Action | Mission | Outreach | Alamo Heights United Methodist Church

At AHUMC, our mission is to partner with God in bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to earth by making disciples of Jesus Christ. Jesus said, “love the Lord your God with all of your heart, soul, and strength,” and “love your neighbor as yourself.” He also said, “as you go, make disciples of all peoples, baptizing them…and teaching them.” Our outreach is guided by both the great commandment and the great commission. The people of AHUMC share the good news of the Kingdom of Heaven in a lot of different ways, some of which you’ll find highlighted here. We encourage engagement in the local community, around the world, and in everyday interactions with the world around us.

You’ll find information for several of our ministries and partner agencies here,

but if you have questions about what we are doing contact Rev. Robert Ortiz.

The mission of the Hope Center is to offer hope where there is little to be found. We offer financial aid and food, but more importantly, we offer care and an ear to listen.

Our priority is to help people well. We want to help each person that we see as best as we can. We seek to empower people to take ownership of their lives.

The Hope Center currently needs a few more volunteers. If you would like to help us out on Monday or Wednesday morning, please contact Robert. Our volunteers listen to, pray for, and offer hope to those in need within our own neighborhood.

Need assistance?

We want to be there for you in your time of need. Please stop by the Front Desk of the church by entering into the Atrium on the north side of the building. The hours of operation for the Hope Center are Monday or Wednesday 9-11:30 a.m.

Please bring the following documents:

US photo ID for all adults in household
SS Card for all in household
Verification of current address
Current lease or bill
All income statements for last 30 days
Documentation of payments toward bill

Eligible zip codes:

78201, 78208, 78209, 78212, 78213, 78215, 78216, 78217, 78218, 78233, 78234, 78239

Border Ministries

We have been serving and supporting our brothers and sisters in Piedras Negras, Mexico since 2006. Our missionaries primarily partner with three organizations that we have enjoyed long an fruitful relationships with. House of Mercy Orphanage is home to roughly 30 children and Casa Bethesda Orphanage is a home for 27 residents with mental and physical disabilities. We also partner with Aleluya Church supporting a children's feeding program and selling beautiful wooden crosses. These organizations are bringing the hope of the gospel and providing a loving home to the poor, the abused, and the abandoned in Piedras Negras, Mexico.

We have both day trips and weekend trips. If you would like to attend a trip, keep an eye here to find new about upcoming trips! If you have questions, please contact Wendy Meaden, 210-365-5315, or use this contact form.

MORE Water for Kenya

From 2009 to 2014, MORE grew as a movement within the local church and formed strategic partnerships with both merchandisers and missionaries like Bob Nicol-our drilling team leader. In 2014, MORE was launched out of the local church with the hope of building awareness and raising money beyond a local movement. MORE now strives to send not only money but also volunteers with MORE Water 4 Kenya to assist in the drilling of water wells in Kenya.

Your support of the MORE movement is crucial in solving the clean-drinking water problem now. Through donations, alternative consumerism, wearing MORE gear, and volunteering for MORE events or MORE trips to Kenya, you can save lives. Globally, 775 million people lack access to safe, clean drinking water. Over 2 million people die each year from water-related diseases, such as diarrhea. In fact, the dehydration that stems from diarrhea can claim as many as 2,000 children in Africa each day.

Likewise, your support is not abstract and is never too small to have an impact. Whether you shop in the MORE STORE, make a donation, or volunteer with MORE, you can rest assured that your support is being directed to providing safe, clean water to someone who needs it. For more information, contact Bob Nicol.

Kairos Ministry

Kairos is an international group with local participation through AHUMC. The purpose of Kairos is to follow Jesus’ words, to visit the people and encourage the church in prison. Most often, we work at the Torres Unit in Hondo, TX. We have opportunities for men and women. For more information, contact Lance Freeman.

Interfaith Welcome Coalition

AHUMC has partnered with the Interfaith Welcome Coalition to addresses the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, and at-risk immigrants. One service they offer is the Migrant Overnight Shelter which welcomes and provides a quiet space where they can rest before embarking on the final phase of their long journey to family or sponsor. When there are more families than the shelter can accommodate, volunteer families in the overnight hospitality program welcome guests into their home where they are given a warm meal, comforting support, and restful accommodation for the night.

