Angel Tree Ministry

Each Christmas season, Weddington Church partners with the Union County Christmas Bureau to adopt children and special needs adults in our community for Christmas.

Our Angel Tree Ministry serves as an opportunity to make this Christmas season special and to spread the love of Christ with our neighbors. In addition, we offer the opportunity to donate individual teen gift items to love on this often overlooked group of children. We invite you to prayerfully consider adopting one of our 450 angels from the Angel Tree, located in Helms Hall, or from the church offices during business hours. Angels will be available for adoption from November 5-November 26, and teen gifts will be accepted through December 3.

Thank you for adopting an angel(s) this Christmas.

Our Angel Tree Ministry, in partnership with the Union County Christmas Bureau, serves as an opportunity to make this Christmas season special and to spread the love of Christ with our neighbors. When you adopt an angel, you will receive a tag with the person’s name, age, and wish list of items. The gifts you provide will be for the recipient’s entire Christmas. A combination of clothing and toys for each person on your list is ideal. The Union County Christmas Bureau does not add to, or take gifts from, the items you provide. Wish list items are simply recommendations to go off of, not requirements, and each family can contribute what they are comfortable with.

After you pick an angel from the tree, please officially adopt it by filling out the form linked HERE.
Purchase gifts for your angel(s).
Place all gifts in the plastic bag provided. DO NOT WRAP GIFTS.
Ensure the angel tag is placed on the bag with the provided string. Every bag of gifts must include person’s first name, Family ID#, and Gift Tree ID#. Blank angel tags are available at the Angel Tree in Helms Hall on Sunday mornings, or at the church offices, if you need additional tags for a second bag, or for larger items such as a bike. It is optional to include a gift card for food, a Christmas card/note from your family, and/or a roll of wrapping paper and tape. Gifts are to remain unwrapped inside the provided bag, but you may include the wrapping products for parents who receive these bags for their children.
Return the bag of gifts at one of the following drop off times: ○ Saturday, December 2 at the YOUTH CENTER from 10am-3pm ○ Sunday, December 3 at the YOUTH CENTER from 8am-12:30pm ○ WMC Church Offices Monday-Thursday from 8:30am-5pm, or Friday from 8:30am-12pm

To accommodate the growing ministry, gifts will NOT be collected during Sunday services. We appreciate your understanding.

ALL GIFTS MUST BE DROPPED OFF NO LATER THAN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3RD BY 12:30PM. Thank you very much for your contributions to this ministry, but more than that, thank you for giving hope to those who need it this Christmas.

About 2,000 children and adults are adopted and receive their Christmas wish list through the Union County Christmas Bureau each year. Additional families receive gifts from donated items, and historically, there have not been many gifts for teenagers.

Our hope this Christmas is to be able to provide additional teen gifts to be distributed through this portion of the Union County Christmas Bureau’s ministry. If you feel led, please bring unwrapped teen gifts and place them in the barrels located in the FLC and Helms Hall on Sundays in November, or to the church office during business hours.

Helpful Gift Ideas

Apparel Items (hoodies, sweatpants, fuzzy/fun socks, pajama pants, hats, gloves, gift cards for clothing and sports apparel)
Plush/sherpa/fleece blanket, stuffed animals
Accessories (hair clips, jewelry, purses, backpacks, and water bottles)
Electronics (bluetooth speaker, string lights, LED light strips, chargers, and charging stations)
Personal Care Items (makeup bags, hair accessories, makeup accessories, Bath & Body Works items, and shaving supplies)
Entertainment (craft kits, sharpies/pens, board games, card games, footballs, basketballs, and soccer balls)

The Angel Tree ministry is a partnership with Weddington Methodist Church and the Union County Christmas Bureau to adopt foster children, low income children, and special needs adults in our community for Christmas. Our Angel Tree Ministry serves as an opportunity to make this Christmas season special and to spread the love of Christ with our neighbors.

This year we have four ways to volunteer with our Angel Tree Ministry:

On Friday, Nov. 3 we invite you to come decorate our 10 foot Christmas tree with us!
On Nov. 29 and Nov. 30 we invite you to serve as we collect Angel Tree gifts from our Weddington Christian Preschool families via their carpool line.
On Saturday, Dec. 2 and Sunday, Dec. 3 we invite you to serve as we collect, load and deliver the Angel Tree gifts. During the final shift on Dec. 3, we will be meeting at the Youth Center parking lot and caravanning over to the Christmas Bureau to unload all 450 gifts! This is a really special experience!
We are also looking for 2-3 delivery drivers to drive a large U-Haul truck on December 3.

