Our church does a great deal of mission work, both in our community and beyond. Some of our continuing efforts include our monthly community meal, work at the North Olmsted Food Pantry, Laura’s Home Supper Kitchen, working with Harvest Partners, North Olmsted Human Resources, Flat Rock Children’s Home, OhioGuidestone, and the annual youth mission trip.

Outreach Committee

The Outreach Committee oversees the Mission work of the church.  It works with North Olmsted’s Oxcart Food Pantry to provide food and donations to stock their shelves and it coordinates Adopt-a-Family, Christmas Stockings and toy collections, Hat and Mitten Tree, and Easter Baskets.  It also makes decisions about the featured charity for Penny Sunday.

Penny Sunday Donations

The Third Sunday of every month, North Olmsted UMC takes a second offering during our worship service.  At this time we ask for your loose change or perhaps an extra dollar of two to support one of the missions of the church.

Upcoming Penny Sundays:

• Sunday, Dec. 16: Supporting Flat Rock Homes
• Sunday, Jan. 20: Supporting UMCOR’s California Relief Efforts

ACTS – Aiding Community Through Service

North Olmsted UMC participates with several other churches in the North Olmsted Area in this organization whose primary purpose is to support the North Olmsted Oxcart Food Pantry.  Participating churches rotate what items they will collect to help stock the shelves.  NOUMC’s schedule is as follows:

• Laundry Detergent – Due Dec. 9
• Canned Vegetables – Due Jan. 13
• Spaghetti Sauce – Due Feb. 10

It is our goal to always collect at least seventy items each month.  Additionally, NOUMC has taken the lead in providing toilet paper to the Pantry at all times.

In addition to food items, ACTS provides a vehicle for churches to discuss their respective Community Meals and other successes and challenges within their congregations and outreach/mission programs.