African Connection

African Connection sends a team of missionaries from AHUMC each year to Burundi, Africa. Burundi remains one of the poorest countries in the world after a turbulent and often violent colonial history. Our mission teams help to provide basic need to the people of Burundi and support the local churches through pastoral and ministry training. For more information, contact Adam Fraser.

Fishing Under the Bridge

Our ministry meets to work in the kitchen of Haven for Hope, a large facility for the homeless in downtown San Antonio. Our teams help to provide nourishing meals and smiling faces to our neighbors in residence at Haven. We hope you’ll join us! As more people volunteer, we’d love to send more teams each month. We are currently visiting on the fourth Sunday of every month. For more information, contact Kathie Love.

Wesley Community Center

Located in the southside of San Antonio, the Wesley Community Center offers a variety of services to its neighbors in need. At AHUMC, we collect clothing to be distributed through the Wesley Community Center. If you have clothing to donate, we collect it in the bins in the large storeroom off of the CLC.

Outreach Committee

The Outreach Committee at AHUMC has been tasked with responsibly disbursing funds that our members generously give for various efforts both locally and globally. If you are interested in serving, use this contact form.

Blueprint Ministries

Blueprint Ministries is a non-profit organization in the heart of urban San Antonio that provides servant leadership training for youth and adults while restoring homes for elderly, disabled and low income residents.

Haven for Hope

Haven for Hope was created to offer a centralized location for the homeless people of San Antonio. They work with numerous partners, offering shelter, sustenance, training, mental health, and recovery services.

Project Transformation

Project Transformation’s collaborative model of ministry harnesses the creative energy and leadership of college age young adults, who live in intentional Christian community, and lead summer and after-school programs for children in various underserved neighborhoods. Each week, interns meet with church and nonprofit leaders to explore various ministry-related vocations and spend time discerning their vocational call to life-long service. The programs are held at United Methodist churches located in the heart of low-income neighborhoods, thereby helping those churches connect in meaningful ways with their communities. Dozens of other churches and organizations throughout southwest Texas partner together to support this work, investing in young lives with their time and resources.

San Antonio Youth Literacy

We provide one-on-one support to children in San Antonio by empowering them with the skills needed to read to learn while fostering self-confidence and an enjoyment of reading.Our vision is that every child in South Texas enters 3rd grade reading at level.

Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels San Antonio prepares and delivers hot, nutritious meals each weekday to older and disabled community members living throughout Bexar, Frio and Atascosa Counties. Every weekday Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers more than a meal to 3,500 of your neighbors.

Street 2 Feet

We promote health in mind, body, and spirit with individuals experiencing homelessness in San Antonio, using a walking/running 5k training model as medicine. S2F believes health & exercise is not a luxury for the privileged but a necessity for all.

Project Transformation is an effort led at the conference level to bring together churches, college students, and children each summer. Churches equip Project Transformation and the college interns to run summer reading camps at several host church sites for 8 weeks each summer. As you might imagine, Covid-19 has caused PT to alter their plans for the summer. Project Transformation has created a new way to continue to engage children in their reading camps digitally.

This is where you come in. The AHUMC Missions and Outreach Task Force would like to invite you to join us in equipping and engaging these children for the program.

First, the Missions and Outreach Task Force has committed our church to providing Project Transformation with 100 summer kits for the children enrolled in their program. We need you to purchase and organize these kits. Click here and you find the lists for the summer starter kit and each of the eight subsequent weeks. We ask that you purchase and package the items and then contact Robert Ortiz using the form below to arrange the transfer. PT estimates each child’s kit to cost roughly $65.

Second, pen pals and reading buddies are needed to connect with the children weekly. Pen pals will mail letters and reading buddies will engage digitally. You can register for these opportunties here!

If you are unable to purchase or package a kit, but would like to contribute to the effort financially contact us below.