Serve/Volunteer at NEC
The church only functions and serves the community in the way it does through volunteers. We are extremely grateful for our volunteers and always welcome new ones. If you want to serve but are unsure where would be the best fit, then speak to a pastor who will be able to help guide you. Please note, all volunteers only start serving once they have successfully been through the safer recruitment process.
Reception Volunteer
Our community hub is home to our church ministries including our business park, and main reception is open Monday to Friday from 09:00 until 16:00. People are welcome to come into our reception area and help themselves to a drink and sit down to read, rest or meet someone else. Throughout the day we welcome people visiting some of the 45 tenants that we have on-site or those attending community groups using our facilities.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To be in the reception area, at the desk.
- Answer general queries people have.
- Ensure the area is kept tidy.
- Refill the drinks machine and refresh supplies.
- If people need more support volunteers should contact Lead Pastor Rachael Woolley, Associate Pastor MC or Pastor Amy Evans. They may be available to talk to someone whilst you are with them or to arrange a follow-up.
Welcome Team
​We are looking for people to provide a warm welcome to those arriving at our 09:30am and 11:00am services. For the 09:30 service, people will be greeted at the chapel entrance. For the 11:00am service people will be greeted in the car park, reception and chapel entrance. The welcome team provide general information about the church, give out welcome information booklets, and ensure that people can access seats in the chapel or on the balcony. We expect that you will be ready to welcome people 30 minutes before the service, as people often arrive early. You will make sure fire exits are open and the welcome area is safe. Should someone spill drinks you would help clear up and keep the area safe for people coming and going. You would be familiar with our safeguarding policies and flag concerns appropriately.
Children & Youth
Over recent years we have seen exciting and encouraging growth in the number of children and young people within our church family. We would love to grow our team of volunteers who have a heart to help us nurture the spiritual growth of our children and young people. Training and support will be given upon joining any of our ministries and volunteers would join a flexible rota, ideally serving once a month A DBS check specific to NEC will be required for this role.
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Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide age-appropriate teaching and activities.
- Facilitate games and activities.​
- Abide by the church safeguarding policy and
- Help the team to teach Elim’s Foundational Beliefs.
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Gardening & Maintenance
Our community hub Regents Park is home to our church ministries. We have grounds and buildings we need to maintain so that when people visit the site they can enjoy the facilities. We would like to establish a team of people who volunteer in the gardens to maintain them. if you love to garden, we would welcome you to join this team.
Likewise, the building needs continual maintenance and decoration if you have skills and abilities in DIY we would love your help in maintaining the building. Even a couple of hours a week would be a massive help and make such a difference.
Gift Aid Volunteer
- Promote Gift Aid and GIVT to our congregation, encouraging them to fill in Gift Aid forms or use GIVT. This involves speaking to individuals who regularly give to the church and explaining the benefits of Gift Aid.
- Scan Gift Aid forms and send them to our team at HQ.
- Identify gift aid payments monthly and code.
- Review GIVT payments and code.
- Identifying anomalies or concerns to the Church Administration Manager.
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This volunteer role will be a commitment of 4/5 hrs a month.
Rooted Volunteer
Overview
Every Wednesday (term-time) a team from church go to Reaseheath College and run a faith and well-being group called ROOTED in partnership with the well-being team. They meet 7pm - 8pm to enjoy food together, play a game or two and have a time of discussion where we look at topics that impact our well-being. The team brings a Christian perspective to these discussions.
3 ways to get involved:
-Come to Reaseheath and interact with the students
- Make a meal (join the rota)
- Join the prayer support team.