Campus Services

There are many opportunities to help out with Campus Services and Connection Ministries.  First Serve is an opportunity to try a ministry once without a long-term commitment and is a great way to experiment and find the place you really enjoy volunteering.   

If you are looking for some opportunities to be involved on a more regular basis, click here.

First Serve Opportunities:

All the listings below can be a First Serve.  Give something a try!  You’re bound to find a job you can pour your passion for God and others into.

Saturday Morning C-Crew 

 10:30am (1-2 hours/month) As part of this crew you get to help prepare our facility as a family for the Sunday Morning services and connect with others in the church that you may not have known. (Click here for more details)

 

Facility Care

 (1-3 hours/month) In this role you will help Eric do general custodial and minor maintenance to our facility. (Click here for more details)

Café (1-2 hours/month) Help guests feel welcome by providing refreshing coffee and tea. (Click here for more details)

Welcome Centre (1-2 hours/month) Welcome, give directions, and answer questions for our guests.  (Click here for more details)

Usher (1-2 hours/month) Help guests feel welcome by assisting in seating, presenting bulletins, taking offerings and more. (Click here for more details)
 

Greeter (1-2 hours/month) Welcome people at our main entry door with a nice handshake and a warm smile. (Click here for more details)

Sunday Night C-Crew (1-3 hours/month) As part of this crew you will help get our facility back into prime operating condition for following week. (Click here for more details)
 

Weekday Facility Care (1-3 hours/month) Help us keep our facility in excellent physical shape by doing special cleaning projects (kitchen, windows, etc.) and minor maintenance.  (Click here for more details)
 

Special Event Custodial/Set-up (hours vary) The life blood of our big events are the support system people enabling them to happen.  (Click here for more details)

Regular Commitment Opportunities:

All of the following opportunities require significant amounts of time and energy.  In essence you will be main leaders directly helping the Jordan popowich family keep the church in it's tiptop condition.

Connection Partner (hours vary) Help contact and connect newcomers into the Redwood family. (Click here for more details)

First Serve Opportunity Details...

Saturday Night C-Crew (1-2 hours/month) As part of this crew you get to help prepare our facility for the big Sunday Morning rush.  This includes taking decor such as our curtains down, vacuuming the foyer, touching up glass and mirrors, cleaning bathrooms, taking out garbage, and sweeping and mopping the auditorium as necessary.  We put teams together of 2-3 people who will work once a month.  Start time on Saturday nights is 7:30pm and you can usually count on being done no later than 9:00pm.  To volunteer for this position please email the office or call 577-3463.

Saturday Morning Facility Care (1-3 hours/month) In this role you will help The staff team do general custodial and minor maintenance to our facility.  This may include the following depending on the week and what is deemed necessary: glass cleaning, vacuuming, trash removal, auditorium set-up, table wiping, dry and/or wet mopping, kitchen cleaning, laundry folding, minor repairs, paint touch-ups.  Ultimately Jordon is responsible for making sure our facility is at its utmost in presentation.  But it’s a big facility that can always use more care than is always able to be given.  At this time we are looking for people willing to commit to one Saturday a month and volunteer for one of two shifts a month (8:00am-10:00am or 10:00am to 12:00noon). To volunteer for this position please email the office or call 577-3463.

Café (2-5 hours/month) Help guests feel welcome by providing refreshing coffee and tea.  As a Café’ volunteer you will set out our various coffee and tea carafes and supplies, prepare tea and coffee on our cool automatic coffee makers, and possibly clean up.  You will be required to arrive 45 minutes prior to the service you are serving at.  Café is an area we hope to continue to develop in the future so that more connection and personal contact can take place.  You will be able to choose how often and at which services you will volunteer. To volunteer for this position please email the office or call 577-3463.

Welcome Centre (2-5 hours/month) Welcome, give directions, and answer questions for our guests.  This is a really enjoyable opportunity.  You will be the “focus of attention” for people asking all kinds of questions (don’t worry, we’ll help you know the answers) as well as the welcoming face for newcomers looking for coherence in the jungle that is Redwood’s Sunday mornings!  You will need to show up 30 minutes before the start of the service you are working and don’t forget to wear your smile! To volunteer for this position please email the office or call 577-3463.

