Serving Opportunities
Sunday ONLY
Mornings
| Serving Opportunity | What You'd Be Doing | Time Commitment | Additional Details | Who to Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Sunday School Teacher | Leading/teaching a Sunday School class | 1 hour Sunday mornings, during the Sunday School hour. Additional prep throughout the week as needed. | Teachers and topics are approved by Louis and the elders | Louis Belva |
| Sunday Morning Nursery Worker | Greet parents during drop off/pick up, take care of children by playing, giving snacks, changing diapers/taking to the bathroom | 1 hour during either the sunday school hour or worship service hour, sign up based on individuals availability | Nursery training needed | Ruby Dabney |
| Children's Church Teacher | Using a curriculum teach a lesson and lead an activity or craft based on the specific age range during the sermon on Sunday mornings. | 1 Sunday per month during the school year. Some lesson prep throughout the week needed. | Children's Church training needed. Class age ranges are Pre-K, K-2nd grade, or 3rd-5th grade. | Ruby Dabney |
| Children's Church Helper | Help the Children's Church Teacher with crowd control and assist as needed during the sermon on Sunday mornings. | 1 Sunday per month during the school year | Children's Church training needed. Class age ranges are Pre-K, K-2nd grade, or 3rd-5th grade. | Ruby Dabney |
| Children's Sunday School Teacher or Helper | Either teach Sunday School or help with crowd control by being an extra set of hands to help the teacher | Sunday mornings during Sunday School hour. Either a full school year or a summer commitment. | Sunday School training needed | Ruby Dabney |
| Greeter Desk Team | — | — | — | Andrew Sharps |
| Coffee Team | Making or cleaning up coffee on Sunday mornings | 1 month rotation every 5 months | Volunteers take a shift — Shift 1: set up at 8:30 and make coffee; Shift 2: put coffee away after sunday school and clean pots after the service | Karen Hudson |
| Usher Team | Handing out bulletins, helping people who come in late to the service find a seat, taking a head count of the service | 1 Sunday approx every 6 weeks | — | Karen Hudson |
| Worship Ministry | Sing or play an instrument for the Sunday morning service. | Scheduled based on an individual's availability. On week's scheduled attend Saturday morning rehearsal 9am-10:30am, Sunday morning 9-9:45am sound check before sunday school and service 11am-12:15pm. | The ability to check emails and practice songs throughout the week is needed. Interested individuals generally observe practice prior to committing to the worship team. | Jon Rowell |
| Sound Desk/Audio Visual Team | Running the worship slide show, livestream (Youtube), camera, and any video or announcement slides. Mix audio sound for all vocals and musical instruments, both in "the house" and for livestream. Help with preparing slides for songs, scripture, etc. and editing changes. | 3 hours Saturday morning and 3 hours Sunday morning. Sign up based on individuals availability, occasional special events if available. | Computer skills, plus training and attention to lots of details is a must, plus some degree of musical timing. PowerPoint editing skills are necessary. | Speight Overman |
Evenings
| Serving Opportunity | What You'd Be Doing | Time Commitment | Additional Details | Who to Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Sunday Evening Teacher or Nursery Helper | Teach K-5th a lesson or help with crowd control and be an extra set of hands, play a game and help with dinner | Sunday evenings 5:30-8pm for the school year | — | Ruby Dabney |
| Growth Group Leader | Leading a weekly growth group gathering. During the week communication with the group and preparation for that weeks gathering. | 60-90 minute growth group per week and any weekly communication and preparation | Leaders are approved by Louis and the elders. Training needed prior to serving and would continue to occur periodically | Damon Kelly |
| Sunday Evening Nursery Worker | Greet parents during drop off/pick up, take care of children by playing, giving snacks, changing diapers/taking to the bathroom | Sunday evenings 5:30-8pm for the school year | Nursery training needed | Ruby Dabney |
| Student Ministry Volunteer | Building relationships with/disciple middle school and high school students through bible studies, youth group, events, etc | Sunday evenings, occasional events approx 1-2x monthly, optional-Sunday School | Volunteers are placed with an emphasis on either middle school or high school, will need child protection policy training, CPR training | Denver Kindiger |
Bible Studies
