Homeless Ministries
Helping Hands
Our Helping Hands ministry meets every Thursday from 9am-1pm to prepare meals, supplies, and hygiene kits, and to deliver these to those experiencing houselessness, hunger, and poverty in our community. More than just delivering food and supplies, this ministry seeks to build relationships with those in our community who are marginalized due to their housing and financial situations.
For more information or to sign up, contact Rochelle Wagoner at rwagoner8@cox.net
Ice Angels
Quail Springs UMC partners with Mosaic United Methodist Church and other churches across the metro to provide food, clothing, supplies, and more to those experiencing houselessness, hunger, poverty, and need in and around downtown Oklahoma City.
From Mosaic UMC’s page:
“Ice Angels began during a string of 100+ degree days in Oklahoma.
Ice Angels were started by Lenny and Mary Kaplan. We try to give a hand up to the homeless. Our focus is primarily the hardcore homeless who chose not to go into shelters. During the hot summer, we saw how the homeless were suffering in the relentless heat. We started by distributing ice water to the homeless. While distributing ice water, we observed people dumpster diving for food. We had frequent requests for food. We started delivering sack lunches 3 days a week. We then received requests for clothes, hoodies, and coats especially during the cold weather. We have become the "Walmart" to the homeless. We daily carry a trunk full of jeans, tee shirts, shorts, shoes, under wear, socks, tooth paste, tooth brushes, dog and cat food.
We have provided transportation to doctor appointments and assisted in getting state identification, birth certificates, and social security cards. Dealing with this paper work can be very intimidating as many are unable to read or write. Transportation to get from the multiple offices is difficult for the homeless.
We also do free HIV and Hepatitis C screening. Results are available and reported to a person in 20 minutes.”
For more information, please visit Mosaic UMC, or contact our church office at 405-755-9477