Connect by Serving


Pleasant View has many different ministries within the Church that you could become apart of. Consider connecting in the Church by serving on a ministry. See below for a listing of ministries within Pleasant View.

Library

Ministry Description:

Check in books and movies being returned to the Library, reinsert the patron cards and return to appropriate shelves

Check out books and DVDs for children and adults using the Library
Assist in reading new books for appropriateness to be included in the church library if requested by Head Librarian

Must obtain Child Abuse clearance (Head Librarian will assist in this)

How YOU can help/Role of Volunteers (what you would be doing):

A volunteer for this Ministry should enjoy reading and interacting with people. Librarians serve on a rotating basis according to the schedule published by the Head Librarian (usually serve once every 5 or 6 weeks). Volunteers must be available to open the Library no later than 9:15 a.m. until the beginning of the 1st service as well as staff the Library from 10:30 until 10:50 (the conclusion of the 1st service until 10 minutes prior to the 2nd service).

Contact Person: Linda Stremmel

Email: stremm3@gmail.com

Phone: (717) 235-5029

Ministries at Pleasant View

Soup and Salad

Ministry Description:

Soup and Salad was started to promote fellowship among all members by providing lunch immediately after the second service for anyone who wishes to stay and eat. It is typically held the third Sunday of each month from late winter until early spring. Donations are taken in a box by the ramp and are used to fill various needs throughout the church. Some examples include helping fund the deacons, -who in turn care for the members of the church including our widows and widowers-, to bridging the financial gap to send a team on a mission trip to Honduras.

How YOU can help/Role of Volunteers (what you would be doing):

As a volunteer you would help set tables and chairs in the fellowship hall, prepare the meal, and clean up after lunch is over. The dinner is self serve and desserts are usually donated by various and different members.

Contact Person: Chip Godfrey

Email: godfreymeats@gmail.com

Phone: 717-891-7617

Small Group Ministry

Ministry Description:

The Small Group Ministry’s mission is:
to build relationships within the church body,
to provide support and opportunities for spiritual growth,
to uphold Pleasant View’s core values (Passionate about God, Grounded in the Scriptures, Relevant to the culture, Committed to Transformation, Filled with Love),
to encourage outreach to the community.

How YOU can help/Role of Volunteers (what you would be doing):

We can use you! Whether you are just starting your walk in faith or have been traveling in faith for years, we encourage you to join the small group ministry team to help us as we continue encouraging others to grow deeper in their faith.

Specific Opportunities to Help:
library project – coding/labeling, etc.
planning small events
administrative skills: word processing, publishing
outreach: phone calls/Facebook/twitter, etc.
collaboration: share ideas and meet monthly..ish to discuss next steps and upcoming events and see where help is needed
**Contact Us – if you want to join our team, give us a call so we can talk!

Time Commitment: depends on individual volunteers, so don’t let that discourage you!

Contact Person: Samantha Bryson

Email: riseupintruth@yahoo.com

Phone: 717-880-9927

Chefs Who Care

Ministry Description:

Chefs Who Care is a ministry under Fellowship that exists to provide meals to an individual or family in need because of illness, surgery, childbirth, bereavement, or other similar life event. Generally we offer meals for a two week time period; three times a week for a total of six meals.
Participation is simple, easy, and can be very rewarding. We have a number of “chefs” who are on a contact list. When a need arises the leader of the ministry contacts all the chefs, describes the need and who it is for, along with any dietary or other restrictions, and the chefs then sign up for the provided time slots. All of this is done through the web based program Meal Train which is very intuitive and easy to use.
This is a wonderful ministry for keeping in touch with members and their families who are going through either a hardship or a time consuming life change such as a new baby. It lets our church family know how much they are loved and appreciated.

