Music Ministry
Chancel Choir
Chancel Choir is an opportunity for those who love to sing to perform during services and recitals in front of the church. You will be asked to attend practices periodically and to learn the songs that will be sung during the services.
Kid's Choir
Kid's Choir is a program for young children in Believers and Explorers to perform in front of the church. Children perform periodically throughout the year and the songs include fun hand movements and relate to teaching found in the Bible.
Bell Choir
Bell Choir is an opportunity for people of all ages to learn a new instrument and perform in front of the church. Whether you've played bells before or never picked up an instrument, you can still join Bell Choir. Bell Choir begins practicing again in the Fall, more information will be available then.
Technical Support
Please contact Laurie Sidle if you are interested in volunteering with technical support
Sound Board
Being a soundboard volunteer requires you to come to the church at 9:00 AM to begin practice with those who are singing or playing instruments. Your responsibilities include getting mics to those who need them, testing battery life, and running the sound during the service.
Video
As a video volunteer, you will be asked to come about ten minutes before the service begins so that you are prepared to record the service in its entirety. Your responsibilities include recording the service, ensuring that the DVD is properly installed, and copying the service to a CD at the end of the service.
Screens
As a screens volunteer you will be asked to come at 9:00 AM to get screens set up before those singing and performing in the service arrive. Your responsibilities include getting all worship songs onto screens, putting screens in their proper order for the service, and running screens during the service.
Community
SERVE Meal
On the third Wednesday of every month from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM, volunteers from church prepare and serve a free meal for the community of Shreve and beyond. The free Serve meals were first provided some 18 years ago when Jane Alexander began organizing meals for the community. In 2009 Jody Wells and her sister Stephanie Stein took over the meal preparations. The Serve Meals were discontinued from the time of COVID until March of 2022 when Jody and Stephanie once again stepped in to prepare the meals. Meals consist of a main dish, fruit/salad/vegetable, and dessert. Pasta nights, breakfast for dinner, Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas dinner, and simple Lenten soup meals (without dessert) add variety and a sense that special events are remembered and observed.
Stephanie Stein and Jody Wells (Dave Emler in the background)
Jody prepares the Serve meals because of the opportunity it provides for her to give back to our community and the Shreve Community Church. “There are so many opportunities in our day-to-day lives to serve when we open our hearts. Jody said, “This is one way I feel I can be more like Jesus. We were created to walk alongside God and participate with him in his plan. Serving gives me a Godly purpose and challenges me to branch out and exercise my spiritual gifts. Preparing and planning this monthly meal helps me fill a need and exercise my gifts of hospitality by feeding people. Food is my love language. The meal also provides a time of fellowship and connection between those in attendance”. Jody said, “I could not do this without Steph. She expends a great deal of time, effort, and energy into the serve meal. We are a team”.
Barb Long, Gretchen Van Lieu, and Mike Ellis
Stephanie said that she and Jody are on the same page. “We decided we wanted to do it about 15 years ago. In the beginning, it seemed more people came that were our parents' age. The meal is for everybody and anybody. This is a time to be around people you know as well as an opportunity to meet others in the community and make a connection”. Steph wants everyone to know that all are welcome. She does the meal because she is a local missions person. Steph also finds satisfaction in being involved with the kids at Christmas time and takes part in the SCC Caring-and-Sharing project at Christmas.
Joe Robertson, Edie Robertson, and Tami Galliher
Caring & Sharing
Helping Hands holds several groups throughout the year including the sewing circle. They provide services to members of the community who are in need. Please contact Sandy Smetzer at the church office for more information.
Food Pantry
The food pantry needs both donations and people to assist with serving the food to the community. Please contact Peggy Gray at the church office with questions.
Local Work Day
We have several work days throughout the year. Visit our Event page for more details and contact information.