Volunteer

For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve...

Mark 10:45

Ready to partner with HPBC ministries? Listed below are just a few of the ways you can get involved.

Children’s Ministries

If impacting the next generation for Christ is important to you, please consider volunteering in our Children’s Ministries. We are always looking for help with:

Nursery
Children’s Church
Girls in Action (GA)
Royal Ambassadors (RA)
Missions Friends
Vacation Bible School

There are also several other children-focused events throughout the year.

Interested in learning more?  Contact Us!

Greeters and Ushers Ministries

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. That is why we want to grow our greeters and ushers ministry (First Impressions Ministry Team). If you love meeting people, helping people, and showing the love of Christ to people — you are needed.

 Interested in learning more?  Contact Us!

Hospital and Homebound Ministry

There is always a need for people to visit those in our church who are either in the hospital or unable to come to church (shut-in).

Interested in learning more?  Contact Us!

Media Ministry

In this day and age media is an important aspect of reaching the world! While ensuring the lyrics to a song are available on the screen or cueing a video at the right moment; this a vital role within each service!

We would love for you to join our Media Ministry Team.

 Interested in learning more? Contact Us!

Music  Ministry

The Celebration Choir (open to middle school students through senior adults) has a major role in leading worship for the Sunday morning 10:30 am service. Rehearsal begins promptly Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. with a brief devotional challenge and then launches into preparing music for upcoming worship services.

Interested in learning more? Contact Us!

Recreation Ministry

Our Recreation team hosts many events throughout the year designed to help our body connect in fellowship!  If you like planning fun events and coming up with ideas for building fellowship, this is the place for you to serve!

Interested in learning more? Contact Us!

Youth Ministry

If impacting the next generation for Christ is important to you, please consider volunteering in our Youth Ministry. We are always looking for help with:

Chaperones
Mentors
Events
Camps
Retreats
Outreach Events
Wednesday Night Services
Sunday School

There are also several other youth-focused events throughout the year.

Interested in learning more?  Contact Us!

Discipleship Ministry

If you have the gift of teaching or preaching, we'd love for you to be able to use your gifts to serve the church.  Here are some ways you can do that:

Core Seminars (Teacher)
Sunday School (Teacher or co-Teacher)
Discipleship Group Leader
Simeon Trust Bible Course Leader

Interested in learning more?  Contact Us!

Serve in our church

Use your unique spiritual gifts to help build the Kingdom.

Highland Park Baptist Church's ministries are supported by members of Ministry Teams. Each team has a captain and may have a co-captain. We are always looking for volunteers to join a team to use their God given gifts/talents to support the gospel ministry. All of our teams are listed in the Operations Manual along with a description of their responsibilities.  Some teams are listed below 
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Teams

Homebound Team

Provide regular communication and visitation to our church family members who are not available to attend in person.

Recreation Team

Plan, organize, and coordinate Christ-centered recreation programs for church members of all ages.  To promote fellowship opportunities for every member. Schedule events and activities during each quarter of the year.

Transportation Team

The Transportation Team is responsible for maintaining all church motor vehicles, to include maintenance and storage. The team will be responsible for identifying driver requirements and maintaining a list of approved drivers that meet those requirements.

Missions Team

The Missions team seeks to help our church accomplish the goal of making disciples of all nations.  They do this by providing a vision for Missions that help all our different mission teams work/strive together, providing Mission opportunities to our church body at both the local and global level, and by finding Mission Partners for our church that are willing to partner with us in this goal.

Safety and Emergency Response Team

The Safety and Emergency Response Team is responsible for the policies and procedures associated with the physical security of the church property, electronic security of computer systems, and the personal security of the staff, membership, and visitors while on church property. 

Volunteer FAQ


How do I volunteer with kids?
Child Safety and Volunteer Qualifications

The safety of children, while they are in our care, is our number one priority and the first way we minister to them.  A pre-qualification for working with children (birth through age 18)  requires a completed background check and a certificate of completion our child protection training.  

These documents are kept on file in the church office. If you have not already completed a background check or taken child protection training, contact our Ministry Assistant, Kelli Creswell, at (843) 797-1100 or email at mail@hpbchanahan.com for more information.  To get you started in the process, the background consent form is available through download or at the church office. The form needs to be signed and turned into our Ministry Assistant (Kelli) either in person, by fax to (843) 797-1100, or scanned and emailed to mail@hpbchanahan.com.

Questions about volunteering?

We love to clarify volunteering requirements. Please reach out if you still have questions.

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