How YOU can help/Role of Volunteers (what you would be doing):

If you were to volunteer to make meals you would be placed on the list of Chefs. When a need arises, you will be sent a link to the Meal Train site and will be able to sign up to make as many or few meals as you would like. You will be able to pick your day for delivery and can even enter what you are making so we can avoid doubling a recipe.
You would then contact the person in need the day of to confirm that you are on the way before dropping off the meal. It is recommended that you use disposable containers to make cleanup easier and to avoid losing your dishes.

Contact Person: Mary Ann Helwig

Email: gramhelwig@gmail.com

Phone: 717-887-8059

Prayer Warriors

Ministry Description:

Meet together, pray for various aspects of: Christ’s Church in the world including missionaries; Pleasant View COB; Our Country; The sick; Personal concerns. Also share a devotional with the group.

How YOU can help/Role of Volunteers (what you would be doing):

Share and prayer.

Contact Person: Clara Rohrbaugh

Email: DavidLRohrbaugh@aol.com

Phone: 717-235-4123

Ignite Junior High Youth Group

Ministry Description:

Ignite is a Junior High Youth ministry for youth in 6th – 8th grade. Ignite is passionate about helping youth to develop their own personal relationship with Christ along with building healthy relationships with their peers. We know that junior high is a challenging time for the youth and full of difficult transitions. We hope that Ignite can be an encouragement to the youth and help to shine the light of Christ into their lives.

Ignite meets on Friday evenings from 7 – 9 PM. This time consists of playing games, having snack and engaging in a short lesson. Youth are encouraged to invite friends and come prepared to have some fun! Fridays are a great time for youth to get to know each other better and develop closer friendships. We know that life is a lot better when you have other Christian friends to support and help you along the way.

Ignite also meetings every Sunday morning for lessons during both services.

How YOU can help/Role of Volunteers (what you would be doing):

Ignite can use some more help on Friday evenings. This would involve supervising the youth and more importantly interacting with them through various games and activities.
Ignite could also use more coaches or assistant coaches for Sunday morning lessons. Coaches would be responsible to teach an hour lesson based on the current curriculum. Assistant coaches would just need to be present during the lesson and help the coach to teach where needed.

We are looking for volunteers that have a genuine love for the youth and have lots of patience!

Contact Person: Alex and Erica Howard

Email: ahoward2333@gmail.com or ehoward618@gmail.com

Phone: 717-495-2208 (Alex) 717-916-1203 (Erica)

KidZone

Ministry Description:

KidZone’s goal is to provide a child-safe, child-friendly, and developmentally-appropriate environment that encourages learning about God and growing in His Word. KidZone provides a nursery playroom for infants and toddlers up to age 3, and a bible story lesson for children from kindergarten to 5th grade. Lessons can include small group/large group time, worship songs, crafts, activities, a bible story, games, and more! KidZone meets every Sunday for both the 9:30am service and the 11:00am service. KidZone will occasionally hold events on the weekends (such as movie nights, banquets, picnics, etc.) to promote community involvement and fun fellowship for the children

How YOU can help/Role of Volunteers (what you would be doing):

There are various roles in which you can get involved with KidZone. We are always in need of the following:

Nursery helpers: Responsibilities include helping to supervise and care for infants and toddlers in the nursery during the worship service.

Teachers: The teacher is responsible for preparing the big group lesson downstairs for the K-5 group. All materials will be provided for you, including an easy to follow lesson plan, PowerPoint, and game that has already been prepared to go along with the lesson. The teacher usually has a 25-35 minute lesson.

Coaches: A coach is responsible for an individual classroom of children. Responsibilities include greeting children when they first arrive, escorting children to the big group lesson, helping the teacher with any lesson activities, and wrapping up the lesson in their classroom with a 5-10 minute individualized small group time. All small group discussion questions or activities/materials are provided for the coach.

Assistant Coaches: An assistant coach is responsible for aiding the coach with any and all classroom activities. This may include handing out materials, helping with snack time, supervising bathroom breaks, aiding in any problems that may arise, etc.

Contact Person: Megan Miles

Email: mjmiles101@gmail.com

Phone: 717-825-0763