Durham Congregations in Action

Parkwood United Methodist Church is an active participant in DCIA. DCIA strives to bring different faith traditions together for greater understanding of one another, work together for to address the real needs of Durham, and support the organizations working on the ground to make Durham a better place to live such as Urban Ministries of Durham, Meals on Wheels, and Partners for Youth Opportunity.

Parktown Food Hub - Durham NCVolunteer with Parktown Food Hub

Parkwood UMC shares building space, land, resources, and friendship with the Parktown Food Hub, which is a vibrant community of food and fellowship, led by Pastor Sharon Schulze.  The Parktown Food Hub offers food to our neighbors on days and times that are kept updated on their live calendar. Parkwood UMC collects and stocks the green bean shelf in the Food Hub.

. Want to learn more? Visit the Parktown Food Hub website.

Prayer and Care Cards Team

Parkwood UMC has a faithful prayer card ministry, where a small group gathers each week to pray over those on our prayer list and send cards out in the mail.

Knit Purl Pray

A group of women get together on 1st and 3rd Saturdays @ 10 AM to knit scarves, blankets and shawls for shut-ins and folks who are on our prayer list.

CCoM (Collaborative Communities on Mission)

Parkwood UMC has a covenant with Christus Victor Lutheran Church and All Saints UMC to do joint fellowship and mission projects together, such as Rise Against Hunger. We meet together once per month to discuss our next project or gathering.

Join the PUMC Mission Team

You do not have to be a member to join the PUMC mission team, where we’re in conversation about where we want to allocate our resources, our gifts, our time, and our attention to best serve our neighborhood.



Serve with Parkwood UMC

Opportunities to Serve – January 2024

Rise Against Hunger

We are partnering with our CCoM (Parkwood, Christus Victor, and All Saints) to raise a total of $6,400 between our three churches, which leaves an average of about $2,133 per church. This will pay for about 15,000 meals that will go out across the world to schools, orphanages, and communities that need them. We learn where our meals go later on, after we’ve packed the meals. If everyone gave $50 each, we would easily reach our goal! Please consider donating and signing up for the event by clicking the link:
Sign Up or Donate Here

Rise Against Hunger 2023

 

 

Parktown Food Hub

Volunteer at Parktown Food Hub. Opportunities include participating in food distribution as well as prep work for distribution.