community partners
LAUMC is committed to partnering with community organizations in and around Long Beach to meet local needs with compassion, service, and hope. Together, we work alongside our neighbors to strengthen families, support those in need, and help our community thrive.
To learn more about each organization, click on the appropriate button.
being the church
“Being the Church” is a group of four United Methodist Churches in Long Beach working collaboratively to offer non-traditional “church” opportunities to anyone seeking a community of justice, service and spirituality.
habitat for humanity
Through this non-profit housing ministry, communities are strengthened. Volunteers help build permanent housing for qualifying families to purchase. LAUMC is part of a city-wide faith coalition to support building new homes and rehab existing homes in the Washington Neighborhood and other areas in Long Beach. Volunteers can assist with build days, provide lunch for the volunteers, advocate for housing issues and pray for Habitat volunteers, staff and partner families.
St. Luke's
This volunteer team serves with various other organizations in partnership with St. Luke’s Episcopal Church to help the homeless and hungry in downtown Long Beach. The outreach provides meals, showers, clean clothes, dental and podiatry care, haircuts and help in finding housing. LAUMC has faithfully provided a monthly meal on the second Saturday of each month for over 45 years. This mission is made possible primarily by generous donations from the congregation and our volunteers who help prepare and serve the meal each month. Donations and volunteers are always welcome and much appreciated.
epworth farms
Epworth Farm’s mission is to increase the awareness and involvement in urban agriculture, promoting a culture of food sovereignty that will mitigate the burden of food insecurity in Black and Brown neighborhoods; to decrease the incidence of diet related diseases in the South Los Angeles by increasing the consumption of fruits in vegetables in participant households; and to foster connections and relationships within the local food system.
door of faith
For over 25 years the Door of Faith Orphanage, located in Baja California, has provided a home for approximately 80 orphaned children. LAUMC has supported this mission for many years by conducting an annual “Peanut Butter Drive” collecting donations of peanut butter to send to the orphanage and the “Adopt a Child” program to provide gifts for the children for Christmas.
