Coffee Hour Fellowship

Our weekly coffee hours are an important part of the life of the PAUMC congregation. People first come to PAUMC for many reasons, but they often return because of our church family’s warm, welcome and friendly hospitality.  You can play a significant role in creating that feeling of welcome, so please consider joining a coffee hour team. You can write your name on the sign up sheet in the basement or contact the church office directly at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (212-427-5421) 

Plugged In - Youth Ministry for 6th - 12th Graders

Park Avenue UMC’s youth are “PLUGGED IN” to God and committed to growing as Christ’s disciples.
The youth meet regularly for fun-filled, engaging activities, community service and more. All youth 6th-
12th grade are welcome to participate in PAUMC’s Youth Ministry Program.

Plugged In’s Mission is inspired by the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-40) and the Great
Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).

The “Plugged In” Youth of Park Avenue United Methodist Church:

• Learn and live the Word of God
• Love and respect each other like we are family
• Love God like God’s your neighbor
• Respect one another
• Listen to each other
• Know that they are not alone, but a community
• Rely on each other and God to help
• Are active and make positive changes
• Are positively empower the next generation to stay involved in church
• know “We got this.”

So that all youth may actively participate in the life of the church, have a safe place to enjoy themselves
and grow in their faith without judgment.

The Plugged In Youth Ministry Program is led by PAUMC’s YOUTH COUNCIL which seeks to create
programming that helps fulfill this mission. The Youth Council is comprised of people who are regularly
involved in the community of faith:

• The Pastors appointed to PAUMC
• 2 adults (who are not parents, nominated by the youth)
• Youth elected by Youth
  • President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer/Fundraising Chair
  • Middle School Representative (Grades 6-9)
  • High School Representative (Grades 10-12)
  • PAUMC’s reps to the NYAC Conference Council on Youth Ministry (CCYM)

Council members serve for the academic year: June-May with elections to be held annually in May.

Any youth may nominate a youth (including his or herself) to serve on the Youth Council. Nominations will be open for two weeks before a vote is taken. All youth may vote in the Youth Council elections.

Outreach & Social Concerns Committee

Mission and outreach are very important to United Methodists – right from the time of John Wesley! This committee supports missions locally and globally by: preparing and presenting the annual mission budget that provides funding for a variety of mission projects, sponsors volunteers on mission trips in the U.S. and around the world, hosts receptions and meetings for mission speakers, promotes Six Special Sunday offerings for missions, brings to the attention of the congregation emergency mission needs and offerings (such as Katrina, the tsunami, etc.)

Membership Committee

The mission of the Membership Committee is one of hospitality and fellowship. We are the hospitality team. We really serve two distinct audiences – members and prospective members. Our goal is to make both of these audiences and their guests feel welcome, invited and included in the life of Park Avenue United Methodist Church.

The Membership Committee also works to dovetail its efforts with related initiatives spearheaded by other committees. Some activities of the membership committee are as follows:

• Provide greeters to welcome people to the 11am Sunday worship
• Celebrations on special Sundays, like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
• Name tags for members
• Participation in the “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors” Igniting Ministries marketing campaign
• T-shirts and pins for new members
• Pens for visitors and members
• Print advertising, yellow pages, and banners
• Annual All-Church Picnic & the Fall Picnic
• Hosting of events such as the annual Pancake Breakfast held on Palm Sunday
• Quarterly discussions of the health and trends of PAUMC’s membership
• Concerted effort by Membership Committee to reach out to members, prospective members, guests and visitors throughout PAUMC activities

The membership committee is co-chaired by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Contact them regarding getting involved in this organization.