SERVE OUR CHURCH

Volunteers are needed in the areas listed below. To volunteer, please email volunteer@bpumc.org or the email specified in the request and provide the name of the volunteer opportunity and your availability.

Vacation Bible School Volunteers Needed
Vacation Bible School Registration is open and we are expecting a large number of children to attend VBS again this summer! The dates for VBS are July 15-19 from 8:30-12:00 each day, and registration can be found on our church’s website. We are in need of a lot of volunteers to make this year’s VBS as fun, life changing, and safe as possible for the 200+ children from our church and community who will be attending!  Our primary need every year is Crew Leaders: volunteers who lead a group of 7-8 children from station to station at VBS each day. There’s no prep work for this role: you simply hang out and travel with your group each day!  If you would be willing to volunteer to be a Crew Leader for all five days, or just a few days, or if you would like to learn about other VBS volunteer roles, please email Melissa Hendon at mhendon@bpumc.org

Green Team volunteers needed. Opportunities include:
planting and maintaining seasonal color at church entryways and columbarium
planting, maintaining, and harvesting Children’s Garden
helping to maintain pathways in the community garden (GOTB)
campus cleanup including pruning shrubbery and trees
Contact Jan Rogers ( Jan2rogers@gmail.com ) to volunteer or get more information.

Please contact the church office at (205) 822-0910 to volunteer.

Sunday morning Greeters and Ushers
Under the Bridge – Cooking for the homeless
Prayer Shawl Ministry – Knitting and crocheting prayer shawls and other items
Quilt Ministry
Pantry on the Bluff – Food Pantry
Bundles of Hope – Diaper Ministry
Flower and Card Ministries
First Light Shelter – Preparing meals for residents
Volunteers in Mission – Local, U.S. and international relief and mission work
Church Grounds Planting, Landscaping and Cleanup
Children’s Garden
Gardens on the Bluff Community Garden
Church Clean-up/Maintenance/Organizing
Other Projects – Let us know your interest and if you would like us to contact you when we have special projects

Meals for youth and children
It would be helpful to have the meals for our youth and children covered by volunteers, either through cooking a meal or providing a monetary donation to cover the cost of the meal. Donation checks can be put in the offering plate on Sunday or turned in to the church finance office. Please mark the checks – Youth and Children Meals.

Sunday Night Dinner (Meal for 20-25 students) – donation cost would be $125
Wednesday Night Dinner (Meal for 50 – 75 students) – donation cost would be $250

Prayer List Follow Up Callers

Callers are needed to follow up with people who have been on our prayer list. These callers are a great help to our ministerial staff as they are an additional contact during a time of need.

Handmade wooden palm crosses

We would like to include handmade wooden palm crosses in our visitor bags. If you make these and would like to donate them for this purpose, please let us know.

Nursery Volunteers

We need volunteers who would be willing to help the paid nursery staff on Sunday mornings from 9:45-11:15 and on Wednesday nights from 5:15-7:45. These volunteers would primarily be working with infants, but there will be children from birth-5 years old present during these times.  Primary responsibilities will include holding infants, helping with dinner, and playing with the children!

Sunday Night Youth Volunteer

Volunteers are needed from 6:00 – 7:30 pm to help with dinner, games, and mission projects. This is the most interactive youth volunteer role which is perfect for someone who wants to get to know the youth and build relationships with them. This position will be a minimum of one Sunday night per month.

Wednesday Night Youth Volunteer

Volunteers are needed from 6:00 – 6:30 pm on Wednesday evenings to help with games and free time. This is the most relaxed youth volunteer role and is perfect for someone who can commit to 30 minutes on a Wednesday night. These volunteers will be with the youth during the free time in the new gym. A minimum of one Wednesday night per month is This position will be a minimum of one Wednesday night per month.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry is a group of women who make prayer shawls, lap blankets, baby blankets, chemo caps, and scarves for those who may need a little encouragement and comfort, and who need to know that there are people who are praying for them. They have presented hundreds of items so far.

The group meets on Mondays at 10am. At each meeting they chat, eat, and create! Most members knit or crochet, but anyone with a desire to learn and serve is welcome.

Shawls are available in the church office during the week and at the Welcome Desk in the Narthex on Sunday Mornings.