Outreach at GMUMC

GMUMC supports a large variety of charitable groups through their
time, talents and donations. The Action Center in Lakewood is one of our
primary organizations we work with to impact our community in a number
of ways...by collection peanut butter, tuna/protein foods and Mac N
Cheese drives, supporting backpack and school supply drives, and
participating in Adopt a Family for the Holidays. In 2025 we sponsored 3
families with a total of 6 children with Christmas gifts and grocery gift
cards. Each December, the Outreach Committee hosts a sale of products
from the Women’s Bean Project with all sales going back directly to the
Women’s Bean Project.

GMUMC is part of the West Metro Interfaith Coalition supporting
Habitat for Humanity, building homes and supporting fundraising efforts at
their annual Pumpkin Patch.

GMUMC is also part of the Community Connects Interfaith group
that holds an annual collection drive to support 12 local nonprofits who
serve those in need in Jefferson County. We collect non-perishable food,
hygiene supplies, winter hats, gloves and blankets along with any other
items the non-profits need.

We have our very own food pantry on our property: Bobbi’s Blessing
Box, to provide non-perishable food to our immediate neighbors. We
crochet prayer shawls and give them to folks who are experiencing health
concerns. We have a Community Garden that is part of the DUG (Denver
Urban Gardens) program, where individuals have their own garden plot.
Several fundraisers are supported through GMUMC’s participation in
walk/run events such as Alzheimer’s Memory Walk, MS 100, Race for the
Cure, and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness.

Our building serves as a meeting place for a number of community groups
and organizations, including Alcoholics Anonymous, Heroin Anonymous,
Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra, Lakewood Symphony, Green
Mountain Civic Association, and several homeowners associations.

How can you get involved?

Join the Outreach Committee

Provide non-perishable foods for Bobbi’s Blessing Box (our food pantry)

Support the food and clothing drives for The Action Center

Be a volunteer worker at The Action Center

Host the coffee hour after Sunday Service

Donate school supplies for Jefferson County students

Help build a house with Habitat for Humanity or volunteer hours in their store: Restore

Support the Women’s Bean Project

Adopt a Family for the Holidays

Crochet a prayer shawl

Provide a scholarship for a plot in the Community Garden

GMUMC Volunteers in Mission

Volunteers in Mission (VIM) at Green Mountain United Methodist Church is a group of dedicated people who, when a need arises, are ready to answer God’s call to help wherever it may be. VIM participates in short-term mission service locally, nationally and internationally, and consists of lay and clergy, young and old. Most VIM trips are coordinated with the United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR), the humanitarian relief and development arm of the UMC.

VIM has done an array of work to assist with disaster relief; including work as complex as mucking out homes, demolition work and drywall installation to more simple tasks such as painting, yard clean up and assembling disaster kits. Past trips have included working on disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires in places such as New Orleans LA, Staten Island NY, Hope City CA, and Greenville KS, and assisting on a more local scale with Habitat For Humanity and Beaver Creek Youth Camp in South Fork CO. VIM has also assembled disaster kits at the UMCOR depot in Salt Lake City, UT.

Green Mountain UMC and the Mountain Sky Conference are part of the Western Jurisdiction. More information about the jurisdiction’s VIM and opportunities to serve can be found at https://umvimwj.com.