After the Harvest is a locally-based, locally-focused hunger-relief nonprofit that provides fresh produce to food pantries, food banks, and agencies that feed hungry people. During harvest season, SMUUCh members help them by gleaning produce that would otherwise stay in the fields and orchards. Often it is deemed unacceptable for market, but is still healthful and useful. Learn more

To help address the problem of hunger among the Kansas City area poor and homeless populations, SMUUCh, along with many other area churches, partners with the Cross-Lines kitchen. Be part of the Hunger Team and help prepare and serve a nutritious lunch once a month! Choppers, cooks and servers needed. Contact Ann Schwartz for more information.

The SMUUCh Giving Grove is an edible tree and shrub garden tended by SMUUCh and other community volunteers in partnership with Giving Grove and Kansas City Community Garden. Once the trees and bushes mature, the harvest will be used to help the food insecure in our local community. Volunteer opportunities for weeding, watering, pruning and general tree tending are available throughout the year. There are also opportunities to assist in other Giving Groves around Kansas City. Chip Sitzman: csitzman@gmail.com and Mike Monthey: memonthey@gmail.com

IHN is a nonprofit organization serving homeless families in Johnson County. Its mission is to unite and enable the faith community to provide homeless families with emergency shelter and meals, as well as compassionate assistance with social services, and relationships with caring people in the faith community. Our church serves a support church, meaning that once every two to three months, we provide support to a hosting church. During our week, church volunteers provide meals for the families and stay with families in the evening and overnight. Jan Davis: jandogdavis@gmail.com

This group promotes the SMUUCh AIDS Walk team and other AIDS-related advocacy. Terry Cushman: tlcushman@gmail.com

Join a team working with three other area churches to support Rosehill School through volunteering time and donating material resources to help bridge the gap in school funding and to provide after school tutoring for at-risk students once a week during the school year in a neighborhood school. This is an opportunity to help our local community. Vickie Trott: vltrott@gmail.com, Yvonne Gibbons: gibbonsyvonne@gmail.com, Pat Duggan: patsduggan@gmail.com

Our church members join with members of Salem Lutheran Church to distribute food every Thursday morning and late afternoon, to more than 40 families who have been identified as being in need by the Rosehill and Rising Star school staffs. We also do two food drives a year to help stock the food pantry. Jane O’Neil: jgoneil@kc.surewest.net

Our church members join with members of Salem Lutheran Church to distribute food every Thursday morning and late afternoon, to more than 40 families who have been identified as being in need by the Rosehill and Rising Star school staffs. We also do two food drives a year to help stock the food pantry. Jane O’Neil: jgoneil@kc.surewest.net

Our church members join with members of Salem Lutheran Church to distribute food every Thursday morning and late afternoon, to more than 40 families who have been identified as being in need by the Rosehill and Rising Star school staffs. We also do two food drives a year to help stock the food pantry. Jane O’Neil: jgoneil@kc.surewest.net

Our church members join with members of Salem Lutheran Church to distribute food every Thursday morning and late afternoon, to more than 40 families who have been identified as being in need by the Rosehill and Rising Star school staffs. We also do two food drives a year to help stock the food pantry. Jane O’Neil: jgoneil@kc.surewest.net

Sunflower Head Huggers is the local satellite group of a national organization, Head Huggers, started in 2001 by a fellow UU with the mission to provide soft, warm hats for people who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy. Sunflower Head Huggers creates, collects, and distributes caps and hats through the University of Kansas Hospital and Cancer Centers. Diane Meyers: clioagain@gmail.com

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We need lots of tender, loving care to keep our church grounds and flower gardens in good shape. Different tasks for different skill levels are always available. Jim Crist: jim.crist@outlook.com

We have a very large building and a very small but hardworking paid staff to manage and maintain it. If you like cleaning, painting, fixing things, working with tools, inside or out, your service will be most welcome. Jay Hetz: hetz@smuuchurch.org

Don’t have a green thumb, but want to serve the church in some outdoor way? Join the Lawn Ranges. This group helps keep the grass on our 14-acre property mowed. If you’ve never used a riding lawn mower before, training is provided. Randy Burdge: randallburdge@yahoo.com

Help maintain the books and choose new purchases for the church library. No scheduled meetings. Kris Koehler: kmkoehler@gmail.com

The church needs your technological expertise in many areas: computers, networking, internet, web site design/maintenance, sound systems, video. Jay Hetz: hetz@smuuchurch.org

A welcoming church environment and orderly worship experience don’t just happen. In our church they happen through the volunteer effort of members and friends who serve on one of 4 Hospitality Teams. Each Sunday, team members serve as greeters, ushers, sound engineers, and kitchen helpers. This is a great way to ease into church service—one Sunday a month. Fern Aron: fernaron1@gmail.com

A welcoming church environment and orderly worship experience don’t just happen. In our church they happen through the volunteer effort of members and friends who serve on one of 4 Hospitality Teams. Each Sunday, team members serve as greeters, ushers, sound engineers, and kitchen helpers. This is a great way to ease into church service—one Sunday a month. Fern Aron: fernaron1@gmail.com

A welcoming church environment and orderly worship experience don’t just happen. In our church they happen through the volunteer effort of members and friends who serve on one of 4 Hospitality Teams. Each Sunday, team members serve as greeters, ushers, sound engineers, and kitchen helpers. This is a great way to ease into church service—one Sunday a month. Fern Aron: fernaron1@gmail.com