This July, we’re celebrating Christmas in July by packing 500 shoeboxes for Mission Bulgaria—the most we’ve ever packed! These gifts help build relationships in Roma communities and are often the only Christmas presents Roma children receive.
⁉️ Interested in serving in Bulgaria? Join us for a mission trip interest meeting on July 12 at 4:00 p.m. Email Missions Coordinator Brooke Wolde to RSVP! ⁉️
Ways to serve in July:
• Sort and pack shoeboxes – boxes will be available outside worship starting this Sunday (July 5). Packing reminders: please do not include candy, soap, liquids, or sharp items, as the boxes travel for several months in changing weather.
Shop for supplies – do this at your convenience; click here for ideas!
• Organize toys – email Brooke to set up a time!
• Tape box lids – email Brooke to set up a time!
• Help prepare 200 boxes for our students to pack at Fall Retreat – email Brooke!
Angel Tree Prep
Speaking of Christmas…Angel Tree is our November Mission of the Month and we also need help cutting and tying approximately 960 angel cards. You can even take them home to work on at your convenience. We’re also looking for lay leaders to help make this ministry possible. Prayerfully consider how you can be part of sharing Christ’s love this Christmas!
Want to serve but unsure how?
Our missions newsletter is always a great place to see what’s happening right now. The service opportunities below are all designed to help you grow in your spiritual life, no matter how much time you have, whether you plan to serve individually, or whether you’re seeking a mission project for your whole family.
Help with a Mission of the Month
The work behind these family-focused initiatives happens within Asbury’s walls, so it couldn’t be easier to serve. Interested in leading a mission of the month? Email Missions Coordinator Brooke Wolde. Want to support the mission of the month financially? Donate here.
Donate Items
Asbury collects clean, gently used clothing, tennis shoes, and eyeglasses. We also welcome clean glass jars and these non-perishables. Have a large donation for the food pantry? Please bring those items directly to the pantry. Asbury’s Donation Corner is located downstairs in the Adult Wing near Room 140 and donations can be brought any time. You’ll also find scripture-card kits in our Donation Corner you can take to friends and neighbors.
Serve with a Ministry Partner
While organized by Asbury United Methodist Church, these missions opportunities are designed to help you get introduced to the many organizations doing God’s work throughout greater Birmingham. Have a missions project in mind? Email Missions Coordinator Brooke Wolde.
Support International Missions
In 2023, Asbury tripled its international impact and we now work with several organizations and missionaries who are transforming lives and sharing the love of Jesus. Meet these heroes.
Ready to do more?
When Asbury UMC was established in 1986, its founding members and clergy decided that on top of the 10% it gives to The United Methodist Church for ministries and outreach, Asbury would give 10% more to Birmingham and its community partners. Nearly 40 years later, Missions in Action, a church member-led committee at Asbury, identifies organizations that are helping others and allocates money to them using the gifts you put in the offering plate. In 2025 alone, Asbury gave $915,512.