Missions
Worship Without Walls: April 12, 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Come join us as we worship together through serving at various projects within our local community! We will meet on the front lawn for a brief commissioning service and then break out into our service teams to serve between 9 AM - 12 PM. This is a church-wide event with service opportunities planned for ALL ages and ALL abilities. You can also help before the event by providing donations for our projects with our mission partners via our Amazon wishlist below. Plan to wear your Belle Meade UMC t-shirt and come join us as we serve our community together!!
Quick Links for WWW
Order a BMUMC t-shirt by clicking here.
Take a look at 2026 projects and sign up by clicking here.
Order supplies via our Amazon wishlist no later than Sunday, March 29th by clicking here.
See what WWW 2025 looked like by clicking here.
The vision of Belle Meade United Methodist Church is to share the love of God and neighbor through Spiritual Growth, Missional Living, and Community Partnership.
The people of Belle Meade UMC are actively engaged in service in our community through ongoing support of and volunteerism with established agencies and organizations who serve the poor, hungry and homeless. In addition to service and volunteering, special communion offerings are designated to financially support an agency or organization committed to serving others.
If you would like to get involved in our church missions, please contact Melissa Vickroy.
Active Church Mission Areas
Educational Outreach & Community Partnerships
United4Hope HG Hill Middle School Partnership
Leader: Melissa Vickroy, melissaowilson@gmail.com
Partnership to provide ongoing Tutoring, Donations, and General School-wide Support
Last Minute School Supply Store — Leaders: Melissa Vickroy/Margaret Jordan
Hill Holiday Event for Students — Leader: Bea Thompson
Food Distribution — Leader: Melissa Vickroy
Student Tutoring — Leader: Lynn Kauffman
Nashville Diaper Connection
Leader: Apryl Evans, aprylce@yahoo.com
Provides diapers to thousands of babies each month through community partners, corporations, churches, and schools.
Salt & Light Pantry
Leader: Skip Wild, pupperwild@gmail.com
A partnership with MNPD's West Precinct to address the nutritional needs of families in our community through ongoing collections & food drives. We currently collect items the second Wednesday of each month from 11 AM - 1 PM via a drive through collection at the church. 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 MNPD.
Items they collect: Shelf stable foods (canned meats, vegetables and fruits), boxed food (cereals, snacks, pastas, macaroni and cheese), bottled water, beverages, personal hygiene items (soap, tooth paste, laundry detergent) baby food, infant formula and diapers, blankets, clothes, socks and other warm clothing, used laptops or tablets that have been wiped clean
Creation Care Team
Leader: Michelle Scopel, earthgirlmichelle@gmail.com
Congregational "Green Team" tasked with creating onsite and community recycling and educational events around environmental stewardship.
Village @ Glencliff
Leader: Dawne Martin, dawne.m.martin@gmail.com
A medical respite community of 12 tiny homes created to provide people experiencing homelessness with dignified and hospitable places for recovery after a hospitalization. Provides volunteers to help on campus with gardening, cleanup events, and donation drives.
Dream Streets
Leader: Julie Kropski, julie.kropski@gmail.com
Dream Streets’ mission is to protect and empower individuals living in distress. We partner with Dream Streets to support their after-school and mobile food programs, to organize community-building events for residents at their transitional housing facility, and to provide supplies for families transitioning to stable housing.
UMC Outreach
United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR)
Offering financial & volunteer support for ongoing relief efforts in disaster areas.
United Women in Faith
Leader: Lynn Kauffman, lynnkauffman@bellsouth.net
UWF currently has four active circles of women meeting at BMUMC, and each is involved in missional projects.
Advocacy & Equity
Sensory Easter and Sensory Santa
Leader: Rev. Gracie Dugan, gracie@bellemeadeumc.org
These events are designed specifically for children with sensory processing disorders and other special needs, providing a safe space for them to experience the joy of Christmas and Easter on their own terms.
Community Advocacy
Leader: Alex Aust, ahaust13@gmail.com
We believe we must lend our voices to support our community and take action to create change. Efforts are organized by our Church Council and by passionate church members to advocate for gun safety, racial justice, and support for our immigrant neighbors. We also attend and support Nashville Pride, Nashville Juneteenth, and various interfaith events.
Belinda Butler Childcare Assistance Fund
Leader: Kate Moore, kjmoore139@gmail.com
This fund provides need-based tuition assistance at BMCC to families who otherwise would not be able to access stable and high-quality child care. Recipients include teen parents who are seeking to further their education.
Other Service Opportunities
Worship Without Walls: Sunday, April 27, 2025 (next year’s is scheduled for Sunday, April 12, 2026)
A church-wide, intergenerational service event the Sunday after Easter, where we serve in the community as an act of worship in place of our typical Sunday morning service.
Merry Missions: Sunday, December 7, 2025
Hands-on service opportunities throughout the Advent season, kicked off by a church-wide, intergenerational service event and lunch.