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Parenting services
Interested in helping new mothers with pregnancy and parenting services. This could be helping to work in the store for items they need or helping them with parenting tips and counseling.
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Mentoring
If you want to help people grow in their faith on a one on one experience, then this is a place for you. We have opportunities at both the women and mens residential facilities where you will meet and mentor your person.
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Serving the community
Do you have a heart for the homeless population? Enjoy serving coffee and snacks and praying for people? Then we would love for you to join us. There is a brief training video to help you to understand their needs.
To sign up, email tstout@richwoods.org
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Help with enrollment cost
The enrollment cost for one individual to be in the year long program is $1200. If you can make any donations at all or the whole amount men will be able to get into the program. They also need donations just for the yearly expenses to keep the program running.
To sign up, email jrogers@atcgm.org
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ATC Fellowship
Do you enjoy hearing amazing stories of redemption and see the lives of those lost in addiction flipped around because of Jesus? Come to the facility in Pekin to get to know the men of ATC and to delve into God’s word with them and watch the change that happens.
To sign up, email thomakw3@gmail.com
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Driving
Do you have some free time during the day and can support our Missions Partner by providing driver services for the men at ATC to go to appointments, court, etc.
To sign up, email bdalton@atcgm.org
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Amazon Wishlist
Do you enjoy to buy gifts for people? Are you an Amazon Afficianado? DCP’s Amazon Wishlist is updated consistently to reflect needs of the different ministries. All you have to do is go to the wishlist and select the items you would like to purchase for the center and mark that it is a gift. In the Gift Options tab, please note your name and Richwoods Church.
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After School Program
Do you love kids? Are you good at helping with homework? After School Program students would love to have you come and help with their homework, and more importantly build a relationship. Majority of the students are in grades K-10 and could really use the extra help to gain the skills they need to succeed.
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Shopping
Is shopping for others your passion? Does praying with people bring you joy? This may be the spot for you! Join others as they help restore hope and dignity to people by helping them find supplies for their new home, or clothing for that upcoming interview or job. Be hands on and create relationships with those in our community that just need a helping hand.
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Substitute Teacher/Bus Driver
Are you retired or have a flexible schedule? Do you have a heart for kids? Then sign up to volunteer as a Substitute Teacher (K-8th grades) or Substitute Bus Driver at SSCA! Just a few hours a week is all it takes, but the impact you can make lasts forever! Click the link below to volunteer!
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Cleaning
Are you someone who makes any job fun? Do you have a few afternoon hours free during the week? Then grab a friend and and help keep SSCA sparkling clean! Supplies are provided and you will be working with the custodian to clean the classrooms and other areas of the building. Click the link below to volunteer!
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Purchase school supplies
Do you enjoy shopping AND helping people? This is the job for you! Purchase school supplies that will directly impact impoverished children in the south side of Peoria. Check out their specific needs on the SSCA website or click the link below for the Amazon wishlist, and the items will be sent directly to them on your behalf! (Be sure to include in the notes your name, and that you’re with Richwoods.)
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Childcare
There are many special events that happen where we get the opportunity to hang out with the kiddos in a fun environment! No teaching needed, just a heart to love on kiddos!
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Sub leader
These leaders will be scheduled to sub in rooms on a chance that another leader is unable to fulfill their serving role for that day.
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rKids Buddies
This leader will provide more individualized care/learning for our children who just need to be seen. They will sit with them in their classrooms helping them engage in the group, or they will provide alternate learning/activity depending on need of the child.
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K-4th leaders
These leaders will be responsible for running their assigned classrooms. They will pray with the kids, lead room activities and lead snack and chat. All activities are prepped for you with supplies readily available.
Student leaders
We love our students leaders and how they assist the lead teachers in seeing and loving the little ones in their classes by doing all kinds of different things to make their experience in rKids great!
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Tech
If you enjoy using your tech skills help K-4th kids find and follow Jesus, then this is the place for you! You can come run the slides and sound for our large group worship time together!
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Assistant Leaders
Come help our kids find and follow Jesus by assisting the leader in the classroom with all kind of fun activities and lessons.
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PreSchool 2,3 and 4’s
These leaders are responsible for teaching a very short and simple lesson. You will spend time in worship and prayer. You will lead class activities/crafts/games and enjoy a snack! All crafts and activities are prepped for you. K-4th leaders: These leaders will be responsible for running their assigned classrooms. They will pray with the kids, lead room activities and lead snack and chat. All activities are prepped for you with supplies readily available.
