INSIDE THE WALLS OUTSIDE THE WALLS
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 Kids Zone 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
Feast for All is Broadway Community’s Thanksgiving dinner. The emphasis is on sharing a meal together in a spirit of thankfulness, and we open this event up to anyone in the surrounding area who would like to enjoy the meal with us. You can sign up for our planning meeting on October 20th at 4:30pm in the B Oliver Room or to help on the day of the event here.
Christmas is coming! So let’s get ready! Broadway’s Christmas Store is a ministry in partnership with TC Cherry School, where Broadway collects clothing items, displays them in a store setting, and invites parents from under-resourced families to come and shop for Christmas gifts for their children. At a cost of $5 per child, parents are encouraged to get 2 pairs of pants, 2 shirts, socks, underwear, tennis shoes and a coat. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of this wonderful, loving opportunity?
On Friday, December 13th we will have our Bright Lights Bash with photos with Santa, crafts for the kiddos, and cookies inside our Greenwood campus from 5-7pm.
You can help support this event: volunteering, by donating an item, making a monetary donation, or shopping our Amazon wishlist for supplies
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 sing with our Church Choir family to connect with new friends and new music! No training or commitment required. Contact Ellen Murrey Lockhart for more info on the Sanctuary Choir or Martha Christian for the Praise Choir in the MAC.
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.
Ongoing Serving Opportunities
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.
Be the first people to encounter our attendees. Welcome them to worship and assist as needed with directing people.
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).
Collect the church’s recyclables every other Thursday with no sorting required. Bag and take to the collection spot at the street at a time that works for your schedule.
Email Tonya Simpson to sign up
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.
515 Coombs St.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
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, Interim Exectutive 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.
Rhondell Miller, Director
Phone: (270) 782-1263
E-mail Rhondell Miller
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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