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Audio-Visual
Our Audio-Visual staff helps maintain equipment and run audio and Powerpoint during worship services and other events.
Maintain inventory of equipment and materials
Assist with maintenance of equipment
Assist with set up of equipment for worship services
Assist with operation of equipment during worship services
Benevolence
Our Benevolence Ministry shares the compassion of Jesus by assisting members and non-members who have financial or material needs.
Contribute items to the pantry
Make occasional home deliveries of pantry items
Alongside other volunteers, meet with applicants requesting financial assistance
Make phone calls and gather information about requests
Provide occasional transportation to worship for benevolence contacts
Make deliveries of large items such as furniture or appliances
Assist with local disaster relief efforts
Host Graymere's Hospitality House, which provides lodging for family members of hospital patients, for 1 month per year
Bible Kidnection
Kidnection is our Sunday evening program during the school year for kids ages 2 though 2nd Grade. We offer puppet shows, singing, and Bible classes. Teachers and assistants are asked to teach in 1-month increments.
Teacher for Age 2-5 (Younger Group)
Assist for Younger Group
Teacher for K-2nd Grade (Older Group)
Assist with K-2nd Grade
Write Puppet skits
Participate in puppet skits
Lead Children's Worship (15 min on select Sunday nights)
Building & Grounds
We always need handymen in and around our building, and your expertise is always appreciated!
Cleaning Activities
Carpentry
Plumbing
Electrical
Heating and Air Conditioning Systems
Painting
Landscaping
Parking lot maintenance and repairs
Traffic control during special activities
Furniture or Portable Wall maintenance and repair
Furniture or Portable Wall movement
Care Groups
Our Care Groups help connect the congregation and have a short meeting once a month.
Care group leader
Assistant care group leader
Help make telephone calls
Help arrange work programs
Deaf Ministry
Our Deaf Ministry assists with those who are Hearing Impaired. If know Sign Language or would like to learn, we would love your help.
Willing to learn sign language to assist with this ministry
Agree to be an interpreter or teacher in this ministry
Education
We have 26-28 classes with a need of 40+ teachers and helpers every quarter. We would love for you to help in Pre-K (Age 0-Kindergarten), Elementary (1st-6th grades), Middle School and High School, and Adult classes. If you have questions about our education program, you can email Chad Landman at chad@graymere.com.
I am available Sunday mornings
I am available Wednesday nights
Cradle Roll (0-24 months)
Preschool (24 months-5 years)
Elementary Grades 1-3
Elementary Grades 4-5
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
High School (Grades 9-12)
College Age
Young married group
Middle-age group
Senior adults
Ladies Bible class
Serve on the Educational Committee
Serve as a Departmental Coordinator
Serve as a Class Coordinator
Assist with the Teacher Work Room
Assist with managing our church library
Evangelism & Outreach
Reaching others for Christ is at the core of what we do as Christians. If you'd be willing to help in any of these areas, we would love to have you.
Serve on an Evangelism Committee
Attend a workshop on Evangelism
Teach a training class on evangelism
Assist with identifying and developing prospects to teach
Teach in the Jail Ministry (men and women; once every 4 to 6 weeks)
Lead Bible studies for non-members (group or one-on-one)
Assist with Bible studies for non-members (group or one-on-one)
Teach class for new Christians
Serve as a mentor for new Christians
Email / Grade Bible Correspondence
Preacher Training
Our annual Future Ministers Camp is at the end of every May and helps train young men in public speaking and preaching. If you have questions about preacher training, contact Andrew Phillips at andrew@graymere.com.
Teacher
Counselor
Transportation
Food Preparation
Advertising
Recording
Attending
Emergency Medical
Food Service
Grading
Into the City Ministry
Our Into the City Ministry focuses on ministering to those in our community in Columbia. We teach kids on Wednesday nights and hold special events for them throughout the year.
