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Get Involved at CenterPoint
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others,
faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. ~~1 Peter 4:10
Why Should I Serve? Serving is one of the ways that we can express our love and thanks for all the things God has done for us. By serving, we become more Christ-like. In addition, it is a great way to meet people and become connected with others who share your particular passion. Serving will make your church feel like a place you belong.
What Do I Need to Serve? The first thing is a willing heart. Then be willing to commit some of your time, whether it is a few hours a month or a few hours a week. The time you spend serving our God and serving others will be some of the best time you can spend.
How Do I Serve? There are many areas of ministry that are in need of a few helping hands to keep that ministry going. If you are interested in volunteering, there are many opportunities listed below. To aid your decision, we recommend taking the Spiritual Gifts Inventory by clicking here. For more information, click on any of the positions.
Thank you for helping our ministries to serve and love both those inside and outside the Church!
Worship Team
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Fellowship & Hospitality Team
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Ministries & Programs
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Missions Team
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Outreach Team
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Prayer Team
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Miscellaneous
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Drama Team
The drama ministry utilizes the dramatic arts to illustrate or introduce the service topic or a key point for the day. Our mission is to use our God-given gifts and talents to honor God by creating an atmosphere in which spiritual seekers will be drawn closer to God.
Opportunities: Actors, actresses, writers
Actors & Actresses
Time Commitment: This varies depending on the use of dramas
Skills Needed: Acting experience is helpful, but not necessary.
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service
Contact: Eric at or 419-618-3326
Writers
Time Commitment: As needed
Skills Needed: Writing, knowledge of dramatic arts
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Exhortation, Wisdom
Contact: Eric at or 419-618-3326
Music Ministry
The music ministry exists to provide an excellent musical environment in order to assist the congregation in bringing praises to our God. We have a praise team that leads the congregation in praise and worship music. Led by our Worship Arts Director, Eric Frisch, this team provides opportunities to serve as a singer or as an instrumentalist. Rehearsals are generally held before and after services, with special rehearsals as needed.
Opportunities: Singers, Instrumentalists
Singer
A rotating team of singers assists in leading worship each Sunday. This group is made up of soprano, alto and tenor voices. Among other things their role is to aid the congregation in singing heartily to the Lord. More often than not the congregation is taking their cues from these folks on how to sing, what to sing and appropriate expressions of worship.
**Singers are also needed for sharing special music solos and group songs
Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week for rehearsal, celebration service and individual preparation
Skills Needed: A stable and controlled voice, ability to blend well, and especially a desire for singing to the Lord; ability to read music and/or a good ear for harmonies is a major plus, but not necessary
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Exhortation, Service
Contact: Eric at or 419-618-3326
Instrumentalist
These are the folks who lead us in worship by accompanying the songs we sing together each Sunday. Our band consists of keyboards, bass, drums, and electric and acoustic guitar.
Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week for rehearsal, celebration service and individual preparation
Skills Needed: Play an instrument, read music and/or chord charts
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service
Contact: Eric at or 419-618-3326
Liturgical Dancer
Volunteers serve to lead in the visual expression of worship in services.
Time Commitment: Varies
Skills Needed: Experience and training in dance is a necessity
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service
Contact: Eric at or 419-618-3326
Sound Operator
Qualified volunteers mix sound and operate the Sanctuary sound system during regularly scheduled celebration services, as well as some special events.
Time Commitment: 1-3 hours Sunday morning (rotation schedule to be determined)
Skills Needed: Experience in music and/or sound engineering is a plus
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Helps
Contact: Eric at or 419-618-3326
Sunday Morning Computer Help
The purpose of this position is to assist the music team and congregation in bringing praises to God in worship by operating our Sunday Plus program and the projector during times of singing on Sunday mornings. Training will be provided.
Time Commitment: 1 hour Sunday morning – during singing at start and end of service
Skills Needed: Some computer experience helpful
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Helps
Contact: Jen at or 614-571-7676
Hospitality Host
This ministry is two-fold. First, the host warmly greets people entering the celebration area on Sunday morning and hands out that morning’s bulletin. We ask that the host begins greeting 20 minutes before the service begins. Second, the host provides and serves refreshments after the Sunday morning celebration. This time of fellowship gives the church body an opportunity to connect. The host is responsible for setting up and cleaning up the refreshments they provide.
