Not Here Ministries 

Not Here Ministries is a ministry of HUMC with the sole purpose of helping the least of these.  Starting in June of 2015, we began preparing food on a weekly basis to carry down to the inner streets of Charlotte, NC.  Our goal was to distribute food to the homeless and those in need.  When we started, we simply set up on the sidewalk, passed out food to whoever was hungry, and spoke of the love of Christ.   Just as God’s Grace is free for all, so is our food.  After constantly being told how much people like what we were doing, but couldn’t do it where we were, we decided to call ourselves, Not Here Ministries.  Since then, we have been given permission to serve at a local homeless church called The Hope Chapel, where you will find us serving every Thursday from 11:30-1pm.  Our ministry has grown tremendously in its first year of operation.  We started off serving around 40 people each week with food and drink.  Now we serve approximately 150 people each week with food, drink, clothes, toiletries, and the “Bread of Life”.   All are welcome to join us in being the hands and feet of Jesus. Just remember, we will be Not Here, but there!

An Update from Not Here Ministries:

Not Here Ministries is going strong.  We can always use volunteers!  We begin at 9:00 a.m. each Thursday, preparing the food and packing the trailer.  We leave the church at 11:00.  We are also looking for people to pick up food.  If you can spare an hour on a Monday or Friday to pick up from area restaurants that donate food to us, that would really help us out!  For more information contact Kirk Sipe at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We also accept donations of gently used clothing and new socks and underwear. You can bring these donations to the church.

Not Here Ministry is not a lined item on the church budget. Yet, thanks to the generosity of time and money from several individuals, the mission continues to thrive.