INSIDE THE WALLS OUTSIDE THE WALLS
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Inside the Walls
Broadway’s ministry impacts over one thousand people inside the walls of the church each Sunday. This is no small task; it takes over three hundred volunteers giving of their time and talent every week. Volunteers operate cameras, serve coffee, visit nursing homes, prepare Broadway Kids snack, and the list goes on. You can take a Spiritual Gifts Assessment to help you identify your unique abilities and help Broadway connect you to a matching volunteer opportunity.
Special Events
Save the date! Tentative dates for Eastern KY mission trip at Henderson Settlement are September 21-24.
During Sunday Morning Worship
One hour per month can make a huge impact on the future of our church. All materials are prepared for you – just show up and show the love of Christ.
Come make a joyful noise with us to connect with new friends and new music! No training or commitment required for choirs. Contact Ellen Murrey Lockhart for more info on the Sanctuary opportunities or Martha Christian for the MAC opportunities.
Usher in the light of Christ into worship at our 8:15 or 11am service. This is a wonderful opportunity for families and children, but all are welcome.
Be the first to encounter our attendees. Welcome them to worship and assist as needed with directing people as a door greeter, prep, serve, and clean up on the communion team, and/or prep, serve, and clean up on the coffee team.
During the Week
Answer phone calls and doorbell and small office projects duing the week in the front office of the church.
Each week we need help setting up the chairs for Sunday morning services typically on Thursday mornings at 10am.
We also have a need for setting up the MAC immediately following the 9:30 service with tables and chairs for youth.
You can help support our Youth Small Groups by stacking chairs, coordinating and cooking a meal, signing up to set up and serve on a Sunday night, or financially sponsor a meal.
Additional Ways to Serve
Set up/clean up, serve and provide food/drink contributions to a Bereavement Meal hosted on site following a Celebration of Life Service of a church member.
This team assists in practical ways after the arrival of a new member in the family. This includes both birth of a newborn or the arrival of an adoptive child. Coordinated by volunteers, Broadway Babies will deliver meals to the family.
Lil’ Angels Attic (LAA) is a ministry of over 200 volunteers who come together each spring and fall to host a high-quality consignment sale of clothing and items from maternity & newborn to teens.
LAA is unique – as the area’s only not-for-profit sale, 100% of our profits are donated to local charities supporting children and families. Since 2003, LAA has donated nearly ONE MILLION DOLLARS worth of cash and merchandise to the Bowling Green area.
You can serve on the committee to help plan and execute the sales with a group of committed volunteers.
Photograph important events for our church. You can use your own camera or borrow one from the church.
A caring opportunity to be trained and released to give one on one support of an individual facing challenging circumstances. Regular training and supervision as well as 50 hours of training provided.
Keep a screenshot of the list on your phone to keep handy on your next trip to the grocery store. If each of us purchased a few extra food items each month, it would go a long to way address the food insecurity experienced by WKU’s most vulnerable students. Collection Bins are located in the Melrose Campus Office Entrance (Door A) and Welcome Center (Doors B & C). Drop-offs are made the Monday after Collection Sundays (1st & 3rd Sundays).
Outside the Walls
Outside the walls captures the countless ways we serve God in our community and world. Broadway has continued to seek out strategic partnerships—places where God is already at work and we can join in.
Many in our community are facing an affordable housing crisis. For some, a full-time job isn’t enough to cover the rent or mortgage and the rising cost of nutritious food, childcare, and transportation. HOTEL INC prioritizes working with individuals experiencing homelessness or living in the West End of Bowling Green, to overcome obstacles, connect with local resources, and establish attainable goals for self-sufficiency.
Founded with a gift from the Rau family in 1952, Loucon has served as a ministry of the United Methodist Church for Generations. Summer camps provide a faith foundation, welcoming kids from any (or no) church background to experience God’s love in Christian community. Our staff is committed to offering Christ-like hospitality to everyone so that every person who enters our gates will experience God’s love in a real way.
515 Coombs St.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
7/26/2025
10/25/2025
Prep: 7-9:30am
Delivery: 8:15-10am
STRATEGIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Broadway Away Missions
BAM supports the work of BUMC missionaries Justin & Ashley Guest and their ministry at The Center in Stockton, CA.
Seth Alexander, Broadway Team Leader
Phone: (270) 799-5011
E-mail Seth Alexander
Learn more about Justin and Ashley Guest
BUMC CHRISTMAS STORE
Each year season, Broadway provides a Christmas Store for under-resourced parents to come “shop” for their kids at minimal cost from a selection of needed clothing items.
Lynne Croxton, chair
Phone: (270) 843-3942
CAMP LOUCON
Loucon is a place where the staff strives to remove obstacles to grace so that campers and guests may fully experience all that God has in store for them with a focus on sharing the love and the message of Jesus.
Eric Van Meter, Director
Phone: (270) 242-7160
E-mail Eric Van Meter
Learn more about Camp Loucon
FOSTER ADOPTION VILLAGE
Broadway United Methodist’s Foster/Adoption Village is a resource for all of those in the community before, during and after the foster and/or adoption journey.
Chelsea Kickert & Marilee Forrest, Co-Chairs
Phone: (270) 843-3942
E-mail FAV
Learn more about FAV
The Foundry Christian Community Center
The Foundry develops leaders among the children and young people of the West End of Bowling Green through education, health and fitness, and spiritual development.
Shawna Woods, Executive Director
Phone: (270) 935-5290
Learn more about The Foundry
HOTEL INC
As a faith-based non-profit, HOTEL INC provides Warren County citizens with pathways to stable housing, community resources, building relationships, quality food, and serving our neighbors.
Karen Foley, Director
Phone: (270) 782-1263
E-mail Karen Foley
Learn more about HOTEL INC
LIL’ ANGELS ATTIC
Over 200 volunteers come together bi-annually to host a high-quality consignment sale of maternity and children’s items. 100% of profits are donated to local charities supporting women and children.
Cally Stuart & Melissa LaFleur, co-chairs
Phone: (270) 843-3942
E-mail Lil Angels Attic
Learn more about Lil Angels Attic
KY United Methodist Children’s Homes
Since 1871, Kentucky United Methodist Children’s Homes has been providing for the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of children and families in Kentucky.
Rev. Julie Hager Love, President/CEO
Phone: (270) 683-6481
E-mail KYUMH
Learn more about KYUMH
MEGAN’S MOBILE GROCERY
Part of the Housing Authority of Bowling Green, Megan’s Mobile Grocery is a grocery on wheels for impoverished areas so families can purchase the necessary staples at an affordable price.
Katie Miller
Phone: (270) 393-1099
E-mail Katie Miller
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School Partnerships
Broadway partners with two local elementary schools – T.C. Cherry and Cumberland Trace – to provide mentors, special event support, school supplies, and teacher appreciation.
Jennifer Shoemake, TC Cherry Elementary
Rebecca Perez, Cumberland Trace Elementary
WKU WESLEY FOUNDATION
The WKU Wesley exists to extend God’s Grace to all people and into all places at Western Kentucky University in order to make disciples who make disciples for the transformation of the world.
Landon Harting, Director
Phone: (270) 842-2880
E-mail WKU Wesley Foundation
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