About Us

United Ministries was founded in 1970 to help those in
their time of need with Emergency Assistance - food and
financial assistance - and evolved to provide resources
needed to help people emerge from poverty situations.

In 1989, services grew to include Place of Hope, a home-
less day shelter (the first in SC) that provides basic
hygiene and communication services, as well as in-depth
case management aimed at addressing the barriers
(mental or physical illness, substance abuse, etc.,) that
keep participants from long-term housing.

In 2002, United Ministries added the Learning Center which
offers Adult Education via free GED instruction, and
Greenville Technical College transition classes, as well as Employment Readiness which provides general and
job-specific training.

United Ministries is also home to one of the most unique
programs in our community – Our Eyes Were Opened –
an education and advocacy program for compassionate
individuals with resources to help.

Over 80 congregations support United Ministries as an
outreach ministry of their church, and even more groups
engage through food drives for our food pantry, warmth or
care package drives for the Place of Hope, and participation
in our annual Walk for the Homeless.