Since 1996, the Urban Ministry Center has been working with congregations of many faiths as well as colleges to open their facilities one night a week to provide shelter and food for the homeless during the winter months. Each site offers a warm, safe place to sleep, serves two meals (dinner and breakfast) and returns guests to the Urban Ministry Center the following morning.
The program (Room in the Inn) is a way for people of faith to become directly involved with people who are homeless. The simple goal is to keep homeless people from freezing on cold winter nights. A greater goal is to provide a loving relationship to the homeless, at least for a night.
University City UMC hosts Room in the Inn on Monday nights, December through March. This ministry provides dinner, a warm place to sleep, and breakfast for ten to twelve of our homeless neighbors. This is a great way for small groups to serve!
If you would like more information about RITI, please contact one of the coordinators. If you would like to sign up to staff one of the RITI nights, please contact Steve Maynard.
UCUMC RITI Coordinators
Steve Maynard 704-503-1779 or smaynard@bellsouth.net
LuAnne Stokes 704-503-6224 or lu_anne_stokes@bellsouth.net
John and Sue Winter 704-947-3145 or winterjohn@bellsouth.net
Phyllis Ginder 704-921-0926 or pmginder@att.net
