Volunteer at FUMCR
"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28
Volunteer with Caring Ministry
Training and support are provided for all of our volunteers.
Serve through Phone Calls
Congregational Care Calling Team
Contact Benita Belsley, 972.235.0504, or Janet Thompson, 972.235.2971.
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.
Serve through Visits
Congregational Care Visitors
Contact Amber O'Reilly - amberoreilly@gmail.com, 469.231.2759
Visit one or more church members who are homebound or residing in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Volunteers are assigned a member to visit twice each month.
Hospital Visitors
Contact Jane Aitchison - janea52@hotmail.com, 972.231.1242
Visit hospitalized members on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays. Volunteers are placed on teams, and each team is responsible for two months of the year.
Homebound Communion Team
Contact Dr. April Johnson Bristow - april@fumcr.com, 972.996.0139
Serve communion each month to our homebound members.
Serve through Cooking or Baking
Bereavement Care Volunteers
Contact Jan Casner - jancasner@sbcglobal.net, 972.661.5928
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.
Serve through Prayer
Prayer Ministry Volunteers
Contact Dr. April Johnson Bristow - april@fumcr.com / 972.996.0139
Prayer Team members come to the Chapel on Tuesday mornings between 10 am and noon 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. Participants do not pray together, but individually pick up prayer cards and pray over each card. Prayers are offered kneeling at the altar or seated in a chair. A list of new church members, military and on-going prayer requests is available to take home for prayers during the week.
Prayer Team members are confident in prayer life, maturing in faith, can keep confidences (since prayer concerns are a sacred trust) and give a minimum of 30 minutes a week to pray for concerns of others. Praying for people that are in need of trust, peace, comfort, patience and healing has an impact on Prayer Ministry Group members as they intercede before God on others' behalf. New group members are always welcome!
Serve through Sewing
Prayer Blanket Ministry
Contact Karen Varner - kvarner@fumcr.com / 972.996.0138
Many ways to help. Help cut fleece on the first and third Mondays each month from 1-3 pm at First Center. Contribute financial support; this ministry operates by donations only. People with embroidery machines are needed to add the Methodist cross & flame to each blanket. LEARN MORE
Serve through Administration
Career Jumpstart & Employment Transition Volunteers
Help with meetings, speakers, and membership. Career Jumpstart meets on Tuesday evenings. Employment Transition meets on Sunday mornings. MORE
Serve through Stephen Ministry
Participate in fifty hours of initial training. Most meetings are on Tuesday nights, 7:00 to 9:30. Commit to serve for at least two years. After commissioning, take part in continuing education and twice-monthly small group supervision. Meet with an assigned care receiver at least weekly. A new class of ten or more Stephen Ministers begins each year. MORE
