Making a difference in the community

Committed to serving its community, Sparks UMC supports several local elementary schools, operates a weekly food pantry, provides meals to the homeless, and manages a Human Needs Fund to assist individuals facing short-term crises.

Our Outreach and Social Justice Committee wants

to share the opportunity to support our local small businesses!

Vital N Green is a family run business (with no outside help hired) that has served the Reno and Sparks area since 1999. We offer a variety of services for your lawn care needs.

Vital N Green specializes in Aeration, Dethatching, Lawn Fertilizing & Weed Control, Tree and Shrub Fertilization, and Weed Control in Landscape Beds.

CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE UPDATE

Thank you to everyone who donated gift cards for our Christmas Giving Tree!

We collected $2,635 in gift cards, which were divided and delivered to the counselors at Robert Mitchell, Greenbrae, and Florence Drake Elementary Schools.

They were very appreciative and grateful to be able to share these gifts with families in need. Thank you for sharing God’s love with our neighbors! 🎄❤️

HUMAN NEEDS MINISTRY UPDATE

Thanks to your generosity, the Human Needs Ministry has gifted $4,007 this year of 2025 to help with rent, utilities, phone bills, and memorial services. The need continues to grow, but together we are making a real difference in our community. Thank you for supporting our Human Needs Ministry!

High school is challenging enough without the added burden of worrying about where your next meal will come from or where you'll sleep at night. Project 150 provides support to nearly 3,500 homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged students across more than 30 high schools in Northern Nevada. Their Reno facility operates year-round, offering clothing, school supplies, food, and essential support to help students stay in school. This year, we dedicated our Christmas Eve offering to support Project 150.

Sparks United Methodist Church recently completed its third campaign in partnership with Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt) to alleviate medical debt for Nevada families. This remarkable effort resolved $1,246,000 in medical debt for 1,011 families across Nevada, including $921,700 for 751 families in Washoe County. Across all three campaigns, Sparks UMC has helped eliminate $3,626,000 in medical debt for a total of 2,471 families. The church is deeply grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Undue Medical Debt to make this impact.