Little Lambs Christian Preschool was established in 2001 as an outreach of RMUMC to provide nondenominational Christian preschool education for families of Franklin County. 

Children experience age-appropriate curriculam to help them thrive when they are ready for kindergarten class. 

You’ll find Henry Fork Service Center just down the road from Rocky Mount. This ministry serves one of the most underprivileged areas in Franklin County.

Rocky Mount United Methodist Church mows their lawn each first Saturday through a mission project with the United Methodist Men. We continue to support this vital ministry through donations and the Executive Director is a regular with our United Methodist Women.

Stepping Stones Mission of Franklin County is a primary mission center in Rocky Mount. Their aim is, “to work toward eliminating hunger in the Franklin County community by providing free food to our patrons that have become victims of unfortunate circumstances and cannot meet their own basic needs.”

On average, the Mission feeds 1,500 meals to 320 people a year, aided by 100 volunteers.

Rocky Mount United Methodist Church has volunteers that serve two lunches every month, on the 4th Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Young Life Franklin County serves as a lifeline for kids, one kid at a time. To accomplish this goal, they are seeking to expand their ministry into new schools and communities, and to reach further into the pre-teen culture. Over the last five years, Franklin County Young Life has expanded into the high school and middle school, but that is not enough. They are working to develop a strong network of leaders and committee members who will serve specific communities within the county. With a strong support team of adults focused on these areas we can continue the Young Life legacy in our community.

Free Clinic of Franklin County/Bernard Healthcare Center has a mission to provide quality primary medical care for uninsured low income adults in Franklin County, and provide their prescriptions at little cost to the patient.

Heavenly Manna, Inc., a Franklin County, VA Food Bank, opened its doors for operation in 1991 and continues to serve the community today. Since that time many churches and community organizations have joined forces through financial assistance, food drives, and volunteering to combat hunger in Franklin County. Heavenly Manna is operated by volunteer staff only, there are no salaried positions, no rent to pay , and the food costs are minimal. Minimal expenses equate to more quality food for those in need. The volunteers at Heavenly Manna, are compassionate, dedicated, and rooted in Christian values filling each box full of food and love.

Every month, the Rocky Mount United Methodist Church family focuses on collecting a much needed food resource to help stock the shelves for months to come!

Sontag Elementary School educates students from Pre-K through fifth grade. As many of these students are on free or reduced lunch plans, Rocky Mount United Methodist has partnered with the school to provide needy children with backpacks at the beginning of the school year, and to send children home with food in those backpacks for the weekend.