Greeters help everyone (especially NEW guests) feel welcome at OCC. They are also responsible for reminding regular attenders to get their name tags or helping guide a guest to the Welcome  Center. Greeters should be friendly and outgoing, and have a desire to meet new people and help others feel at home. These volunteers will continue serving 15 minutes after the service starts.

Skills Involved:
hospitality, friendliness, outgoing personality, helpful (going “above and beyond”)

Serving Time: 10:00am – 10:45am

Volunteers at the Welcome Center/ info desk help to greet our guests and help them create name tags. They should also try to collect contact information from and present a gift to every guest. These volunteers will set up their station when they arrive and will remain at the desk 15 minutes after the service starts.

Skills Involved:
hospitality, friendliness, outgoing personality, helpful (going “above and beyond”)

Serving Time: 9:30am – 10:45am

Those serving Communion sit in an area easy to get up from and will meet in the back of the Worship Area when the Communion Leader begins speaking from the front. A Communion Captain will direct each server where to go, and servers will simply pass the trays of bread & juice.

Skills Involved:
physical balance/mobility, awareness of other servers, and a willingness to serve (servers should also have an understanding of Communion and be immersed believers)

Serving Time: About 10 minutes during the service

These volunteers prepare the bread & juice for the service, placing them into the trays. There is also some clean-up involved after the service.

Skills Involved:
a steady hand, cleanliness, enjoys working “behind-the-scenes”

Serving Time: 9:30am – 10:15am & 10 minutes after service

Our A/V tech team helps to run the sound board and the computer (slides, video, etc.) during our worship services. They are also required to be at mid-week rehearsals when scheduled.

Skills Involved:
works well under pressure, troubleshooting, understands basic technology, critical listening (audio), focused, proactive

Serving Time: Wed. 7:00pm-8:30pm & Sun. 8:45am – 11:45am

The worship team helps to create an atmosphere where people can connect with each other and with God. The instrumentalists and vocalists must engage the congregation without becoming a distraction. We are always looking for musicians with both the skill and passion to serve! We do not hold auditions but there is a relaxed process to go through before jumping up on stage.

Skills Involved:
basic musical talent, able to listen and adjust with other musicians, positive attitude, willing to be in front of others, always open to improvement

Serving Time: Wed. 7:00pm-8:30pm & Sun. 9:00am – 11:45am

Nursery teachers work with infants, helping keep them entertained and comfortable during the entirety of the worship service. And yes, you might come in contact with some dirty diapers! All children’s volunteers are background checked before being scheduled to serve.

Skills Involved:
basic infant care/babysitting skills, enthusiasm, patience, compassion, able to sit/crawl on floor

Serving Time: 10:15am – 11:45am

Assistant teachers in our kids’ Sunday class will help our Children Director, Meghan King, with activities and other creative elements for the day. They also help to keep children engaged and paying attention. All children’s volunteers are background checked before being scheduled to serve.

Skills Involved:
basic childcare/babysitting skills, enthusiasm, patience, compassion, mobility

Serving Time: 10:15am – 11:45am

We are currently working on providing some activities and a “place to belong” for our middle & high school students. If you have a passion to be a support role in the life of teenagers, let us know!

Skills Involved:
gracious, understanding, offers appropriate Godly counsel, confident, able to take criticism, humble, offers love without bias

Serving Time: TBD

The Toddlers have a very special room all to themselves.  It is a place where they can have fun and enjoy all the things a Toddler likes under the caring & watchful eyes of an adult. All children’s volunteers are background checked before being scheduled to serve.

 

Skills Involved:
babysitting skills, enthusiasm, patience, compassion, able to sit/crawl on floor

Serving Time: 10:15am – 11:45am