First United Methodist Church Weslaco

10/05/2026

Many thanks to the nine employees of Vantage Bank in Weslaco who helped to make our September food pantry a success. These generous folks helped with unloading and packing over 3000 pounds of food on September 17 and then distributing bags through our drive-through on September 19. We gave out dried beans, rice, split peas, elbow macaroni, milk, canned tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and fresh eggs to 142 families.

We also had a special appearance by Booksie the Clown, who brought many smiles to our patrons as he greeted them in the drive-through line on Saturday. Hope he comes back soon! You can be part of this ministry also, just call the church office for volunteer opportunities.

07/29/2026

Another big THANK YOU to Girl Scout Troop 2339 and their parents for helping with our monthly food pantry on July 16th and 18th. With the troop's help we served 142 families, distributing pinto and black beans, rice pistachio nuts, grape juice, various canned vegetables, corn flakes, and Swiss cheese. These little girls are welcome and lively addition to our crew of volunteers, and we still have room for YOU to volunteer at our next pantry on August 13th and 15th. There is a job for everyone. Just contact the church office for details about volunteering.

07/21/2026

06/29/2026

GARAGE SALE- We are planning to have a garage sale on Saturday, July 25th - 4pm. Helpers will receive your donations 7/6/26 Hall. Church Office will also be available 5 days a week for donations. Room will be provided for your gifts with grateful hearts. Additionally, we'll need several volunteers to help setup beforehand and work the day of the sale. The Nunns.

06/25/2026

A big THANK YOU to Girl Scout Troop 2339 for being the helpers we really needed at our June food pantry! With the troop's help we serve 133 families, providing beans, rice, grape juice, split peas, raisins, milk, butter, and chicken. The scouts, along with their moms and siblings, worked by both packing bags on Thursday and distributing the bags on Saturday. All together over 300 people were provided with food.

You can help, too, and you will enjoy the special feeling one gets from serving the Lord by feeding His sheep. Just call the church office at 956-968-7561 for more information about volunteering.

05/20/2026

Thank you to all of our volunteers and contributors who made our May 16 food pantry a success. Although adequate commodities are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain from the RGV Food Bank, we were able to provide 122 families with pinto beans, black beans, rice, raisins, frozen fish, Russett potatoes, and fresh eggs. We supplement this offering with canned mixed vegetables which we purchased at retail price from the local grocery store.

Our volunteer of the month is our Wesley Nurse Irelia, who visits with pantry clients as they wait in line for food and provides them with recipes using ingredients from that month's food basket. Wesley nurses are provided to United Methodist congregations by Methodist Healthcare Systems and they consult with patients at our local church. Come by our church office at 520 S Illinois to meet Irelia. You will love her like we do!

05/07/2026

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is this Saturday, May 9th. The US Postal Service is conducting this drive to benefit the RGV Food Bank in Pharr. Just leave non-perishable foods (canned and dry goods) in your mailbox by 8am on Saturday and postal workers will collect them for delivery to the Food Bank. At this time when inventory at the Food Bank is very low, help like this from the community is very valuable. Canned fruits and vegetables are specifically needed. Thank you for your help.

04/22/2026

Hand in Hand Food Pantry distributed food baskets to 140 of our Weslaco neighbors on Saturday, April 18th. Included in the baskets were pinto and navy beans, rice, fideo, canned soup, pasta, corn, and green beans.

Our commodities are generally purchased at a steep discount from RGV Food Bank in Pharr, but sometimes we must supplement with canned goods purchased at retail price from local supermarkets when the RGV Food Bank is short of goods. This is happening more frequently than it used to and it really strains our budget. If your club, class, or other group would like to help us out, we invite you to organize a canned food collection among your members. Any canned fruits or vegetables, dry pasta, instant mashed potatoes, canned soups, and oatmeal would be most welcome. Items can be dropped off at our church office at 520 S Illinois on Monday through Friday from 9am till 5pm. Thank you!

02/23/2026

Ash Wednesday Service

02/23/2026

Ashes to Go