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Location: Lighthouse Portico
Leader: Barbara Porter
This group serves people bi-monthly in our community who need food security. Other food needs arise throughout the month such as school snacks, volunteer opportunities to pick up food and donations, etc.
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Leader: Ashley Hogland
This group provides the support to the market vendors as well as the set up/take down of the Farmer’s Market and coordinates all the volunteers for the market. Market is open May-August at Scout Square every year.
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Leader: Alison McCall
Organization that works with adults with challenges that attend this school to continue to learn and develop life skills. VHMC partners with this group on several projects. They are also our charity recipient for our Magical Marketplace in November.
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Leader: Christy Strong
Organization that is a safe haven for female victims of human trafficking. VHMC provides opportunities to serve this group by having hygiene drives, providing fresh produce, and visits to the women. Bible study team provides weekly discipleship and spiritual guidance each to this group through Bible Study.
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Location: Gym, Lighthouse Lobby
Leader: George Talley
Community wide meal packing event. Meals are packaged and sent overseas to children in need. Usually, this event takes place in April after Easter.
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Leader: Sherry Santoro
Rearranges altar flowers to deliver to TLC recipients.
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Leader: Leslie Cooke
Knits prayer shawls for those grieving, prays over them, and blesses them before delivery to recipients.
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Leader: Sarah White
This is a ministry of lay volunteers who are assigned to visit friends and family of VHMC Members who reside in retirement and nursing care facilities, as well as those who live at home but are unable to attend worship services and other church activities. These are normally monthly visits designed to remind our recipients that they are known, they are loved, and they are connected to their church.
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Location: Fellowship Hall
Leader: Ann Legg
Participants assist in the preparation and distribution of Fidget Mats (sensory aids) - consisting of a variety of sensory stimulating toys, buttons, zippers, and other items sewed onto cloth table mats. These are primarily for Alzheimer's and memory care patients, as well as for elderly recipients. Distributions go directly to individuals, as well as to retirement and other care facilities and agencies. This group meets the 4th Tuesday of the month in the Fellowship Hall from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (excluding November and December). All ages are welcome to join in this hands-on ministry!
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Leader: Kyle Chickvara
Join Thrive Student Ministries in our fifty plus year partnership with the Appalachian Service Project to make homes “warmer, safer, and drier” for low-income families in rural Central Appalachia. This is a week-long mission opportunity for students to work on homes through construction while also building relationships through God’s love.
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Leader: Kyle Chickvara
Thank you for your interest in serving with Thrive Student Ministries! We cannot wait to connect with you and plug you into our program. Once you complete this registration our staff will contact you.
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Leader: Alison McCall
A United Way agency that serves homeless women and children. There are many serve opportunities at Pathway such as providing meals and other items as needed.
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Leader: Stephanie McClurg
Volunteer opportunities under this would be classroom leaders (teachers), greeters and childcare coordinator and volunteers.
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Location: VHUMC
Leader: Ashley Curry
Team works with the applicants that are needing cars. They help find the cars and vet the applicants for the cars.
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Leader: Mike Harris
VHMC provides transportation when needed to families that visit loved ones in prison. AIM children are also supported through our Angel Tree programs and other needs, as they arise. Donna Owens, reentry coordinator, 334-262-2245 (press 4)
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Leader: Sharon Lovell
This group partners with the Vestavia community and surrounding communities to help those in need.
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Leader: Lauren Robinson
A team that coordinates quick mission opportunities one Sunday a quarter during the coffee hour in the Fellowship Hall. This is a great introduction into a mission opportunity in a smaller setting.
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Leader: Vinnie Pappalardo
VHMC provides transportation when needed to families that visit loved ones in prison. AIM children are also supported through our Angel Tree programs and other needs, as they arise.
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Leader: Alison McCall
VHMC provides transportation when needed to families that visit loved ones in prison. AIM children are also supported through our Angel Tree programs and other needs, as they arise.
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Leader: Scottie Vickery
VHMC provides transportation when needed to families that visit loved ones in prison. AIM children are also supported through our Angel Tree programs and other needs, as they arise.
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Leader: Ginny Slay
VHMC provides transportation when needed to families that visit loved ones in prison. AIM children are also supported through our Angel Tree programs and other needs, as they arise.
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Leader: Alison McCall
Methodist organization in the West End area of Birmingham who support the residents of that community in a variety of ways through WE Learn, WE Grow, and WE Build. Opportunities are available in all those areas to serve.
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Leader: Alison McCall
Group that provides snacks, pb&J sandwiches and other needed items to warming stations to feed the homeless when needed. Usually in January/February during the colder months