Ministries – Elmwood & Rock Elm United Methodist Churches

Elmwood

Elmwood United Methodist Women

Come one, Come all, to the Elmwood UMW group on the second Wednesday of the month. It is a great time for fellowship, devotion, and fulfilling our mission. Our mission is to provide financial and material support to local, national and international ministries and programs such as the Elmwood Food Pantry, crisis and homeless shelters, Christmas gifts for shut-ins, monetary gifts to our graduates, Bibles for confirmands, etc. We support and help organize church functions such as the Harvest Dinner. Our main fundraiser is pie making. The proceeds are used to help support ministries, and maintaining the church building and programs. Hope to see you soon!

Elmwood Food Shelf

We help sponsor the local food pantry with donations and volunteers. The Elmwood Food Pantry serves the Elmwood School District and provides open hours twice monthly and provides emergency food service as needed.

Rock Elm

Rock Elm United Methodist Women

Our purpose as part of the larger district in Wisconsin and statewide Conference is to know God, to develop a supportive fellowship and to participate in the various global ministries of the Church. Rock Elm has a long history of summer Ice Cream Socials. The UMW organizes, prepares for and serves three Socials each summer with the help of the whole church membership. The proceeds from the Socials are used to help maintain the church building and programs. to give financial support to local, national and international ministries and programs such as the Elmwood Food Pantry, housing for families in need, missionaries in Central America and Africa, Christmas plants for shut-ins, monetary gifts to our graduates, Bibles for confirmands, etc. All women in the church and friends of the church are invited to join.

Rock Elm Ice Cream Social

A long standing tradition of the church is putting the ice cream socials in the summer. The socials started during the temperance movement in the 1800s with hand cranked ice cream. This social has carried on continuously until present day where we make about 80 gallons of ice cream for each social. The proceeds are used to support local church activities, to give financial support to local, national and international ministries and programs such as the Elmwood Food Pantry, housing for families in need, missionaries in Central America and Africa