Is a meaningful way to grow in faith while making a real difference in the lives of others. Our ministries offer a welcoming community where your gifts, passions, and experiences can be used to serve God and support one another. Whether you’re looking to deepen your spiritual journey, build lasting relationships, or simply be part of something bigger than yourself, serving in a Ridge ministry allows you to live out your faith with purpose and joy while helping strengthen our church and community.
Eager to learn more or become a member of our Chancel Choir? Please see our Traditional Music Director for further details or simply show up at one of the practice times and we’ll make
great music together!
Chancel Choir meets and rehearses on Thursdays from 3:15pm to 4:30pm
Our contemporary praise band practices Sunday afternoons from 11:30am to 1:30pm and is open to one and all. Please see or email our Music Director for further details.
Everyone is invited to join the Dare to Care ministry team on Tuesdays at 11:30am. We meet in room 202 to write cards to members that may be ill or homebound, need encouragement, well wishes, congratulations or to just know that we miss them and if there is anything they need.
Our congregation collects many food items for distribution at local food pantries such as the Foodbank of Northwest Indiana and the Food Pantry of Cedar Lake, Indiana.
Our congregation and community volunteers support the Mobile Market by Foodbank of Northwest Indiana by distributing food to deserving families on a quarterly basis. Ridge UMC’s parking lot is the distribution site.
We assist with utility payments for those in need through the Salvation Army.
We organize groups of volunteers to serve a meal to the homeless every other Saturday at the City Rescue mission located on State Street in Hammond.
Ridge UMC has a robust offering of technology services which we ask laity to participate in worship services. Our TECH TEAM performs the following functions supporting worship: Slide preparation, Worship Slide presentation, microphone setup, soundboard, camera operation, live streaming, PC and MAC programming, server, wifi, website programming, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIN and more… For more information, contact Dan Zilai for opportunities at Ridge.