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United Church Outreach Ministry (UCOM)

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Building relationships and fostering community leadership through direct service and advocacy.

United Church Outreach Ministry values individuals and builds community in southwestern Kent County by providing material and educational assistance to meet basic needs, improve quality of life, and promote self-sufficiency.

10/29/2026

UCOM took a field trip! 🍳

This week, UCOM neighbors had a fun and educational experience at The Downtown Market for a “Healthy Breakfast” cooking class hosted by Corewell Health.

Our neighbors learned about nutrition, watched a cooking demonstration from the chef, and then got to try their hand at making delicious, healthy meals!

The best part? Getting to taste all seven diverse dishes they prepared!

We’re grateful for opportunities like this that help our neighbors build new skills, explore healthy food options, and connect with valuable community resources. A big thank you to Corewell Health and The Downtown Market for making this experience possible!

10/27/2026

The results are in! 🍅

UCOM’s gardens harvested 136 pounds of tomatoes this season!

Congratulations, Wende Randall! Your original guess of 125 pounds was just 11 pounds off. Way to go!

Thank you to everyone who joined in on the fun and followed along with our gardens this season. We loved seeing your guesses and sharing the harvest with you!

10/23/2026

We had a full classroom at UCOM last night!

The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease presented “Your Brain, Your Health, Your Future.”

Neighbors came together to enjoy nutritious food, connect with one another, and participate in an interactive workshop focused on brain health and healthy habits.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an evening of learning, connection, and community!

10/13/2026

📸 Your 2026 Harvest of Hope photo booth pictures are here!

See if you can spot yourself (or your friends!) in the mix. A few more snapshots of the amazing community that made this night so special!

10/09/2026

This week, we loaded up coolers with farm-fresh produce, local honey, and eggs and brought them right to the residents of Pinery Park Apartments.

Farmstand On the Road is a wonderful way to reach neighbors who may not always be able to make it to UCOM. We love being able to bring fresh, nourishing food directly into the community and expand our reach to more of our neighbors.

We’re grateful to keep growing this program and making fresh food more accessible for everyone!

10/06/2026

A big thank you to TowerPinkster for including UCOM in their 2026 All-Team Building Day!

Their team collected nonperishable food and put it to creative use first, building some impressive “Can-struction” high-rises as part of an architectural design challenge. Afterward, the food was distributed to UCOM and other local food pantries to help support neighbors throughout our community.

We love seeing creativity, teamwork, and community support come together like this.

Thank you, TowerPinkster, for helping keep pantry shelves stocked and for continuing to invest in the communities where your team lives and works! ❤️

10/01/2026

For over 40 years, UCOM has been sharing resources for living and hope for life.

Hear directly from our neighbors as they share what UCOM means to them, from the support they’ve received to the sense of community they’ve found here.

Thank you for letting us be part of your story.

09/29/2026

🍅 Lock your guesses in! 🍅

At the beginning of the season, you sent in your best guess for how many pounds of tomatoes UCOM’s gardens would harvest this year.

Well… the season is almost over! 🌱
Think you can get closer this time? Drop your second guess in the comments below!

Some of the tomatoes featured in our garden are:
Spoon
Blush Tiger
Kellogg's Breakfast
Mortgage Lifter
Beefsteak
Yellow Gooseberry
Hungarian Heart
Florentino
Cherokee Purple
Black Cherry
Geranium Kiss
San Marzano
Chocolate Cherry

Keep following along to find out if your guess was right!

09/28/2026

A big upgrade at UCOM! 🎉

Last week, we replaced some of the hardest-working equipment in our Healthy Choice Food Pantry.

For more than a decade, we had relied on three three-door coolers from 2005 and a four-door freezer from 1987(!!). They served us well, but as they aged, repairs became more frequent, and keeping everything running reliably grew harder and more expensive.

Thanks to the generosity of a wonderful community partner, we replaced those four aging units with two four-door coolers and a four-door freezer, all from 2019 to 2022.

These newer units are more energy efficient, easier to maintain, and much more uniform, which will make future repairs simpler and help reduce operating costs.

They also give the pantry a cleaner, brighter, and more welcoming feel.

That matters to us because our neighbors deserve a space that reflects the dignity, care, and respect at the heart of UCOM’s work.

These new-to-us coolers and freezer will help us keep fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and other healthy foods safely available while making our pantry greener, more reliable, and more sustainable for years to come.

We are so grateful to the partner who made this possible, and to everyone who helped with the very big job of getting the old units out and the new ones installed! ❤️

09/24/2026

As we reflect on our 2026 Harvest of Hope fall fundraiser, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who helped make this special evening possible.

A special thank you to our emcees, Catherine Behrendt and Rev. Nathan Dannison; Pastor Gregory Kendrick Jr. for giving a blessing; our musicians, Mike Lutley and Eric Thorne; and our auctioneer, Will Bell, for bringing so much energy to the event.

To our speakers, Bienvenido Santana, Virginia Pablo, Valerie Fleming, and Scott Rush, thank you for sharing your stories, your passion, and your connection to the work of UCOM. Your words reminded us all of why this work matters so much.

To all of our incredible staff and volunteers here at UCOM, including our board members, THANK YOU! Your countless hours, hard work, and dedication made this event possible.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, supported us, donated, volunteered, and helped us celebrate the mission of UCOM. We are so grateful for this community and for everyone who continues to believe in the work we do together.

Address

1311 Chicago Drive SW
Wyoming, MI
49509

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 2pm

Telephone

+16162414006

Website

http://www.UCOMgr.org/

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