First United Methodist Church

About

Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence (HYPE) is an after-school program and ministry of First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge, LA.

Story

HYPE is offered Monday-Thursday afternoons from 3:45-5:30pm. Students from Bernard Terrace Elementary School come to FUMC to participate in the program. Members of FUMC come every afternoon to volunteer their time by sharing the love of God with the students, assisting them with their homework and sharing their own unique talents with the students. Those talents include dancing, cooking and microbiology lessons, among many others. There are multiple opportunities for volunteers to take part in this growing ministry at FUMC. Don't be shy, take that step, and come see for yourself how spending time with the students at HYPE will impact your life just as much, if not more, than you will impact theirs. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Cindy Downs by phone or email.
Phone: 225-383-4777 Ext. 246
Email: [email protected]

Mission

HYPE is about creating a safe, fun, and encouraging environment for students to complete their school work, learn communication skills, and enrich their lives in a multitude of areas as well as working with students' parents to create a parent to parent network.