Hurricane Sandy Relief Bethel United Methodist Church serves as the host church for the New York Annual Conference Sandy Relief Effort in Staten Island. We host groups of volunteers who come from all over the country to help those who have been impacted by Superstorm Sandy.
St. Paul’s Food Pantry Bring non-perishable food donations for the St. Paul UMC Food Pantry.Collection bin is located at the church just inside the front doors on left side of the building.
Project Hospitality Bethel provides a hot meal for homeless folks every other month as part of Project Hospitality's feeding program. You can help by cooking, delivering the food, or serving. Please speak to Arlene Schweikert if you would like to be part of our Project Hospitality Team! (Arlene can be reached at 718.948.1350)
There are also a variety of other Project Hospitality initiatives that Bethel supports throughout the year such as clothing drives, toy drives, and fundraisers. For more information about Project Hospitality visit http://www.projecthospitality.org
Fellowship Hour Help provide welcome and hospitality by donating time or food to our Sunday social time after worship.This is an easy way to make a big difference in the life of the congregation.Simply help set up the social hall, make coffee, bring goodies to add to the table, and/or help clean up.To serve, please speak with Arlene Schweikert, 718-948-1350.
Mission Support In January of 2012, our organist joined former pastor Will Nichols and members of Moose Lake UMC in Wisconsin on a mission to Sucre Province, Columbia to help serve the community of the Iglesia Colombiana Metodista. More slots are available for future missions! If interested, please contact the pastor. Visitation and TLC There are always folks who are in need of a visit, a phonecall, a note, or a little special TLC. If you're interested in offering these gifts, please let the pastor know.