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Large Group Leader
Are you fun, upbeat and engaging and love to tell other about Jesus? Then being a large group leader sounds like the perfect fit! Come help lead the kids in worship, prayer and the message for the day!
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Nursery
Birth-young 2’s. Help provide a safe and loving environment where parents feel supported to engage in worship service.
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Service Runner
This person will assist in checking in on rooms to make sure the leaders have everything they need for service to run smoothly. They will assist in the counts for each room (leaders and children). They will hang out by the tree during service to be an additional safety net. If kids are having a hard time in service, they will engage with those children out at the tree providing more of a 1:1 experience, when needed. In between services, they will restock service items such as goldfish, cups and activity supplies.
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Tree Person
This person is the first face that families see when coming to rKids. They greet and welcome families as they are dropping their kids off. They assist in registering new families into rCircle, give them a brief run down of how drop off and pick up work, and show families where to take their kids.
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Safety Team
This role is perfect for individuals who love students and have an eye for keeping everyone safe. As we roam the building and fill rooms with students on Sunday and Wednesday evenings, we are seeking teammates dedicated to keeping a watchful eye on everything that is going on around the building. Safety is of massive importance, and as we continue to grow, the need for this position is even more crucial.
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Events Team
This team is perfect for someone with high energy, passion for students, and a desire to have fun! As part of the Events Team, your job will be sporadic based on needs as we have events approaching. This team will help with set-up and clean-up of events, as well as be the primary group to have fun! There is a huge need for teammates willing to serve alongside the Small Group leaders to provide the fun and energy, and allow Small Group leaders to not feel the obligation to be at every Student Ministry event.
Welcome Team
This role is perfect for individuals looking to invest in the lives of students but may not feel called to fully dive into their world. As part of the Welcome Team, your job will be to be here early, welcome students as they enter the building, help with attendance, and help supervise during the first 30 minutes of Student Ministry.
Small Group Leaders
This role is perfect for someone who desires to walk through all stages of life with students! As the primary mentor in the lives of a small group of students, your role will be to speak truth and life into them, as well as lead group conversations that pertain to the teaching going on at Richwoods! Middle School meets on Wednesday nights from 6-7:30pm and High School meets on Sunday nights from 6-7:30pm.
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Special Event Team
Do you like planning events and helping us love and see our families well? Then this is the team for you. This team will help with planning special events throughout the year for the famlies of Richwoods!
Formation Group Leader
Formation Group Leaders host and help facilitate formation group opportunities at Richwoods. If you are interested in tight-knit community experiences and are willing to lead group meeting agendas designed for formation groups, then we would love to talk more about this opportunity.
Disciple Guide Mentor
Disciple Guide mentors assist the roster of Richwoods Disciple Guides by facilitating communication and by championing the values of Richwoods Journey of Discipleship. If you are passionate about the way Richwoods does 1-on-1 discipleship and want to encourage others in their discipleship, then we would love to talk to you about this role!
Discipleship Guide
Jesus tells us to go and make disciples. Disciple Guides at Richwoods pass on what they live out and believe about following Jesus to another person in regular 1-on-1 meetings. If you are committed to follow Jesus in this way and have teachings or practices related to following Jesus that you can pass to others, then we would love to talk about Richwoods Journey of Discipleship!
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rMeals
In your role as an rMeals team member, you will have the opportunity to provide and deliver delicious meals for members of our church who are going through difficult life experiences. If you love to cook, we encourage you to bring homemade meals, or you can treat someone to a meal from their favorite restaurant! As an rMeals team member, you can be a part of living out our value of “seeing others” as they navigate loss, surgeries, a new baby, difficult diagnoses, and other hard seasons by showing love and support through a comforting meal.
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Card Ministry
In your role as a Card team member, you will have the opportunity to read, pray over praises/prayer requests from the congregation and send encouraging cards to mourn with those who are mourning and rejoice with those who are rejoicing. If you enjoy selecting cards, writing notes, and letting people know they are not alone in their faith journey, we invite you to use your life-giving talents to lift up the spirits of our fellow brothers and sisters to experience more of Jesus with a short word of encouragement, scripture, and prayer. As a Card team member, you can be a part of living out Richwoods’ values of “seeing others” and being “completely dependent” for those who are asking God for help in their time of need and giving Him praise to Him as He answers or meets them in the waiting for His answer.
