One of the core values of SUMC is to serve others - locally and globally.  Two types of mission opportunities are available for those wanting a mission experience to serve by improving the lives of others.

Adults who can give a day or two either in the community or within a three hour drive can participate to repair homes or church buildings, build decks or handicap ramps, paint, repair roofs or help with lawn work.  These usually take place between fall and spring.

The second opportunity is for our youth in grade 6 or older and chaperoning adults to travel for a week in July to an area that has been damaged by floods, hurricanes or tornadoes, often areas of extreme poverty, usually in the south.  Between 30 and 40 participants make a commitment  through their time and a commitment fee fo go to a depressed area, work and worship within a church community by helping the less fortunate, elderly and handicapped improve their homes and churches.  The group becomes a team, strengthening bonds with each other and spreading their Christian love in the community to through their work and friendships made with those they are helping.  Many of our youth look forward to these experiences and go for many years even when they have graduated.