Outreach
Good Word Phone Ministry
201-664-2595
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ministry began in July 1987, under the Reverend C. David Follansbee
with the participation of members of the congregation. Today, twenty
years later, the Reverend Frank Kowar directs the ministry. The
prerecorded message is not longer than eight minutes, averaging about
five, and contains scripture, an inspirational meditation, and prayer.
It may also be used to provide bulletins on congregational news.
 The Helping Hand Food Pantry, located in The Hillsdale United Methodist Church on Magnolia Avenue, is a cooperative ministry of the Hillsdale
Christian churches, united in the name of Jesus Christ, and supported by other volunteers of the community who join their hearts, hands, time,
energy and resources to provide food for those in need. Donations are made to
the Food Pantry on the 4th Sunday of the month at the Worship Service. All other times, receptacles are provided at the
rear doors of Fellowship Hall on Magnolia Avenue.
Caring Ministry
Its ministry is to provide pastoral care in a systematic way to members of the Hillsdale United Methodist Church who are homebound because
of age or illness. Their sponsors visit, call, pray, send cards and deliver special remembrances to their homebound.
Disaster Relief
Each district has a District Disaster Coordinator, and each church is to have a disaster relief
representative. HUMC is responsive to disasters within its community, and is supportive to neighboring churches which experience disasters
within their community. The goal is to be prepared as much as possible, and to build a network so that the response can be timely.
Homeless Shelter
 The Hillsdale United Methodist Church participates in the Overflow Shelter Program sponsored by the Inter-religious Fellowship for the Homeless of Bergen County.
This
organization is composed of churches and synagogues who voluntarily give their space, their bounty and their nights to help their neighbors who
are in need. Many services are provided to help homeless men and women and families to get back on their feet and find affordable housing in Bergen
County.
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Great Hour of Sharing
All the money raised in our offering goes to the United
Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). These funds provide vital support for
administrative costs, under-funded programs, and are used as a springboard for
raising more funds. As Christians we're called to offer the hands, the heart and
the hope of the church wherever people are suffering. Gifts to the OGHS,
channeled through UMCOR, enable the church to answer that call.
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