Local Mission Work:
One of the long standing traditions at Castleton United Methodist Church takes place on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Families are asked to bring gifts for children and teens as well as non-perishable food items for those less fortunate. All of the items are brought to the altar to be consecrated before being packed and taken to both Fletcher Place and Barnes United Methodist Church for distribution.
Castleton United Methodist Church works through Metro Ministries to support a variety of local missions in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. To download a brochure about Metro Ministries, click here. Many of the services of Indy Metro Ministries that Castleton UMC participates in are also listed below:
Asian Help Services
Provides support to Asians transitioning to the central Indiana area.
Brightwood Community Center
Serves the Martindale-Brightwood community on the near east side of Indianapolis through their food pantry, clothing store, after school and summer programs for children and youth, life skills and literacy skills for adults, and seniors programs.
East Tenth Children and Youth
Serves children and youth on the east side of Indianapolis through its’ preschool, sports activities, and … God’s Souper Bowl provides weekly meals.
Fletcher Place Community Center
Serves the southeast area of Indianapolis with its’ food pantry, clothing store, meals programs, preschool, computer skills training, and life and literacy skills programs for adults.
Vida Nueva United Methodist Church & Centro Familiar
Serves the west side of Indianapolis with its’ food pantry, meals, computer training, legal clinic, clothing store, English as a second language classes, kids programs, and literacy skills program.
Helping Hands is another program of Metro Ministries, Inc. We team with other United Methodist Churches in the Indianapolis Central District to provide support in the greater Indianapolis area by connecting people in need of help maintaining their homes with mission teams able to do the work. The focus is on the elderly, and those with physical disabilities or health challenges.
Jail Ministries
Provides ways to connect with those incarcerated in local prisons through Bible studies and support after release.
Old Bethel UMC Food Pantry
Provides emergency food assistance to residents of Warren and Lawrence townships in Indianapolis.
Fishers UMC Food Pantry
Provides emergency food assistance to residents of Hamilton County.
Lawrence Caring Center Food Pantry
Provides emergency food assistance to residents in Lawrence township, Indianapolis.
