Visit our youth page for summer mission trip information.
Summer Mission Trips
Summer Mission Trips
Visit our youth page for summer mission trip information.
local missions
Mt. Zion is involved in many local missions. Scroll down for more information about the individual missions.
Ada Jenkins center support
About Ada Jenkins
This local mission is a non-profit services agency, located in Davidson, providing programs and services focused on supporting those in need in Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, and South Iredell County. For more information on the Ada Jenkins Center see https://www.adajenkins.org.
Food Collection
Mt. Zion provides food donations to the food pantry. Collection bins are located in the Family Life Center, the upper level of the Education Building, the lower level of the Sanctuary Building outside the elevator and outside the Library in the church office area.
school supply collection
School supplies and backpacks are collected before the start of the school year. These supplies are taken to the Ada Jenkins Center and local children and youth are able to choose their needed supplies.
backpack food ministry
This ministry provides meals for elementary school children who would not have basic food on weekends. Volunteers donate a backpack of food for the children to take home each weekend. This program run concurrently with the school year.
Special holiday bags are also provided for local children and youth through the schools.
habitat for humanity
Mt. Zion is one of many churches in our area participating in the Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Building program. We contribute both financial support and volunteers to this local program.
Volunteer teams are needed at different times throughout the year.
prayer shawl ministry
The members of this group knit or crochet prayer shawls for people in crisis as well as baby blankets that are given to the infants baptized at Mt. Zion. Shawls are distributed by the Pastors or the Congregational Care Team.
Meets on Wednesday mornings
10 am - noon in the church parlor
additional mission opportunities
repairers of the breach
This ministry helps families in need identified by Ada Jenkins. At Christmas, families are provided with new clothing, gift cards, toys, and food.
room at the inn
Mt. Zion partners with the Urban Ministries Center in Charlotte and volunteers as a host site for their Room In the Inn (RITI) mission providing transportation, housing, and food to 10 neighbors who are homeless twice a month on Tuesday nights.
eASTER BASKETS FOR ADA JENKINS MISSION -SPONSORED THROUGH REPAIRERS OF THE BREACH
mt. zion in the community
YMCA Owls
Older, Wiser, Living Stronger
The local YMCA provides seniors with the opportunity to improve their physical, emotional, and spiritual health through exercise, wellness programs, and Christian fellowship.
Meets Wednesdays 2:00 - 3:00 pm in the Family Life Center Gym
Annual BBQ
Traditionally held on the first Saturday in November, this fundraising event is well-known and well-attended by the church and community. The BBQ is cooked throughout the night with the held of many dedicated adult and youth volunteers and sold the next day along with all the other fixings.
Contact the church office for more information on these ministries;
Phone: 704-892-8566
Email: info@mtzionumc.net