Walk to End Hunger and Poverty

Charlotte is home of the largest CROP walk in the country, an interfaith effort to raise money for local hunger-fighting agencies as well as the international relief and development efforts of the Church World Service. Money helps local food banks and goes to other poverty-stricken countries for projects such as building wells for clean water and feeding victims of natural and human-caused disasters.  Learn more at the CROP WALK website at www.cropwalk.com.

Feed Families Living with AIDS

On all major holidays throughout the year, church volunteers prepare and deliver as many as 300 holiday meals to individuals and families affected by AIDS.  Names of recipients are provided by MAP (Metrolina AIDS Project) and Carolina RAIN (Regional AIDS Interfaith Network).  Volunteer to donate food, cook, package meals, or deliver.  Contact Coleen Beale.

Ride to End Multiple Sclerosis

Our church bike team, the “Rockin' Rollers,” participates each year in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) “Breakaway to the Beach,” a 150-mile bike ride fundraiser for the National MS Society. Over the years, the team has raised thousands of dollars and has been recognized for raising the most money of any place-of-worship team. The team starts training in April. Check out The Rockin' Rollers   group page for information and ride schedule or contact Ed Stokes, team captain.

Donate Canned Food

UUCC operates a food bank twice a month. We serve 25-30 low-income, working families each month. Bring your canned food to the green food barrel located in the office hallway. Especially appreciated are canned soups, canned fruit, peanut butter, tuna and other canned meats. Contact Eileen Hanson-Kelly.

Support our Partner Church in Romania

Shelter Homeless People

Our church opens our Fellowship Hall each Sunday night from December through March to about six of our homeless neighbors.  As part of the "Room in the Inn" interfaith ministry sponsored by the Urban Ministry Center, we provide our guests with dinner, breakfast and a lunch to take with them in the morning.  There are many volunteer opportunities such as setting up cots, preparing dinner or breakfast, staying overnight, providing a shuttle, or cleaning up early Monday morning.  Please consider helping with one of the many jobs available.  Contact Stokes Adams.

Support Someone Living with AIDS

RAIN (Regional AIDS Interfaith Network) is a community resource providing compassionate care for individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS, and prevention education for our region.  They deliver these services through Care Teams.  More information about RAIN can be found at their website www.carolinarain.org.  Contact Rita Heath-Singer for details email Rita Heath-Singer

Special Partners

These organizations are supported by our church and during the year they are given the opportunity to tell us about their mission.  We also encourage our members and friends to personally support these organizations.  They are:

   - Mecklenburg Ministries

             http://www.meckmin.org/
   - Crisis Assistance Ministries

              http://www.crisisassistance.org/
   - The Shepherd's Center of Charlotte

              http://www.shepherdscharlotte.org
   - Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)

             http://www.uusc.org/

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