Want to serve but unsure how?
Browse these service opportunities at Asbury United Methodist Church, Birmingham, AL, 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.
Volunteer in Asbury's Food Pantry
Asbury’s Food Pantry opened during the summer of 2011 with limited food choices and pre-packed bags. Today anyone facing food insecurity receives 25+ items from a wide variety of choices and get to do their own shopping on Wednesdays from 2-3:30 p.m.
The Food Pantry is now open the first Saturday of each month from 12:30-2:00 p.m. for curbside pick-up. Volunteer for a Saturday shift today – what a great family serve project!
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 Jackson.
Donate Items
Year Round: Asbury collects gently used tennis shoes for Oak Mountain Missions, gently used purses for Hope Filled Rooms, and gently used eyeglasses for Global Eyeglass Ministry. Please bring these items to Asbury’s Donation Corner (downstairs in the Adult Wing).
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 Jackson.
WE Learn is an after-school tutoring/mentorship program run by Urban Ministry in West End run by Rev. Caitlin Harper. Under Caitlin’s leadership, volunteers feed kids a great snack, help them with homework, and then enrich their afternoon with art, gardening, music, and more.
If you were a tutor/mentor last year, it’s time to get reconnected with Hemphill Elementary students! If you haven’t volunteered with WE Learn, know that this ministry runs on volunteers. Your love, your time, and your care for these students is the number one element that keeps the train rolling! Urban Ministry asks that all new volunteers take a Safe Sanctuaries Training. (Please create a username/password.)
WE Learn operates Mondays-Thursdays 2-5:30 p.m. WE Learn is located at 1229 Cotton Avenue SW, Birmingham, 35211.
Support International Missions
From 2022-2023, 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 through its Missions in Action program.
In 2022 alone, Asbury contributed $850,000 to UMC ministry and mission efforts, its own in-house assistance programs, and external partners like Prodigal Pottery, The Wellhouse, and Shepherds Fold.
Find out how you and your family can make a difference, whether by volunteering, making a financial contribution, or simply praying for the individuals affiliated with and impacted by each ministry.