Serve
SHARE YOUR GIFTS
East End is a community built by people who share their time, talents, and care with one another. From helping worship run smoothly to welcoming people through our doors, volunteers make so much of our church life possible.
Ways to Serve
There are many ways to help create a meaningful Sunday morning for our church community. From up front in the choir or as a liturgist to behind-the-scenes support, there's a place for everyone to be involved!
Altar Guild
This role prepares elements for communion, sets the altar table, cleans and puts items away in the sacristy.
Children's Breakfast Team
This team provides, coordinates, supervises, and cleans up breakfast for 3rd-5th grade children.
Children's Choir Assistants
These assistants help the Children's Choir Director by gathering the children and encouraging their participation, and ensuring we meet our Safe Sanctuary Policy by having sufficient non-related adults present with children's ministries.
Children's Worship Supply Team
This team replenishes children's worship supplies in our sanctuary to support children's faith formation as they grow as worshippers.
Choir
This group helps lead worship by singing in the choir.
Liturgists
Our liturgists play a vital role in worship by acting as a bridge between the pastor and the congregation. By leading prayers, calls to worship, and scripture readings from the front of the church, they visibly model the United Methodist tradition of lay leadership and the "priesthood of all."
Membership Team
This team counts the number in attendance on the main floor of Sanctuary and gets the attendance count from the Balcony Usher at the end of the service. They also collect attendance sheets after service and place them in the office in-box, note any pad/pen supply needs, and replace pads in pews for the following Sunday. This team also informs the office of upcoming supply needs and enters data into Breeze at the beginning of the week.
Nursery
CAREGIVER
Our nursery caregivers care for and provide a safe and nurturing environment for children ages 8 weeks to 3 years old. These volunteers serve alongside our Staff Caregivers and abide by all Safe Sanctuary policies as they serve, ensuring children are cared for physically and spiritually.
COORDINATOR
This role oversees the Sunday morning Nursery Team by providing support, guidance, and ensuring safe practices are being followed. This leader ensures the Nursery area is secure, safe check-out policies are followed, welcomes and orients new families, and provides a warm greeting to all families and their children.
Parking Team
This team sets out directional signage/cones for handicap parking, helps direct people needing parking and pedestrians at Russell & 6th. This team may also direct & welcome cars/people at entrances to off-site parking lots when they are needed.
Tech Team
This team provides Sound Tech and Video Tech services during Sunday Worship. They also maintain the related equipment, ensure batteries and equipment are fully charged, and inform the church office when batteries or other supplies are needed.
Ushers
OUTSIDE SANCTUARY USHERS
Weather permitting, these Ushers stand outside and greet folks as they approach one of the three church building entrances. Two of these three Ushers remain outside of the Sanctuary throughout worship to provide a welcome to late arrivals and provide safety awareness for the campus.
INSIDE SANCTUARY USHERS
These Ushers stand inside or beside the three Sanctuary entrance doors. They welcome people in, hand them a bulletin, direct them to childcare options, first-time visitor info, restrooms, etc., as needed, help late arrivals find seating, and help collect the offering during service. They are also trained in helping leadership with basic safety protocols related to weather or medical events.
BALCONY USHERS
We encourage our older youth, grades 10-12, to consider volunteering for these roles. These Ushers must be able to access the Sanctuary balcony via a spiral staircase. They pass the offering plates and prayer request microphone in the balcony. They bring the offering and attendance sheets down from the balcony to the Finance Team after worship. They are also trained to help leadership with basic safety protocols related to weather or medical events.
LEAD USHER
This is the point person for Ushers each Sunday. They make sure everyone arrives and has what they need. They provide central communications and organization between Ushers, Staff, and other Volunteer Leadership. This is an assigned volunteer role, typically held by experienced East End Ushers and/or Trustees. If you are interested in helping out in this role, please let Jen Austin know via email at jen@eastendumc.org.
Welcoming Team
This team is responsible for recognizing and interacting with first-time visitors. These volunteers are stationed inside the sanctuary at the visitor info and name tag table located on the flat platform behind the pews. They set up and remove chairs on and around the welcome platform area as needed for extra seating in the Sanctuary. During the passing of the peace, they watch for and connect with anyone not chatted with previously and/or introduce them to others. They also collect info on who wants a permanent name tag and prepare the name tag.
Worship Assistant Team
3RD - 5TH GRADER ASSISTANTS
These Worship Assistants help in worship by acolyting, collecting the offering, taking the microphone around during prayers of the people, helping serve communion, and other duties as needed.
ADULT ASSISTANTS
Guide and support the 3rd-5th grade child assistants.
Youth Spiritual Formation
This team assists with programming on Sunday mornings. This involves engaging with the youth, helping lead discussions, and offering support to youth as needed.
Interested In Serving With East End?
If you are interested in any of these serving opportunities, reach out to the church office or find a leader on Sunday Morning for more information!