Hospitality
We welcome people to Uptown Church and help them get connected into our spiritual family. We greet people as they enter, staff the Welcome Center, oversee post-service coffee, and we assist with collecting the offering and preparing communion.
"It gives me such joy to support and connect with people. God uses me as I shake hands and offer warm smiles."
- First Serve Opportunity:
- Serve as a greeter
- Help facilitate the post-service coffee time
Outreach and Events
We do our best to put our faith into action to serve and love our community well. We want to be active participants in dismantling systems of injustice and also relational conduits of the love of Jesus. We offer opportunities to serve our neighbors in a variety of ways; hosting outreach events ourselves while also partnering with local organizations.
- First Serve Opportunity:
- Go on a prayer walk
- Sign up to help at one of our events
- Become a volunteer with one of our community partners
Care
We facilitate compassion and benevolence within the church. We schedule visitations for shut-ins, check up on the sick or injured, provide food for those who need a meal, and pray over the needs in our spiritual family.
- First Serve Opportunity:
- Prepare a meal for a family in need
- Call/visit someone who is sick
Kids
We desire to mentor and disciple the next generation to love and serve Jesus. Our kid ministry volunteers encourage children to deepen their faith with teaching and activities that are fun, engaging, and on their level.
- First Serve Opportunity:
- Sit in on a Sunday kid’s class
- Help out at the Kid’s Check-In Station
- Help with Sunday set-up and clean-up
Small Groups
Small groups are regularly offered at Uptown Church. These groups typically meet during the week in different people’s homes. Each cycle of small groups looks a bit different, but each one is focused on helping us deepen our relationship with God and one another.
- First Serve Opportunity:
- Assist a small group leader
- Open up your home to host a small group
Worship
We are committed to leading people into authentic, heartfelt worship encounters with Jesus. We help the church connect with the Holy Spirit through corporate worship together.
“I’ve grown so much both as a musician and a person through being on the worship team! I feel more equipped with boldness and freedom, open to letting God do work in me.”
- First Serve Opportunity:
- Set up and tear down the stage and sound equipment
- Sit in on a Thursday night practice
Media
We provide media of all kinds to help Uptown Church share the gospel. We produce graphics/videos, web and social media, record/process sermons, and update the website. Each Sunday service, we also set up and run visual presentations for lyrics and sermons.
- First Serve Opportunity:
- Help run the Sunday Service presentation
Facilities
We have the privilege of preparing our space for each person that comes through our doors. This includes setting/cleaning chairs, tables, dividers, signs, and making sure the facilities are clean and presentable. We help make Uptown Church a welcoming home so people will feel comfortable, loved, and encounter Jesus.
"Helping out with facilities is more than just a task, it is ministry. I love praying over every chair I set up on Sundays."
- First Serve Opportunity:
- Come early on Sundays to help set up
- Help tear down after Sunday service