Current Ways to Serve
Welcome House Raleigh
Highland is a longtime partner of the Welcome House Raleigh, a temporary reception housing ministry for refugees and immigrants who do not have a place to live upon arrival to the United States. Once per quarter, Highland will help provide groceries for the families currently living at Welcome House. Here's how to help: You can sign up to do the grocery shopping (you'll have a complete list provided) and deliver the groceries to Welcome House OR you can make a donation to help cover the cost of the groceries.
Don’t miss out on this great volunteer opportunity. Questions? Contact Donna Wolcott or Rev. Janet Baucom. Sign up to help here.
Meals on Wheels
We have 5 teams that deliver the Meals once a month: the 3rd Friday of the month, roughly 10 AM - 12 PM. A team consists of 2 volunteers (one to drive; one to deliver the meal). Substitutes are greatly needed. Contact Roz Thompson to join the team and learn more.
Highland Community Victory Garden
Join us on Saturday mornings at 9 AM (mid-February - early November) as we plant, tend, and harvest fresh produce for local families in need. All are welcome! All ages, all abilities, no gardening expertise required. Contact garden co-coordinator Donna Wolcott to learn more.
Click here to learn more about our Community Victory Garden.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Helen Wright Center
Highland members provide monthly dinners for the women at the Helen Wright shelter in downtown Raleigh Interested in helping? Contact Highland's coordinator Barbara Knight.
Backpack Buddies
The system for distributing food to children in need has changed since the pandemic, but this important work continues. Highland's Missions Team suggests making donations to Highland UMC designated for Backpack Buddies and the money will go to support this ministry. Contact Judy Allen for more details.
Habitat for Humanity
Highland partners with Habitat for Humanity of Wake County roughly every other year to help raise funds for and build a house for a working family in need. Please refer to our Habitat page for details.
Celebrating the Garden
Highland's Community Victory Garden has finished its 11th growing season and has donated over 10 tons of fresh produce to the Interfaith Food Shuttle. The NC Conference featured our gardeners and their stories on Everyday Grace TV, a ministry of the Conference. Enjoy their feature of our beloved ministry!
Disaster Response
Highland's Disaster Response Team is a uniquely-equipped group of first-responders who are able to do tree work in areas recovering from severe weather events. Partnering with Avent Ferry UMC and led by Cullen Whitley, this group has helped families all across eastern North Carolina and are often some of the first folks called when disaster strikes. This group was featured in a video by our North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Interested in supporting their work or joining their team? Contact team leader Cullen Whitley.
Outreach Team
The Outreach Team helps to coordinate and equip all the people of Highland to serve as Christ's hands and feet in the world. Contact Rev. Janet Baucom for more information.
Congregational Care
The Care Ministries team works to ensure members of the Highland community are cared for in times of need. You can become part of the regular visitation team or be added to a call list to help when you can. Contact Rev. Janet Baucom to volunteer, or to share a request for prayer or visitation