| Serving Opportunity | What You'd Be Doing | Time Commitment | Additional Details | Who to Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFT Leader | Lead a monthly gathering of approx 6-12 women in a book study, bible study, prayer, etc. During the month communicate with the group and prepare as needed for the gathering. | 1-2 hour meetings 1x/month and any additional prep work as needed | Leader training needed | Kasey Belva |
| Mens Group Leader | Lead a gathering of approx 5-8 men in a book study, bible study, prayer, etc. During the month communicate with the group and prepare as needed for the gathering. | Approx 2 hours 2x/month | — | Paul Cleckner |
| Bible Study Leader | Lead a group of men or women in a study of a specific book, book of the bible or topic | General meetings occur 1x week but could vary. Study prep throughout the week needed. | Men's bible studies to go through Men's Ministry Team and women's bible studies to go through Women's Ministry Team for approval | Paul Cleckner |
Events
| Serving Opportunity | What You'd Be Doing | Time Commitment | Additional Details | Who to Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event Coordinator Team | Set up/take down tables and chairs and general moving of furniture for events at the church. Other event set up tasks may relate. | As needed as various events occur. | — | Deacons (Ben Stewart current chair) |
| Vacation Bible School | Opportunites include being in charge of a classroom of kids, helping a teacher with their class, overseeing or helping with a section such as bible, music, crafts, snacks, sports | 1 week in July during the day time, generally the 2nd week of July | Additional details become available during the summer | Ruby Dabney |
Church Care
| Serving Opportunity | What You'd Be Doing | Time Commitment | Additional Details | Who to Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library Helper | Dusting and reshelving books | Approx 1 hr/month | — | Sandy Partelow |
| Church Property Care Team | Complete various tasks around the church such as assemble playground equipment, complete minor repairs, do tree work/landscaping | As needed. A work day is scheduled approx 2x annually for 3-4 hours one day | — | Deacons (Ben Stewart current chair) |
| Home Tending/Emergency Response Team | Minor repairs to homes, moving furniture, doing one off yard work, installing shelving or other small home items | As needed | — | Deacons (Ben Stewart current chair) |
| Meals Ministry | Making a meal and delivering it to a church member during a time of need | Sign up based on individuals availability | Emails sent out periodically with sign up opportunities available | Diane Cross |
| Widow/Widower Care Team | Check in on and be available to widows and widowers within our congregation | As needed | — | Deacons (Ben Stewart current chair) |
| Pavilion Day Team | Take supplies (plates, napkins, cups, utensils, serving utensils, etc) out to the pavilion, get water and lemonade set up, clean and arrange tables as needed, blow out pavilion as needed | Approx 1x month during the summer months | — | Deacons (Ben Stewart current chair) |
Other
| Serving Opportunity | What You'd Be Doing | Time Commitment | Additional Details | Who to Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Day Nursery Worker | Greet parents during drop off/pick up, take care of children by playing, giving snacks, changing diapers/taking to the bathroom | Approx 1 day/week for 2-3 hours as bible studies or events occur | Nursery training needed | Ruby Dabney |
| Men's Ministry Team | — | — | — | Paul Cleckner |
| Women's Ministry Team | Pray for, walk through life with, connect with and build relationships with women in the church. | A monthly meeting and then any specific events such as the Women's Retreat. Commitment is 2 years on the commitee before rotating off. | Items organized through this team - LIFT groups, Ladies Night Out, Lunch & Learn, Women's Retreat, Card Ministry, Bible Studies and book studies, relationship building, baby and wedding showers for those not in growth groups or LIFT groups | Kasey Belva |
| Local Missions Team | — | — | — | Nick Decosimo (Elder) |
| Global Missions Team | — | — | — | Bill Huddleston (Elder) |
| Stephen Minister | Meet once a week for an hour with an assigned Care Receiver. Stephen Ministers do not give advice or counsel...but listen, reflect on what they hear and ask questions. They walk the walk with individuals. | Commitment is 2 years, meeting an hour each week; plus two Supervision meetings each month (approximately 4 hours each month). A Stephen relationship can last months and years depending upon the need of the individual. | Training is required to become a Stephen Minister which consists of 22 2-3hr training sessions. | Pat Kassebaum |