Matthews Community Closet

10/22/2026

23 emergencies filled today and picked up by social workers, parents and delivered to Huntington Green. I didn’t count all the clothing request forms that our volunteers pulled for last week!!! Grateful to welcome Susan, a new MCC volunteer and she jumped right in helping a couple get clothing that they needed. Thank you to Arlene, Lori, Sandra, Leroy, Susan for ALL your help today filling these needs. We also had a visit by Pastor Jesse and Leroy and I loved catching up with him. Thank you to Jesse for bringing in some great donations❤️God is good and with the help of our neighbors and church community we were able to fill needs even in sizes that we are very low on. ❤️

10/15/2026

Matthew’s Community Closet has been very busy these last few weeks!!! We took our closet mobile last Saturday to our neighbors at Huntington Green and gave away lots of clothing, shoes, jackets, Halloween costumes and more!!! Love our partnership with Caterpillar Ministries!! Today, we were incredibly busy as we served our neighbors in west Charlotte. I barely got to take pictures. On average I’m sure we helped over 80+ people get clothing today and probably 65+ families from last Saturday. We are finishing up some clothing request forms to go to HG next week. WOW, my heart is so FULL as we helped so many families get diapers,wipes, car seats, pack n plays, baby bundles,clothing, jackets and more. So grateful to EVERYONE that volunteered today, ( Lori, Regina, Nina, Leroy, Tanya, Alision,Yary, Carolina, Julie, Erica ) a special shout out to Julie for taking home a project that needed organizing, Yary and Carolina helped us better communicate with our neighbors and pulled for emergencies that will be delivered next week!!! Erica and Nina helped keep our kids entertained while their parents shopped. Thank you to Assurance UMC and Thrift UMC for your continued support of MCC❤️

09/24/2026

It’s never to early to start preparing for Christmas!!! Sign ups are already beginning!!!

What to do and what to look for when you register for Christmas assistance with The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte.

09/17/2026

I just found out about this event taking place next Friday. If you are in need of a car seat or need to be sure the one you have is age appropriate, please plan to go.

08/20/2026

Busy day at MCC as we shared book bags, school uniforms, clothing, diapers, baby bundles and more with families in our community. So thankful to the “Dream Team” who worked so hard to prepare and help at today’s event. By our estimate, we’ve given over 125 book bags and school supplies away and that’s not a full count as some of our social workers that partner with us pick out supplies for families they serve. We welcomed new families today as well as reconnected with families we have not seen in a long time. I know there are a lot of excited children ready to head back to the classroom and we are so thankful to our teachers for all they do each and every day to help these students do their very best. We will be sharing leftover supplies with several local teachers and schools.
Thank you to Thrift UMC for allowing us to serve out of their building and to Assurance UMC for your continued support that enables us to better serve the needs in our community. God is good!!!!
also as you prepare to send your kids to school take note of the book bag safety checklist added below that one of our local PT’s put together.

08/13/2026

Busy day at Matthew’s Community Closet as we filled quite a few clothing emergency needs as well as sorted and shared 10 back packs with families that dropped by. Thank you Sandra, Julie, Arlene and my granddaughter Juniper for ALL your help. Thank you to Evelyn for dropping by with donations!!! Next Thursday will be our final Back to School event where families that didn’t get their book bags in July can come and pick out back packs. ( while supplies last)You can sign up on our website www.matthewscommunitycloset.org

07/26/2026

Reconnected with one of our former Connections youth, Jahqueda today at Matthew’s Community Closet. Jahqueda saw our post about helping Moms in need with baby items and she donated a car load of wonderful baby gear, clothing, diapers and the list goes on and on. Lisa, Shannon and I were so blessed by our visit today and getting to see her precious 10 month old baby boy. We are incredibly proud of Jahqueda and her big heart for helping others. Love love these stories of Moms helping Moms. Beautiful!!! God is good!!!!

07/16/2026

Busy day at Matthew’s Community Closet. We helped around 60 get needed clothing and gave away 37 book bags. We have some families starting back in early August so we had to do an early back pack event and will plan to help later in August with families that missed today. A special shout out to Pastor Josh for coming down and sharing a beautiful back pack blessing prayer. I forgot to get pics of all our volunteers today! Thank you Regina, Lori, Julie, Liz, Alison, Nina, Anna, Carolina, Yary for ALL your help today!!! We were excited to welcome some new families to the closet today and helped a handful of pregnant moms. What a blessing to serve together and help so many families today. Grateful to Assurance UMC and Thrift UMC for your ongoing support❤️✝️❤️

07/09/2026

17 emergency needs filled today including emergency car seat install. We helped 2 pregnant Moms due very soon. One of the moms shared just before leaving.. thanks to MCC I have everything I need for my new baby. She was incredibly grateful for the help she received today and plans to keep us updated on babies arrival etc. I’m so thankful to everyone that donates to MCC to allow us to continue to serve our community. Thank you to our amazing volunteers that worked so hard today!!! If you see Regina, Nina, Anna, Liz, Arlene, Julie, Lori, Kathy or Carolina, please thank them!!! Thank you to Assurance UMC for your continued support of this ministry and to Thrift UMC for allowing us to use their space. ❤️✝️❤️

06/27/2026

Thank you to Lisa Hawkins and everyone from Caterpillar Ministries for your generous donation of diapers that will benefit many families that we serve throughout Mecklenburg county!!! So grateful for the partnership we share❤️❤️it takes a village!!!!!