We do request that volunteers for these shifts be able to lift/move 10+ pounds. All ages are welcome!

The Christmas Bureau is also actively seeking volunteers. This is a really great way to serve with a Sunday school Class, Boy Scout Troop, with your neighbors, or with your children. Learn more on their website. Please note that volunteer shifts will become available on the Christmas Bureaus website in Mid-November.

For more information, contact our Local Missions Minister, Aaron Smith.

Angel Tree Volunteer Opportunities 2023

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Angel Tree Decorating Party – November 3, 6:30–8 p.m.

Sorry, all spots have been fulfilled.

Please join us for milk and cookies in Helms Hall as we decorate our tree and fill it with angels. Please indicate how many people (adults and children, counting yourself) you are bringing with you.

Angel Tree Carpool Gift Collection- November 29, 12:35-1:15p.m.

Sorry, all spots have been fulfilled.

Sanctuary Parking Lot – Weddington Christian Preschool Carpool Line. We will be unloading over 100 angel tree gifts from our Weddington Christian Preschool families during afternoon carpool. Please arrive by 12:35pm and park by the dumpers in the sanctuary parking lot to leave space for the flow of carpool traffic. If your child is attending preschool during this time, they are welcome to remain in the building with the teachers until 1:15pm. Please indicate how many people (adults and children, counting yourself) you are bringing with you.

Angel Tree Carpool Gift Collection – November 30, 12:35-1:15p.m.

Sorry, all spots have been fulfilled.

Sanctuary Parking Lot – Weddington Christian Preschool Carpool Line. We will be unloading over 100 angel tree gifts from our Weddington Christian Preschool families during afternoon carpool. Please arrive by 12:35 and park by the dumpers in the sanctuary parking lot to leave space for the flow of carpool traffic. If your child is attending preschool during this time, they are welcome to remain in the building with the teachers until 1:15pm. Please indicate how many people (adults and children, counting yourself) you are bringing with you.

Pickup Angel Tree Gifts from Bonds Grove Preschool – November 30, 1:15-2:15p.m.

Sorry, all spots have been fulfilled.

We would love a few volunteers with spacious trunks or truck beds to go over to the Bonds Grove Campus to pick up the Angel Tree gifts delivered to the preschool and bring them back over to the Church Office parking lot. Please indicate how many people (adults and children, counting yourself) you are bringing with you.

Collection Weekend – Saturday, December 2, 10a.m.-12:30p.m.

Sorry, all spots have been fulfilled.

Join us in the Youth Center on Collection Weekend to receive, sort and load our Angel Tree gifts as we prepare for delivery. Please indicate how many people (adults and children, counting yourself) you are bringing with you.

Collection Weekend – Saturday, December 2, 12:30-3p.m.

Price: $0.00

3 spots available

Collection Weekend – Sunday, December 3, 8-9:30a.m.

Price: $0.00

5 spots available

Collection Weekend – Sunday, December 3, 9:30-11a.m.

Price: $0.00

10 spots available

Collection Weekend – Sunday, December 3, 11-12:30p.m.

Price: $0.00

1 spots available

Angel Tree Delivery – Sunday, December 3, 12:30-3p.m.

Sorry, all spots have been fulfilled.

Meet us in the Youth Center parking lot to pray over the gifts and then join us as we caravan over to the Union Country Christmas Bureau to unload gifts. Please indicate how many people (adults and children, counting yourself) you are bringing with you.

UHaul Truck Drivers – Sunday, December 3, 12:15-4p.m.

Sorry, all spots have been fulfilled.

Meet at the Youth Center Parking Lot. Serve as our delivery driver for one of our UHaul truck rentals as we bring the gifts from our church campus to the Union County Christmas Bureau. We will also request assistance in driving the rented UHauls to the church offices one day leading up to collection weekend. Additional details available through Aaron Smith.

Angel Tree Shoppers – December 4-6, flexible times

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We are looking for a few helping hands to shop for any angels that are missing after collection weekend. You will be assigned angels to shop for on Monday, December 4 and the shopping can be done at any time during December 4-6. Please indicate how many people (adults and children, counting yourself) you are bringing with you.

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Each Christmas season, Weddington Church partners with the Union County Christmas Bureau to adopt children and special needs adults in our community for Christmas.

Angel Tree Volunteer Opportunities 2023

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