Serve at Northwest Hills UMC

Get Involved on Campus

One of the best ways to feel ingrained in a community is to get involved in a leadership or volunteer position. Serving within our campus is an easy way to get to know other members and to contribute to our worship life. While each of these positions requires a certain amount of commitment, there is flexibility in scheduling and you shouldn’t feel like you’re locked in forever. You are welcome to volunteer on a long or short-term basis, as part of a regularly occurring activity, or just for a single afternoon.

We’re happy to talk about expectations before you commit to anything.

Get more information about volunteering

Music Ministries

Joyful Praise is the Northwest Hills UMC Praise Band. The band provides contemporary Christian music for the 9 am worship service. For more information or to get involved, contact our worship leader, Jordan Burchill.

Sanctuary Choir sings special music at the 11 am worship service on a weekly basis. Currently, the choir is making plans to meet in small groups. For more information contact our Director of Music Ministry, Nathan Nagir.

Ring of Faith Handbell Choir plays at the 11 am worship service once per month. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced ringer, you are invited to join in. For more information, contact Nathan Nagir.

Media

Perhaps our most in-need volunteers these days! The media team works with sound, lights, monitors, and musicians in both services. Volunteers can be trained, and we are eager for more help!

Prayer Ministry

Prayer Team prays weekly over the Sunday prayer request and prayer concerns.

Prayer Shawl Ministry makes special prayer shawls for individuals who may be ill or hospitalized, and to celebrate new births.

Serve the Austin Community

Helping Our Neighbors

We are committed to long term connections and service around Austin and beyond. Our projects vary from construction, painting, and building to direct services like cooking, serving meals, and ministries of presence. If you have resources to share but are short on time, we participate in food and supply drives and fundraisers. We have mission opportunities for everyone, regardless of your age, economic resources, or physical ability.

Ask about upcoming service opportunities

Local Austin Projects

Brunch at Open Door
Central Texas Food Bank
Florence’s Comfort House
Community First! Village
Crop Walk
Drive a Senior
Hands on Housing
Pillowcase Ministry for Dell Children’s Hospital
Rainbow Room
Rise Against Hunger
Texas Ramp Build

Hurricane Relief

In 2019, we provided hurricane relief to families in Victoria, Texas and in Puerto Rico.

Victoria, Texas
Painting
Carpentry
Sheet Rock Removal and Replacement
Debris Clean Up

Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Roof Construction
Tile Installation
Painting
Hardware Installation
Debris Removal


Financial Support

In 2020, we provided financial support to the following organizations.

Central Texas Food Bank – Feeding Central Texas
Community First! Village – Sheltering people experiencing homelessness in Austin
Justice for our Neighbors – Advocacy services for immigrants in Austin
Lydia Patterson Institute – Middle and High School education in El Paso
Missionary Guillermo Berman – Serving in Reynosa, Mexico
Open Door Ministries – Feeding people experiencing homelessness in Austin
Rainbow Network – Nicaragua Community Development
Russia Initiative – Moscow Theological Seminary and Vologda UMC
Texas Ramp Project – Provides wheelchair ramps for Central Texans
United Methodist Committee on Relief – Worldwide Disaster Relief
United Methodist Global Ministries – Community Development for women in San Francisco Libre, Nicaragua

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