Service Project Ideas for Individuals & Small Groups

Service Project Ideas for You and Your Small Group!

Types of Service Projects (to proceed directly to a project section, click on the respective link)

· Special - Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Initiative

· Immediate - On-campus - Off-campus

· Seasonal - On-campus - Off-campus

· Year Round - On-campus - Off-campus

· Other - On-campus - Off-campus - Off-campus

· General Ideas - 101 Ways for Your Small Group to Serve!

Special Projects - Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Initiative (return to top)

Video Café Service Project Opportunity (no extra time commitment)

Do you worship already at the 11am service? If so, here is a simple, but important, way you can “serve others as you worship”. How you ask? If you were willing to worship in the Video Café each week, you would provide a consistent “worshiper presence” in the room. This may seem like a small thing, but often people look into the Great Room and think it looks “empty” so they don’t feel comfortable going in. They then go to the Worship Center which they find “full”. More and more often now, people like this then leave because they can’t find a place to sit. Not good!

Do you see how making this simple commitment can serve others? If you do this, you can make a difference between someone worshiping God this Sunday or not! That’s important! To serve in this way, all you have to do is….

Arrive in the Video Café before the 11am service starts
Smile and welcome folks as they come in and sit near you
Worship God with all you’ve got!

You just being present will help draw others into the room and make them feel welcomed.

If you and/or members of your small group are willing to make this commitment, just contact e-mail David Howell or call him at 981-9222 and let him know. I know God will use you and your small group to serve others in this simple but very important way!

P.S. Our Senior Pastor Chuck Milian is praying for 5 small groups to make this commitment. Will you join him?

Immediate On-campus Service Opportunities (return to top)

Support our Special Needs Ministry (~90 minute commitment / monthly)

Are you willing to serve our special needs children and their families at Crossroads? Contact Steve Strom at 488.2326 or stevestr@aol.com to inquiry about the following three service opportunities:

STAR Room - Elementary & Teens

We offer Special Time Activity Rooms (STAR) at 11am for our Special Needs children. Volunteers are needed to greet parents, assist the teacher, and to do one-on-one activities with the special needs students. Previous work with special needs children is not required. All orientation and necessary training is provided.

Shadows – Sunday 9:15 AM, Sunday 11:00 AM, or Wednesday 6:30pm

Several children with special needs attend the regular Sunday School classes on Sunday mornings or attend AWANA on Wednesday night. The participation of the student is enhanced with a one-on-one assistant in big group events, small group discussions, and interacting with typical students in the classes. Previous work with special needs students is not required. All orientation and necessary training is provided.

Volunteer Coordinator

Helping to recruit and staff volunteers for the Abilities Enabled Ministry is a vital part of “making it all work”. If you are a big picture kind of person who enjoys organizing, talking with people, sharing the vision of this ministry, and helping others, Abilities Enabled wants you! This person would work with each of the AE coaches to learn about volunteer needs and would then disseminate the information to recruit volunteers for the ministry. This would be done through formal and informal communication channels at Crossroads Fellowship as well as with external volunteer groups who earn service credit for their volunteer time.

Immediate Off-campus Service Projects (return to top)

Brentwood Elementary: Good News Club Snacks - Service Project 1 (~30 minute commitment)

Can you provide snacks for a school class Good News Club meeting? That’s all that is required for this simple project. But what a difference you could make! Crossroads has the opportunity to share The Good News of Jesus with 30 children from Brentwood Elementary every Friday! It is thrilling that these children will be feed spiritually, but we also need to feed them physically (at least with some yummy snacks)! At each Club Meeting we would like to give out 30 prepackaged snacks and juice boxes/pouches for the kids. A small group of 4 families could even have one family a week commit to purchasing these snacks and delivering them to the Club Leader and your group would have an entire month covered! The Club will start meeting in August and will meet every Friday that traditional schools are in session. To provide snacks for a club meeting, simply contact Keely Churchill at candkchurchill@bellsouth.net or 676-6131 and she confirm with you where to bring the snacks.

Seasonal Projects (return to top)

No seasonal projects at this time.

Year Round On-Campus Service Opportunities (return to top)

Sunday Morning Helpers (Infant through Elementary) – Service Project 1 (~90 minute commitment)

We are so blessed to have committed volunteers teaching our children about God’s Word every week. Won’t you bless our leaders and children by coming to assist with small group time? We are looking for small groups to help every week. Simply sign up and show up! Contact Jim Shelton at JShelton@Crossroads.org or 981-0222 to sign-up for your small group to help.

Sunday Greeting - Service Project 2 (~30 minute commitment)

This is a simple, but valuable, service project option for your group. Here is how it works. Contact Kathy Meadows at Kmeadows@Crossroads.org or 981-0222 to pick a Sunday to come and greet. Kathy will provide you with a 20 minute window before the 9:30am or 11:00am service. She will assign you to either the Millbrook or Hargrove entrance. Once you’ve got a Sunday, time, and location confirmed, simply show up at the entrance and welcome people with BIG smiles! Kathy will make sure you know exactly what to do! This may seem like a small way to serve but one of the “first impressions” people have when coming to church is how they are greeted at the door. Your small group can make a significant difference in welcoming folks! No preparation required! Just bring your smiling faces! :o)

AWANA Kid’s Bible Club Listeners – Service Project 3 (~120 minute commitment)

Our children are learning Bible verses every Wednesday night at Crossroads in their AWANA classes. Would you be willing to simply sit and listen to the children recite their Bible verses one night? All you’d have to do is sit down one-on-one with the kids and have them quote their Bible verses as you review their workbook which has the Bible verses written out. You can encourage them greatly by helping them practice in this way. You might even learn a new Bible verse yourself! Contact Jim Shelton at JShelton@Crossroads.org or 981-0222 to sign-up for a night to listen.

Missions Yard Sale Support - Service Project 4 (~90 minute commitment)

Come and help our short term mission’s teams with the yard sale! The proceeds from the yard sale will be used to fund mission trips for our short term mission’s teams. These short term mission’s teams include people that are going to help with construction projects and to share the gospel in places both locally and oversees. Your small group can help these teams by lending your service and doing such things as sorting, placing, and pricing yard sale items. Contact Lynn Brieaddy at lbrieaddy@nc.rr.com or 453-1017 to sign your group up for a time slot to help with clothes preparation or Willis Morgan at mwlol@doc.state.nc.us or 873-0470 to work with general merchandise.

Year Round Off-Campus Service Projects (return to top)

Volunteer Opportunities at the Raleigh Rescue Mission (~120 minute commitments and up)

See http://hstrial-jfrye.homestead.com/SGServiceProjectsRalRescue.htm

Other On-campus Service Projects (return to top)

Other Great On-Campus Service Opportunities (~30 minute commitments and up)

http://www.crossroads.org/others/involved.htm

Other Off-campus Service Projects (return to top)

A Few Household Chores for a Mother of Newborn Babies - Service Project 1 (~30 minute commitment)

Outreach opportunity for mother of multiple newborns who has attended CRF on several occasions. Looking for 1 or 2 small groups willing to donate perhaps 3 - 4 collective hours over course of the next month to help with housework or meals in some small capacity. Need 1/2 to 1 hour here or there to empty garbage cans, bring a meal, run a vacuum - whatever can be offered! If your group is available to donate a few hours please contact Melanie Osborne (the mother) at melanie@melanieosborne.com.