Ros Thorpe
Director of Outreach
If you would like to Volunteer for any of the Opportunities below, please contact our Director of Outreach
Serve at Atonement
In Worship:
We welcome volunteers to...
- Serve as ushers
- Serve as worship assistants, communion assistants, readers for the Scripture lessons and/or for the prayers of the people
- Serve as acolytes and crucifers (4th-8th graders)
- Staff our sound booth, recording our worship services
- Serve as Altar Guild members and as worship coordinators (high school students) help to prepare for worship
- Share their gifts through dance, dramatic arts, and visual arts
In our Music Ministry:
We welcome volunteers to...
- Sing in our Sanctuary Choir or 1st Saturday Choir
- Ring in our Adult Handbell Choir
- Share their gifts as individual instrumentalists or with our A.C.E. Ensemble
- Assist in planning, feeding and/or housing students from college choirs who are performing at Atonement
- Participate in our Youth Handbell Choir for grades 3-12
In our Children's Ministry:
We welcome volunteers to...
- Serve as large and small group leaders
- Decorate classrooms annually and our Sunday morning stage area
- Plan and help lead activities and events
- Help secure supplies for Sunday School
- Help plan and/or lead VBS
- Serve on our KFaM team
- Participate in our Youth Handbell Choir for grades 3-12 (also see under music ministry)
In our Youth Ministry:
We welcome volunteers to...
- Host or help lead HS Bible studies
- Serve as a co-coordinator to plan and support opportunities to serve in the community for our HS students
- Help plan “Serve Saturdays” for our confirmation students to serve in the community
In our Care Ministry:
We welcome volunteers to...
- Serve as a Stephen Minister, after having received 50 hours of training to provide one-on-one Christian caregiving
- Make monthly visits to those who are homebound and provide communion to them
- Assist with mailings and other general tasks
In our Fellowship Ministry:
We welcome volunteers to...
- Help with our Café, setting/cleaning up and welcoming both visitors and members following our 8:30am worship service
- Assist with large-group fellowship events
- Assist with funeral luncheons, etc
In our Outreach Ministry:
We welcome volunteers to...
- Serve on our Outreach Advisory Team, which reviews current activities and participates in engaging members to serve in the community
- Explore the many options of serving in our community through ministries of homelessness, hunger, peace & justice opportunities, and more
- Serve as greeters, and as intentional “welcomers” to those who may be visiting Atonement worship for the first time
In our Property Ministry:
We welcome volunteers to...
- Serve on our Property team, helping to make decisions regarding property needs
- Share their skills/interests in: painting; basic landscaping/flowers; light plumbing; light carpentry; light electrical; carpeting; flooring; general cleaning; small construction projects; audio/visual technicians for worship
- Volunteer for Property Workdays that are scheduled periodically
In our Small Group Ministry:
We welcome volunteers to...
- Participate in one or more of our small groups built around Bible study, fellowship, and more
- Serve on our Small Group Ministry Team