Ministries that take us into the mission field to be the hands and feet of Jesus.

MONTHLY HOMELESS LUNCH PROGRAM
Every second Wednesday of the month volunteers gather at 10am in the Fellowship Hall to prepare and pack 100+ sack lunches for people in our Murfreesboro community that are experiencing homelessness.  If you are not available to pack lunches, you can also support this ministry by coloring some uplifting Bible verses that are put in each lunch bag.  Bible verses are available in the Narthex.

FOOD PANTRY and BAG PACKING
There are several ways to participate in the BUMC Food Pantry:
1) Bring in donations of non-perishable food items and hygiene products or make a monetary donation to the food pantry to help with the purchase of these items.
2) Help sort and store food and hygiene donations.  Sign-up sheet with dates and times is located in the Narthex.
3) On the third Sunday of the month, help pack food pantry bags in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the church service.

FOOD PANTRY BAG DELIVERY
On the fourth Saturday of the month, those who feel called, gather together to go out into our community and distribute Food Pantry bags, water, Gatorade and other essentials to those in need. Delivery takes about 90 minutes.If you are interested in participating in this ministry please contact anyone on the Empower Team or the church office, for further details. 

ATLAS – BLACKMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Our ATLAS ministry provides snacks for approximately 31 students at Blackman Elementary School, who are experiencing homelessness or facing food insecurities. We strive to provide a minimum of 155 peanut free snacks monthly to these children so they do not go without a snack during their school day. Ensuring they have this simple snack helps to not draw attention to their difficult situation and gives them the nourishment they need to concentrate and excel in their studies.

EMPOWER CAFE
The Empower Café is open every Sunday prior to the church service in the Fellowship Hall.  The Empower Café provides an opportunity for greeting one another and time for fellowship. Volunteers needed to provide sweet treats.  All donations made to the Empower Café are used to support the wide variety of missions Blackman UMC is involved in.

STEPPING STONES
On the fourth Sunday of every month, we host Stepping Stones women and children to spend the night at BUMC.  Our guests are served dinner and breakfast and given a safe place to rest.  Stepping Stones in a non-profit organization serving women and children experiencing homelessness in Murfreesboro.  They rely on local churches to help provide food and shelter.  At BUMC you can support this ministry by helping to provide dinner, drive the BUMC van to pick up the ladies and children on Sunday evening or return them on Monday morning.  You can serve as an Innkeeper and spend the night on Sunday.  You can pick up a bag of bed linens to launder or meet on Monday morning at 7am in Fellowship Hall to help put up air mattresses.  The entire church is invited to make up the beds on the fourth Sunday.  If you are interested in helping, please contact to Deanna Kendall or the church office for more information or sign-up on the sheet in the Narthex.

PROJECT TRANSFORMATION
Project Transformation is a free 8-week summer camp hosted by local Murfreesboro and Smyrna churches, that provides elementary aged children an opportunity to spend their summer making new friends, maintaining or improving their reading level, practice their social and emotional skills, and having a ton of fun with their college-aged leaders.  You can support this ministry by volunteering to be a reading partner during our church-wide reading week in July or helping to provide dinner for the college interns residing at the Wesley Foundation on the MTSU campus.

SALVATION ARMY ANGEL TREE
Each year in mid-November we receive names of children and senior citizens in our community that you can “adopt” for Christmas.  This is a wonderful way to brighten someone’s holiday and share the joy and love of Christ.  

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
Blackman UMC hosts a quarterly American Red Cross blood drive in the Fellowship Hall. You can register to donate with the Red Cross directly.