Mission Trip Opportunity: Appalachia Service Project
Decatur First will be sending a team to Jonesville, VA for a short term mission trip through the Appalachia Service Project. Volunteers will work to make homes safer, warmer, and drier. The dates of the trip are March 30, 2025-April 2, 2025. Youth (over age 11) and adults are welcome! Contact Rev. Laura Rappold at lrappold@decaturfirst.org for more information. The registration fee of $150 covers your participation, lodging, and food. To register for the trip, click here. An information/interest session will be held Wednesday, February 5 at 6pm.
Blood Drive
Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 8am – 1pm in the Fellowship Hall.
Sign up and enter sponsor code: DFUMC. Donors will receive a $15 E-Card to merchant of choice from the Red Cross.
Clothing Donations Needed!
Our friends at First Baptist Church of Decatur are collecting donations of clothing and shoes for our neighbors in need. This is the only free clothing room in the city of Decatur, and they are running low on clothing! If you have work or casual clothes and/or shoes (in decent condition) to donate, you may drop them off at the First Baptist Church office Monday through Thursday between 9:30 am and 4:30 pm and Fridays between 9:30 and noon. Thank you for supporting this vital ministry!
“Welcome Home” Baskets for Wellroot
Decatur First is collecting "Welcome Home" baskets for folks at Wellroot moving into transitional housing. If you'd like to sign up to provide a basket, please click here .You'll be provided a list of what should go into the baskets once you sign up.
Afghan Support
The American-Afghan Alliance of Georgia continues to support Afghan families arriving in Atlanta after being airlifted out of Afghanistan. Please contact Jill Jordan at Jilldpj@gmail.com if you can donate any of these needed household items:
Older sewing machines (they don’t have to be in working order)
Rugs, any size
Pressure cookers, new or used (these do need to be in working order)
To learn more about what this organization does, please visit their website. They are looking for volunteers!
Sunday Morning Bus Drivers Needed!
Decatur First is ready to bring back the Sunday morning bus ministry that was lost during the pandemic. Four or five volunteers are needed to serve one Sunday a month, to help folks in assisted living facilities that need transportation to and from church. It’s a remarkably easy way to make a huge difference in someone’s life, and you do not need a special CDL license to do it. Contact Daniel Kasbohm for more information- dkasbohm@decaturfirst.org.
DEAM
Decatur-Area Emergency Assistance Ministry (DEAM) is Looking for volunteers during the week! Folks are needed to:
Work in the pantry
Work in office (minimal computer skills, answering phones, etc.)
Guide people as they go thorough the pantry
Help restock on Wednesdays
Most Jobs are 8:30-11:30am on Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri, with Wednesday as a re-stock day.
Call Linda Nalley 404-786-5643 for more info, or sign up to be a volunteer at
https://www.deamdecatur.org/volunteers
Wellroot
What do the children, young adults, and foster families need? Friends.
Joining Wellroot's Family Friends is a way you can volunteer with Wellroot Family Services to provide wrap-around support services and resources to children, youth, and families in our programs.
HOW DO FAMILY FRIENDS HELP?
Collect needed items for new moms and their babies
Make an apartment a home for young adults transitioning from foster care to independent living
Provide a family new linens and kitchen supplies for their apartment
Deliver meals when new mothers are sleep-deprived, when a foster family gets a new placement, or when children are reunified with their parents
Volunteer in our Resource Rooms, help families select clothes and essential items
Learn more about being a Wellroot Family Friend.
Contact Sharon Brewer at sbrewer@wellroot.org or 404-327-5832 for more information or click here to apply as a Family Friend volunteer!
