What We Do
Our Mission
Connecting people - Loving God - Impacting lives
Connecting people: Meeting the needs of All people.
Loving God: Sharing the love of God.
Impacting lives: Making disciples for Christ.
Comfort Birds
Currently on pause. If you are interested in learning or if you know how to make comfort birds and would like to help us continue this ministry, let us know.
Hand-carved by one of our members, these birds are given to those in need of comfort. To date, we have provided hope and comfort to 120 individuals and their families with this simple act of kindness and caring. If you know of anyone who is ill or suffering, please contact us at mvpumcbaltimore@gmail.com or 410-685-5290. Include full name, address, and reason for the Comfort Bird in you e-mail or telephone message. You may also support this effort through our Giving page.
Aid to Sierra Leone
Mount Vernon Place has been sending regular shipments of small ticket items that make a big difference to communities in Sierra Leone through our partnership with Pastor Francis Charley, the United Methodist Church District Superintendent of the Bo District, Sierra Leone.
Pastor Francis Charley is the founder the Benmat School and Orphanage in the Bo district. This institution serves about 300 children through the eighth grade who became orphaned during Sierra Leone's civil war. MVP-UMC has partnered with Pastor Charley to support this school and its community. We ship containers of school supplies such as pens, pencils, paper, and notebooks in addition to toiletries and hygiene related supplies throughout the year.
Pastor Charley shared our last shipment of supplies with the Valunia United Methodist Church in the community of Monghere in the Bo district, "in the bush." The photo to the left is a group of members from the Valunia Church which, like the Benmat School, was begun by Pastor Charley.
If you would like to make an electronic donation to support District Superintendent Francis Charley's ministry to the communities in the Bo District, Sierra Leone, please give to our "Benevolence Fund" or mail a check directly to the church. The electronic Donations Link and church address can be found on the Giving page of this website.
Homeless Outreach
Mount Vernon Place UMC is involved in a variety of outreach activities supporting the homeless and needy in the Mount Vernon vicinity. See the "Join Us" page of this website for upcoming special events. Special donations to support causes for the homeless can be made through electronic giving or via check mailed to the church. The electronic Donations Link and church address can be found on the Giving page of this website.
Lunch Bags for the Homeless
MVPUMC is working with First and Franklin Presbyterian Church to produce lunch bags for the homeless. Please let us know if you are interested in joining us on the 2nd Sunday of each month from noon to 12:30 to build lunch bags. Contact our office for more information and location at mvpumcbaltimore@gmail.com. (NOTE: This outreach opportunity has been suspended until further notice. We hope to resume once the COVID restrictions in the City are lifted)