Reveille has so many great opportunities to get involved, from classes and music programs, to helping our neighbors, to serving within the church, and more! Thank you for deciding to connect with us! You can see links to sign up for all of our opportunities below.

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OPPORTUNITIES AT REVEILLE

Swansboro Partners Food Drive through March 15
The winter months are a critical time for food pantries and we are partnering with Fonticello Food Forest and Koinonia Community Church to help fill their shelves! Starting on February 15, please place donations of non-perishable food items on the shelves in the welcome center or bins outside. View needed items and drop-off details

Lenten Sermon Series “Out of the Wilderness,” February 22-March 29
Wilderness is real. Today it seems even more so.   Jesus lived there for forty days but made his way out, even if it was towards a cross.  For these weeks of Lent, we are going to look hard at those contemporary places of wilderness that come our way.  Come join us each week as we follow Jesus “Out of the Wilderness”, both then and now! Learn more

Support Helping Children Worldwide Through the Lenten Offering
This year’s Lenten offering supports Helping Children Worldwide, a Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and families through education, health care, and spiritual mentoring. Make your donation now. To donate by cash or check, please note “Lenten Offering” on your check memo or offering envelope.

Dedicate Flowers for Our Easter Services
You can make a dedication in honor or memory of a loved one and help beautify Reveille’s worship spaces on Easter Sunday. To have your dedication included in the Easter flower dedication listing on Easter Sunday, April 5, place your order online by March 22. You may also complete and return a paper form with your donation by mail or in the offering plate no later than March 22. Forms are also available at the worship check-in tables or from the church office. The suggested donation per dedication is $20.

This Month: Help with the Friends of the Homeless
Can you help Friends of the Homeless by making a casserole, purchasing food, or preparing food at Reveille that will be delivered and served at Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church? Sign up to help on February 26. On Sunday, February 22, come to the welcome center and pack bagged lunches after the 8:30 am service (no sign up).

Blueberry Garden Pruning at Shalom Farms, February 24
Join us at Shalom Farms, a Reveille food insecurity partner, for blueberry garden clean-up, including pruning, and clearing winter leaves, on Tuesday, February 24, 1:00-4:00 pm, at their Northside garden (1311 Westwood Ave., Richmond). Sign up to participate

Resisting Racial Injustice Conference, February 28
You are invited to this conference at Belmont UMC in Richmond on Saturday, February 28, 9:30 am-4:00 pm. The keynote speaker is Rev. Ben Campbell. Three workshops will also be offered, including Conversations as Resistance, Non-Violent Direct Action as Resistance, and Spiritual Formation as Resistance. The cost to attend is $20 and includes lunch. Learn more and register

Youth Sunday, March 1
Come celebrate our youth ministry as they lead the 11:00 am service with music and preaching next Sunday, March 1. At our 8:30 and 9:30 am services, Rev. Stephen Coleman will preach the sermon “Out of the Dark…Again?”

Comfort and Support Basket Ministry, March 7
Come be part of a new monthly group led by Julie Rector, dedicated to intentional, prayerful work creating comfort and support baskets for members of our church family. The group will hold its first meeting on Saturday, March 7, at 10:00 am in the welcome center. Learn more and register to attend by February 28.

Guest Preacher Bishop Tom Berlin, March 8
We are excited to welcome Florida Episcopal Area Bishop Tom Berlin as our guest preacher at the 8:30, 9:30, and 11:00 am services on Sunday, March 8. His sermon will focus on John 4 and the woman at the well.

Register for Safe Sanctuaries Training, March 8
Safe Sanctuaries training will be offered on Sunday, March 8, at 2:00 pm on Zoom. The session will be led by Karen Rios and covers Reveille’s policies and procedures that help protect both children and volunteers. To register and receive the Zoom link, visit www.bit.ly/ss-mar26.

Singers Liz Nance and Russell Lawson at Fellowship Club, March 10
You are invited to a live musical performance and lunch on Tuesday, March 10, at 11:00 am in the fellowship hall. This duo performs popular classic songs, including pop, country, bluegrass, Irish and American folk, oldies, light rock, and jazz. Lunch will follow their program. Register to attend

Gun Violence Prevention Forum, March 11
Join us for a forum on Gun Violence Prevention to learn how church communities and residents can work with local government officials and community partners to reduce gun violence. The program will take place on Wednesday, March 11, with a reception in the welcome center at 5:30 pm, followed by the forum at 6:00 pm in the sanctuary. Panelists participating in the event include United Methodist Church Virginia Conference Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson, Richmonders Involved to Strengthen Our Communities (RISC) Leader and Pastor Marvin Gilliam, City of Richmond Office of Gun Violence Prevention Director Greg Hopkins, Sgt. Tish Cushenberry from the Richmond Police Department, and T. Jasen Cooper, Associate Director for Climate and Culture for Richmond Public Schools. The panel will be moderated by WRIC-TV 8 News Anchor Eric Philips. This event is open to everyone, so please invite your neighbors, friends, and family to be part of this important conversation. RSVP to attend

Books and a Workshop on Breathwork, March 15
Are you looking for new ways to relieve stress? Reveille’s library has books focusing on ways to create calm in your life. Angela Cox will also host the workshop “Managing Stress Through Breathwork” on Sunday, March 15, at 12:15 pm in the library. Bring a lunch, and drinks and dessert will be provided. RSVP to attend

