YoungLives - Mentoring and supporting teen moms

Treating each mom and her child or children with unconditional love and respect, YoungLives offers teen moms relief from the isolation and struggle of their daily lives and hope for the future. YoungLives mentors provide friendship, parenting advice and help meeting the practical demands of raising a child. At YoungLives club and camp, moms get to socialize and have fun while their babies get the best possible care.  For more information click on the graphic to the left.

INSPI(RED)

The Unity Church HIV/AIDS Outreach & Education team will meet on a project-by-project basis.  Come check us out and learn what we’re all about.  Click on the graphic to the left to learn more about HIV/AIDS and what you can do to make a difference.

Donation Item of the Month:  Cereal

Drop off your monthly donation to the Welcome Center, this weekend.  We will deliver the collected items to local-area food banks, homeless soup kitchens, and women’s shelters.  This is a great way for you and your family to help impact our local Pittsburgh community.

Birthday in a Box

Help make a child’s birthday special by donating items for a birthday party.  Fill a shoebox with: cake mix, frosting, candles, plates, napkins, and anything else you would like to donate.  Sign up at the Welcome Center and return shoeboxes by the posted return-date.  This outreach benefits children of the Plum Food Pantry.  Contact Richelle Thompson for more information.

Pastor Frank’s India 2009 Trip.

Click on the picture to the left to see photos from Pastor Frank’s trip to India. 

Visitation Ministry

Are you looking for a way to reach out to others - either by yourself or with friends or family?  Our visitation ministry team is in desperate need of more volunteers.  It only takes a quick moment to stop in an tell someone you care about them and that our church family misses them.  Contact the church office, if you’re interested in being a part of this much-needed outreach.  Click on the picture to the left to learn more!

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Click on the picture to learn more about this outreach team.

You are an Essential Piece

Do you want to find a place to get involved with the ministries of Unity Church?  Here’s a great place to start:

Click on the graphic to the left - to download the “Essential Piece Survey.” Print it out - fill it in - and drop it off at the Welcome Center.

EL SHADDAI - Street Child Rescue

Unity Church is working in close partnership with El Shaddai Street Child Rescue and Orphanage to make a difference in the lives of children being rescued from the streets of Goa, India.  For detailed information about this missions outreach organization, click the graphic to the left.

East Liberty Family Health Care Center

The mission of the East Liberty Family Health Care Center is to witness God’s love, known in Jesus Christ, by offering quality whole-person health care to all, especially the poor.  Unity Church believes in meeting the physical as well as the spiritual needs of our local community.  It is for this reason that we support ELFHCC in changing the world.  www.elfhcc.com

Children’s Ministry - Small Group Mentors Needed

If influencing the life of a child gets your heart pumping, please contact Suellen for more information about getting involved with Children’s Ministry on Sunday mornings.  s.wiles01@comcast.net or click on the graphic for more details.

Volunteers needed to help with Infants

Promiseland needs loving and caring individuals to serve in the Infant & Age 1 Room once a month. If you would be willing to serve by rocking, playing, and caring for a little one for 1 hour once a month, please contact Suellen Wiles at the church 412-793-6266 ext. 13.

The Blessing Board

This is a ministry that takes the appliances, furniture, bedding, household items that you no longer need...and passes them on to those in need.  For information contact Tom Mitlo at mitlot@integrity.com.

Cans for a Pig???

Yes, Small Group Ministry is collecting aluminum cans to help provide a pig for those in need in Third World countries like India. If you would like to make a donation, please pick up your plastic bag at the Welcome Center and make sure your cans are rinsed and crushed, then bring them to the Welcome Center. Contact Mary Lee Alu at ext. 17.

Spring & Fall Food Drive - Video Update

Two times a year, we partner with local food banks, to make a difference in the lives of those in our community.  Click on the graphic to learn more about this outreach opportunity and to see a video and photos of our most recent event.

Email Prayer Updates

If you would like to be part of the team of people who regularly prays for the needs of the church and people, please send an email message to Melody Bucci at mstjake@verizon.net

Save Your Unwanted 2011 Calendars

We will use them as part of our outreach to nursing home patients.

Please drop the calendars off at the Welcome Center.

Backpack Outreach

We are collecting school supplies and backpacks for area students who may be in need.  Just pick up some school supplies, put them in a backpack, and drop them off at the Welcome Center.