Upcoming Serving Opportunities
Ongoing Missions & Partnerships
Join us in using your gifts and talents to serve those in need.
Find a ministry are or partner program that aligns with your passion, and help transform lives.
Food Assistance
Christ United Methodist Church partners with the North Texas Food Bank and Catholic Charities to distribute fresh food to our neighbors in need. We meet on the first Thursday of each month in the north parking lot for distribution.
Ways to Serve:
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Pre-set up
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Parking lot set-up
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Volunteer room
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Parking lot hospitality
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Truck unloaders
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Box packers
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Car loaders
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Client form intake
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Data entry
Sign up to volunteer! Register here.
Can’t volunteer but want to support the effort? Donate here.
Donations help cover the cost of volunteer water/snacks, parking lot supplies, and office materials.
Education & mentorship
Christ United has a special connection to Sigler Elementary—our congregation first gathered there for Sunday worship in the early days of our church. Today, we honor that legacy by partnering with Sigler to mentor their amazing 2nd–5th grade “Stars.”
It’s a simple commitment—just 30 minutes once a week on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, during the student lunch period (12:10–1:10).
A volunteer background check is required before mentoring. Complete yours at plano.voly.org.
For more information, email kimberly.edwards@pisd.edu or amber@cumc.com.
Visit the Sigler Elementary homepage for additional details.
shelter & Housing
The mission of City House is to protect, serve, and empower children and young adults who are experiencing homelessness, abuse, or neglect. City House operates through three major components: an emergency shelter, transitional living program houses, and street outreach.
Ways to Serve:
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Donate gift cards – Walmart, Domino’s, fuel cards, McDonald’s, etc.
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Provide snack packs and hygiene kits
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Hands-on opportunities – cleaning crews, meal makers, tutoring, clerical support, and more
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Shop the Amazon Wishlist
Visit the City House website here.
Local Outreach & care
The Bear with Me program was started in 2003 at Christ United with the mission to provide stuffed bears, pillows and dolls to children who are ill, in counseling, under-privileged or displaced from their homes due to violence, abuse or other conflict. The goal is to provide comfort and to make difference in a child’s life through the word of God.
To learn how easy it is to make a bear to donate, watch this video.
Contact Rita Ward for more details.
Global Missions
VOLT (Vision of Light Team) is a mission team that provides eye care such as vision screenings, glasses and treatment of certain minor eye diseases with the goal of providing a better quality of life to those with poor vision. The team serves those who would otherwise not have access to eye care facilities both internationally and in the United States. They also provide Christian education programs, clothing, books and medical supplies to those being served as the projects allow.
Ways to serve:
- Hope Restored Outreach (hand out readers)
- Clean donated Glasses
- Read glasses for prescriptions
- Mission Trips (domestic and international)
VOLT meets the second Monday of each month from 7 PM – 8:30 PM
Our MInistry & Team
Volunteer Forms
- Background Check Form
- Inspiring Travel Forms
- Ministry Safe: If required, the Serving Others team will send out a link for certification
Amber Orr
Assistant Director of Serving Others Ministry
Betsy Crawford
Director of Serving Others Ministries