Time Commitment: Sunday morning – 20 minutes before service and approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour after service; as well, time to purchase and/or prepare refreshments during the week (4-month rotation)
Skills Needed: A warm smile
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Hospitality, Service
Contact: Vicki at .com or 740-549-1368
Meals of Love Volunteer
If you have ever been a recipient of a meal from one of these volunteers, then you know they are truly angels in disguise! These volunteers prepare or purchase a meal for person or family in need during sickness, tough times or with the loss of loved ones. The Deacons serving the family in need will call on the volunteers to supply meals as needed.
Time Commitment: Varies (1-3 hours per month)
Skills Needed: Willingness to help others in need
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Mercy, Giving, Hospitality
Contact: Vicki at .com or 740-549-1368
Special Event Volunteers
The Special Events Volunteers bring their unique talents and abilities to help plan, coordinate, decorate, set-up and staff special church and community events during the course of the year. The commitment to this team of volunteers varies with your skills, talents, hobbies and abilities, and with the specific special events that happen at CenterPoint. Examples of past special events are: Superbowl party, Easter Egg Hunt, Favor Auction, picnics and potlucks, Fall Family Fun Night, CP birthday party, movie nights and All-church bowling. The possibilities are almost endless.
Time Commitment: This varies depending on the event
Skills Needed: This varies depending on the event
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Administration, Helps, Leadership, Hospitality
Contact: Pastor Dave at or 614-271-7464
Temple Teams
Note: This description will change once we move into our new facility on Orange Road. The duties are yet to be finalized, but will basically include cleaning up after Sunday morning services.
Opportunities: TT Member, TT Leader
Temple Team Member
The members of these teams set up the celebration room, nursery and two KidsOwn rooms for Sunday morning. This includes setting up tables and chairs, the stage area, hospitality area and Praise Team equipment in the celebration room; the toys and equipment in the nursery; tables and chairs, and supplies in the KidsOwn rooms; and putting signage out by the roads around the church. This may be done either sometime on Saturday or early Sunday morning. The teams are also responsible for putting away all of our equipment and supplies after the celebration service, and sometimes setting up the tables and chairs as needed by the Quest folks.
Time Commitment: 2-4 hours on a weekend (6-week rotation)
Skills Needed: Willingness to work as a team, ability to move tables and chairs
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Helps
Contact: Pastor Dave at or 614-271-7464
Temple Team Leader
A TT leader is responsible for coordinating the timing of set-up with the team by getting the details from Pastor Dave, then contacting the team members to plan a workable time; and overseeing the set-up and clean-up.
Time Commitment: extra time during the week to contact Pastor Dave and then team members
Skills Needed: (adding to those listed above for a Temple Team member) Communication and planning
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Service, Helps
Contact: Pastor Dave at or 614-271-7464
ALPHA Course
The Alpha course is an opportunity to explore the validity and relevance of the Christian faith. Each meeting time includes a free dinner, a teaching time and a small group discussion time. Click here for more information on the Alpha Course.
Opportunities: Leader, Host
Alpha Leader
Serve as a leader at our Alpha Course for those exploring the Christian faith.
Time Commitment: 11-week commitment, 2-hour gathering each week, with lesson preparation
Skills Needed: Knowledge of the basics of Christianity, ability to lead a discussion, patience
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Knowledge, Teaching, Service, Exhortation
Contact: Pastor Dave at or 614-271-7464
Alpha Host
Provide a warm and friendly environment for the members of the Alpha course to meet in.
Time Commitment: 11-week commitment, 2-hour gathering each week
Skills Needed: A willingness to have a group in your home
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Hospitality, Service
Contact: Pastor Dave at or 614-271-7464
KidsOwn Worship
KidsOwn Worship at CenterPoint provides children from preschool age to 5th graders a teaching and worship time geared to their age level to help them know, love and worship God. They are dismissed from the main worship service before the sermon. Included in the time are singing, hands-on games and activities, crafts and lessons that keep the children’s interest. Click here for more information about our Children’s Ministires.
