Join Our Volunteer Team
Members of our congregation are critical to preparing the facility each week for worship. To volunteer, select which position you would like to help with and contact the appropriate person!
Acolytes light and extinguish the altar candles at the beginning and end of our worship services. At Emmanuel, children and youth who are in 3rd grade and older are welcome to become acolytes.
Contact: Lori Magoon at office@eumclaurel.org.
Creating beautiful spaces for worship is the task of the Altar Team. Team members take turns using their creativity to design altar displays that help the congregation connect to the weekly worship theme. We have closets full of liturgical art supplies for you to use to create a beautiful space for worship.
Contact: Karen Collins
Our greeters/ushers are our ambassadors, and their most important function is to offer open hearts and warm smiles to all who enter our doors. They are key to making Emmanuel a friendly and reverent place to worship God. They prepare the church for services, greet and help worshipers find seats, collect the offering and clean up the sanctuary after services.
Contact: Becky
Liturgists are leaders of our worship services. They read the Bible lessons, opening prayers, and serve the chalice (cup) during communion. Serving as a liturgist can lead to a deeper understanding of the liturgy (what we do in worship) and the worship traditions of Emmanuel. Training is available.
Contact for the 10AM service: Karen Irons
Each Sunday immediately following the 10am worship service a team of trained volunteers count our offering.
Contact: Mike Bell
Sundays at 11am in the Fellowship Hall
Getting to know each other is time well spent. The people of Emmanuel are its greatest resource and our connections are key to the strength of our vibrant community. Each Sunday between our services, we offer food and coffee to encourage our congregation to join together in conversation.
Contact: Judy
Please sign up to help with various aspects of supporting our fellowship coffee and food after the 10am service – including setup, serving and cleanup. We appreciate you considering to help in this way.
If you have any questions about serving, please contact Becky at the church office at office@eumclaurel.org