Be a bus rider/helper
Be a bus driver on Wednesday evenings
Be a teen mentor
Be a K-5 Teacher
Participate in Bible Study follow-up
Help plan big events/cookouts
I can help in the Fall (Aug-Dec)
I can help in the Spring (Jan-May)
Involvement & Fellowship
Our Involvement and Fellowship committees help with planning and managing fellowship meals and activities across all ministries.
Serve on the Involvement Committee
Serve on the Fellowship Committee
Assist with special fellowship activities
Drive our bus to and from special events (CDL not required)
Lads 2 Leaders / Leaderettes
Our L2LL program encompasses a lot of young people in training in various acts of worship and culminates at a convention in Nashville every Easter weekend.
Group Leader
Team Leader
Team Assistant
Administrative Help
Bible Bowl
Puppets
Speech
Photography
Song Leading (Boys)
Songs of Praise (Girls)
Art
Video / Computer Media
Ladies Ministries
Our Ladies are very active at Graymere. We would love to have any of our ladies participate in any activities or classes that we have.
Help with Wed Morning Ladies Bible Class
Assist with Heart Friends Ministry
Help plan Bridal Teas or Shower
Help plan Baby Teas or Shower
Help with decorations for special events (Flowers etc.)
Help with Kitchen Clean-up
Meals Programs
If can prepare a dish for any of the categories below, we could use you for the various needs our members have.
Meals for New Mothers
Meals for Funerals
Meals for Shut-ins or Long-term Illnesses
Deliver a meal
Provide funds to purchase meals on short notice
Meals for those recovering from illness or surgery through the Care Groups
Missions
Our mission efforts, headed up by Jonathan Winchester (jonathan@graymere.com), manages lots of mission points across many continents. If you are mission-minded and like to travel, join our team!
Serve on mission committee
Construction Teams
Medical Teams
Evangelistic Teams
Prepare teaching materials
Visit supported domestic areas
Visit supported foreign areas
Seniors Ministry (60+)
Our Seniors Ministry led by Jack Malone is always involved with monthly activities and dinners as well as outreach opportunities to our senior citizens and shut-ins.
Serve on Planning Committee
Host a monthly meeting
Devotional speaker
Participate in activities at Assisted Living / Nursing Homes
Singing group for Assisted Living / Nursing Homes
Quilting and Sewing
One day trip
Overnight trip
Calling shut-ins
Provide transportation for Seniors
Work at Outreach Center (Clothes Closet)
Perform yard work, small repairs and maintenance for widows or shut-ins
Provide transportation for shopping and doctor visits for widows or shut-ins
Singing • Special Events
If you can sing, we have many needs at funerals and other events where we need acapella singers.
Help sing at Funerals and other special events
Soprano
Tenor
Bass
Alto
Tuesday-Thursday School
Our Tues-Thur School is our preschool program that we host on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Teaching or subbing are paid positions, and we would love your help!
Teach
Substitute
Assist with special events
Visitation Ministry
Our Visitation Ministry maintains active visits every few weeks on various members in our congregation.
Be a Visitation Team Captain
Participate in the Visitation Program
Keep children during Visitation Reorganization Dinner (annually)
Worship
There are many areas and needs for men to serve in our worship services.
Lead opening prayer
Lead closing prayer
Lead prayer in my Bible class
Read scripture
Lead prayer for communion
Serve communion to congregation
Lead singing
Speak at Wednesday night devotional
Usher
Money counter
Greeter (Men or Women)
Nursery attendant (Men or Women)
Prepare communion trays (Men or Women)
Assist with baptism preparation (Men or Women)
Man our Info Desk for Sunday AM Worship (1 month)
Lead Prayer
Youth Ministry
Our youth ministry headed up by Jon David Schwartz is a vibrant and active group of young people. We would love all parents and willing individuals to help.
Assist or chaperone activities for grades 3rd-5th
Host a Youth devotional in your home
Assist or chaperone retreats or youth rallies
Assist or chaperone mission trips
Assist or chaperone special service projects and events
Drive bus or van for retreats and other trips
Contribute funds for individuals to attend retreats/camps/mission trips
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