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Prayer Team
In your role as a Prayer team member, you will have the opportunity to pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion on behalf of our congregation, city and world as we boldly come into the throne room of God with expectancy and certainty that He hears and answers our prayers.
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Baptism Team
In your role as a baptism team attendant you will have the opportunity to welcome, celebrate and walk through the day of baptism process with the individual taking their next right step with Jesus.
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Coffee Team
If you love to show hospitality to our guests and church family through serving coffee and tea on Sunday morning, this is the place for you! Tasks include brewing coffee, restocking and cleaning, set up and clean up of stations and coffee pots. Our teammates have three different shifts they can pick from on a Sunday morning to serve!
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Parking Team
This team does a great job of helping our guests and church family safely and efficiently enter and exit our campus. They also do a great job of assisting any needs that may arise while you are here! This team is ready to help starting 30 minutes before each service!
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Welcome Team
Do you love to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for everyone who comes through our doors on a Sunday? We would love to have your type of excitement and heart on our Welcome team! We are looking for teamates to greet at the front doors, greet at the worship center doors, help people find seats before service starts, and live out our calling to Welcome Everyone! This team usually starts about 30 minutes before each service!
Connection Point
Do you love seeing others, greeting new guests, and answering any questions they may have by putting a small gift in their hands ? Then come join our Connection Point Team! Opportunities may vary but mostly serve once a month!
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Finance Team
If you have a strong track record of financial projections, financial advising, and creating complex budgets, you might enjoy the Finance Team! We meet quarterly to examine the church’s financial situation and cash flow, and to make suggestions to the Executive Pastor with regard to financial management.
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Counting Team
Join our Counting Team on Sunday mornings and Tuesday mornings, where we ensure financial transparency and accountability throughout the financial chain of custody from Sunday morning giving until it is deposited in the bank.
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Medical Team
Use your specialized medical skills and abilities to help our medical response teams. This team helps keep our campus safe!
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Safety Team
Do you feel a pull toward helping to keep people safe while they worship? The Safety Team might be for you! On Sunday mornings we work behind the scenes to ensure the safety of our leaders and community through safe and responsible “observe and report” protective activities inside and outside the church building. We’d like to expand our team to provide safety services for youth and other mid-week gatherings. Come serve with us!
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Office Team
Love answering the phone and assisting the staff with projects? Then come join our Office Team. Not only will you be answering the phone and taking messages, you will be assisting staff with various projects. For example: filling communion tables, cutting and laminating for rKids and entering prayer requests in rCircle to name a few.
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Building & Maintenance
In this position we are looking for those individuals who have a particular God given talent that they would like to share with the Church. Such as, but not limited to: carpentry, painting, facility repair. plumbing, etc.
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Cleaning & Staging
Looking for individuals that enjoy making this Church clean and inviting to others. This Team position is also vital in assisting the Facilities Manager with setup and teardown of special events.
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Graphic Design
Have an eye for design whether through Canva or Photoshop, maybe you’re an Illustrator pro?! Join us on the team that creates all the Richwoods graphics from sermon series to social media content to event promotional material…the design opportunities are endless!
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Choir
If you love music, singing, dancing and praising our savior then this is the spot for you. The choir is a beautiful place for people to make a joyful noise and learn about what it means to praise and worship our God as the church. This is for every voice and person who just wants to have a place to sing amongst others.
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Worship Team
Worship team is a vibrant and very engaging team. If you enjoy singing, and playing an instrument, this is the team for you. There is not requirement of sounding perfect, just give God your best.
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Social Media
Have an interest in creating and posting content on social media channels? Want to help us pursue engagement by intentionally engaging the Richwoods social media channels? This team is for you!
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Videography
Enjoy storytelling through video? Capturing content through a video lens or editing and producing creative content? Join the team that helps tell the story of what God is up to at Richwoods!
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Photography
Do you enjoy taking photographs and capturing life through a lens? Join our team of photographers to capture church life including Sunday mornings, Student Ministry, special events, and more!
Driving
Do you have some free time during the day and can support our Missions Partner by providing driver services for the men at ATC to go to appointments, court, etc.
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Production
Are you interested in AV, lighting, sound, stage management, or production? Whether your creative interests lie in music, visual arts, or A/V technology, we have a spot for you on our production team! (more…)