Service Opportunities

When the Cold Weather Shelter is operating at 828 MLK Blvd, volunteers have been providing and/or serving dinner to 20-40 shelter guests.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please reach out to the church office to get in touch with Betsy Watson, Missions Chair.

UBC assists the IFC Community Kitchen by providing volunteers from 10a until 1p on the 1st Saturday of each month. To volunteer, reach out to the church office to get in touch with Sharon Kepley.

In participation of The Chapel of the Cross MLK Day of Service.

About 20 families, originally from Chin State in Myanmar, gather at UBC. Some of those families are part of the UBC congregation and worship with us on Sunday mornings. They also have worship and children’s activities in Burmese on Sunday nights. UBC provides support to these families by donating furniture, clothes and other items such as back-to-school supplies.

The Chapel Hill Chinese Christian Church meets in the UBC Community Room for worship on various days throughout the year. They also have a Friday night ministry aimed at scholars from UNC and Duke visiting from China. This is an opportunity for these visitors to learn about Christ in a free environment. Children and Youth Bible activities also gather on Friday nights.

The UBC Clothes Closet is a clothing ministry for anyone in our church but is specifically focused on the children of our Chin families. The closet started in 2011 from the idea that many of the American families were handing down and sharing clothes with each other. We wanted to extend our sharing to the Chin families. We share clothes and needed items three times a year- at Christmas, Easter, and at back-to-school time in August. 

If you have a child age 0 to 18, we would be grateful for your outgrown clothes. If you have neighbors or family members with children, we would be grateful for their outgrown clothes. If you are not connected with children during this season of your life, we would be grateful for you to spend a bit of time thrift store shopping, donating a bit of money, or working upstairs to sort and organize clothing.

UBC has a an active Children’s Ministry during the Fall and Spring as well as week-long VBS every summer. Lots of helping hands are needed to serve as leaders, helpers, and more. Interested? Contact Emily Krieger, Minister to Children.

Be a foster parent for a college student. Provide a main dish, salad or dessert for college lunch on Sundays after the worship service. Opportunities vary throughout the year so keep an eye on the events page or newsletter for upcoming chances to serve.

Volunteers are needed during football season to help with parking for home games. Contact the church office to get in touch with Chuck James.