Opportunities: Teacher, Helper
Teachers
Receive a lesson to prepare during the week, and teach this lesson on Sunday. Teachers are expected to attend teacher’s meetings, be faithful in preparing their lessons and be on time.
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours per week (5-6 week teaching rotation)
Skills Needed: Heart for children, enjoy teaching
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Teaching, Service, Helps
Contact: Amy at .com
Helpers
Provide assistance and “crowd control” to assigned teacher. Helpers are expected to be on time and willing to be flexible.
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per week (5-6 week rotation)
Skills Needed: Heart for children, patience and flexibility
Ideal Spiritual Gift: Helps, Service
Contact: Amy at .com
Middle School Ministry
The Middle School ministry is a new one at CenterPoint and plans are currently being drawn together. The heart of this ministry is to provide a place for youth to find the love and salvation that comes through Jesus Christ and grow in their knowledge of the truth. We hope to do this with special monthly activities and bi-weekly gatherings during the Sunday morning service that give the youth the opportunity to worship, study and find fellowship together. Click here for more information about our Youth Ministry.
Opportunities: Chaperone, Teacher
Middle School Advisor
Volunteers are needed to help plan and carry out monthly events for the middle school youth. These events will include social events in homes, outings and service projects.
Time Commitment: 3-5 hours once per month to carry out events, plus time for planning and preparation
Skills Needed: Organization, flexibility, a little bit of silliness always helps
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Shepherd, Service, Administration
Contact: Tom at or 614-891-4391
Middle School Teacher
Receive a lesson to prepare during the week, and teach this lesson on Sunday. Teachers are expected to attend teacher’s meetings, be faithful in preparing their lessons and be on time.
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours every other week, Sunday morning and time for planning (there will be a rotation for these position – it has not been decided yet)
Skills Needed: A heart for middle school youth, flexibility, a little bit of silliness always helps
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Teaching, Service
Contact: Tom at or 614-891-4391
Small Group Leader
Help shepherd a group of 4-15 people who gather in a home on a regular basis for a time of worship, prayer, discussion, outreach and just doing life together. Click here for more information about our Small Groups.
Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week, plus time for occasional small group leader meetings
Skills Needed: A love for people (and we’ll give you all the training you need!)
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Teaching, Service, Shepherd, Leadership, Mercy, Knowledge, Wisdom
Contact: Pastor Dave at or 614-271-7464
Small Group Host
Provide a warm and friendly environment for a CenterPoint Small Group to meet.
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours per week
Skills Needed: A love for people, a home to gather in
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Hospitality, Service
Contact: Pastor Dave at or 614-271-7464
Community Service Opportunities
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me”. (Matthew 25:35-36, NIV)
There’s more to church than just taking care of ourselves. We want to obey Jesus’ commands to Go! and to love our neighbors. At CenterPoint, there are many opportunities to serve nearby communities in which we live and work, from our own neighborhoods in and around Lewis Center, to the Inner City of Columbus. As opportunities become available we will go out to serve in different ways around Central Ohio. Click here for local and upcoming opportunities.
Contact if you’d like to plan something, or if you’d like to attend a planned service opp.
Time Commitment: 3-5 hours a month
Skills Needed: A love of people, a desire to serve
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Evangelism, Missionary, Service, Giving, Mercy
Contact: Jen Whisler at or 614-571-7676
Operation Christmas Child Volunteer
Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes and the Good News of God’s love. This program of Samaritan’s Purse provides an opportunity for people of all ages to be involved in a simple, hands-on mission project while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas – Jesus Christ. CenterPoint is a Relay Center for Central Ohio – meaning groups and individuals can drop of their shoeboxes during Collection Week in November. We need volunteers to help plan marketing for our collection, carry out plans and possibly events to collect shoeboxes and/or money and shoebox items. Volunteers are also needed during Collection Week to assist people dropping off boxes.
