CityServe seeks to spread the love of Christ and the church to area residents. Participants of all ages are invited to join together in this annual day of service, which is typically held each Spring.

Hardly Able is our wheelchair ramp ministry. Builds happen most Saturday mornings. If you've never built a wheelchair ramp, no worries! We'll teach you what to do. To serve, simply show up at 4501 Transmitter Road at 7:50 am any Saturday morning.

Periodically we sent teams of servants to nearby communities that are recovering from a disaster. To learn more about upcoming trips or local-area disaster recovery projects, visit our Hurricane Recovery page or email Katie@mylhumc.net. 

We provide a monthly Mobile Food Pantry for anyone in need of food assistance. Dates are posted on our Events Calendar.  Anyone who wishes to help should email Heather Howell, heather@mylhumc.net, to sign up. Teens and older children (with a parent or guardian) are encouraged to help serve! 

Nest Builders is Lynn Haven UMC's local program that targets foster and adoptive parents with the goal of surrounding these special families with hands-on love and encouragement.

Each Fall we host a spiritual retreat for foster and adoptive moms. The first Nesting Place Retreat was held in 2017 and the event continues to grow each year. 

As a ministry, the ultimate goal of Nest Builders is to provide wrap-around care for families who are caring for children from hard places. Teams of six to eight people will be matched with a foster or adoptive family in need of support. Those team members will provide care and support such as meals, mentoring, clothes donations, and babysitting.

Through our partnership with New Horizons Learning Center, members serve as mentors to make a difference in the lives of students. New Horizons is an exceptional special education program that meets the unique learning needs of every student and partners with families as well as the community to foster students' academic, social, and emotional  growth. 

Our Prayer Square Ministry has been a blessing to people all around the world! Knit or crocheted prayer shawls & squares are given to those needing comfort and prayer, providing a sign of God’s love and support. This ministry was started by two women who prayed as they made shawls for those who were hurting. The completed shawls/squares are brought to the church prayer team, who lay their hands on them and offer prayers of blessing on each, asking God to bless those who will be receiving them and for God to also bless those who have made them. Whether the recipient is experiencing a time of grief, pain, distress, or joy, the shawls and squares are a constant reminder of God’s love.

We partner with Southport Elementary School to lend support at special events, provide Lunch Buddies and tutors, and distribute weekend food bags to children in need (approximately 65 students weekly). Additionally, church members coordinate an annual Back-to-School Bash for the students and families with food, school supplies, free haircuts and other activities.    

Titus 2 Partnership is an all volunteer non-profit ministry for women seeking substance abuse recovery and life recovery from other life-limiting dysfunctions. The program offers a structured women-only Christian education, discipleship and mentoring program.

Our region’s superintendent, Doug Pennington, met Pastor Isaac Kyambadde, superintendent of the Jinja, Uganda district, at a UMC annual conference. Pastor Isaac's goal is to preach the gospel to as many of his people as possible and to help them grow and deepen their faith and relationship with Jesus. Our goal is to come alongside him and support his efforts. Prior to the partnership being formalized, Jack Williams traveled to Uganda to assess the needs of the church and look at ways we might help. We determined that two of the greatest needs are for meeting places in villages surrounding the city of Jinja and training for the pastors that are rising up to answer God's call. As of 2018, LHUMC missionaries have constructed a total of six church buildings to serve the people of Uganda. These churches transform communities as they grow the local congregation and see numerous people come to Christ. The church buildings also provide a school building for children that were previously not receiving an education.