Missions at UHBC

Missions are an important part of the ministry and identity of UHBC.  We seek to build God's kingdom through our service and giving, both locally and abroad.  We also partner in missions with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, American Baptist Churches USA, and Greene County Baptist Association.  Click on the links below to discover other mission opportunities at UHBC.

The list below expresses the diversity of caring, ministry organizations that are served by University Heights Baptist Church hands-on volunteers. Even though this list is not likely to be complete, its extent demonstrates the mission orientation of our members.

♦American Cancer Society - education and help for cancer victims and survivors

♦Baptist Children's Home - for orphaned children

♦Baptist Home in Ozark - care for elderly

♦Baptist Student Union - MSU students

♦Boys and Girls Town - kids in trouble

♦Coat Drive for Homeless - winter coats

♦Convoy of Hope - food and supplies world-wide

♦Crosslines - serving clothing and food needs for families in need

♦Family Violence Center - serves victims of domestic violence

♦Grand Oak Mission - meeting clothing and food needs for families in need

♦Habitat for Humanity - building homes for needy families

♦Hand in Hand - serving Hispanics

♦Home for Developmentally Disabled - Volunteers work puzzles, provide occasional sugar free snacks

♦Homeless Counts & Hope Connection - helping survey the homeless

♦Hope House - helping with food and clothing in the Grant Avenue area

♦Hospital volunteers at Cox and St. John's- variety of volunteer services

♦International Friends - international students in college

♦International Student Give-Away - provide household items and other needed things for students

♦Lions Club - eye need for children and other services

♦Lutheran Family & Children's Services - aid to families

♦The Kitchen - food for homeless and hungry

♦Meals on Wheels - delivers meals to homebound

♦Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) - Christian fellowship and learning for mothers

♦Newborns in Need - sews items for newborns (usually preemies)

♦Nursing home visitors - visiting homebound and nursing homes

♦Prayer Shawls - knitted

♦Pregnancy Care Center- knit baby blankets and provide other supplies

♦Quilt Sewing Projects - quilts made by UHBC women and given to those in need

♦Rare Breed- community outreach center for street/homeless youth operated by The Kitchen

♦Reading Buddies and Lunch Buddies - One-on-one time with elementary school children, especially kindergarten

♦Reading is Fundamental - giving books to children in area schools to promote literacy

♦SCORE - mentors help individuals with strategies to begin their own businesses

♦Sew Much Comfort - volunteers sew adaptive clothing for wounded men and women in the armed forces

♦Sigma House - drug and alcohol abuse

♦South Freemont Senior Center - activities for senior citizens

♦Stand in the Gap (SITG) Ministry - mentoring young people

♦Therapeutic Riding of the Ozarks - uses horses to do therapy with handicapped

♦Victory Mission - variety of services for poor and displaced