Outreach Opportunities

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 Sherry Edelkamp.

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 Leah Gunter.

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.    

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

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 one night a week from December through March. To volunteer please contact Sherry Edelkamp at 703 799-1255.

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. 

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 to make the purchases and deliver them to the shelter.  To volunteer please contact Karen Latta at 703 780-0366.  

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.  This program generally serves 20-30 students depending on the number of volunteers.   To volunteer please contact Susan Davidson at 703 780-5716.  

School Supply Drive – Aldersgate holds an annual school supply drive in early August for needy students on the Route One corridor, in conjunction with United Community Ministries (UCM).  We collect items during VBS and on Sundays and our support allows UCM to serve the needs of approximately 800 children.  To volunteer please contact Stacey Edwards at 703 360-8443.

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.  Money to fund this is raised during the annual alternative giving bazaar held in December.  For more information email outreach@aldersgate.net

Paul Amos is the chairperson 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 outreach@aldersgate.net