Caring for church members and for our neighbors in the wider community is central to how we practice the way of Jesus as South Church.
Subscribe to our weekly newsletter or check our calendar for meeting times and more information on the groups and events below, or email office@amherstsouthchurch.org with any questions.
Bible Study
Our bible study meets weekly on Wednesdays at 12 pm. We discuss scripture as well as books with religious themes.
Called to Care
Our Called to Care ministry provides visitation, meals, transportation, cards, holiday cheer baskets to members who are experiencing mobility issues or are in assisted care facilities. If you would like to join the Called to Care team, contact the church office.
Church Suppers &
To-Go Dinners
South Church volunteers prepare and host a number of meals for the larger community, offered both sit-down and to-go. A portion of the proceeds from many of our meals goes to local organizations. More about Church Suppers »
Crafts
Throughout the year, our craft group is hard at work making beautiful items to sell at the Sleighbell fair.
Green Team
From achieving net-zero energy use in our historic building, to planting pollinators and joining regional climate actions, we’ve sought to be a leader in caring for creation for more than two decades.
Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
The Men’s Fellowship Breakfast offers a speaker, breakfast, and good fellowship. Usually meets monthly, check the weekly bulletin for times.
Outreach Benevolences
Each year, we share a percentage of the donations we receive with other charitable organizations, most of them local, such as Craig’s Doors, Hampshire Support Alliance, and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.
Partnered in Prayer
This prayer group meets via Zoom each month to pray for our members and friends in need.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Our Prayer Shawl Ministry creates beautiful knitted shawls that are available to give to loved ones in times of difficulty or of joy. If you know how to knit, come on in to join this lovely caring ministry. If you would like to learn how to knit, there are people there who could get you started.
Sleighbell Fair
The Sleighbell Fair is the largest single-day ministry and fellowship event of South Church. Friends and members share their gifts and talents with this outreach to our community and as a major fundraising event for South Church.
Whether it’s crafts, jams, jellies, white elephants, collectibles, books, linen, clothes, great food, or wonderful art to raffle, it is the culmination of hard work and South Church fellowship.
