There are many ways you can serve at Thornapple and the community beyond.
Explore some options below and get started today in being a BLESSing!
Children's Ministry
- Nursery worker, students and teens | 4 times a year, 1 hour each
- Children’s Worship | Teachers, helpers (Sunday mornings)
- Crew 52 | Small group leaders, large group teachers (Sunday mornings)
- Special Needs | Adult helpers (Sunday mornings)
- Trailblazers | Adult leaders (1st and 3rd Wednesday nights, 6:30-8pm)
Hospitality
Contact Kimberly Korpak
- Greeters for Sunday morning
- Ushers for Sunday morning: greet, seat, pass out bulletins, collect offering, count worshippers
- Kitchen and set-up help for events
- Meals for people in recovery, grief support, new babies
International Missions
Contact Pastor Andrew
- Serve on team to fulfill its purposes of educating the Thornapple community about God’s work around the world, care for and communicate with missionaries supported by our church and develop collaborative relationships with international partners
Learn more about this ministry.
Love Mercy Do Justice
Contact Pastor Andrew
- Participate with this ministry team to encourage the Thornapple community to develop a heart for justice issues and offer ways to respond; help connect the Thornapple community with service opportunities in local urban ministries.
Learn more about this ministry.
Men's Ministry
Contact Pastor Andrew
- Project work teams | Construction/repair for Habitat for Humanity, Family Promise or people connected to our congregation who have a need
- Join the ministry team to plan opportunities for men to connect, learn, serve and grow
Learn more about this ministry.
Senior Adults
Contact Pastor Andrew
- Facilitate programs for fellowship, spiritual nurture and service for the seniors in our congregation and community
- Make or help with meals for Soup & Study
Worship Ministry
Contact Michael
- Choir
- Worship teams
- Visual arts
- Media and sound
- Scripture readers
Young Adults Ministry
Contact Shalini Bennett
- Serve with a leadership team focused on young adults seeking to build community, worship, grow in faith and serve together
Why is BLESS in all caps?
Good question! BLESS is the Evangelical Covenant Church’s approach to prayer and evangelism. It’s less about downloading information or memorizing scripts, and more about loving our neighbors well. It helps us get “unstuck” and practice evangelism more effortlessly. BLESS is an intentional pathway for persons of all ages who follow Jesus to become like Jesus and join the mission of Jesus.
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