Hands-On Ministry Groups

Backside-of-the-Track Ministry

-Provides meals and clothing for Churchill Downs workers
-Led by Eva-Rose Gutmann
-Project-based ministry

Bereavement Ministry

-Prepares meals following a funeral
-Led by Betty Allen
-Meets as needed

Card Makers Group

-Creates handmade cards for the Card Ministry
-Led by Tina Burress
-First Thursday of each month, 2:00 p.m.

Card Ministry Group

-Offers comfort, encouragement and support through greeting cards
-Led by Susan Hodapp
-Second Monday of each month, 2:00 p.m.

Choices: Housing for Homeless Women

-Supports Choices, Inc., which provides housing and support for homeless women
-Led by Jeannie Wakefield
-Project-based; sign up to volunteer

Women on Mission

-Provides year-round mission action and study
-Led by Carolyn Kays
-First Tuesday of each month, 11:00 a.m.

Dinner Groups

-Designed for social and outreach purposes
-Organized by Phyllis McCoy
-Sign up in September to participate

Flower Ministry

-Provides flowers each week for the Sanctuary
-Organized by Emily Feeney
-Weekly

Hearts to Hands Knitters

-Knits shawls for oncology patients at local hospitals and Hospice organizations
-Led by Nancy Stopher
-Fourth Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m.

Jefferson Street Mission Sunday Lunch

-Provides lunch six times a year for inner city homeless
-Led by Kendrick Wells IV
-Meets every other month

Lifetimers

-A fellowship group for people over 55
-Led by Donna Williams and Jean Sosnin
-Third Friday of each month, noon, plus outings and travel

Prayer Ministry

-An intercessory prayer group
-Led by Donna Hancock
-No meetings; sign up as a volunteer

Sunday Transportation Ministry

-An outreach effort providing rides to church
-Led by George Coleman
-Sundays, 9:00 a.m.

Weekend Backpack Ministry (Dare to Care)

-Fills backpacks with food for needy children for the weekend
-Led by Shirley Burba
-Second Monday of each month

West End Boys’ School Ministry

-Provides weekly meals and other support
-Led by Margaret Barlow
-Weekly on Wednesdays

Creation Care Team

-Provides leadership for “going green”
-Led by Steve Hess
-Monthly as needed

Office Volunteers

- Assist the church office staff
-Led by Glenda Thomas
-Volunteers needed daily

 

Seasonal Ministries

Extreme Build

-Build a house in eastern Kentucky in one week
-Led by Sharon Davis
-Second full week in July

Habitat for Humanity House

-Help build the Baptist House for Habitat for Humanity
-Led by Sharon Davis
-Volunteers needed every spring

Service in September

 -A hands-on mission project at local agencies
-Led by Susan Reed
-Saturday closest to Sept. 11, 9:00 a.m.–noon

Upward Basketball and Cheerleading Volunteer

-A 10-week K-8th grade Christian basketball and cheerleading league at Broadway.
 Adult volunteer opportunities include coaching, delivering devotionals, refereeing, selling concessions and staffing the desk.
-Led by Becky Caswell-Speight
-Volunteers needed weekly in December, January, February

Water Wells for Zambia

-A project of hands-on mission and financial support
-Led by Janis Eberenz
-Ongoing, project-based


To join a group, please call the group leader, email Reba Cobb, Minister of Spiritual Formation, or call her at (502) 895-2459.