Involvement

OUTREACH PROGRAMS: 

Annual 5K

We have an annual 5K that draws in excess of 100 runners and walkers from all over the area. All proceeds go to Rowan Helping Ministries of Salisbury, NC. Enjoy fellowship and fitness for a good cause, complete with door prizes, snacks, and t-shirts for all participants and sponsors. Online registration and more info can be found at salisburyrowanrunners.org. Come join the fun!

Servants With a Heart Annual Food Packing Event

Centenary UMC has had a long standing relationship with Servants With a Heart. We hold an annual food packing event that brings out church members and local community groups working together. With the exception of covid-canceled 2020, we have packed meals every year since 2012—more than 548,208 meals served! Learn More.

Prayer Shawl Ministry

For more than 15 years, Centenary UMC Mt. Ulla makes blankets, throws, prayer shawls, toboggans, scarves, and baby blankets with matching hats for those in need. These are given to places such as the West Rowan Helping Ministry, Rowan Homeless shelter, Rowan Teen Pregnancy Crisis Center, Rowan Hospital, Rowan County Battered Women’s Shelter, Mooresville Homeless Shelter, and Iredell County Hospice. We also provide throws for members of our church family to give to those that may be fighting some type of illness. Each piece has been blessed and a tag is placed on each item with a prayer, the name and contact information for our church.

Bible Teachers Ministry 

We support the Bible teachers at the elementary, middle and high school levels for Mooresville and West Rowan. These teachers are helping spread the gospel and provide Christian mentorship throughout our schools.

Christmas Outreach: 

The Christmas ministry provides new clothing, gifts, toys, food and household supplies for elementary through high school students. This year we are helping thirteen children and their families have a faith-filled Christmas season.

Backpack Ministry 

Along with corporate sponsor Food Lion, our Backpack Ministry provides easy-to-fix and ready-to-eat meals for the children in the Mt. Ulla school. Those children will have meals and snacks for the times when they are not at school.