Our small groups provide dinner to and share in fellowship with the staff and students of the Augusta University Wesley Foundation on Monday evenings throughout the Fall and Spring semesters. The Foundation is a student United Methodist organization striving to create a faith-based community for young adults. Click here if you are interested in participating. And follow them on Facebook here and Instagram here!

Non-perishable food items are always available without permission for our neighbors and visitors in need through our Blessing Box in the church parking lot. Food donations can be made at marked bins at the church’s Sanctuary and office entrances or click here if you want to join in fighting local hunger. Click here for recommended food items to donate.

Some of us periodically do another “church” on Sunday mornings, extending Jesus Christ’s love from 10:30am to 12:30pm in downtown Augusta while helping Compass for Hope distribute clothing, toiletries, and food items to individuals experiencing homelessness. All you need is a big smile and a cheerful attitude! Click here if you are interested in participating. Click here to learn more about the Compass for Hope organization and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

We financially support Columbia County Cares throughout the year in its mission to provide food, health, and comfort items free of charge to local under-served families. Opportunities to give include our Benevolence Fund, our Souper Bowl for Caring in February, and our Thanksgiving offering.

Click here to learn more about the Columbia County Cares organization.

Columbia County Foundation for Children services meet the needs of local disadvantaged children and youth. Throughout the year we help on Saturdays by organizing clothing, furniture, and household items donated to its Helping Hands Thrift Store. Click here if you are interested in participating. Click here to learn more about the Columbia County Foundation for Children organization and its thrift store.

Church Teams travel every two years to Santo Domingo, Ecuador. They serve alongside TMS Global Missionaries, Graham and Sharon Nichols who are also 30-year members of Lewis Memorial. They bring compassion, hope, and love to hundreds of children and families.

The next trip is planned for Summer 2025. Click HERE if you have heard God’s call to ‘GO’, if you want to learn more about this opportunity, or if you would like to support the team financially.

Click HERE to read Graham and Sharon’s latest Mission Newsletter with ways to give should you feel called to do so.

We serve throughout the year at Golden Harvest Food Bank facilities to help them meet the needs of our local neighbors who struggle with hunger. Volunteers demonstrate love and compassion by helping pack meals for students, families, and seniors at the Faith Factory or serving a prepared lunch to over 200 persons of all ages at the Master’s Table. Click here if you are interested in being the hands and feet of Jesus Christ!

Click here to learn more about the Golden Harvest Food Bank organization.

Our youth serve one week in the Summer as the hands and feet of Christ in a North Georgia community by providing home repairs and fellowship to those in need. A typical day begins at 7:00 am with breakfast and devotional time followed by a full day of service, along with prayer and fellowship, and then dinner and a time of worship and prayer. This year’s event is June 5-9, 2024. Click here if your youth are interested in participating or if you want to financially support the team.

SafeHomes’ mission is to transform victims of domestic violence into survivors. Throughout the year we help on Saturdays by organizing donated clothing and hygiene items needed at its Emergency Shelter. Click here if you are interested in participating. Click here to learn more about the SafeHomes organization.

We support Wellroot Family Services through periodic events in its work to restore children and families from trauma through Jesus in light of the nearly 10,000 children in foster care in Georgia. Opportunities include donating items for an Easter basket in the Spring or purchasing gift cards for Back to School in the Fall. Click here if you are interested in participating. Click here to learn more about the Wellroot organization.

In June 2024, we are supporting the United Methodist Committee on Relief as it comes alongside those who suffer from natural or human-caused disasters to alleviate suffering and serve as a source of help and hope for the vulnerable. We will use financial contributions to purchase items for hygiene kits and then assemble them for the organization’s distribution in the United States and its territories. Click here if you are interested in contributing to or assembling the kits. Click here to learn more about the United Methodist Committee on Relief .