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Volunteer Opportunities Within the Church
 
 

Audio Tape Ministry
Caring Cooks
Coffee Hour Team
Drivers
Fix-It Group
Food Bank
Gardening Team
Hospitality Team
Lay Readers
Media Team

Nursery
Office Volunteers
Prayer Chain
Senior Dinner
Sound Team
Sunday School Teacher
Web Site Team
Wedding Coordinating
Worship Arrangement


Audio Tape Ministry

Contact: Art Larson
Time: No meetings
Place: No meetings
Child care: No
Type: Anyone

Focus: To provide an audio tape of the weekly worship service to people who are unable to attend. Tapes of all services are available by request either on the weekly registration slip or by calling the church office. The service is taped by the Sound Engineers and then the Tape Ministry makes the copies.

Commitments: Help with recording audio tapes.
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Caring Cooks

Contact: Kerry Fairchild
Time: No meetings
Place: No meetings
Child care: No
Type: Cooks of all ages, races, & genders

Focus: To provide a meal every other day for a week to members of the congregation at a time of need, such as surgery, death of a loved one, or birth of a child.

Commitments: To provide a main dish, salad & dessert when called upon.
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Coffee Hour Team

Contact: Myrna Overstreet
Time: Immediately after Sunday morning worship services
Place: Green Room
Child care: Available during worship service
Type: Open to anyone willing to help

Focus: Prepare coffee, juice, and cookies or other baked goods to serve as refreshments during the time of fellowship in the Green Room immediately after both Sunday morning worship services.

Commitments: To show up when agreed upon, set up before and clean up after coffee hour.
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Drivers

Contact: Larry Padgett


Focus: Every Sunday dedicated drivers transport folks to Church. These are people who are unable to drive themselves and would not be able to attend church service otherwise. You can participate by being a driver.

Commitments: None
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Fix-It Group

Contact: Leader needed!
Time: Scheduled as needed
Place: Church
Child care: If needed
Type: Open to anyone

Focus: To repair things around the church. On occasion make cabinets, shelving and other improvements as approved by church trustees.

Commitments: To show up when agreed upon
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Food Bank

Contact: Jim Johnson
Place: Church - See collection box in the lobby
Type: Anyone

Focus: The church has a food collection container in the lobby. Each month, the church collects a new food item to fill the current need at the Marysville Food Bank.

Commitments: Contact Jim if you want to help collect the food and deliver to the Food Bank. Drop off your donations at the church each month.
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Gardening Team

Contact: Steve Smith or Jack Skaggs
Time: As scheduled
Place: Church grounds
Child care: Upon request
Type: Green thumbs (Brown thumbs too!)

Focus: You can sign up to take care of (weed) a plot on the church grounds. If you would like to help with watering the grounds during the hot summer months or the year-round lawn mowing please contact Jack Skaggs. If you would like to help with any large planting or relandscaping projects, please contact Steve Smith.

Commitments: Show up when agreed upon for larger projects and/or maintain your plot as best you can.
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Hospitality Team

Contact: Kim and Kass Clark

Focus: A team of people providing hospitality, information, directions, and a warm greeting to people entering the church for worship service. We also provide ushering at the worship service offering time.

Commitments: To work one Sunday a month for one service with a team of about 3 others. Expectations include showing up at least 20 minutes before service begins. We ask that you remain at the door 5 or 10 minutes into the service to greet the late comers. After worship service you should invite people, especially new comers, to the Green room for coffee hour and visit with them if possible.
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Lay Readers

Contact: Pastor Tom Albright
Time: Sunday Services
Place: Church Sanctuary
Child care: Yes
Type: Open to anyone

Focus: People are encouraged to read scripture at our worship services. This is a great opportunity to share the good news.

Commitments: Show up when agreed upon.
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Media Team

Contact: Paul Bowlby
Time: Thursday 6:45 - 8:30 pm for set-up and Sunday first service
Place: Church Sanctuary
Child care: Yes
Type: Anyone

Focus: A group of people working with the music team and pastors to produce the "words up" for music, sermon, and announcements on a weekly basis. Their goal is to enhance the service with the video and graphics.

Commitments: To show up when agreed upon.
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Nursery

Contact: Tricia Netz or Stephanie Nelson
Time: Sunday during worship. Other days as necessary
Place: Church - Nursery
Child care: Yes
Type: Children from infant to 3 years

Focus: To provide childcare during worship services on Sunday. Provide childcare for daytime and evening meetings, Bible Study, and other church events.

Commitments: To show-up when agreed upon, and be punctual.
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Office Volunteers

Contact: Randee Ply
Time: Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Place: Church - Office
Child care: No
Type: Anyone

Focus: Our Church office could not run without our volunteers! They answer phones, make photocopies, greet newcomers, and offer a warm smile to all they encounter. This may be your special niche - find out more by calling Randee Ply the Church Secretary.

Commitments: None
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Prayer Chain

Contact: Randee Ply
Type: Anyone

Focus: If you would like your church family to pray for you or someone you know, call Randee Ply, Church Secretary, in the Church office at 360-659-8521. You can become a member of the prayer chain by calling Marlene Rose at 360-659-6109. She will add your name to one of the call lists and you will be notified when someone is in need of prayer.

Commitments: To pray for the people in need and call the persons on the pray chain you are responsible for.
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Senior Dinner

Contact: Jennifer Keep
Time: The last Sunday of each month (noon)
Place: Church - Green Room
Child care: If needed for volunteers
Type: Seniors are provided Dinner. Volunteers needed to help cook, setup, serve, and clean-up.

Focus: A monthly fellowship dinner is served family-style to our seniors on the last Sunday of each month following second service. It's a time for home cookin', old stories, and fresh laughs. There's no charge, though a free-will offering is received. Reservations are not required.

Commitments: To show up when agreed upon.
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Sound Team

Contact: Paul Bowlby
Time: Thursday 6:45 - 8:30 pm for setup and both Sunday services.
Place: Church Sanctuary
Child care: Yes
Type: Open to anyone

Focus: Sound engineers who produce and run our sound system during our worship celebrations. They also record the service for use in the Audio Tape Ministry.

Commitments: To show up when agreed upon.
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Sunday School Teacher

Contact: Paula Bemis
Time: During both Sunday Worship services
Place: Sunday School Rooms
Child care: Yes
Type: Open to anyone. Children can come with their parents too!

Focus: Teach Sunday School

Commitments: To show up when agreed upon.
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Web Site Team

Contact: Jim Kolthoff

Time: Scheduled when needed
Place: Church
Child care: If needed

Type: Open to anyone

Focus: The goal is to have a team of people interested in working together to further develop and maintain our new presence on the world wide web. No experience needed, but people with programming, graphic art and editing experience are very welcome.

Commitments: None
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Wedding Coordinating

Contact: Regina Zumwalt

Focus: The wedding coordinator helps couples plan the details regarding how the church will be used the day of the wedding and works to accommodate the requests of the couple. On the day of the wedding, the coordinator takes care of the details from the church's perspective.

See the Wedding and Reception Information Page to see what is involved in planning a wedding.

Commitments: Ensure all necessary details are taken care of.
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Worship Arrangement

Contact: Myrna Overstreet or Joan Ricketts
Place: Sanctuary
Child care: Upon Request
Type: Open to anyone

Focus: Interested in the visual aspects of Sunday's worship service? This group puts their heads together to create a visually stimulating Worship Celebration.

Photo of Altar arrangement

Commitments: To show up when agreed upon.
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