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THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS TO USE YOUR GOD GIVEN GIFTS. AT EASTSIDE, WE LIKE TO SAY THIS IS FOR EVERYONE – AND THAT INCLUDES FINDING A PLACE TO VOLUNTEER. WE WANT TO HELP YOU FIND THE RIGHT FIT, SO PLEASE READ BELOW FOR SOME IDEAS. THEN CLICK THE “TOUR” BUTTON TO SCHEDULE AN OBSERVATION.
next gen
Kidside (birth – 5th grade)… a fun, relational, and safe place for kids and families to grow together on their faith journey. Our staff and team of screened volunteers are committed to help kids learn to pursue God, connect in community, and unleash compassion. Roles range from working behind-the-scenes to interacting directly with kids. To schedule a tour please click the age group you’d like to observe.
Special Forces provides a safe and loving environment for children with social, physical, mental and developmental differences. We offer both an interactive classroom experience as well as a buddy system for children who would benefit from being mainstreamed. Special Forces change makers help provide a self-contained environment that is identical to our Kidside classes.
Transforming Jr. Highers by helping them Pursue God, Build Community, and Unleash Compassion in their homes, communities, and the world. We shatter the stereotype that church is boring and invite all 6th, 7th and 8th graders to jump in and discover new friends, an exciting faith, and a really fun time!
Eastside’s High School Ministry exists to help students transform their homes, schools, community and the world by Pursuing God, Building Community, and Unleashing Compassion. Find your passion in investing into the next generation of high school students.
creative arts
If you’re creatively or technically wired, you’ll feel right at home creating engaging and meaningful services. We are the engine, making church happen across all of our campuses. This involves AV, lighting, sound, stage management, and production. Whether your creative gifts are in music, visual arts, drama, or A/V technology, there are a wide variety of opportunities on the Creative Arts teams to use your creative and technical abilities.
Our team of volunteer photographers are responsible for shooting inspiring photos to be used in our weekend experience web and social media.
Join our team that engages with guest on social media platforms.
Provide meals for our Weekend Experience teams that help to make weekend services happen.
This ministry is very important to our teams since they are at church during peak meal times.
Our Green Room Hospitality team provides Dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. All expenses are reimbursed. So if you love to cook, they love to eat.
We are so excited that you are interested in being a part of Eastside’s Worship Team! We find a sense of commonality in our desire to worship God with our gifts, our talents, our love for the Church, for Jesus and for God’s people. We have a vision for continuously increasing our worship ministry here at Eastside Christian Church. Auditions are a very practical tool for evaluating the skills and heart of people who feel called to serve on the Worship Team. We want to encourage the pursuit of skill in the music we present to the Lord. If you have a heart to lead others into meaningful worship and you feel you are skilled with your voice and/or instrument, we would love to get to know you!
BUILD COMMUNITY
Are you passionate about helping those who are new to faith and new to church get connected into environments where they can begin to grow and give back to others? If so, we’d love to have you join our Next Steps Team.
If you love people – Guest Central is your team. After services you will personally welcome our first guests and provide a warm hello and a gift.
Do you love people and thrive in a group setting? Use your skills of connection and conversation as a small group leader! Small groups are weekly gatherings of 5-15 people that meet in homes, coffeeshops, the great outdoors, and online. They provide a place where you can make friends, follow Jesus, and make a difference.
Are you super organized? Use your specialized office, phone, or computer skills to help out during the week.
If you love people and want to be apart of building a sense of community but are unsure where you’d like to volunteer please click HELP ME CHOOSE
campus support
There are many different roles in our cafe including barista, serving food, cashier and providing a warm and welcoming environment.
If you love meeting new people, serving, and being outdoors, this is definitely the team for you to join! There are many different roles in serving on the Grill Team including grilling, food prep, serving food, cashier, and providing a warm and welcoming environment.
If you love serving with people, providing a warm and inviting environment, and have the gift of hospitality, then the Events Team is for you! Come join this team and enjoy making others feel welcomed!
Use your specialized skills and abilities in law enforcement to provide security on weekends. These significant teams help keep our campus safe.
Use your specialized medical skills and abilities to help our medical response teams. These significant teams help keep our campus safe.
Use your specialized skills and abilities to maintain and beautify our campus and assist with campus operations. These teams maintain our facilities, and help keep our campus humming.
Want to be apart of maintaining our campus and assist with campus operations but not sure how click on GET MORE INFO
guest services
Do you have a warm smile and a heart for people? Then a spot on our Greeter team might be the place for you! You’ll welcome our guests with a kind smile and open heart to ensure every person knows that Eastside is for everyone.
Parking is part of our first impressions team; the first experience for a guest, taking them from the street to the seat. Assist our guests on and off the property by providing a safe and efficient parking experience, while wearing a warm smile and a servant’s heart.
Do you have a servant’s heart? Our Auditorium Team assists people to their seats, facilitates communion, and helps maintain a distraction-free service environment for our guests, so that they can better pursue God through worship and the message.
Have a heart for assisting others? Our Info Desk Team supports our guests by providing resources and information about weekend services, along with other important details related to Eastside.
If you love people and want to be apart of building a sense of community but are unsure where you’d like to volunteer please click HELP ME CHOOSE
Compassion
Have a heart for those hurting or in need in our community? Volunteer with one of our local partners to bring hope to families or empower at-risk kids to thrive. Visit eastside.com/local to find current options.
Do you have a heart for those in need around the world? Join a global trip where we focus on holistic work, partner with those doing it best, and do it all in Jesus’ name. Visit eastside.com/global to find out about current options.
This group of Change Makers facilitates compassion activity and mobilizes Eastsiders to serve. Projects vary depending on the season, skillset, and campus. Ways you can serve while on the Crew include shopping or delivering partner supplies, helping support global heading out, prepping compassion experiences for other Eastside groups, helping promote upcoming compassion opportunities at your campus, and more. Click HERE to get started or find out more.
dream team
The Dream Team is a Change Maker Team for those who are called and blessed to help build God’s kingdom through Eastside with the gift of giving beyond the level of the tithe. Dream Team members gratefully recognize that God has given them the spiritual gift of giving along with the resources to make an eternal impact for generations to come.