Service
We believe that faith and works go hand-in-hand. LPUMC is proud to host the only clothes closet in St. Mary’s County right here on Great Mills Road, providing essential support to those in need. Our heart for service extends to our local partners; we work closely with the Church of the Ascension food pantry and have a dedicated team that serves monthly at St. Mary's Caring Soup Kitchen. Whether you are looking for a place to serve and volunteer or searching for a nearby church that is active in the community, we invite you to join us in making an impact.
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❋ Welcome Team
Looking for friendly faces, door openers, and direction givers. This very important ministry has the responsibility to make sure all persons entering our church have the best experience possible. Training is provided! Contact the leadership team for more.
❋ Kids Adventure Worship Teachers
Our in-person children’s program includes a space for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary school kids. Kids Adventure Worship offers a dynamic environment for a child to play and interact while learning about the love of Jesus in a Christian community. Teachers are always needed, and background checks are required. Jesus loves the little children, and so do we! Contact the leadership team to get started.
❋ Blood Drive Support
Lexington Park UMC hosts a monthly Red Cross Blood Drive. Support teams are needed to help with check-ins and in the kitchen for handing out replenishments. This is a great way to spend your time. Give the gift of yourself, while others give the gift of life. Contact the leadership team for more.
❋ Worship support
Worship is truly the “work of the people” in that many people are involved in each worship celebration. There are many different areas in worship to serve:
Communion Servers - Help is needed to prepare and serve the communion elements on the first Sunday of each month.
Audio/Visual Team - Lights, camera, action! Would you like to work behind the scenes to make the worship experience run smoothly? Do you have an ear for sound? If this is something you’d like to explore, let us know. Training is provided.
Worship Space Design Team - Creating beauty in the worship space is a special way to share your time and talents.
Liturgist - This is a churchy word for helping to lead the worship service. If you are comfortable reading scripture, praying, and guiding God’s people through the worship service, then this might be the perfect place for you to serve.
Acolyte - Calling all children age 5 and up! Children have an important role in our worship service. Each Sunday, they bring in the light of Christ by lighting the candles on our altar at the beginning of the service. Training is provided.
Kid's Worship Bags Preparation Team - These bags are available outside the sanctuary for our young friends. They contain fun, age-appropriate activities that can help keep our kids engaged until it’s time for the children’s message. Help is needed weekly to replenish the supplies in the bags. Anyone can help with this fun task!
If you’re interested in becoming more involved in this area, please don’t hesitate to contact the leadership team.
❋ Music Groups
There is nothing like music to connect to God and each other! Worship through music is the heartbeat of Lexington Park. We offer an exciting and diverse set of opportunities for anyone seeking to “make a joyful noise” to the Lord. Regardless of age or experience, whether you prefer contemporary music or something more traditional, or are looking for a short-term commitment or a permanent place to plug in, you will find your fit here.
Interested? Contact the leadership team to get connected and learn more about joining the Praise Team, Adult Choir, or Children’s Choir.
❋ Clothes Closet
For more than two decades, our church has provided new or like-new clothing to anyone in need, free of charge. We work with various schools and other helping agencies on behalf of people of all ages who need clothing items. We have teams that serve on Mondays and Thursday mornings, as well as Tuesday evenings. If you are interested or would like more information, contact the leadership team.
❋ Children’s Ministry Team
Adult leaders are needed for special programs during holidays and in the summer for Vacation Bible School. One of the greatest joys is sharing Jesus with a child, and this is the place to do it. Background check required. Contact the leadership team for more.
Serve near
People at LPUMC lend their time, talent, and resources to a great many activities and partner organizations like those below. Many of these ministries have been going on for years. Check out the list below, and if you would like more information, contact the leadership team.
❋ St. Mary’s Caring (soup kitchen)
One Saturday every other month, our church sends a ministry team to St. Mary’s Caring to prepare and serve breakfast and lunch at the soup kitchen. Training is provided. For more information or to participate, contact the leadership team.
❋ Wrapping Arms 'Round Many (WARM)
WARM is a multi-church ecumenical program to assist unhoused and underhoused individuals in our community with overnight lodging during the winter months.
Each congregation provides shelter, breakfast and dinner to between 20 and 35 people for one week, beginning with dinner on Sunday and ending with breakfast the following Sunday. The program provides bedding for the week. Participants are screened at a designated site and bused to the church each evening. They depart after breakfast each day.
Various jobs in this ministry include preparing and serving meals, evening and overnight monitoring, laundry, and facility set-up. Training is provided.
Contact the leadership team for more information.
❋ Church of the Ascension Food Pantry
This is a great opportunity to help neighbors in our community struggling with food insecurity. We collect items donated by our congregation and deliver them to the food pantry located at Church of the Ascension on Great Mills Road, and have a small group of individuals who volunteer there regularly.
The pantry’s current top 9 needs are: Ramen, tea bags, fruit (oranges/bananas), cereal, saltine crackers, hamburger and hot dog buns, sloppy Joe canned mix, taco shells, and any envelope seasoning mix (meatloaf, taco, etc.). Please check expiration dates!
Donations can be dropped off at the grocery cart before entering the LPUMC sanctuary.
The pantry serves over 600 clients each month (feeding ~1879 mouths!), so the LPUMC food donations are an important portion of the food distributed by the food pantry. Thank you!
If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, please contactthe leadership team.
Serve far
We understand the power of community in making a difference – near and far. Our community, as United Methodists, is mighty! Through more than 13 million siblings in Christ meeting in more than 45,000 locations internationally, we are doing God’s work across the globe.
❋ Missionaries in West Virginia and New Zealand
Our congregation supports missionaries in West Virginia and New Zealand who are working to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.
❋ United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
Our congregation supports missionaries in West Virginia who are working to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.