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Body and Soul

missionbodynsoul.jpgBody and Soul Ministry is a program that provides a hot dinner meal each Sunday afternoon to 75-100 homeless persons.

The program operates out of St. Paul UMC in downtown Dallas. Each Sunday rotating cooking teams go to heat and prepare the food. Additional volunteer teams serve the dinner, give a short devotional, and clean up. These volunteers also give out toiletries that our congregation has collected.  As of January 2009, Body & Soul is not serving as St. Paul UMC is undergoing a year-long renovation.  We hope to resume this ministry in the spring of 2010.

Sponsored by Church and Society Work Area

To learn more about the programs, projects, and agencies, click on the links below.
Additional help is always desired.  To get involved, contact Rev. Joy Anderson, 972.235.8385.

Ongoing Programs

  

Seasonal Projects

  

External Agencies

AIDS Supper Club
- Friday dinner, bi-monthly

Ark House
- Temporary low-cost housing for families receiving extended medical treatment at a local hospital

Body and Soul
- Weekly Sunday evening meal

Network
- Monthly donations to food pantry
- Emergency assistance, clinic

People in Need (PIN) Fund
- Emergency financial assistance

UMW Mission Projects
- Bethlehem Center
- Methodist Hospital
- CC Young
- Wesley Rankin

Men of Faith Men of Honor Projects
- Cooking Crew
- Parking Crew

  

Adult Workcamps
- Summer work trips

Amigos Days
- 2 spring Saturday work days

Big Meals for Little Kids
- Summer sack lunch delivery, T/Th, 6 weeks

Cookie Caper
- April cookie extravaganza

Habitat for Humanity (Richardson Area Interfaith)
- Spring & fall builds
- February walk-a-thon

International Christmas Market
- Mid-Nov alternative Christmas shopping

Project Transformation
- Financial support for 2 college interns in children's summer program

Totebag Ministry for the Homeless
-Toiletries for homeless individuals, early Dec

  

CONTACT
- Telephone crisis counseling

CROP Walk
- April 5K walk for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty

Exodus Ministries, Inc.
- 6-mo. housing for ex-offenders

Kairos
- Prison ministry