Louisville United Methodist Church Outreach
Our church is very active in both our community of Louisville, Colorado, and in the community worldwide.
From food baskets, donations to local charities, and traveling to help others in need, LUMC reaches out to others.
Louisville Community Food Bank
The Louisville Community Food Bank is an outreach ministry of the Louisville United Methodist Church. Our food bank has been in operation for over 30 years serving eastern Boulder County, including the communities of Louisville, Lafayette and Superior.
The food bank is supported by various organizations in the surrounding area. We provide food deliveries to nearly 300 families each quarter (deliveries are usually in March, June, September and December - see the Special Events page for the next delivery date). We also provide emergency food baskets upon request. Call the church office (303-666-8812) for more information.
Other Outreach Activities:
We are the local TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) location giving out food the first Friday of every month from 9:00 a.m. - Noon. TEFAP is a Federal program that provides emergency food at no cost. See www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/programs/tefap/ for more information.
Many of our members are involved with the local Elder Share Program, which delivers food to low-income seniors in Lousiville and Lafayette on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month.
We support the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and the Rocky Mountain Conference Volunteers in Mission (RMCVIM) organizations in their various efforts locally and throughout the world. In the past, we have assembled health kits for various relief organizations and sent teams to both Louisiana and Mississippi to help in hurricane relief.
For more information on helping others, see the UMCOR website, www.umcor.org, or the RMCVIM website: www.rmcvim.org.
Our Mission Committee has been involved in many terrific projects, such as collecting "Coins for Christ." Coins collected (plus other donations) are donated to various organizations throughout the year (for example, Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, during the holidays to buy batteries for the donated Toys for Tots program and the Holly Methodist Church to help in rebuilding).
The Youth have been involved in many helping projects, including serving Thanksgiving dinner at the Denver Rescue Mission and mission trips to South Dakota and Southwestern Colorado.
Contact the church office to see how you can help!
* Eldershare Food distribution: 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 11:30 a.m.
* Drop-in Food Assistance program: 1st Friday from 9:00-Noon and as needed
* Food basket delivery: quarterly and as needed
* Balfour & Clare Bridge Retirement Homes Support Activities
* BUMMP (Boulder United Methodist Mission Partners)
* College/Higher Education Scholarships available annually