Time Commitment: Miscellaneous hours per week through October and November to help plan and carry out events; also 2-10 hours through Collection Week.
Skills Needed: A love for people, organizational skills, marketing skills
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Administration, Service, Mercy
Contact: Jen Whisler at or 614-987-6020
Short-term Mission Trips
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me”. (Matthew 25:35-36, NIV)
Once we move into our new facility at Orange Road, we will continue to plan yearly short-term mission trips. These trips will be to a location at least outside of Central Ohio, possibly outside of the state or country. Click here for local and upcoming opportunities.
Next mission trip is Oct. 12-19 to North Carolina to work with two mission organizations – JARS and Samaritan’s Purse
Time Commitment: 1 week (Sunday through Saturday) per year; plus 8-12 weeks of meeting, planning and fund-raising
Skills Needed: Willingness and ability to travel, possibly ability to do physical labor for a few hours per day.
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Evangelism, Missionary, Service, Giving, Voluntary Poverty, Prophecy
Contact: Myles Bancroft at bancroft.
ePrayer Chain
The ePrayer Chain uses email to send prayer requests and concerns to members in the chain instantly, so a network of people are involved in prayer.
Time Commitment: As needed
Skills Needed: A desire to come before God in prayer with fellow believers
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Intercession, Faith, Tongues, Healing, Miracles
Contact: For more information, or to join the ePrayer chain, click here.
Sunday Morning Pray-er
Every Sunday morning, during the morning celebration service, there are men and women praying that bathe our service and Pastor Dave in prayer.
Time Commitment: 1 hour per week – during Sunday morning celebration service
Skills Needed: A desire to come before God in prayer with fellow believers
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Intercession, Discernment
Contact: Rob at robert. or 614-571-5852
Weekly Prayer Gathering
This prayer group raises intercessory prayers for the spiritual, physical and emotional well-being of all persons whose names are brought before the group. Prayers are also raised on behalf of local, national and international churches; our nation; countries around the world; our military; and other immediate concerns that may arise.
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per week – meeting Tuesday evenings at 7PM
Skills Needed: A desire to come before God in prayer with fellow believers
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Intercession, Faith, Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues, Healing, Miracles
Contact: For info and location – Rob at robert. or 614-571-5852
Building and Maintenance
Are you available to help make occasional repairs around the church? It seems like there are always odd jobs that need to be taken care of.
Time Commitment: As needed, depending on the size of the job
Skills Needed: Indoor and outdoor maintenance skills
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service
Contact: Pastor Dave at or 614-271-7464
Gardener
Gardening volunteers contribute to the beauty and physical appearance of the church by planting and helping maintain flower gardens on the property. This is a great way to serve God, and contribute to the beauty of our church. Volunteers take ownership of a particular area outside, doing the weeding, planting (working and coordinating with other garden volunteers), pruning and cleaning.
Time Commitment: Give as little or as much as you have time in the spring and summer months
Skills Needed: Landscaping and gardening experience a plus, able to do light physical work, enjoy gardening
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Helps
Contact: Pastor Dave at or 614-271-7464
Library Volunteer
**This position will be available once we move into our new facility at Orange Road.
Volunteers to the library check in and check out books, catalog new books, evaluate donated material, keep the area clean and staff the library before and after services on Sunday. The purpose for the church library is to provide church attendees 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.
Time Commitment: 2-4 hours per month
Skills Needed: Organization, love for reading
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Service, Knowledge, Administration
Contact: Pastor Dave at or 614-271-7464
New Ministry
Is the Holy Spirit leading you to develop a new ministry? Don’t know where you fit in? Share your thoughts with Pastor Dave and others. It may be that the Lord has called you to make a new impact by developing a new ministry at CenterPoint Church.
Ideal Spiritual Gifts: Apostleship, Administration, Leadership
Homework Helper
Assist community children with their homework. 1 hour a week during the school year, contact Pastor Dave
Paper Pantry Volunteer
Assist recipients in receiving pantry items. 1-2 hours a month. Contact Louis Tarone at .
Summer Reading Program Volunteer
Read with community children. 1 hour a week during the summer, contact Pastor Dave
