Meals on Wheels Ministry

Our Meals on Wheels Volunteer Delivery Ministry is in support of the Burke County Senior Services Nutrition Program.

Please call 828-430-4147 to request and register for home delivery of meals.

Our OHUMC Meals on Wheels ministry provides volunteers who deliver nutritious and balanced meals to community neighbors needing food assistance. 

Locally, meals are provided by the Burke County Senior Services (BCSS) Nutrition Program that administers the Meals on Wheels program here. BCSS also determines eligibility, and maintains service and waiting lists.  For questions on program eligibility or to apply for meals, contact the Burke County Senior Services Nutrition Program office by phone: 828-430-4147.

The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is the oldest and largest organization in the United States representing those who offer meal services to people in need.  Since 1976, MOWAA has worked to arm local senior nutrition programs with the resources, tools and information they need to provide meals and make a difference in the lives of our neighbors, our veterans and all of our nation's seniors who are facing the threat of hunger.

Meals On Wheels has been a long-standing, highly-regarded institution.

• From the first "Meals On Wheels" delivered in canteens to British servicemen during World War II;
• to the first formal Meals On Wheels program in America, serving Philadelphia in the 1950s;
• to today's vast network of local home-delivered and congregate meal programs that serve millions of seniors and others across the country.

Oak Hill United Methodist Church volunteers are a part of the BCSS Meals on Wheels delivery team.  Our volunteers have a regular schedule to deliver meals to seniors in the Oak Hill community.  Additional delivery volunteers are always welcomed and needed, and volunteers can serve as little as 2 hours, one day a month.  For more information on volunteering to deliver Meals on Wheels through OHUMC, contact our church office – 828-433-5308.