On the third Saturday of each month, join Cargill UMC in offering a free community meal. Serving opportunities: cooking, set-up, serving and clean-up. Check the Events Calendar for details.
The CROP Hunger Walk saves families around the world of heartbreak and pain that comes with hunger. It is a fun, family-friendly walk to raise funds and awareness. Please contact Chris Devine, the Recruitment Captain for Cargill. She can be reached at 608-359-8885. Cargill UMC is pleased to again host the Janesville Area Crop Hunger Walk this year. Participating teams from around the area will gather at Cargill that day to begin the walk.
In 2026, Cargill UMC raised $ $17,043 | Overall more than $70,000 was raised from the generosity of 13 Janesville churches
Learn more about, join our team or donate to the CROP Walk
Through this faith-based organization, we help low-income individuals and families with housing, food, transportation and other emergency needs. ECHO stands for Everyone Cooperating to Help Others.
Serving opportunities include Christmas Giving Tree, Community Meal, Food Pantry, School Supply collection and packing, Soup-er Bowl, Thanksgiving Meal.
Help support ECHO’s food pantry!
All non-perishable food items are welcome, but they especially need:
Jesus led by example. He showed us how to love and accept everyone by serving them. He asks us to do the same. This is why we support the “God Is Faithful Temporary Shelter” (GIFTS), a men’s shelter in Janesville. Serving opportunities include intake workers, overnight hosts, providing meals (breakfast or supper) and laundry.
Cargill is the host of GIFTS Men’s Shelter four times a year. Check the Events Calendar for details on our next opportunity to serve. For more information call Brian Schmoldt at 608-247-2461.
You can also serve GIFTS as an individual or family. Check out our open spots and choose a time that works for you (please note that our overnight volunteers must complete an online application) We welcome pre-made meals that can be frozen (for 20 servings), meat that can be frozen, and non-perishable food items to help!
Overnights (volunteer application)
Cargill UMC delivers 180 meals per year to residents of Janesville.
We are thankful for all the volunteers in the past and urgently need new volunteers to help get meals to those who need it the most. Delivery takes less than an hour and can easily be done during a lunch break.
For more information call Marla Verdone at 608-758-9468.
Precautions are available to keep delivery as safe as possible including no contact delivery, vaccine requirements and masking.
Learn more about Meals on Wheels
For more information on the above opportunities, please call the church office at 608-752-0548.
The General Board of Global Ministries is the worldwide mission, relief, and development agency of The United Methodist Church, working with partners and churches in more than 115 countries to equip and transform people and places for God’s mission. Global Ministries connects the church in mission through the sending of missionaries, evangelism and church revitalization, disaster response and recovery led by the United Methodist Committee on Relief, and global health.
If you want to contribute, you can do so directly through our Give Online link.
