Go therefore and make disciples of all nations

Matthew 28:19

We believe that each one of us has special God-given talents, and we can use those unique gifts to make disciples and meet the needs of people in our community and in our world, not just within the walls of the church. We hope you’ll join us in our calling to GO and serve as the hands and feet of Christ.

Go Teams in our community

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Desire Thy Portion

Desire Thy Portion is a Christ-centered organization serving the Atlanta Metropolitan Area that seeks to who how God redeems, restores, and has a purpose for everyone. They believe in empowering and equipping Atlanta's homeless and impoverished community by showing God's love, His redeeming word of truth, and His provision.

They serve the homeless and impoverished weekly with a hot meal, snack bag, clothing and hygiene supplies. Additionally, they offer support to those who are in transition from low-cost temporary housing and shelters who are moving towards job and personal/family security. This includes battered women, veterans, and those who are aspiring for a better life. Click here to learn more.

Early Response Team

Our Early Response Team (ERT) provides a caring Christian presence in the aftermath of a disaster. The team is trained to respond in a disaster to tarp, remove debris, clean out damaged homes and property, observe the survivors needs and report them to the proper authorities locally. They are a caring ministry of “listeners” who will assist the survivors healing. Teams are sent out for one to five days depending on the distance from HMUMC.

Educator Outreach

We love our educators! Whether they are a classroom teacher, cafe employee, bus driver, parapro, media specialist, guidance counselor, school administrative staff, or serve in some other way, it is our honor to pray for them and offer our support. If you are an educator who would like to join this program, please click here.

Good News @ Noon

Good News Kitchen at Noon: Once a month food is prepared by church members and delivered to three area charities; Home of Hope in Buford, Veteran’s Shelter and Resource Center in Winder, Good News Homeless Ministry in Gainesville.

Kids Hope

Kids Hope develops these one-on-one relationships through the creation of church-school partnerships that pair church members with at-risk kids in supportive, mentoring relationships. We are looking for mentors to spend just one hour per week, reading, talking, playing and listening to a child at school. By helping the child feel loved and valued, they help that child to learn, grow and succeed.

Military Support Group

The Military Support Group (MSG) assists local veterans and their families, promotes activities honoring patriotic holidays, and fosters support for the US Armed Forces within HMUMC.

Piecemakers Quilt Ministry

The Piecemakers Prayer Quilt Ministry lovingly creates beautiful quilts for those in need in our church and community. Join us for our next gathering in the Quilting Modular on Mondays from 10am-12pm. There’s plenty to do…no experience necessary! If you know someone who needs to be reminded that they are wrapped in God’s love and covered in prayers, please click here.

Prison Alliance

Prison Alliance first began as Christian Library International 30 years ago. They began by providing Christian Books to community centers, shelters and Missionaries. As it grew the focus shifted to working with chaplains in correctional institutions to reach inmates with God’s Word. Their mission is “sharing the Gospel and discipling prisoners through Bible study.” Learn more on their website – prisonalliance.org

Engagement Opportunities:

  • Donating your gently used Christian literature including Bibles and devotionals. HMUMC has a bin by the Welcome Desk always available for these donations.

  • Serve from your own home as a Bible Study Correspondent

  • Serve at the warehouse in Buford, GA sorting books on Tuesday or Thursday mornings

  • Praying for the ministry regularly

The Pantry at Hamilton Mill

Due to the strong need in our community, Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church decided to create a special ministry devoted to addressing food insecurity in our area. Since 2009, The Pantry has rapidly grown from feeding 25 families a month to feeding well over 2,500 a month. The Pantry relies 100% on the generosity of volunteers and donors to support ongoing operations. The Pantry seeks to offer the Bread of Life to our community by providing quality food and building quality relationships rooted in the love of Jesus. After 14 years of being a growing and thriving ministry of HMUMC, the Pantry outgrew the church's modular buildings.  In order to keep growing, the church leadership board and Pantry volunteers worked to create a separate 501(c)3 entity opening doors to greater funding opportunities, including grant funding and increased community partners. We continue to be partners in ministry with The Pantry at Hamilton Mill. Click here to learn more.

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