Pharr  United Methodist Church Community Outreach Programs

Community of Faith (COF)

is an outreach ministry focused on the worship needs of Hispanic families. The Community of Faith provides Christian education and spiritual formation for children and adults through home groups, a weekly worship service, and monthly culture activities celebrating Hispanic traditions and music.   ....read more

Home Repair

An important ministry is the home repair initiative.  The Home Repair Initiative utilizes the labor of persons involved in short term missions, including VIM, NOMAD, and various church and youth groups to carry out much needed repairs on homes in the Pharr area.  Repairs range from extensive structural repairs to minor improvements such as installing handicap ramps or handrails.   ....read more

Feeding Ministry

The feeding ministry of the church includes a food pantry that serves between 75 and 80 families per week and a summer feeding program that provides a nutritious hot lunch free of charge to children between the ages of 1-128 years of age.  Pharr UMC also serves as a distribution site for the "Angel Food Ministry,   ....read more 

 

Colonia Outreach
Considering a short-term mission trip for your group?  The Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and Northern Mexico provides ample opportunities for meaningful service.  Hidalgo County, Texas, home of the Pharr United Methodist Church has the highest poverty rate of any county in the United States. Sixty percent of adults living in this area do not have a high school education.  Many live in substandard housing and few have access to adequate health care.    ....read more

ESL Classes

The people of Pharr UMC have responded to the needs of the community through a strong grass roots ministry of caring and sharing known as the Pharr Community Outreach Program (PCOP)/Shalom.  Since 2002 more than 1,200 people have participated in English as a Second Language, GED, Computer, 'Parents helping Parents', and various other life skills programs and classes offered at the Pharr Church.  .....read more.

Discipleship Opportunities

As Members of this congregation of Christ’s Church we have covenanted with God and one another to participate in the ministries of the church through our prayers, our presence, our gifts and our service.