up to help.
January 27 - Free Community Meal Come indulge in delicious foods. Free for all. Spread the news! We do this the last Tuesday of every month (except October is replaced with Trunk-or-Treat on Halloween Day, and there is no meal in December). No need to bring anything, just show up and eat. We meet at 6pm in the Fellowship Hall in the Education Building downstairs - enter by the playground entrance.
CARVE: Food Drive Program
Our focus on food for the Urban Ministry contains to reap many rewards for those in need of foods both via the serving line and in the Tuesday bagged distribution.
We encourage you to bring food items EVERY SUNDAY according to the following plan:
C -- First Sunday of each month is for CEREAL (and other breakfast food)
A -- Second Sunday is for APPLESAUCE and other canned fruit items
R -- Third Sunday is for RICE and pasta items
V -- Fourth Sunday is for canned VEGETABLES
E-- Fifth Sunday is for EVERYTHING -- bring any food items
This program helps us be mindful on a more regular basis that many of our neighbors are experiencing food shortages, and we hope that we can increase the donations we are making every month.
PRAYER CONCERNS
If you have prayer concerns, we want to be there for you! Please fill out the form on our Contact Us page or give us a call at 919-688-7138 to let us know how we can pray for you.