Many volunteers are needed to help our congregation feel welcome and our services go smoothly. You will work with up-to-date equipment and high-energy people. If you are excited about making Orchard Hill Church a warm and welcoming place for adults and children, please contact us ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) or fill out a Connection Card online. We have a place for you!  

Volunteers are needed on the following teams:

Production (computer, sound, lighting), Greeters, Ushers, Parking, Children's Ministry, Coffee House, Student Ministry, Wednesday Night Meals, Welcome/Information Centers

Big House
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We are looking for volunteers to help on Wednesday evenings. Contact Kris at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Connect and Care
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This ministry is best described as "love in action", providing spiritual, emotional, and practical support to seniors with specific needs. This may involve home and nursing home visits, running errands, providing transportation, encouraging cards and phone calls, etc. Adults of all ages are invited to serve on this team. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   if you are interested.

NEEDED: Help serve the elderly-many opportunities to serve without a big time commitment.  Contact Jennifer at 266-8346 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

CHAOS (junior high)
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We are looking for volunteers to help on Wednesday evenings. Contact Ben at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Coffee House
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The Coffee House provides a variety of coffees and other drinks to promote community and sustenance to members and visitors to OHC. This ministry makes and serves coffee, hot chocolate, and cappuccino on Sunday mornings and during special events.

Greeters for Services
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Greeters stand at the doors of the church on Sunday morning to shake hands and welcome people to worship at OHC. We provide the important first impression for newcomers to our church and answer questions or direct them to the information desk for more help. If you are interested in being a greeter at one of our services, we usually ask that you greet at least once a month and that you arrive at your door at least 15 minutes before the service begins.

Adventure Zone--Preschool age through 6th
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It takes over 200 volunteers each week to make things happen in Adventure Zone. Whether you have a passion to connect with children, run a camera, help first-time guests feel "at home", we have an opportunity for you.  If you would like to volunteer in Adventure Zone, preschool through 6th grade, you may call the Orchard Hill Church Office at 266-9796 and ask to speak to any of the Children’s Ministry team members or email Sheila McClanahan, Volunteer Coordinator for preschool (3 & 4 yrs) through 6th grade, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Wee Adventure Nursery--Infants to 2 yrs
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If you would like to volunteer in Wee Adventure you may call the Orchard Hill Church Office at 266-9796 and ask to speak to any of the Children’s Ministry team members or email Kaity Troendle, Nursery Coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Great Adventure - K-5th grade Drama Team 
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Drama Team: Help teach the large group lessons for children on Sunday mornings @ Adventure Zone. If you have a passion for drama, contact Laura Sohl-Cryer at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Library
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The church library is located in Room 111, just off the Commons. Volunteers to the library help organize and promote use of the church's library as well as add new materials as the needs and funds allow. The purpose for the church library is to provide church attenders a place where there is a great assortment of Christian literature, whether fiction or non-fiction and to provide a resource where they can look for God-honoring reading materials. We accept donations of books and are open when the church is.

Lights Ministry
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This ministry supports the worship team by setting up lighting, programming and running the light board in the Community Center for Sunday morning worship and special events. We also create stage design throughout the year and for special events to optimize an effective worship environment to allow people to connect with God.

Mom's Morning Out
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Childcare helpers for Mom's Morning Out are needed on Friday mornings from 8:45 - 10:15 a.m. Join the team that nurtures young children and encourages families! If you could help every week, twice per month, or as a sub, contact Linda Bartlett at 290-7884 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Parking Lot Crew

If you are interested in joining this group on Sunday mornings (or if you would like to be a substitute), please call the church office at 266-9796.

Picnic in the Park
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Every first and third Sunday from June-October, we partner with Harvest Vineyard to to provide a meal, hospitality, and a worship service at Lincoln Park in Waterloo. It's a great place to serve, meet people, and worship together under the trees! If you would like to help with this ministry, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

Service Group
Ellen Pohl

If you could do some occasional calling to ask OHC women to bring food to, or work at functions, please call Ellen Pohl at 266-0212.

Soul Food
Misty Block & Sara Janssen

Soul Food is a ministry which shows love to and through the church with food. This is accomplished by volunteers providing meals to families and individuals during a time of need. The meals may be either prepared at home or pre-purchased.

Stage Design & Décor

We are looking for someone with a creative eye and a flare for design! Volunteers are needed for stage design and décor. No previous experience necessary - includes use of a ladder. Contact Pat Oehler (266-9796) or Patty Skiles (266-5371).

Wednesday Night Cooks/Helpers Needed

If you would be interested in heading up, or helping on, a cook team, please call Ellen at 266-0212.

Women Alive!

Our Women Alive! group is in need of someone to call to recruit women to help at, or donate food for, different events at OHC. If you can help, please call Ellen Pohl (266-0212).