Volunteer Opportunities in Caring Ministry

Training and support are provided for all of our volunteers.  If you are interested in volunteering, please call the church office at 972.235.8385 or click here to fill out a volunteer form online.

Volunteer opportunities are listed below.

Congregational Care Calling Team

Call church members to see how they are doing. Callers answer any questions they have about the church, ask if they have any needs that the church could help meet and let them know that the church cares about them. Contact Benita Belsley, 972 235 0504, or Janet Thompson, 972 235 2971.

Nursing Home Volunteers

Visit one or more church members residing on nursing homes or assisted living facilities.  Volunteers are assigned a member to visit twice each month.

To become a hospital visitor volunteer, contact Melinda Bogoslavsky, 972.234.0975.

Hospital Visitors

Visit hospitalized members on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays.  Volunteers are placed on teams, and each team is responsible for two months of the year.

To become a hospital visitor volunteer, contact Jane Aitchison, 972.231.1242.

Homebound Visitors

Telephone or visit a homebound member twice a month.

If you wish to volunteer, contact coordinator Marie Madden, 972.679.6338.

Homebound Communion Team

Serve communion each month to our homebound members. If you are interested in serving or know someone we can serve contact Rev. April Bristow at 972 996 0139.

     

Bereavement Care Volunteers

Assist when there has been a death in the FUMCR community.  Teams are formed to bake cookies, prepare food, and.or serve at receptions following services.

If you would like to participate, contact coordinator Jan Casner, 972.661.5928.  

Prayer Ministry Volunteers

Come to the Chapel on Tuesday mornings to pray for persons and families in crisis as a response to prayer requests submitted by members of the congregation as well as area hospital chapels.  Prayer time is offered silently on a come-and-go basis.

If you would like information about joining the Prayer Group, contact
Rev. April Johnson Bristow, 972.996.0139.

Prayer Blanket Ministry

Create blankets for individuals, labeled with their name and the United Methodist cross and flame, to be placed in the Sanctuary for knots to be tied on Sundays. 

To volunteer in this ministry, by making blankets or with a contribution of fleece material or money, contact Prayer Blanket Coordinator, Joan Huddleston, 972.235.7378. 

Career Jumpstart & Employment Transition Volunteers

Help with meetings, speakers, and membership.  Career Jumpstart meets on Tuesday evenings.  Emplyment Transition meets on Sunday mornings.