Each year, United Ministries holds fun and community-building events to build awareness, raise funds, and show appreciation to our supporters. Explore the events below, mark your calendars, and follow us on Facebook for upcoming opportunities to gather together with us!
One of Greenville’s longstanding community-wide events, United Ministries’ Transformation Walk brings together people from all walks of life to raise awareness about poverty in Greenville and those who are in need of a “hand-up” in order to move their lives in a positive direction. Beginning at Fluor Field, participants walk the three mile route that many people take when seeking assistance from valuable service agencies in downtown Greenville who are working to find solutions to poverty. Proceeds from the walk benefit all of United Ministries’ life changing programs that equip vulnerable individuals to become independent and productive members of our community.
Cost: Free/ Raise Funds as an Individual or Team
The Uniting for Change Luncheon draws community-minded and engaged individuals, congregations, civic leaders, and business professionals from all across the Greenville area. The 2017 event featured a dynamic keynote address from Dr. Matthew Desmond, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.
2018 Keynote Speaker: Kathryn Edin is one of the nation’s leading poverty researchers, working in the domains of welfare and low-wage work, family life, and neighborhood contexts. Edin has authored eight books and some 80 journal articles. The hallmark of her research is her direct, in-depth observations of the lives of low-income women, men, and children. Edin is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. At Johns Hopkins, she co-directs the Poverty and Inequality Research Lab and is founding faculty director of the 21st Century Cities Initiative, which seeks to bring cross-disciplinary teams of scholars together to work with cities to solve the critical urban challenges of the 21st Century.
We assist adults preparing to take the GED exam and then celebrate graduating students by providing full cap-and-gown graduation ceremonies with invitations to family members. Walking across the graduation stage is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Each year, we show our volunteers how much they mean to us during a luncheon provided by United Ministries. This year, Gaye Sprague, Greenville City Council Member, will join us for a talk on Affordable Housing in Greenville.
Get Involved:
Contact Claire Winkler at cwinkler@united-ministries.org or 864-335-2618.
At the end of each year, 25-50 members of the local community, including business and philanthropic leaders, gather to celebrate the achievements made in partnership with United Ministries.
Join the Summer Social on Facebook
Each quarter, United Ministries presents a happy hour for local young professionals and others to network and learn from one another. Previously held at Aloft’s WXYZ Lounge, Upstate Craft Beer Co., and Blues Boulevard Jazz, these casual events have been well attended and well received. Each venue has generously donated up to 20% of bar sales to United Ministries’ mission of serving and empowering those on the transformative journey to self-sufficiency.
Cost: Whatever you’d like to spend!
Contact Rebecca Ragland at rragland@united-ministries.org or 864-335-2614.
