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Individual members of Central respond annually to building requests in 14 countries. This work involves building churches or building onto church property. Some teams will also repair older or damaged churches. Our WNC conference is one of the most active conferences in the US which offers help to churches in Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and other countries. Trips usually last from 10 to 14 days. Skilled or semi-skilled members are led by a WNC conference team leader. The team members must raise their own money.

We also have Medical Teams formed by the conference who provide medical care to countries in need.


 
 
 
Central has teams who respond to natural disasters anywhere in the United States. These teams respond to requests from home owners through their home churches and will travel to these locations and stay in the host church. Because we have a large trailer, we can handle almost any building request. Our team has traveled to disaster sites in North Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi. Both men and women serve on the disaster team.


 
 
 
The Handyman Ministry takes care of small jobs and home repairs for senior members of CUMC who may be unable to perform these jobs safely themselves. Church members furnish all necessary labor and share costs of materials if necessary. Jobs are matched to the volunteers’ skills. A member needing the repair calls the church office and the request is passed along to a team member.


 
 
 
Kairos is an interdenominational ministry designed to be conducted in state and federal correctional institutions. The program is presented in cooperation with the facility chaplain using teams of laity and clergy who are specially trained and certified as “citizen volunteers”. The program is set up for small groups who are encouraged to share, pray and give personal witness. This is a continuing ministry which meets weekly and establishes a strong Christian community within the prison setting. For more information, check out the official website at http://www.kairosnc.org.