Pitch-In
The Kingdom of God needs all of us working together as the Body of Christ. Different places to serve require different gifts, so everyone has their part to play. Learn how to get involved at RHUMC!
Worship & Fellowship
Follow the links to sign up for dates you can serve:
- Lent Study between Services, "Foundations of Stone": Join us on a journey in poetry and art as we explore discipleship through the theology of rocks. Melissa will lead sessions 1-3; Seth will lead sessions 4 and 5. We will meet in rooms 109 and 110. Sign up here to reserve art supplies for each session.
- Lent Study Wednesday Evenings, "Multiplying Love": Instead of the usual Midweek Reset, Pastor Allison will lead a study on the book Multiplying Love: A Vision of United Methodist Life Together. Books ($15) are available at church, but come even if you haven’t read! Sign up here.
- Easter Flowers: If you'd like to help beautify the sanctuary on Easter (March 31), you can order Easter lilies, tulips, or mums in honor or memory of a loved one! Fill out the order form or email Julie Howe to order by March 15.
- Ushers: Hand out worship materials as people enter the sanctuary.
- Scripture readers: Read scripture in worship (live or pre-recorded). Readers are needed every Sunday.
- Greeters: Greet as people enter the building on Sunday morning.
- Altar Flower donations: Beautify the sanctuary and honor a loved one or event ($40).
- Felting Classes: Sign up for upcoming classes.
- To help with ministry to children or youth, email Seth Horstman, Director of Family Ministries.
- Donut Hosting: Set out and clean up from donuts and coffee on the 2nd Sunday of each month.
Missions & Service
Follow the links to sign up for these opportunities for service:
- Learn more about this month's Mission Moment on the Missions page.
- Feed My Starving Children: Watch the announcements for our next all-church packing session.
- Mission Trip: Our summer mission trip will be July 6-14 to the Appalachia through ASP (Appalachia Service Project). This trip is open to 7th-12th grade and adults. You can learn more here or email Seth if you are interested in going, chaperoning, or supporting the trip!
- Pledge Card: Fill out a pledge card either at church or by clicking here so we can plan our budget.
- Cookie Walk: We sell cookies by the pound for missions at our annual Cookie Walk in December.
- Pumpkin Patch: Stop by our pumpkin patch each October! All proceeds go to charity & missions; click the link to help out or volunteer. The next Patch will open in October 2024.
- Red Cross Blood Drive: Our next blood drive will be in the spring, 2024.
- MN Adult & Teen Challenge: The MN Adult & Teen Challenge choir leads us in worship every year. Follow the link to learn more and give to support their work moving people from addiction to recovery.
- Loaves and Fishes: RHUMC serves and cleans up free meals on 2nd Mondays each month, 5pm-7:15pm for Loaves and Fishes at Easter Lutheran By the Lake (4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan). It’s currently carry-out only.
- MN FoodShare
- Second Harvest Heartland: Working to end hunger in the heartland.
- United Methodist Committee on Relief: UMCOR serves globally and works to provide relief, response and long-term recovery when events overwhelm a community.
Church Leadership
There are a variety of committees and teams that work behind the scenes to keep the church's ministries running smoothly. If you have the gifts and time to participate, find more information on the Committees page under the About tab or talk to Pastor Allison.