MISSION & JUSTICE

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Gratitude Festival: 

Sunday | November 23 | 4-6 PM | Gathering Area. 

This is an event that focuses on all that God has given to us by giving back in ways that are accessible to all ages. Different craft and cookie decorating stations will support Backpack Ministry (supports 5 schools. Indianola Informal K-8, Valleyview, Clinton, Oakland Park and Shady Lane Elementary Schools, 181 bags weekly food for school kids over the weekends), Alicia’s Closet (kinship care), Huckleberry House (homeless shelter for teens), Clintonville Resource Center, the Wesley Glen Memory Care unit, and Lutheran Social Services. 

Questions? Contact: Pastor Casey, cwilson@north-broadway.org

 This mission group responds both locally and across the country to aid in early response, recovery, and rebuilding efforts. While we welcome anyone who is willing to serve in mission, due to the nature of the outreach, volunteers must be 18 or older to participate. Some disaster response trips (ERT) requires prior certification; others provide onsite training.  

SPAGEHTTI DINNER FUNDRAISER

February 2026

Email Mariann Brush, Director of Missions

mbrush@north-broadway.org for more information 

Backpacks for Hunger

The Backpack Ministry supports 5 schools. Indianola Informal K-8, Valleyview, Clinton, Oakland Park and Shady Lane Elementary Schools, and we're packing 181 bags weekly. 

This is a mission opportunity for families and people of all ages. 

Here is an UPDATED LIST of the food we are collecting: Peanut butter (16 oz. plastic jars), spaghettios and other canned pasta (pop top cans), mac and cheese, ramen noodles, chicken noodle soup, alphabet vegetable soup, granola or cereal bars, fruit snacks, shelf stable yogurt squeeze packs, fruit cups, oatmeal, cheese and peanut butter crackers. 

Volunteers are needed every Thursday at 

1:30 PM to help fill bags with food. We also need volunteers to deliver the bags by noon on Friday at Indianola K-8 School. We ask that you include these families in your prayers.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, email Mariann Brush at mbrush@north-broadway.org. 

Blessing Boxes are outdoor, publicly located cabinets that allow  people to anonymously donate items to bless others in need.  It’s an effort to reach out and connect to our community, and to include everyone!  We are excited for this new ministry in sharing blessings with each other through not only food and hygiene items, but also with creating a prayer box and an information center to connect others to needed services.  

The motto of a Blessing Box is, “Take what you need. Leave what you can. But above all, be blessed.” 

B.R.E.A.D. is a county-wide interfaith ministry that identifies and addresses local justice issues. There are a variety of levels of participation available ranging from attending the annual Nehemiah Action in May, a platform for generating commitment from local officials to work on specific solutions to specific justice issues, to organizing local listening sessions to learn about local justice issues, to serving on solution-focused committees that research national best practices. For more information, visit the B.R.E.A.D. website. 

The CRC is a local community-based social services agency that brings people together to help individuals and families build upon their strength. Each month we collect various donations for the CRC and host the senior breakfast.

Click the blue button for the current donation requested.

Contact Mariann Brush

mbrush@north-broadway.org

Creation Care – This group is for people with a passion for addressing the climate crisis and exploring God’s intentions for stewardship of the earth. The group seeks to deepen our understanding of creation care and to encourage one another to take concrete actions that can make a positive difference. 

We meet at 7 PM on the second Wednesday of the month in Rm. 111 and occasionally at group member's home.

Contact Phyllis Fetzer, pfetzer30@yahoo.com or 

Joe Blundo, joe.blundo@gmail.com

Justice Ministries meets the second Sunday at 11:30-12:30 PM

November 9

December 14

These potluck meetings provide updates, and training related to our Reconciling Ministries, Immigration, and B.R.E.A.D. Justice Ministries. 

Contact: Michael Rex at michaelrex@att.net

A non-profit ministry located in the Short North Church at 25 W. 5th Ave, Columbus. The NLCO serves its clients in three areas: a health care clinic on Sunday morning, breakfast ministry on Sunday, and a clothing room ministry open on Sunday and Wednesday mornings. It takes a lot of volunteers to make this ministry a success, so email Rev. Wendy Hansen-Smith for more information about volunteering or making a donation.  

We have been in partnership with the YWCA Family Shelter for quite some time now. Because of critical funding cuts, they are facing urgent action to find other funding solutions. Thank you for your ongoing support of the missions and community partnerships of North Broadway UMC. 

Critical Items Collection

Box Fans

Baby Wipes 

Men's Clothing and Underwear (must be new and unused) 

Children's Socks (must be new and unused)

Email Mariann Brush, Director of Missions

mbrush@north-broadway.org for more information