Serving our Neighbors of Walnut Hill
Fresh Produce to the Community
We have been in partnership with Lovers Lane, Christ Foundry, and our community partners in providing fresh produce along with beans and rice to families in need since March 2020. Our distribution days are on Tuesdays and we pack the bags and boxes on Mondays. Register to volunteer for a shift and help us keep food on the table of our families in the community who have been impacted by the pandemic.
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Thomas Jefferson High School
Thomas Jefferson Homeless Youth Initiative
In 2017, the Dallas Morning News reported a dramatic rise in homeless youth. Walnut Hill UMC responded by becoming more involved and aware of the homeless youth concerns at our local high school, Thomas Jefferson. Each Friday morning from 8:30-9:15, we provide breakfast, emotional support, and education for homeless teens. You can offer food or time by contacting Claire Rathbun at clairerathbun@gmail.com
Current opportunity to serve on student home visit teams. Learn more by emailing Reba Anderson.
In 2017, the Dallas Morning News reported a dramatic rise in homeless youth. Walnut Hill UMC responded by becoming more involved and aware of the homeless youth concerns at our local high school, Thomas Jefferson. Each Friday morning from 8:30-9:15, we provide breakfast, emotional support, and education for homeless teens. You can offer food or time by contacting Claire Rathbun at clairerathbun@gmail.com
Current opportunity to serve on student home visit teams. Learn more by emailing Reba Anderson.
Project Transformation
For the past 15 years Walnut Hill UMC has hosted Project Transformation's summer literacy program alongside Christ's Foundry. We continue that mission and begin an after-school program in Fall 2015 for the children at Cigarroa Elementary. The summer program typically connects with 90 elementary school age children and provides a day camp experience. Though students participate in arts and crafts, recreation, Bible story time and relationship building, a strong focus is on literacy. A primary goal is that children maintain or extend their reading level over the summer, and Project Transformation has met this goal with amazing success rates. You can read with a student. To volunteer with Project Transformation at Walnut Hill UMC you must complete a background check, ministry safe training and contact walnuthillchurch@llumc.org
Learn more about Project Transformation click here.
International Missions
Haiti Nursing School
The United Methodist Women support the Haiti nursing school, in which scholarships are provided for young women to better their community. This nursing school was rebuilt from the rubble of the Haitian earthquake and has a mission to empower the community. Trips to Haiti as well as providing scholarships and materials for students are available by contacting Becky Baird at beckymbaird@gmail.com
Phillippino Pastoral Counseling Center
Church member, Pres Pimentel runs an organization in the Phillippines called the Pastoral Counseling Center, designed to equip and train pastors to offer spiritual and emotional counseling, as well as teach them practices for good spiritual and emotional health. Walnut Hill supports this mission with our prayers and financial generosity.
Learn more about Project Transformation click here.
International Missions
Haiti Nursing School
The United Methodist Women support the Haiti nursing school, in which scholarships are provided for young women to better their community. This nursing school was rebuilt from the rubble of the Haitian earthquake and has a mission to empower the community. Trips to Haiti as well as providing scholarships and materials for students are available by contacting Becky Baird at beckymbaird@gmail.com
Phillippino Pastoral Counseling Center
Church member, Pres Pimentel runs an organization in the Phillippines called the Pastoral Counseling Center, designed to equip and train pastors to offer spiritual and emotional counseling, as well as teach them practices for good spiritual and emotional health. Walnut Hill supports this mission with our prayers and financial generosity.