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Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network (WIHN)

Three times a year, we serve as a host church for homeless families in transition.  Read more…

“Lunch Bag” Ministry

Fairmont has a “Lunch Bag” ministry.  We keep the fixin’s for a bag lunch and hand them out to those asking for food.  Food donations are welcome.  Suggested donations : pop top tuna, other canned meat, fruit cups, juice boxes, other foods that don’t need to be heated.

Ongoing Service Opportunities

  • Interfaith Food Shuttle – Our United Methodist Women are working on “food packs” for children in summer food programs.
  • Urban Ministries of Wake County – We receive a monthly offering for “crisis intervention” and gather food regularly for their “food pantry.”
  • Healing Place For Men (bus to service each Sunday night, bus back after NA meeting)
  • Dee Phillips Campership Fund (an endowed fund that provides some financial support to children in need going to one of our 3 camps)
  • Flood buckets and health kits and school kits, in response to disasters or ongoing crises.
  • Zimbabwe Orphans Endeavor (ZOE) – in support of “AIDS orphans” in central Africa.

Yearly Service Opportunities

  • Stop Hunger Now’s “Operation Sharehouse” provides a “hands on” way to feed the world’s hungriest people. SHN is headquartered at Fairmont, the Sharehouse is off Lake Gresham Road.
  • CROPWALK For The Hungry – Each “first Sunday” in October, we join Raleigh’s finest citizens in “walking because they walk,” raising funds for the hungry of the world and Raleigh.
  • AIDSWALK – In support of agencies addressing needs of people with AIDS, we walk raise awareness, funds, and faith.
  • Robeson County Church and Community Christmas Store (gifts taken around 2nd Monday of December each year)
  • Work Teams (this year to D’Iberville, MS)
  • Halloween Party for children in poverty (several come from homeless facilities) (it’s games and food, nothing scary)
  • Adopting families at Christmas (usually 18-20, turkey, food, gifts for children)
  • Christmas Eve Dinner for men of The Healing Place, women of Helen Wright Center for Women, women of Mission House for Women, and as many church members and guests as come.