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Blood
Drives
607 Airport Rd, Huntsville, AL 35802
883-3200
Trinity Contact: Helen Housch, 880-9664
Trinity holds blood drives every eight weeks to benefit a local blood
bank such as the American Red Cross and LifeSouth. Volunteers are
needed to provide goodies, staff the canteen, register donors, and, of
course, donate blood.
Boy Scout Troop 303/Cub Scout
Pack 303
North Alabama Service Center
2211 Drake Avenue SW, Huntsville, AL 35805
883-7071 www.1bsa.org or www.troop303.net
Trinity Contact: Craig Patton, 536-7760, Troop 303 / Tom Abel,
882-6381, Pack 303
Trinity sponsors and supports two groups of this efficient organization
where boys can learn and experience new and different challenges in the
development of confident , productive young men for our church and
community.
Breaking Free Rescue Mission
3000 Johnson Rd, Huntsville, AL 35805
882-3334
Provides temporary shelter, food and clothing for the homeless and
jobless. Trinity support includes Thanksgiving Dinner and assisting
with supplies of toiletries and clothing.
CASA (Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound)
2327B Pansy St, Huntsville AL 35801
533-7775 www.casamadisoncounty.com
Trinity Contact: Butch Patterson 883-2797
Community organization that assists homebound and aging persons with
activities of daily living, enabling them to maintain their dignity
through independent living in their own homes. Trinity annually fields
upwards of 20 teams for CASATEMPS weatherization of homes. Our youth
work in the garden in the summer, and several members build ramps to
help make homes accessible for the wheelchair-bound.
Caroline’s Cupboard
St Paul UMC 3250 Dunn Drive Huntsville 35805
Agency Contact: Betty Williams
539-4901/Contact through FOODLine 534-2424
Trinity Contact: Susan Hively 430-0078
Food pantry where part of Trinity’s Food for Thought donations go and
where members volunteer, enabling the pantry to be open more hours and
days
Children of Chernobyl
Trinity Contact: Doris Shapiro 880-3185
Ministry that brings children harmed by the contaminated environment
around the Chernobyl disaster area to North Alabama for health care,
supplies, and good food and air, actually adding years to the
children’s lives. Trinity has served as a hub church for visiting
Belarussian children, who stay with families while the church provides
them recreation and educational opportunities.
Christmas Charities Year Round
2840 Jordan Lane Huntsville AL 35816
Agency Contact: Gerri Mills 539-2500 / 534-7166
http://www.christmascharitiesyearround.org/index.html
Trinity Contact: Judy Wilson, 881-6391
Agency helping people who are facing difficult times by providing
clothing, furniture, utilities, and household items, as well as toys
and food at Christmas. Trinity has assumed responsibility for the
“stockings project” at Christmastime.
Family Services Center
600 St Clair Avenue, Building 3 Huntsville AL 35801
Agency Contact: Carol Baker 551-1610 www.fsc-hsv.org
Trinity Contact: Debra Traughber, 881-1136
Strengthen and preserves families and promotes personal growth of
individuals using a staff composed of Licensed Professional Counselors,
Licensed Certified Social Workers, and other counseling professionals.
FOCAL (Foster Children’s Alliance)
P.O. Box 453 Huntsville AL 35804
858-6120 Agency Contact: Neil Howard
Trinity Contact: Fonda Martin 534-2028 / 883-3200 x201
Non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of abused,
neglected, handicapped, and homeless foster children in Madison County,
acting as a unified voice in serving, advocating, promoting, and
encouraging foster families. Volunteers are needed to help with the
back-to-school picnic, fundraisers, and Christmas shopping/organizing
gifts for foster children.
FUNDS (Funds for Under Privileged Nutritionally Deprived
Students)
3903 North Brookline Circle Huntsville AL 35810
Trinity Contact: Carolyn Moses 880-4038
Provides hot breakfast and lunches to Highlands Elementary School
children who, despite low income levels, do not qualify for free meals
in the school. Funds have also been used to purchase eyeglasses for
children whose parents cannot afford to buy them.
Food for Thought
607 Airport Rd Huntsville AL 35802
Trinity Contact: Susan Hively, 430-0078 or Carolyn Moses, 880-4038
Assisting Holmes Street and St Paul UMC’s with their food pantries,
this year-round food drive asks Trinity members to purchase one extra
non-perishable food item per grocery trip to place in a designated bag
at home to store until the first Sunday of each month, when bins are
available at church to receive the collection. Volunteers are needed to
sort food on collection days and deliver food on the day after
collection.
Habitat for Humanity
Madison County Affiliate 2817 University Dr Huntsville 35816
Agency Contact: Ann Millar 533-2282
http://www.hfhmc.org/
Trinity Contact: Bill Roberts 880-7063
Ecumenical, non-profit, Christian housing organization that builds
homes in partnership with people in need. Trinity has participated for
10 years in building 13 houses, providing 100% of construction and
labor cost. Each year’s build begins in spring watch the Trinity Times
for announcements.
Habitat for Humanity Adopt-a-Room
Trinity Contact: Marian Barclay 883-7461
Small groups at Trinity furnish rooms in the Habitat house, to include
small appliances, linens, and even computers.
