Missions

There are so many ways our congregation is in partnership with our community during the summer months! Please take a moment to learn about a few of the missions and ministries that need our help during this time, as well as opportunities to serve alongside members of not only our BMUMC family, but also other congregations in our area.

HG Hill End of School Food Distribution

Through a long-standing partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, HG Hill Middle School is planning to provide groceries and other non-perishables to their families the last week of school and our help is needed to sort and distribute this food to our neighbors. Children are welcome with a parent.

Volunteer:  Sign up to sort, pack, and distribute food at HG Hill Middle School. 

• Wednesday, May 20th, 1-3 PM (sorting/packing bags for distribution; inside cafeteria)

• Thursday, May 21st, 8:15-9 AM (food distribution during morning car-rider line)

• Friday, May 22nd, 8 AM - 3 PM (drive-thru food distribution; several shifts available)

Contact: Melissa Vickroy at melissaowilson@gmail.com

Dream Streets

Dream Streets is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect and empower individuals living in distress.  Dream Streets programs - including transitional housing, after-school programs, and mobile food pantry - serve under-resourced families in West and North Nashville.  

BMUMC service events at Dream Streets are family-friendly! Events are scheduled to fit with the work/school/life schedules of busy families. Most projects take 1-2 hours. Children of all ages are welcome, and Safe Sanctuary practices are used at all events. Past projects include: painting rooms at transitional housing facilities, cleaning & organizing at after-school space, packing snack bags for after-school students, and cleaning up the playground and outdoor spaces. 

Volunteer:  If you would like to receive information as projects are added this summer, please email Julie Kropski at julie.kropski@gmail.com.

Village at Glencliff

The Village at Glencliff is a medical respite program consisting of 12 tiny homes created to provide people experiencing homelessness with a dignified and hospitable place for recovery after hospitalization and also developed to be a bridge community until residents find permanent, supportive housing.  Since becoming a mission partner, BMUMC has participated in donation drives, helped on the campus with gardening and cleanup events, brought and shared meals with The Village community, coordinated an outreach service project with a local Daisy Girl Scout troop, and helped with community Open Houses and events.

Volunteer:  This summer, we are looking for volunteers to help with three areas:

• Gardening- weeding, watering, and other projects in the community garden area, front areas of the tiny homes, and surrounding beds by the church and upper beds.

• Meals - (a small group of up to 5) - prep and cook homemade meals in the community kitchen utilizing foods from the community pantry; then package and deliver the meals to the residents.

• Health Care - (volunteers from the medical field) - take resident vitals, help with wound care when needed, check in with residents to discuss any needs, etc. 

If you would like to learn more about The Village at Glencliff or one of these volunteer opportunities, please email Dawne Martin at dawne.m.martin@gmail.com.

Salt & Light Pantry – Drive Thru/Drop Off Collections

In 2019, the Upper Room Sunday School Class began the Salt & Light Food Pantry in partnership with MNPD’s West Precinct to help ensure that assistance would be available at the officers’ discretion for those in need. Since then, we have added Dream Streets and Urban Housing Solutions Food Pantry as additional partners with whom we share. Through this partnership, basic food and necessities are provided to victims of domestic violence and elder abuse, individuals living in their cars, people in homeless encampments, and families without food. 

A drive thru/drop off is scheduled on the second Wednesday of each month between 11:00 and 1:00 at our facility under the overhang by the fellowship hall. Upper Room Class members will be there to collect, organize, and pack the donations provided by church members and friends of the program.

Volunteer: Bring your food donations to the drive-through and join us to sort and load the food into our partners' vans! This opportunity is perfect for young children, as they can bring donations and meet the volunteers once they arrive.  If you can’t drop food off on Wednesday, please bring your items to The Upper Room Sunday School Class, Room 219, the Sunday before our collection, and we will make sure it gets to our partners; however, to avoid attracting rodents, please do not leave food in cloth, paper, or plastic food containers.

Summer collection dates are Wednesdays, May 13, June 10th, July 8th, and August 12th.

Donate: Shelf stable foods (canned meats, vegetables, and fruits), boxed food (cereals, snacks, pastas, macaroni and cheese), bottled water, beverages, personal hygiene items (soap, toothpaste, laundry detergent) baby food, infant formula, and diapers.

Contact: Skip Wild at pupperwild@gmail.com

Last Minute School Supply Store/HG Hill Back to School Event

Since 2018, we have been able to provide the students at HG Hill Middle School with the basic supplies they need to start the first day of school. Make plans to join us the first week in August as we sort and pack school supplies collected not only by our congregation, but by other HG Hill community partners, and help prepare the HG Hill staff to welcome back over 450 students!

Volunteer:  Sign up to sort, pack, and distribute school supplies at HG Hill Middle School on Thursday, July 30th and/or Friday, July 31st(Times TBD)

Donate: Shop Online with our Amazon Wish List:  Order items for donation by clicking here. For Delivery Option: Select Melissa Vickroy/Last Minute School Supply, Gift Registry Address.

Donations can also be placed in the Last Minute School Supply bin in the hallway in the education building through the month of July.

Contact: Melissa Vickroy at melissaowilson@gmail.com