All Outreach Opportunities

Outreach - Serving the Local Community.

     Outreach physically touches our community in Christ's name so others experience the love and grace of God at work in their lives. We coordinate with and work through with many local organizations. Outreach also donates money to groups serving the local community, often paralleling where our volunteers give of their time. Please look into your heart and ask God to show you where your talents and skills would be best used to help:

R.O.C.K. - the Route One Community Kitchen provides meals for the hungry five days per week throughout the year. Aldersgate's day is Friday. Volunteers purchase food, prepare the meal Friday mornings and to deliver and serve lunch. To volunteer, please call Tom Miller at (703) 360-1013 email him at xcski@cox.net

Phoenix Rising - On the second Friday of each month, Aldersgate delivers sack meals to the people sheltered in local motels. Volunteers are needed for shopping, sandwich preparation, delivery, and special projects. To volunteer, email Amy Niepling at aniepling@hotmail.com

Mondloch House - is a New Hope Housing initiative providing temporary shelter and services for homeless families and individuals. Volunteers buy and deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to Mondloch House — suggested cost is now about $35. Coordinators are also needed. To volunteer please contact Patricia Millett, at (703) 799-5814 or at Patricia.A.Millett@usdoj.gov

Meals on Wheels - volunteers deliver meals to persons confined in their homes due to illness or physical disability. Teams of 2 deliver meals every month on the 1st, 3rd and 4th Tuesdays and the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays. To help out, contact Kathy Wicks at 703 360-6556 or at wicklets@yahoo.com

Hypothermia Project - during the winter months, volunteers are needed to prepare meals and to spend the night at the Route 1 temporary homeless shelter at the Rising Hope Methodist Mission Church on Russell Road. Aldersgate provides volunteers on Thursday nights from December through March. To volunteer please contact Karen Latta at 703 780-0366 or KLatta@fourthwave.com 

Rising Hope - assist in the ministry at Rising Hope United Methodist Mission Church in the Richmond Highway area. These activities include sorting food; driving members to worship services, Bible studies, after-school programs; mentoring children in after-school program or assisting in VBS; assembling mass mailings and working individually with constituents. To volunteer  or for more information please contact Laura Derby at 703 360-1976 or skierlaura@cox.net  

Eleanor Kennedy Shelter - six times a year Aldersgate volunteers purchase food for a week of lunches for the single adults living at this shelter (shoppers are needed – money is in the budget).

Hermitage in Northern Virginia - is a Continuing Care Retirement Community in Alexandria affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Volunteers assist residents in a variety of ways: friendly visits, escorting residents to activities, entertainment, and workshops such as exercise, baking, flower arranging.  Twice a year special programs are arranged.

Rising Stars - is a tutoring and mentoring program for at risk students at Woodlawn Elementary School that runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 from October through April. Volunteers may do either or both days.

Mental Health Drop-in Center - real street people use this center located near Mt. Vernon Hospital on Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings to take a shower, maintain a mailing address, etc. A coordinator is needed to periodically organize collection of towels, tee-shirts, motel-size soaps and toothpastes.

Neighborhood Networks Family - Aldersgate helps support at least one needy family identified by the Neighborhood Networks community organization.

School Supply Drive – Aldersgate holds an annual school supply drive in late July and early August for needy students on the Route One corridor, in conjunction with United Community Ministries (UCM).

Community Liaison Coordinators - represent Aldersgate in local organizations such as United Community Ministries (UCM) and Ventures in Community. We have focused on housing needs with Ventures in Community as well as various UCM projects.

Christmas Adopt-a-Family – volunteers purchase, wrap, and deliver gifts for local needy families. Coordinators are also needed to organize and assign volunteers to families.

Food Drives - volunteers are needed to help with periodic food drives (such as the "Souper Bowl") supporting our various ministries.

Paul Niepling is the chairman of Aldersgate's Outreach Committee. If you would like to become involved in one of these ministries or if you would like to bring something to the attention of the Outreach Committee, please email Paul at

 pniepling@hotmail.com