Ministries
Discover your purpose. Serve with joy. Find a ministry that aligns with your ideals below.
Community Outreach Ministries
Help our local community by serving God and giving back.
Pass It On Financial Assistance
Pass-It-On Financial Assistance Ministry of Bel Air United Methodist Church helps Harford County residents once every 12 months with BGE or Delmarva turn off notices. Volunteers are here on Mondays, from 9:00 am – 11:30 am.
Senior Food Delivery
Each month, members and friends of Bel Air United Methodist Church pack and distribute groceries (a protein, non-perishable foods, fresh fruits and vegetables) to 250 seniors in need.
Neighbors in Need Food Ministry
Neighbors in Need is a Bel Air United Methodist Church Ministry that helps provide our Community with a meal.
Creation Care Ministry
Worship God and care for others by being good stewards of Creation — water, air, soil, plants and animals. Church and community projects include recycling, garden/tree plantings and stream clean-ups. Enjoy educational nature walks, canoe trips and more. Contact Sheryl Pedrick at sherylpedrick@hotmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
Grief Share Support Group
A special seminar/support group for people grieving the death of someone close. We understand what you are experiencing and want to offer you comfort and encouragement during this difficult time.
Fresh Start Furnishing
Furniture Ministry – Now that we are partnered with Fresh Start Furnishings, anyone wishing to make a furniture donation should go to www.freshstartmd.org or call 443-519-2464.
Please note that all donations are to be arranged through Fresh Start Furnishings. We are no longer accepting donations at the church.
Toy Workshop
We collect, check, clean and refurbish gently used toys. We also fill stockings, make gift baskets and make baby sets.
Christmas Adopt-a-Child
Each Christmas, Bel Air United Methodist provides an opportunity for friends and members to help a needy child have a merry Christmas.
Blood Drive
Provides venue for American Red Cross to collect blood donations
When: 2nd Monday, January, March, May, July, September and November 9:30 AM to 8 PM McComas Hall
How to Serve: Donate blood; volunteer at the Registration Desk or Canteen Table on the day of the drive
Sign Up by calling 800-733-2767 or online at www.redcross.org.
Remember that signing up for Easy Pass will make the donation process faster and easier.
Board of Child Care Auxiliary
Operated by the Baltimore/ Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church, this organization has given children and their families hope for the future and power in their present lives since 1874.
Today, cutting edge care for children is offered at 21 sites through residential services, group homes, a school for children with specialized needs, treatment foster care homes, a mental health clinic, early learning program, adoption services and more.
How to Serve: Donate items for the Christmas Shop in the Fall and/or give online.
Homeless Shelter
Bel Air United Methodist Church is a Founder Church for the Welcome One Emergency Shelter. This 90-day emergency housing resource operated by Faith Communities and Civic Agencies United, Inc. is a faith-based shelter that addresses the physical and spiritual needs of those without homes. The shelter is located in Riverside.
Prison to Praise Jail Ministry
Provides outreach/support to Harford County Detention Center inmates, staff and visitors; raises awareness of KAIROS ministry within state prisons.
How to serve: Minister to those who have been or whose lives are impacted by incarceration within our congregation and community (training required); donate supplies for inmates during collection drives; financial giving though BAUMC.
Questions, please contact Jean Walker at mamajeanew@verizon.net.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Provides comfort through a crocheted or knitted shawl to those who are hospitalized in nursing homes, grieving, healing, moving away, frail, new mothers, and others; instructs beginners in the craft.
How to serve: Make a shawl or share a shawl with someone in need.
When: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1 pm in the Parlor.
Racial Justice Ministry
The Racial Justice Ministry’s vision is to make God’s love real so that all races are one in Christ.
Children Ministry
C4 Kids Ministry is the place and event that touches our kids in their own unique ways. Our curriculums are tailored to nursery/toddler, preschool, and elementary.
Missions
Help our local community by serving God and giving back.
Volunteer in Mission (VIM) and Habitat for Humanity
Volunteers in Mission (VIM) and Habitat for Humanity merged about 8 years ago due to overlapping interests and skills. VIM sends teams to help rebuild homes in response to disaster relief needs. Since COVID we have sent teams to Philadelphia and Western North Carolina. Since the 1990s, we have sent teams to Alaska, Russia, a Lakoda reservation in South Dakota., New Orleans, and sites in North Carolina. We have supported the local Habitat for Humanity office by conducting a panel build (framing the outside walls of a home) for each of the last 10 years. This involves raising $10K and having our church volunteers hammer the frames. We also have teams work at home sites on a given Saturday.
We meet twice a year in March and October and do several fundraising activities during the year to fund our activities. If you want to be on our mailing list, email Randy Wentsel at wentsel@hotmail.com.
Chabadza – Healing Hands Across Zimbabwe
The Chabadza Team is responding to Jesus’ call to bring relief to the last, lost, least and little by providing medical care to the Munyarari Mission in Zimbabwe. Chabadza is a Shona word meaning “come alongside.” The spirit of chabadza is to stop and help as needed as you travel along life’s path. Our goal is to come alongside the people of Zimbabwe to offer medical care.
Who Do We Serve?
The villages surrounding Munyarari Mission lack immediate access to even the most basic medical care. Our clinic serves everyone – from infants to the elderly – in all health conditions and reaches out to those infected with HIV/AIDS.
What Do We Do?
We provide salaries for nurses, medicines, and medical equipment to the clinic through fundraising.
How Can You Help?
Join our Team! We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month – but please check church calendar for any changes. All are welcome to participate. Raise awareness! Talk about the needs of Zimbabwe among your family, friends, coworkers, and acquaintances.
You may make financial contributions to this mission of health and mercy. Send or drop off your check made payable to Bel Air United Methodist Church with “Chabadza” written on the memo line.