A CHURCH THAT SHOWS UP

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” - John 13:35 

You are invited to make an impact!

We believe God calls each of us to change the world for the better! At Wesley, we don’t sit on the sidelines. We get out of our seats and into the streets to care for our neighbors. Join a community outreach and serve the hungry and homeless in NJ. Or go global and help with Nyagidha Education Center in Kenya on the other side of the world.

Weekly Mission

Ending Local Hunger.

We are big on feeding people. We collect food for South Plainfield Social Services and partner with New Dover UMC in Edison to make hundreds of sandwiches and collect food for St. Joseph's Food Distribution Center in Elizabeth every Friday.

For more information, click here. To join the team or arrange drop offs through Wesley Church, please contact Connie Palmer.

We delivered more than 100,000 sandwiches
since the pandemic.

Monthly Missions

The “For Tanzania: A Living Wage for Every Pastor” campaign aims to raise funds to ensure every United Methodist pastor in Tanzania can dedicate themselves entirely to ministry without financial uncertainty for a whole year. This is a second mile campaign that is asking each local congregation if you would help support a pastor’s salary (full year; half-year or for a month).  The average Tanzanian pastor earns $63 annually, and many don’t get paid at all by their churches. In addition, right now in Tanzania, economic difficulties and denominational challenges, make this a critical time of needed support. This second mile campaign seeks to provide a living wage of $1,200 annually for each United Methodist pastor of Tanzania.

June Mission

For Tanzania 2025

Missions Update

From the Mission Team (5/30/2025)

We had a great time packing lunches this past Sunday for BIANCA in Plainfield. Pastor, Kenny and Irene joined us to help pack 167 lunches. We will not be packing on June 2nd but will be back with Sharon’s small group on June 9th. Sandwich makers mark your calendars.

Last Friday we packed 119 lunches at New Dover for St. Joseph’s in Elizabeth.

This week’s shopping list for South Plainfield Social Services Department: snacks, pasta, crackers, beef stew sides, cereal, juice, shampoo and conditioner.

As of the last Sunday in May, we received $200 worth of gift cards and 550.00 in monetary donations for Women Aware. That will allow us to use the $700.00 in matching funds. All donations will purchase additional gift cards, enabling us to present Women Aware $1450.00 in various gift cards that will be used to help where most needed.

Our June focus is to support the United Methodist Conference’s ministry in Tanzania. We hope to cover the annual salary for two ministers leading churches in Tanzania ($2400.00). The mission team has committed $1,000.00 in matching funds toward that goal.

We will also be learning more about Conner’s Courageous Wings, a nonprofit set up by the Chin family to provide support to families caring for a child with cancer.

June rings the end of a school and the beginning of summer vacations. But our compassion for showing love doesn’t take a vacation. May you continue to hold in your hearts the work we try to accomplish throughout the year.