Serving in Philly
Chosen 300
UDLC serves dinners to the homeless in Philadelphia every second Saturday of the month by cooperating with Chosen 300 Ministries which is run by Brian Jenkins, of Zion Baptist Church in Ambler. You can help serve the food outdoors (in summer) near the parkway, or indoors all winter at their Spring Garden location! We volunteer by cooking, assisting in brief worship service before dinner, and serving food to the guests on the second Saturday of each month. Click the button below to volunteer.
Local Food Cupboards
This local outreach contributes staple household and food items regularly to the Mattie Dixon Community Cupboard in Ambler and the Feast of Justice Community Cupboard at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mayfair. Upper Dublin collects food staples in our lobby during worship. Donations are welcome at any time!
St. James School
UDLC members volunteer and donate to support the great work of St. James School, a faith-based Philadelphia middle school in the Episcopal tradition, committed to educating traditionally underresourced students in a nurturing environment. The school is a community that provides a challenging academic program and encourages the development of the moral, spiritual, intellectual, physical and creative gifts in its students.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
You can share your prayers through your handiwork knitting or crocheting a prayer shawl. Our prayer shawl ministry makes an incredible impact on people going through difficult times. Often it is illness. Sometimes it is grief and loss. Sometimes the struggle can't be labeled, but it can be felt. Our Prayer Shawl ministry provides a tangible comfort with a spiritual message, somebody's praying for you.
Flea Market
Our annual flea market raises money for deserving local charities each February. Volunteers are needed in a variety of capacities.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Once or twice a year UDLC hosts a Red Cross Blood Drive.
Beds for Kids
One House At A Time (OHAAT) is a 501(c)3 organization that began as an outreach ministry in 1998 at UDLC. Our “Beds for Kids” program aims to provide children living under the poverty level who are forced to sleep on the floor, on sofas or crowded into a bed with family members with their own bed to sleep in. We know that poor sleep goes hand-in-hand with poor health and poor school performance. In 2019 OHAAT delivered 1,524 beds for children in the greater Philadelphia area.
Family Promise
We have a longstanding relationship with the Interfaith Hospitality Network which currently includes sponsoring an apartment at Hope Gardens. In the past we have helped renovate Hope Forest and hosted their pop-up shelter. We are in conversation with them about future projects as well.