Sunday Night C-Crew (3-5 hours/month) As part of this crew you will help get our facility back into prime operating condition after the Sunday morning services and Plunge.  Plunge crews make sure their set - up is dismantled so we are able to do our jobs. This team works between 9:00pm and 11:30pm Sunday nights doing various facility care duties such as vacuuming, trash removal, glass cleaning, dry and/or wet mopping, and so on.  We are asking just once a month to volunteer for this position please email the office or call 577-3463.

Usher (2-5 hours/month) Help guests feel welcome by assisting in seating, presenting bulletins, taking offerings and more.  Ushering is a vitally important ministry and is sometimes overlooked.  How people are brought into the auditorium is very important and there is an art to it that takes time to learn.  You will be able to choose how often and at which services you will volunteer. To volunteer for this position please email the office or call 577-3463.

Weekday Facility Care (1-5 hours/month) Help us keep our facility in excellent physical shape by doing special cleaning projects (kitchen, windows, etc.) and minor maintenance.  There are always things around Redwood that could look better or be cleaner.  We’re looking for someone with a good eye for detail and time off during workdays to help keep our facility well cared for.  On this one, you get to choose when you’re available and for how long. To volunteer for this position please email the office or call 577-3463.

Greeter (1-2 hours/month) Welcome people at our main entry door with a nice handshake and a warm smile.  For each service we have greeters at our main entry door welcoming guests as they enter.  We are looking for people that enjoy people and can arrive early before almost anyone else.  Greeters are required to arrive 30 minutes before the service.  Fifteen minutes after the start of the service, Greeters are welcome to go into the service.  This volunteer opportunity takes less than 45 minutes on any given weekend.  You will be able to choose how often and at which services you will volunteer. To volunteer for this position please email the office or call 577-3463.

 

Regular Serving Opportunity Details...

Hospitality Right Hand (hours vary) This opportunity requires the ability to lead and support a team of volunteers that exceeds 50 people.  The person chosen for this opportunity will learn the complete Hospitality Ministry including the role and functions of Greeters, Ushers, Welcome Centre Volunteers, and Café Volunteers.  Training on the Hospitality Ministry’s scheduling software will be given.  Previous Hospitality Team experience is an asset but is not requires since the successful person will be asked to participate in each of the four areas of hospitality.  This is a significant opportunity requiring significant commitment, responsibility, and reliability.  The person will also need to have good chemistry with Jordan as well as the members of the Hospitality Team.  This person will fill in for Jordan whenever he is away and ensure the smooth function of Redwood’s Hospitality Ministry. To volunteer for this position please email the office or call 577-3463.

Facility Care Right Hand (hours vary) This opportunity requires the volunteer to learn everything Eric knows about caring for our facilities.  The person chosen for this opportunity will learn the complete Facility Care Ministry.  This individual will learn how to use all the right tools, cloths and cleaners to keep our facilities clean and in presentable order.  This volunteer will need to view custodial work as a valid and important support ministry that enables other ministries to take place.  This person will have significant responsibility and will function as Jordan’s number one assistant in the area of Facility Care.  This person will fill in for Jordan whenever he is away and ensure that cleanliness expectations are met or exceeded. To volunteer for this position please email the office or call 577-3463.

Connection Partner (hours vary) Help contact and connect newcomers into the Redwood family.  Our recent purchase of a connection software requires us to build a network of 25-35 volunteers to assist in connecting newcomers.  Volunteers for this position will need to be able to use email effectively, have computer skills, and have a pleasant demeanor while on the phone.  These volunteers will also need to have empathy and listening skills to determine newcomers needs and be able to suggest pathways or programs that Redwood offers to help them connect.  More details will be posted in the future. To volunteer for this position please nbarns@redwoodpark.org or call 577-3463.