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Mission Opportunities
United Methodists believe that each of us is called to participate in the outreaching ministry of Jesus Christ. John Wesley described this in simple, practical terms: “Do all the good you can, in all the places you can, to all the people you can.” River Hills has a long history of supporting missions locally, nationally, and globally. Working together in Christ we can make a difference!
Monthly Mission Moment
The Missions Committee promotes mission involvement locally and globally for the whole congregation. Every month or so, they choose a particular area of mission to focus on.
River Hills Day
It’s almost time for the annual neighborhood garage sales! This year, the North River Hills and South River Hills Neighborhood Associations are teaming up to bring the sales across Hwy 13! Shop the sales and meet our neighbors, 8am-4pm, Saturday, June 6.
Our church will be the location of a craft fair as part of the big day, 9am-1pm.
Crafters: If you’d like a table at the craft fair, sign up with the North River Hills Association with this link.
Volunteers: We’d like another person or two at the church during the craft fair. If you can be there 10am-12:00pm or 12:00pm-1:30pm, let Pastor Allison know.
Some of our ongoing missions include:
- Drop off items at our Missions Center near the Early Childhood Center entrance: oral care waste, egg cartons, and paper bags to recycle; used eyeglasses for the Lions Club; hearing aids for Starkey Hearing Foundation; food shelf items for The Open Door Pantry; personal hygiene items and household supplies for 360 Communities; and old cell phones for the MN Zoo (please remove the SIM card and do a factory reset; learn more here).
- Coalition for Affordable/Transitional Community Housing (CATCH)
- Covenant Relations with UM Global Ministries: we are in partnership with Rev. Collins Etchi Ako, serving in the East Congo Episcopal Area in the Democratic Republic of Congo and with Patrick Booth fighting human trafficking in Cambodia.
- William Byrne Elementary School and ISD 191 to support education
- 360 Communities
- Adopt-A-Cop, prayers and notes for local police
- Feed My Starving Children, packing meals for hungry kids around the world. We pack as a church at least once a year.
- Youth Mission Trips
- United Methodist Committee on Relief, which serves globally where needed
- Red Bird Missions (through Box Tops for Education)
- Red Cross Blood Drives, usually in the spring and fall. Our next drive will be May 16, 2026. Look for sign-ups to volunteer or donate through our pitch-in page.
- Kits for assisting those asking for help on the street
- Annual Love Offering through the Minnesota Annual Conference
- Our annual Pumpkin Patch, hosted by our Youth Ministries, supports our youth mission trips and a variety of other missions.
Around the Church
You can also get involved within the church with things like worship leadership by checking out our Pitch-In page.
