Volunteer
There are numerous ways to serve the church and wider community.
We hope you will join us...no special skills or experience necessary
Families in Transition:
Food Pantry
We help sort donations, stock shelves or help wherever needed. Just two hours of your time (1 - 3pm) to help the food insecure in Manchester. The food Pantry offers a shopping experience for people to choose their own food options.
Email Liz Verity to learn more:
Families in Transition:
Adult Dinner Service
Help in the kitchen to serve the evening meal to those people staying in the shelter 4:30 - 5:45pm.
3 opportunities each month.
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Families in Transition:
Have Fun with Kids
Have FUN with kids (ages 5 -12) Help with simple crafts (provided), play games, or color while parents are preparing their dinners in the adjacent kitchen (6 - 7pm).
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Seafarer's Mission:
Help to Serve
We operate a small but very busy crew market. Volunteers will help to price items, stock the shelves, and run the cash registers. Volunteers can help process parcels for the crew members and assist seafarers wire money home to their families. Help us serve seafarer's from all over the world.
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Conversation Cafe's with Our English Students
Spend time with English for New American (ENA) students, sharing conversation and playing simple games that help them use their new language skills once or twice a month.
Morning Conversation 10:45 - noon
Evening Conversation 6:30 - 7:30pm
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Resilience Reins:
UpReach Therapeutic
Riding Center
Provide and serve a family dinner for at risk children during the 7 week Resilience Reins program. Family dinners provide an opportunity for family members to come together, strengthen ties and build better relationships. They build a sense of belonging which leads to better self-esteem.
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Young Athlete's Program
Young Athlete's Program is a weekly, one hour, sports play activities program for children ages 2 to 7, with and without disabilities. The program engages children through developmentally appropriate play activities, involving gross and fine motor skills designed to allow children to be active, have fun, and learn foundational sports skills.
Email Bill Jones to learn more:
Memory Garden
The Memory Garden is a labour of love for those who volunteer during Spring, Summer and Fall to weed, mulch and plant annuals. The garden was created in 2015 and provides a peaceful place in the heart of the city, where you can take a few moments to sit and reflect. Expenses for the garden are funded by donations, which can be made in memory of loved ones.
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