Local Missions & Outreach

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Communion Offerings
Suncreek UMC designates mission beneficiaries for the monthly communion offering. Persons donate by leaving a gift at the altar rail when they come forward to take communion. Past communion offerings have benefited Florida Hurricane Relief, Dallas Ramps, ZOE Ministries, English Camp in the Czech Republic and more. DONATE HERE

Ramp Building 
Twice a year, Suncreek UMC Volunteers, in association with The Dallas Ramp Project of the Kiwanis Club of Richardson, build access ramps onto the homes of those who would otherwise be homebound. This enormously satisfying work meets a huge need and is a lot of fun for men, women and older youth. Projects are complete in a few hours, providing a huge sense of accomplishment. Our next project date will be announced soon.

Annual Suncreek Shoe Ministry 
During this event our goal is to bless 150 children from Boyd Elementary and other schools in Allen with new shoes and socks.  Boyd Elementary has an alarming rate of 80% of their enrollment living at or below the poverty level.  The children receive new shoes at the first of the year through another organization but by the spring they have outgrown or worn out these shoes.  This event is such a blessing to the parents and the children and they leave with huge smiles on their faces and much happier feet. Our goal each year is to collect over $2,000 so we can continue to bless as many children with the shoes they need to remain healthy and active.  Your generosity helps us make sure that as many children in Allen that need new shoes can receive them. 

Hope’s Door Dinners
We need volunteers that will help provide dinner for the clients at the Hope's Door women's shelter in Plano on the 1st Monday of every month. Please click on Sign Up below for available dates and more information. Contact: Catey Smith 972-467-5318 or  or SIGN UP HERE

Help Homeless Children through City House - Needed Items

Men's Clothing Donations 
One Man's Treasure Collection is a ministry that helps clothe men as they re-enter society and the work force from prison and start life anew.  They are in need of shoes (especially tennis shoes).  They can be clean/gently used or new.  They especially need sizes 8, 9 and 10.  Please bring to the mission bins in the church narthex.

ONGOING PROGRAMS

Mission Mondays 
Each Monday morning, 10:30-12:00, this group meets near the Prayer Garden VIEW MAP to fellowship together and make a variety of missions crafts:

• homemade cards for Suncreek’s care ministries
• flannel neonatal babies for NICU
• dress a girl around the world dresses
• bracelets for Mexico and Czechia
• other mission projects

No skills are required.  Please contact the church office for more information, email missions@suncreekumc.org.

Allen Food Pantry
In the narthex mission collection bins, we collect canned and other non-perishable food items for distribution by the Allen Food Pantry. The Food Pantry is a program of the Allen Ministerial Alliance and is located at St. Jude Catholic Church. Allen Community Outreach assists by screening persons who are in need and sending them with a voucher to the Food Pantry if their needs include food. Your donations reach families who have great need.

Allen Senior Citizen Luncheon 
Suncreek volunteers help prepare and serve a meal with dessert for over 175 people at the Allen Ministerial Alliance Seniors Luncheon held at St Jude Catholic Church.  Our next outing is TBA.  Let us know you want to help by emailing missions@suncreekumc.org.

Baking Team
Suncreek missions has a baking ministry that provides treats for the staff at Boyd Elementary, a Title 1 school in Allen, the first Tuesday of each month during the school year.  The team also provides cakes and other treats for Austin Street Center, Allen Sr Luncheon and other ministries as needed.  If you would like to be a part of this team please email missions@suncreekumc.org to be added to the email list for updates and alerts of baking needs.

Desserts for Boyd Thanksgiving Feast
Every year we provide lots of different desserts for Boyd Elementary's Thanksgiving Feast. The next date will soon be updated here. If you would like to provide a dessert, please contact the church office. Email missions@suncreekumc.org.

Sewing Ministry
Do you like to sew?  The Mission Monday ladies are putting together kits for neonatal ICU flannel babies, Dress a Girl around the World dresses, and shorts for little boys.  You can pick up the packaged kits in the church office. Email missions@suncreekumc.org

Prayer Shawl Ministry
Our prayer shawl ministry has been blessing many recipients.  We are in need of new volunteers who would like to learn how to crochet the shawls and help us continue to spread the blessings.  If you are interested in learning to make prayer shawls you can join us for Mission Monday anytime from 10:30-12:00 in A101. For more information, please email missions@suncreekumc.org.

Project Transformation 
Suncreek has partnered with Project Transformation for over 15 years. Their mission is to engage young adults in purposeful leadership and ministry, support children in holistic development, and connect churches with their communities.  To volunteer or for more details please email missions@suncreekumc.org.

Christmas Family Connection 
The main event takes place near the beginning of December each year, and everyone is invited to participate in this much loved Christmas outreach ministry. When you are partnered with a family, you will be given a list of items each family member needs for Christmas. The families at the Boys and Girls Club of Dallas (formerly Trinity River Mission) have performed numerous service hours in order to participate in this ministry. If you are unable to take on a complete family by yourself we can help partner you with another Suncreek church member to do it together. We also take monetary donations so the mission committee can purchase items for the families that do not have a partner. This is an amazing ministry that will bring the true meaning of Christmas into your family and busy lives.

Deliver Meals for Hope’s Door Dinners:  Suncreek UMC  provides dinners for the women and their children at the women’s shelter in Plano the first Monday of every month. They generally need food for about twenty people.  It is great to partner with one or two friends to provide the dinner if you do not want to provide the dinner all on your own.  The women are so grateful for the meals and the support.

The need for domestic abuse shelters has greatly increased during the pandemic.  The news reports that domestic violence is set to soar by 20% during the global lockdown.    

Suncreek has been partnering with this ministry for over 15 years. Many of the clients from the shelter receive amazing blessings through Suncreek’s New Hope ministry when they are able to go into their own apartment and start a fresh life when they leave the shelter.

For more details or to volunteer please email missions@suncreekumc.org.

Cell Phones for Soldiers
Suncreek missions collect used cell phones to help support our American soldiers through the ministry of Cell Phones for Soldiers.  Please recycle your cell phones by bringing them to the mission bins located in the church narthex.  Cell phones for Soldiers sell your used phones and then use the money to purchase phone cards for our troops.  To a military family, a phone call home is priceless. Cell Phones for Soldiers addresses an everyday emotional need that everyone has experienced: the need to call home, to hear a familiar voice while far away.  Please help our troops stay connected by donating your used cell phones today.