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What Opportunities for Service are available here at Peace?

What can I do? Many people want to serve, but aren't sure where their talents are needed. There are many opportunities for service at and through Peace. What follows is not a complete list but gives you an idea of some of the opportunies available. Please look at the "Time & Talent" sheets, check the calender and the monthly and weekly newsletter (The Messenger), and specific board members for additional opportunities.

Worship Assistance Service

  • Altar Guild
  • Assisting Minister
  • Acolyte
  • Usher
  • Lector
  • Communion Assistant
  • Liturgical Arts

For more information, please contact Debbie Alexander, Board of Spiritual Life.

Caring Ministries Service

  • Provide transportation to and from church
  • Visit new parents with information about baptism
  • Occasional provide people with a meal in times of illness or a death in the family
  • Send sympathy cards on behalf of the congregation
  • Prayer chain

For more information, please contact Debbie Alexander, Board of Spiritual Life.

Music Service

  • Participate in one of the Music Ministries.

For more information, please contact Bryan Rust, Music Director.

Education Service

  • Adult Class Leader
  • Sunday School Teacher or Assistant
  • Vacation Bible School Teacher or Assistant

For more information, please refer to the specific Classes

Youth Service

Service is a key component of the Youth and Family minstiry.

  • Community Service & Fellowship
  • Adult Faith Partners (mentoring, discussion groups, lock-ins, games, youth led worship)
  • Host Youth Fellowship Activities
  • Host in Home Meetings
  • Driver for youth events
  • Bible Study Facilitator

To find out more about Youth Service and Fellowship, please contact Dawn Wetzel, Youth and Family Ministries.

Fellowship Service

  • Host the fellowship hour between Sunday services (either set-up or clean up)
  • Form new groups of people with shared interests (dinner, theater, walking, golf, etc.)
  • Set up, serve or clean up after church meals
  • Keep the church's kitchen organized and clean
  • Purchase fellowship supplies
  • Cook or bake for various events

For more information, please contact Barbara Kimball, Board of Fellowship.

Community Service

Peace supports the following community ministries on an ongoing basis. Peace also supports additional ministries as opportunities arise.

  • Consider becoming a Stephen Minister
  • Hill Country Community Ministries
  • Williamson County Crisis Center
  • CROP Walk (for hunger, an annual event.)
  • Special projects and collections

Contact Derek Mergele, Board of Social Ministry

Property Maintenance Service

  • Help landscape and water the grounds
  • Help paint when needed
  • Participate in workdays
  • Use your carpentry, electrical or plumbing skills on occasion
  • Provide routine maintenance (changing light bulbs or air filters, wash windows, etc.)
  • Provide access to special tools and vehicles as needed

For more information, please contact the Board of Properties.

Welcoming & Evangelism Service

  • Greeter
  • Make "Thank You" phone calls and/or write "Thank You Notes" to visitors
  • Maintain Children's Activity Packets
  • Facilitate Peace Information Classes
  • Take pictures of new members and of parish activies
  • Shepherd new members

For more information, please contact Gene Holiman, Board of Evangelism & Parish Communication.

Communication Service

  • Be in charge of the narthex bulletin board contents
  • Writing articles about events for local newspapers
  • Assist in creating a brochure for the church
  • Write up articles about our new members for the newletter
  • Assist or coordinate a new pictorial directory

For more information, please contact Gene Holiman, Board of Evangelism & Parish Communication.

 


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