How We Are Responding to Human Need

Mission and outreach work is sharing God’s transforming love with the world.  It is Faith in Action. Mission work is compassion in practice.

If you are interested in information about any of the following, including volunteering, please contact the Missions Coordinator.

Family Promise

Family Promise helps families experiencing homelessness find lasting independence and security.  Various congregations, including Christ UMC, take turns opening their doors and providing temporary housing which keeps families with children out of the shelters.

Congregation members provide meals and supervision when Family Promise guests stay at Christ UMC. 

familypromisesaltlake.org

Crossroads Food Pantry & Thrift Store

Christ UMC is a collection point for Crossroads Food Pantry and Thrift Store.  Donations are delivered to the pantry and thrift store on a regular basis by church volunteers. 
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On occasion, special collections are held depending on the needs of the community - such as diapers, baby formula, and summer food collections.

crossroadsurbancenter.org

Sandwich Service Project

Once a month, families and groups in our church and the community gather in the CUMC kitchen to make over 500 sandwiches. The group delivers and serves the sandwiches to the homeless at Catholic Community Services.​

ccsutah.org

Days for Girls

Many girls around the world have to miss school during their periods, leading to many of them eventually dropping out. Days for Girls, an international organization that began in 2008, is working to shatter stigmas and limitations, and to increase access to sustainable menstrual care in developing countries, in refugee camps, and around the world. 

Volunteers from Christ UMC have been assisting the cause by making cloth drawstring bags for high-quality, washable, reusable menstrual care kits since 2017. There are many tasks involved, which need different workers with different skillsets (sewing and non-sewing): cutting fabric, pressing, pinning, marking fabric, sewing, serging, adding drawstrings. New volunteers are always welcome! We meet on Saturdays toward the end of each month from September through June (except December).

We work in partnership with the Davis County Center of Days for Girls, and UMW sponsors this project. Women from the wider community are also welcomed to participate!

daysforgirls.org

Meals on Wheels

Our church is one of the distribution points for the Meals on Wheels program.  After meals are prepared at the County Complex, they are delivered to our kitchen, Monday through Friday.  Volunteers from our congregation pick up the meals and distribute them to those who have signed up for the program.

mealsonwheelsamerica.org

Palmer Court

Palmer Court is The Road Home’s permanent supportive housing development to help the homeless transition into permanent housing. CUMC youth collect pet food and supplies and deliver these items to pet owners at Palmer Court.

theroadhome.org

making cat toys as a service project

rebagging pet food to give to pet-owning residents of Palmer Court (homeless transitional housing)

Youth Resource Center

The Youth Resource Center provides various needs and resources for young people who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk for being homeless. 

CUMC collects donations of needed items. Congregation members can also volunteer at the center if they so desire.

voaut.org/homeless-teen-services

Give a Gobble & Turkey Toss

Each year donations are collected during November to help provide Thanksgiving meals for those in need through Crossroads Urban Center.  The youth of CUMC along with other church members help distribute the food the day before Thanksgiving.​

crossroadsurbancenter.org

Early Response Teams

Early Response Teams (ERT) are a collaborative effort between  UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) and UMVIM (United Methodist Volunteers in Mission). The Mission of an Early Response Team is to provide a caring Christian presence in the aftermath of a disaster.  The ERT is not a first response group of emergency workers, but rather fills a specific need in the early days after a disaster to establish the caring presence of the church and to provide hope for the survivors. ERTs are trained primarily to respond within their own conference, but may be invited to travel to another district, conference or jurisdiction. 

Early response training is an 8 hour class offered through the Mountain Sky Conference and covers the basics of early disaster response, including roof tarping, cleaning out damaged homes, spiritual and emotional care, team protocols, and more. The purpose of the training is to prepare our ERT Volunteers to do good and do no harm.

Training sessions are open to all people ages 18+. All participants will complete a background check through UMCOR and must complete Safe Sanctuary training.  For information about upcoming ERT training classes, email Jim Robinson-Cox.

Here are a few photos from the 2019 trip to Texas. Below you will find links to photos from previous trips

​Tulsa ERT photos   July 2019: https://photos.app.goo.gl/XTAmKgk7dNYTWMov9

Puerto Rico photos  November 2018:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/inyrH1ZwKhdh3k9x5

Harvey ERT  September 2017:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/fXJX2aPIf53SlLYC3

Missionary Outreach & Education

Our congregation helps to support United Methodist missionaries with their work through Covenant Relationships. CUMC provides education events when missionaries are in town to share with us information about their important work and helps us to realize the impact of our donations.

umcmission.org