Community

Begin Again Boxes

Help people begin again after disaster, health crises, financial hardship or domestic violence. Source and pack dishes, cooking utensils and kitchen necessities for displaced individuals and families.

Furniture ministry

Anyone who is wishing to donate furniture can do so by calling or texting the furniture telephone at (615) 707-3166 (photos of furniture will be requested). We do not accept any furniture "drop-offs" at the warehouse. For a list of most needed items, CLICK HERE.

Project Transformation

Get on board with the life changing work of Project Transformation, the Christ-centered summer day camp for children that emphasizes relationships and reading. Read to children, provide supplies, coordinate volunteers, secure funding or take part in others ways that enable children and young people to flourish in churches across Rutherford County each summer.

Reeves Rogers Elementary partnership

Encourage educators and students at Reeves Rogers Elementary School in the name of Christ. Participate in teacher appreciation activities, supply drives and other supportive activities throughout the school year. Make a difference in the life of a child. Commit to mentoring a child once a week for the duration of the school year.

Scouting

Influence the life of a young person as they grow in character and skill through Scouting programs and adventures. Serve as a mentor, teach skills and provide adult leadership in a Cub Scout, Boy Scout or Girl Scout troop.

Partners in ministry

St. Mark’s works with selected organizations who minister to residents of Rutherford County, including Community Helpers, Feed America First, Insights Counseling Center, Read to Succeed, The Journey Home, Greenhouse Ministries, The Domestic Violence Center, and Primary Care &Hope Clinic. All of these organizations welcome your personal involvement and support.

St. Mark's Food Bank

St. Mark's operates a Food Bank in Room 407/409 which provides food boxes to those in our neighborhood and community needing food assistance. Each box contains meat, peanut butter and jelly, soups, macaroni & cheese, oatmeal, spaghetti sauce, pasta, fruits and vegetables, and more, plus an invitation to worship at St. Mark's UMC.

The Food Bank Ministry Team manages the Food Bank week to week, keeping the shelves organized, packing boxes as needed, and hosting food-packing and distribution events. New servants are always welcome on the team.

Donations to the Food Bank are welcome Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday mornings. For a complete list of items that are always needed, click here (TBA). All food donated must be within its expiration date.

St. Mark's congregation is invited to bring particular food items on 1st Sundays as a means of preparing our hearts for Holy Communion. Watch St. Mark's Newsletter and Facebook page for more information.

Food boxes are available 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday at the church; there is no delivery available.

Habitat for Humanity

Being involved in Habitat for Humanity is one way our congregation helps meet the need for affordable housing in our community, plus it allows us to experience hands-on missions right here in our own backyard. Habitat for Humanity provides a hand-up rather than a hand-out, and has a rock-solid foundation and history of success.

At St. Mark's, our involvement with Habitat takes many different forms, including:

• In the Spring and Fall, St. Mark's men and women work on home builds in tandem with their new owners on dates coordinated with Habitat. 
• St. Mark's has been involved in one-day panel builds that construct the walls for a new home.
• Several of our church members have become regular volunteers with Habitat, working alongside volunteers from other churches.
• St. Mark's partners annually with Habitat as a "Blueprint Sponsor," giving $5000 toward a particular home build.
• St. Mark's has also sponsored its own home build through Habitat for Humanity with a $40,000 gift.
• Individual members and families in our church have also become sponsors of homes through Habitat for Humanity.