Outreach Ministries
Cole Memorial is a charter member of the Charlotte Room In the Inn ministry. Room In the Inn is a church-based homeless shelter ministry that is sponsored by the Charlotte Center for Urban Ministries. Cole Memorial provides meals, shelter, and a devotional in our gymnasium for an average of 12 homeless men every Thursday night from the first week in December through the last week in March. Volunteers for the meals and staying overnight are both needed and welcomed.
UNC Charlotte Campus Ministry (United Christian
Fellowship)
Cole Memorial is a Covenant Partner with United Christian Fellowship, a cooperative campus ministry sponsored by The Episcopal Church, The Presbyterian Church, The Lutheran Church, and The United Methodist Church. Learn more about UCF by visiting their website at www.uncc.edu/ucf.
Our 2003 Summer Mission Team returned from a week-end trip to Boone, North Carolina where they completed projects at The Mission House, the Presbyterian/Episcopal campus ministry center at Appalachian State University, and at a community based homeless shelter. View photos here.
Epiphany Prison Ministry
Epiphany Ministry is an ecumenical Christian ministry for young men and women who are in custody of the North Carolina Department of Corrections. Epiphany weekend events involve teams of adults and youth who work together to show the love of God to those attending. A variety of ministry opportunities are available from prayer support to serving as a weekend team member. Cole Memorial also serves as the host church for meetings of the Epiphany Board of Directors as well as the Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries Commission of the Western North Carolina Conference.
Saturn Nursing Home Ministry
Members of Cole Memorial visit the Saturn Nursing Home at 10:00 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month for a game of bingo and much needed social interaction and fellowship.
Operation Christmas Child
Our youth coordinate Cole Memorial’s participation in this annual collection of shoe boxes filled with Christmas gifts for needy children throughout the world. Operation Christmas Child is a program of Samaritan’s Purse.
C.R.O.P. Walk
Members of Cole Memorial participate in the annual Charlotte area C.R.O.P. Walk that raises money for hunger ministries locally and throughout the world. This annual event, held in October, is the largest of its kind in the nation.
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Crisis Assistance Ministry is a community-based ecumenical ministry that provides emergency assistance to residents of the Charlotte Mecklenburg area. Members of Cole Memorial participate in the ministry through monetary donations and as volunteers.
Bethlehem Center
The Bethlehem Center is a nationally renowned agency serving the Belmont Community in Charlotte through day care, elderly care, ministries with the blind, and other essential ministries. Members of Cole Memorial participate in the ministry through monetary donations and as volunteers
Red Cross Blood Drive
The Cole Memorial sponsors Red Cross Blood Drives in our gymnasium in the Summer months.
Disaster Relief
Members of Cole Memorial have the opportunity to provide assistance to victims of natural disasters throughout out the world through our support of the United Methodist Committee on Relief and the Disaster Response Team of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church.
ReachOut Ministry
ReachOut Ministry is a United Methodist ministry with the Hmong Community in Charlotte. The ministry is housed at First United Methodist Church on North Tryon Street.