Huntsville Assistance Program (HAP)
HAP first opened for business on Monday, September 3, 2002.
The HAP is a ministry providing economic assistance and
referral services to individuals and families in the Greater
Huntsville area. The organization is composed of an interfaith
consortium of congregations (currently over 50 in number,
including Trinity UMC), pooling volunteers, information, and
financial resources to accomplish its mission. The HAP has
joined forces with local food pantries, pharmacies, and other
entities to provide assistance as effectively as possible to
those in need. In examining requests for help, the HAP
receives information from participating parishes and provides
information concerning previous applicant assistance. Every
reasonable effort is made to ensure that applicants to whom
assistance is provided have presented bona fide and credible
needs. The HAP then deals directly with business entities such
as Huntsville Utilities, landlords, and pharmacies in the name
of the requester. The program is conducted by a coordinator
and by trained volunteer interviewers provided by member
organizations. The HAP is especially committed to maintaining
the dignity of all people. The HAP office is located at 406
1/2 Governors Drive, SW, Huntsville, AL 35801. The telephone
number for requesting assistance is 256-539-2320 or
256-519-8918. Contact Harold Clayton for information.
Healthy Families of North Alabama
533-6553 www.ncac-hsv.org/hf1.html
Trinity Contact: Michelle Marty 830-2254
Free home-based program of the NCAC that helps first-time parents and
their babies up to age 5: care for the baby and themselves, connect
with community services, make a safe home, encourage development in the
baby, and find medical care.
IMS (Interfaith Mission Service)
411-B Holmes Ave Huntsville AL 35801
Agency Contact: Linda Beaty 536-2401
www.interfaithmissionservice.org
Trinity Contact: Chuck Vedane 883-4217
Representing affiliated local congregations, IMS is an ecumenical
organization promoting interfaith understanding and projects that
reflect the concerns of the religious community. Trinity provides
volunteers and financial assistance. Volunteers are needed to staff
ministries such as emergency hotline FOODLine that arranges food for
those in need.
IMS First Stop
206 Stokes Street Huntsville AL 35805
Agency Contact: Andrew Beaumont, 533-3391
http://www.interfaithmissionservice.org/firststop.html
Trinity Contact: Chuck Vedane 883-4217
Working with other agencies to fill gaps that exist in services to
homeless persons in our community, this daytime program offers needs
assessment, case management and follow-up, benefits advocacy, on-site
services promoting employability, distribution of blankets, meal packs
and hygiene packs, access to showers/telephones/laundry, and
transportation. Trinity small groups make non-perishable meal packs;
volunteers needed to man the center.
KAIROS
P.O. Box 4111 Montgomery AL 36103-4111
www.kairos-al.org/
Trinity Contact: Bob Hunt 881-2027
Ecumenical prison ministry that helps to form Christian communities
within prison compounds, benefiting inmates, Kairos team members, and
the community at large. Trinity members bake cookies for and
participate in on-site weekend teams at Limestone Correctional
Facility.
Lithuania Partner Church Initiative
Agency Contact: Chet Cataldo, District Superintendent United Methodist
District Office, Naugardo g.83000 Kaunas, Lithuania
Trinity Contact: Greg Swanson 880-2454
Program of Evangelization and Church Growth Office of the General Board
of Global Ministries designed to assist churches in engaging in shared
mission and ministry with a developing congregation, fostering sharing,
understanding, and tolerance among congregations or faith communities
in different countries and cultures. Trinity’s Missions Commission has
resolved to form a deep, continuing relationship with a small (under
100 members), emerging church in Kybarti, Lithuania, a small city about
two miles from the Russian border with high rates of unemployment,
alcoholism and single parenthood. Our children sent cards, bookmarks
and offering there, and an anonymous donor has gifted the entire first
years cost. Trinity’s future support may include everything from a
Volunteers-in-Mission trip to continuing to provide much needed
funding. Volunteers are always needed for correspondence.
Meals on Wheels
2200 Drake Ave Huntsville AL 35805
Agency Contact: Lu Anne Simond 880-7080 ext 230
http://www.seniorview.com/Nutrition%20Dept./MOW.htm
Trinity Contact: Margaret Saxton 881-3308
Helen McMahan 534-5394
Provide hot noon meals and visitation, each weekday, to homebound
elderly individuals in the Huntsville area. Trinity has responsibility
for about 20 routes, three days per month.
Minis for Many
607 Airport Road Huntsville AL 35802
883-3200
Trinity Contact: Sharon Souvenir 534 7610
Project of Joy Circle of United Methodist Women to collect, sort, and
distribute personal sized toiletries to ten different agencies that
serve the homeless and needy on our community.
Music Ministry Tours
607 Airport Rd Huntsville AL 35802
Trinity Contact: Camilla Pruitt 883-3200 ext. 290
Spreading God’s word through song, Trinity’s choirs travel on tours
singing mainly in health care facilities and retirement homes. Not only
do they perform for these residents, but spend time visiting with them
as well.
