Serving The Community
Feed The Creek
Needs: juice packs, 8-oz., pop-top cans of veggies, tuna, mac & cheese, and snacks. Donation bin is outside of the Welcome Center.
Saint Paul's Food Bank
Needs: canned soups, canned meats and dry cereal. Donation bin is outside of the Welcome Center. You can also come prepare and share breakfast with the poor and homeless. Contact Susan Lehneis or Renee Albright for more information and dates.
Greenwood Manner Bingo
For an updated list of suitable prizes, please check the list near the second-floor elevator. Contact church office if interested in helping.
Emergency Response Team
The Miami Valley Disaster Recovery Team (MIVDRT) is an emergency response/relief/recovery team whom deploys in the event of a disaster locally, or in response to a call from UMCOR through the Western Ohio Conference. The Team currently has more than 55 members from various United Methodist Churches in the Miami Valley and the Western Ohio Conference. The Team deploys to provide assistance during “Natural” disasters like Tornado’s, Floods, Earthquakes, and Hurricanes. The Team is equipped with our own trailer and much of the equipment needed during a disaster. MIVDRT is head quartered at Aley United Methodist Church, the management of the volunteer listings, and the collection and tracking of the finances are conducted. The Team has been very active from their beginning. The Team worked the tornado disaster in Moscow Ohio and Henryville Indiana, the Sandy Hurricane disaster in Union Beach New Jersey, the wind damage in Racine Ohio, the flood damage in Dunkirk Indiana. The Team has also provided tornado and flood assessments for the Emergency Management Agencies, responsible for Cedarville Ohio tornado and the floods in Troy and Tipp City. Additional information about how you can join the team or donate to the team can be found on the MIVDRT webpage “miamivalleydisasterrecovery.org.
Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN)
The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greene County is a nonprofit ministry committed to uniting the religious community in Greene County to provide shelter, meals and assistance to homeless families. Our mission is to reach out as messengers of God, reflecting His unconditional love with compassion and acceptance, providing help, hope and a safe haven for our guests while they seek permanent employment and affordable housing. The IHN started hosting the homeless families in The Schneider House of Hope at 124 S Detroit St. starting June 27, 2010. The National Interfaith Hospitality Network is a national, non-profit organization that assists religious and community organizations in developing and operating Network programs. The Greene County IHN has been open since 1995. Our goal is to alleviate homelessness by fostering the development of Networks that provide shelter, meals, and assistance for homeless persons, and that increases community involvement in direct service and advocacy.