Alternative Christmas

Each year, as an option of gift-giving the ministries and partners with Portland FUMC are presenting a number of non-profits to make a donation in honor of someone this Holiday Season. Whether it’s a friend, the family next-door, or gifts in honor of all your coworkers, this gift can go towards a great cause!

Make these contributions online OR come and connect with the ministry leaders during coffee hour after worship on November 20, December 11, and December 18 in Collins Hall.

We’ll provide cards in-person on those dates for you to be able to give or mail to the person.

This Year's Charities

Give Ye Them to Eath
Brought to you by Global Missions

Currently operated by our covenant missionaries Nan McCurdy and Miguel Mairena, Give Ye Them To Eat" (GYTTE) was founded in 1977 as a social outreach project of the Methodist Church of Mexico to combat hunger and poverty in rural areas. GYTTE’s purpose is to strengthen the capabilities of marginalized people and communities to meet their basic needs, and to determine and sustain a just and integrated development process. GYTTE uses people-centered approaches to development and funding goes towards hosting courses, workshops, and classes at GYTTE's Training Center and in the village communities.

Give Now

Rose Haven
brought to you by United women in faith

This neighborhood day shelter and community center for women, children and gender non-conforming people dealing with abuse, homelessness, and other disruptive life challenges. Rose Haven provides meals, clothing, first aid, mailing addresses, hygiene, restrooms, showers as well as educational programs and social services.

Give Now

Leaven and Housing Coalition
brought to you by th Land and Housing Circle

The Leaven Land and Housing Coalition (LLHC) seeks to resist and disrupt structural racism and heal our broken systems by strengthening relationships and building community. This is done through cycles of sacred organizing comprised of listening, discerning, acting, evaluating, and celebrating. LLHC is working with many faith communities, including our own, to discern whether and how to build affordable housing. LLHC walks alongside partner faith communities, providing guidance, experience, and wisdom for the journey.

Give Now

Lift Urban Portland

Lift UP’s mission is to reduce hunger and improve the lives of low-income residents of Northwest and Downtown Portland. Their vision is a Portland where everyone has access to healthy food and opportunities to connect. Support goes to feed families through Preston’s Pantry, delivered food boxes, and other food insecurity related services.

Give Now

the Landing
brought to you by the psu landing at fumc

The Landing serves up to 8 PSU students experiencing housing insecurity every night and provides a safe and inclusive space for sleeping, a quiet place to study with internet, two meals every day on campus, storage, showers, and laundry. Your gift of support will help these students stay enrolled at PSU and ultimately graduate with a college degree.

Give Now

UMCOR's NET ZERO INITIATIVE
brought to you by planet church

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has an initiative to assist eleven agencies of the United Methodist Church achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across ministries, facilities, operations, and investments by 2050 (Advance #3021951). Specific steps for reaching this goal include conducting an energy audit of Atlanta headquarters, implementing energy-saving interventions identified through the audit, working with graduate students from Georgia Institute of Technology to track and reduce travel emissions, and seeking strategies to integrate sustainability into disaster response.

Give Now