Pacific Beach United Methodist Church is involved in several programs that seek to reach beyond the walls of the church and into our local and global community. Click on a link to jump to a specific ministry, or scroll down to see them all!

• Wednesday Night Ministry
• Interfaith Shelter Network
• Softball
• Additional Outreach Programs

Special Reports

Click on these links for special reports on recent PB UMC outreach events:

• Pride Report 2007
• Pride Report 2006
• Pride Report 2004
• Pride Report 2002 
• Guatemala Report 2002:  Mission Accomplished!
• Pride Report 2001 
• Pride Report 2000 

Wednesday Night Ministry

Pacific Beach United Methodist Church remembers that when Jesus' disciples came to him and said, "Dismiss the crowds, they¹ll be getting hungry," Jesus said, "They don¹t need to go away, YOU give them something to eat." (Matthew 14:13-21)

Every Wednesday evening at 5:30 pm, a free meal is served to hungry and homeless people. The food is donated from various sources, and volunteers set up, serve, and clean up. The number of guests ranges from 75 to 150 people (men, women, and children).

In addition to the meal, PB UMC is host to free medical and dental clinics operated by UCSD. Acupuncture is offered by the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Guests sign up to see a practitioner as they enter the social hall for the meal.

Our goal is for our guests to experience caring community, to eat a nutritious meal, and to tend to their health needs. A brief meditation and prayer is offered between first and second servings of the meal.

A partnership has also been established with the Welcome Door Foundation. The Welcome Door Foundation is a San Diego-based 501.C.3 non-profit organization, using a brand new approach to provide healing for the homeless in the Pacific Beach area and its surrounding communities. The Welcome Door Foundation is organized to offer a unique, compassionate environment to the chronically homeless, one which promotes self-healing and provides the basis for learning responsibility, gaining skills, and pursuing new beginnings. Pacific Beach United Methodist Church appreciates Welcome Door's many contributions to its ongoing homeless ministry. For more information, visit the Welcome Door web site.

Volunteers wishing to help serve the meal should arrive at the church at 5:15 to be part of the brief orientation meeting.

Interfaith Shelter Network

Each year, PB UMC welcomes guests into our church as part of the Interfaith Shelter Network program. Guests receive dinner, breakfast, and a warm place to spend the night.

"My stay at the Interfaith Shelter has been very helpful.  All the volunteers are dedicated, generous people.  This time has allowed me to get back on my feet and save some money towards rent.  Hopefully, I will move into a decent place and get stabilized." -  Diana 

"When I first came to this city, I was broke and destitute, with no job, only one change of clothes and very little hope.  The Interfaith Shelter program changed my situation for the better. I got a job working full-time and an entire wardrobe of new clothes. The people who helped us at the churches were very nice and the dinners they fixed and served us were absolutely divine. I am very thankful for your help and hospitality." - Cecil

Softball

PB UMC sports its own softball team, the Green Flash, that plays in a city league. This program is a fun way to spend time with other church members as well as be out in the community meeting other players and their families.

Additional Outreach Programs

PB UMC supports several additional outreach programs:

• We support the Christian Community Service Agency in several ways:
  • We donate clothes for the "Back To School" Clothing Drive.
  • We sponsor a family at Christmas time, becoming responsible for gifts and Christmas dinner.
  • We donate food for distribution to hungry clients .
  • We sell scrip as a way of helping to raise funds for the agency.
• We have a missionary partnership with Toshi Yamamoto and Claudia Genung-Yamamoto, both ordained United Methodist clergy. Toshi is with the National Council of Churches in Japan, and Claudia is a pastor.
• We support Metro (United Methodist Urban Ministries) Good Neighbor Centers by supplying food, diapers, and baby formula for distribution to families in need.

To find out more about any outreach program, just contact the church!

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