National Children’s Advocacy Center
210 Pratt Avenue Huntsville AL 35801
Agency Contact: Beth Jackson 327-3776
Main Office: 533-5437
www.nationalcac.org
Non-profit agency providing prevention, intervention, and treatment
services to physically and sexually abused children and their families
within a child-focused team approach.
The Pathfinder
3104 Ivy Avenue Huntsville AL 35805-4639
Agency Contact: Paul Bakke 534-7644
pathfind@bellsouth.net
Non-profit halfway house dedicated to assist in the rehabilitation and
recovery of chemically dependent men and women who sincerely desire to
overcome addiction and rebuild their lives. Trinity Singles have held
events such as preparing dinner for them there and one Circle has begun
working to establish relationships with female residents.
Rolling Hills Tutoring Ministry
2901 Hilltop Terrace Huntsville AL 35810
Agency Contact: Linda Lou Hardison, Reading Coordinator 428-7400
Trinity Contacts: Lee & Jennifer Cooper 971-2797
Through tutors reading to and with elementary children, program goals
are to help this school improve Stanford Achievement Test scores to
remove “academic watch” status and to enrich the lives of the children
through interaction with loving and supportive adults. Volunteers
needed to augment the 20+ members and friends currently tutoring.
SCAN (Stop Child Abuse & Neglect)
534-0261 www.ncac-hsv.org/scan1.html
Dedicated to ending child abuse and neglect through education and
prevention programs, especially programs in schools that empower
children and strengthen families before abuse occurs.
TASC (Technology Assistance for Special Consumers)
915 Monroe St (2nd floor library) Huntsville AL 35801
P.O. Box 443 Huntsville AL 35804
532-5996 tasc@hiwaay.net
Trinity Contact: Pam Harnden 883-1445
Provides assistive technology services to individuals with physical,
sensory or cognitive disabilities.
Trinity CDC (Child Development Center)
607 Airport Rd Huntsville AL 35802
Agency Contact: Lori Lai 883-3200 ext 251
A ministry of Trinity UMC, the CDC is a licensed facility that offers
full-day and half-day preschool days care options to the community.
Scholarships are provided through Trinity’s mission budget; members are
needed to help with reading and playground renovation and to contribute
toys and games.
Trinity Place: Alzheimer’s Community Day Service
607 Airport Rd Huntsville AL 35802
Agency Contact: Liz Collins
883-3200ext 256 liz.Collins@trinityhsv.org
A ministry of Trinity UMC, Trinity Place strives to improve quality of
life for clients and their loved ones by providing adult day care and
daily supportive services within a safe, structured environment for
elders who require special care due to Alzheimer’s disease or a related
disorder. Scholarships are provided through Trinity’s mission budget;
members are needed to provide birthday parties, bingo prizes, game
leadership and simple companionship.
United Methodist Children’s Home
1185 Monroe Rd Toney AL 35773
Agency Contact: Shena Russell 828-5416
Huntsville Group Home Supervisor
Trinity Contact: Pat Burns 881-9244
http://www.umch.net
The northern branch of the UMCH, the largest provider of group home
care for children in Alabama, is a non-profit foster care facility
housing boys ages 6-21 and coordinating on their behalves services with
families, schools and the Department of Human Services. Members,
especially United Methodist Women, provide clothing and other supplies
to the home.
UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief)
Room #330 475 Riverside Dr New York, NY 10115
1-800-554-8583 http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor
UMCOR is the UMC’s channel for emergency relief efforts- such as aiding
refugees, confronting hunger and alleviating poverty to people in
disaster-torn areas worldwide. Trinity small groups prepare hygiene
kits for use in disaster setting, and school supply kits for
distribution through the UMCOR depot.
UMVIM (United Methodist Volunteers in Mission)
UMVIM, Southeastern Jurisdiction
315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue #750 Decatur GA 30030
404-377-7424 http://umvim.org/
Trinity Contacts: Lane Ingram, El Salvador 881-4437
Greg Swanson, Lithuania 880-2454
Official channel of the United Methodist Church through which persons
may volunteer for work on short-term mission projects both in the U.S.
and abroad. Volunteers come from all walks of life and cover their own
expenses. Watch the Trinity Times for details of upcoming trips.
Upper Sand Mt Parish
P.O. Box 267 Sylvania AL 35988
Agency Contact: Rev Dorsey Walker
256-638-2126 http://gbgm-umc.org/usmp/index.htm
Trinity Contact: Kurt Springfield 883-7499
A cooperative of 11 small-membership United Methodist churches in rural
northeast Alabama that offers programs, services and training to
strengthen churches for ministry and to provide for the needs of
community people through job training, support groups, gleaning and
canning projects, solar construction, thrift store, children’s
ministries and more.
Youth Missions
607 Airport Rd Huntsville 35802
Trinity Contact: Youth Ministry Office
883-3200 ext 223
In these adventures of being God’s hands and feet, youth can indulge
their love of travel, build life-long relationships, serve the less
fortunate and make a difference in the world. Trips include special
worship times and serving experiences, such as construction work for
the poor and they leave the participants appreciating what they have
and struggling with how God might use them to make the world a better
place. Adult chaperones and funding are always needed.
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