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June 1 to September 30

Healing Rides is a Wesley United Methodist Church ministry and serves as a free community service for our church members and the Bloomington/Normal community. Our mission is to offer healing through sunshine, fresh air, and personal interaction to those who may be marginalized due to age, physical or mental disabilities, or economics.

Healing Rides offers a bicycle ride on Bloomington’s beautiful Constitution Trail on a specially designed Duet "Go-Anywhere" Wheelchair Bicycle Tandem. Well-trained volunteers drive the bike chairs and have a genuine heart for this ministry. So sit back and let us take you for an hour of fun in the sun.

Please call the church office at 309-827-8046 to schedule a ride or learn more about becoming a volunteer. This experience will enhance the quality of our guest's and volunteers' lives.

Safe Harbor

Serving Meals at Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor works with clients to identify barriers and move toward self-sufficiency. Safe Harbor provides a safe, warm environment to sleep, storage of some personal belongings, breakfast and dinner (some people have meals that are not residents), shower and laundry facilities, and case management services, including access and referral to local resources. Safe Harbor also provides clients with clothes and personal hygiene products when available.

Safe Harbor is a homeless shelter run by the Salvation Army in Bloomington. Wesley partners with Safe Harbor on the third Thursday of each month to provide the evening meal for clients. Several groups from the church take turns providing meals throughout the year. Much of the funding for these meals comes from a unique offering taken by our youth group, Surge, on SouperBowl of Caring Sunday. If interested in serving at Safe Harbor, email Steve Brown or call 309-826-6803.

Faith in Action

Faith in Action is a nonprofit, interfaith organization that assists persons 60 years of age and over to help them remain independent with dignity and have an improved quality of life. The services of Faith in Action are accessible to the recipients.

Volunteers take seniors to medical appointments, shopping, meetings, and other necessary appointments. They also will make friendly home visits, telephone reassurance calls, and perform light home repairs and yard maintenance. Volunteers choose the type of service and the amount of time to give to FIA.

If you or someone you know might benefit from these services or volunteer to help a friend remain independent, please contact the Wesley Liaisons, Steven and Barb Brown, or the Faith in Action office at (309) 827-7780. You will find volunteering through FIA a rewarding experience!