{"id":270,"date":"2013-01-10T19:21:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T19:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillside-communitychurch.org\/hillside\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:16:04","slug":"service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hillside-communitychurch.org\/hillside\/service\/","title":{"rendered":"Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Sometimes churches recruit to fill needs and programming, but here at Hillside, we would really like you to serve in your area of passion.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re not sure what that is, jump in and try a variety of things&#8230;you&#8217;re not trapped forever!\u00a0 We would rather you move from area to area to try different things and find out what your passion is about.\u00a0 And if you know what you&#8217;re passionate about, and we are not doing it, then let&#8217;s start doing it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Obviously, when we talk about our passions &amp; our abilities, the things we are good at and like to do, are a part of that, but also the exercising of our spiritual gifts.\u00a0 So the question is not what we can get you to do; the question is, how can we help you to hear God&#8217;s call, and create an environment for you to invest your life in things that will last forever?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Schedules:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to volunteer for the nursery or any of the children&#8217;s church ministries, please contact the church office. Shine, our children&#8217;s church program, is offered for children ages 2-12. The younger children will go directly to their classrooms before the start of the worship service, as well as the nursery-aged children. The older children (6-12) will be released to their classrooms after music, prayer, and announcements during the service.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Nursery\/Preschool- <\/strong>Nursery service is provided for children ages 0 to 5 on an on-call basis. See any usher for assistance.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shine!-<\/strong>is for children who are in Kindergarten through 5th grade. They will attend the worship service with their parents and will be released to their classroom after music, prayer &amp; announcements.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Multi-Media-<\/strong>Our music ministry is coordinated by Terrick Vorster, and our multi-media operations are coordinated by Louis Chames. If you are interested in being a part of the music team, contact Pastor Terrick. If you have an interest in being trained in PowerPoint or sound, see Louis<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Usher\/Greeter\/Doorkeeper &#8211;<\/strong>The greeting team are the first faces you see when you come in. They hand out bulletins, answer questions, count attendance, and make you feel welcome. The doorkeeper team is responsible for seeing that all of the lights are turned off, the heat is turned down, and doors are locked following the service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The coffee and cookie team <\/b>would love to have you join them in the kitchen. They bake treats and serve coffee and cookies after church. Even if you would just like to provide the treats, there is a need for you! Contact Sandie Merrifield to sign up!<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nOther Areas of Service:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The Building Maintenance &amp; Ground-Keeping Team <\/b>takes care of building projects, church maintenance, and groundkeeping. They faithfully care for the building God has entrusted to us.\u00a0 Contact:\u00a0 Jeff Parrott<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nThe Social Committee <\/b>helps to plan, cook, and serve at all of our church meals. They do a great job of creating fun opportunities for fellowship with our church family!\u00a0 Contact:\u00a0 Rod &amp; Linda Wittmier<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funeral\/Memorial Team<\/strong>-Helps to facilitate funerals and memorials for members of Hillside and members of the community. 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