Holy Week

• Children’s Easter Celebration, March 28, 10:00 am-noon
• Palm Sunday Services and UWF Bake Sale, March 29 at 8:30, 9:30, and 11:00 am
• Holy Thursday Meal and Service, April 2 at 6:00 pm
• Good Friday Service, April 3 at 7:00 pm
• Easter Sunday Services, April 5 at 6:45, 8:15, 9:30, and 11:00 am

Prison Ministry Dinner Programs, April 8 and 15
Join Reveille United Methodist Church and Koinonia Community Church for evening programs in the fellowship hall on prison ministry. On April 8, Rev. Jim Melson will discuss the history of mass incarceration. On April 15, Pastor Jay Scruggs will talk about the importance of prison ministry. A dinner will be served before each program. Register to attend

Music Events: Save the Dates

• Swansboro Elementary and Reveille’s Children’s Music Concert, April 28
  Children’s Sunday and Musical, May 3 at 11:00 am
• Mission Benefit Concert, May 3 at 4:00 pm
• Esther Youth Musical, June 4-7

Celebrate Reveille’s 75th Anniversary, June 14
Save the date for Reveille’s 75th anniversary celebration, themed “Where Faith Becomes Family,” on Sunday, June 14! We will have one worship service at 10:00 am in the sanctuary. Then, everyone is invited to enjoy a delicious barbecue lunch with all the fixings, plus lots of fun activities like bounce houses, a magician, a balloon artist, and more!

Registration is now open for our children’s summer programs!

• Kids Camp, June 15-18: This fun-filled summer mission camp for rising third to sixth graders focuses on daily mission trips throughout Richmond, music, art, and activities that serve God and others. Register here
• Vacation Bible School, July 13-16: Children aged 4 to rising second grade will enjoy rotations between a variety of activities, and the theme “Snowball Mountain Challenge” will focus on how we find our strength in God. Register here

Come on the 2026 Lake Junaluska Trip, June 21-26
We will participate in the Music and Worship Arts Week at Lake Junaluska in North Carolina, June 21-26, 2026! This retreat center offers Christian hospitality, vibrant worship, seminars, concerts, outdoor recreation, and more in a beautiful lakefront setting. For more information, please contact Daniel Banke. Register for the trip.

Join the Medical Mission Trip to Honduras, July 11-18
The Friends of Barnabas Medical Mission Team will travel to Honduras, July 11-18, 2026. We are currently seeking licensed healthcare providers, including those with an MD, NP, PA, and RN degree. If you would like to learn more about this impactful ministry and how to join our 2026 trip, please contact team leader Claire Kaugars.

Other Opportunities

• Support the Swansboro Prison Ministry
  Reveille and our partner Koinonia Community Church have started a new prison ministry. Our initial work includes donating needed items for the PATH Reentry Program gift registry, and writing letters of encouragement to people in prison. Support the ministry
• Deliver FeedMore Bags to Swansboro Elementary
  Volunteers are needed each Thursday to pick up 30 food bags at FeedMore (located at 8020 Villa Park Drive, Richmond) between 8:00 and 11:30 am. Then, deliver bags to Swansboro Elementary (located at 3160 Midlothian Tnpk, Richmond). You can sign up to help here. For more information, contact Linda Gill or Carol Hampton.
• Volunteer at Swansboro Elementary
  Reveille supports the Marvelous Mondays afterschool program at Swansboro Elementary. Periodically, help is needed in coordinating crafts for three classes of 12 children, ages 5-11, 3:45-5:15 pm, on Mondays. If you are interested in helping, please contact Sheelagh Davis.
• Join our Acolyte and Crucifer Team
  Reveille invites children and youth in grades 4-12 to join the Acolyte and Crucifer Team for the 11:00 am service and become leaders in worship. By carrying the light of Christ and the cross into and out of the sanctuary, we are reminded of God’s presence with us. Fall participants would serve three to four Sundays. Training will be provided. The team will be treated to a special outing in the spring. Sign up
• 2025-2026 Program Calendar for Children, Youth, and Adults
  We are excited to share our calendar of programming for all ages, featuring registration information, times, and locations of upcoming activities, classes, rehearsals, and events. View the calendar
  Register your child for Sunday afternoon programs.
  Register your youth for Sunday afternoon programs.
• Join a Sunday School Class
  Did you know that Reveille has seven adult Sunday school classes that meet each week, September-May, at 9:30 am? We also offer Sunday school for children and youth! We invite you to check out our class descriptions at www.reveilleumc.org/sundayschool and connect with a class

WEEKLY GROUPS

Mondays: Join the Gun Violence Prevention Group
Each Monday at 1:00 pm, Reveille’s Gun Violence Prevention Group will gather by the bell located on the grounds outside of the youth center. They will ring the bell and pray for recent victims of gun violence. In inclement weather, the group will gather in the chapel. All are invited to get involved. Learn more

Mondays: Men’s Prayer Breakfast
Start your week off with breakfast, fellowship, prayer, and devotions. Men of all ages are invited to be part of the group which meets in the fellowship hall, 7:00-8:00 am, every Monday. For more information, contact Jim Tucker.

SUPPORTING MINISTRY AREAS

Reach out to one of our staff members to help in a specific ministry area.

Children’s Ministries

Youth Ministries

Young Adult Ministries

Adult Ministries

Congregational Care

Worship and Music

Outreach and Serving