Volunteer to Serve
Volunteers are always needed for the many varied missions and outreach projects at Wheatland. If you would like to get involved, contact the church office for more details.
Feed the Hungry Mission: Dick’s Legacy
Feed the Hungry Mission: Dick’s Legacy started with a few members making sandwiches on their kitchen table and has grown to feeding homeless and the hungry in homes and apartments, as well as providing for their individual needs. Volunteers include Wheatland members and friends, Trinity Church, First DeSoto UMC, and Homeless Coalition of Dallas Food Pantry.
Donations of goods, cash or checks, (add memo “Dick’s Legacy”) make all this possible:
Sack lunches with sandwiches, chips, cookies, fruit and an inspirational “God Card”
Groceries including dry goods, meats, milk, bread, cereal and fresh vegetables
Personal hygiene bags with soap, washcloth, toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, toilet paper, shampoo, lotion
Devotional books and Bibles
Bus passes, tents, tarps, kitchen supplies
Coats, gloves, hats, blankets in the winter
T-shirts, socks, underwear year-round
Pet supplies including food, crates, leashes, collars, and tags
Food Collection Baskets
The Missions Committee has an ongoing food collection that is delivered by volunteers to families without transportation. The food collection baskets are at the entrances to the sanctuary to remind us to keep the needy in our prayers and on our grocery lists. Non-perishable items are needed, such as: Pork and Beans, Soup, Peanut Butter, Tuna, Dry Beans, Canned Fruit, Rice, Pasta, Canned Vegetables, Pudding and Jello.
Care Portal
Wheatland is a “Connecting Church” for area children in need, including Carter High School. Donations help provide school uniforms, school supplies, and other essential needs for children.
Food Pantry
Wheatland’s Food Pantry is in the planning stages, to provide groceries to the community.
Orchard Mission
Wheatland’s Orchard Mission is in the planning stages, as we learn more about planting fruit trees and harvesting the fruit to share with our community.
Veterans Village
The Veteran’s Village is in the planning stages, with hopes of providing transitional housing to local veterans.