SERVE OUR CHURCH

Volunteers are needed in the areas listed below. If you have questions,  please email volunteer@bpumc.org or contact the church office for  additional information. 

Food Pantry Help  Work Pantry Day:   Either handing out bags of groceries or handing out Adult Diapers.  First  Wednesday of each month, 8 am - noon.  Help Stock the Pantry when our monthly food order arrives.   This is normally the third Thursday of  the month.  Help pack grocery bags with food to hand out on pantry day. This is normally the Sunday prior to the  first Wednesday of the month.  On Pantry Day, deliver packed bags  of food to the senior living center, AHEPA3, in Hoover.  Normally  delivery to about 29 residents.  Contact Sylvia Sumners or email volunteer@bpumc.org and we will forward your email to Sylvia.  Walk the church  Would you like an opportunity to get in your steps and help the church at the same time? Volunteer to  walk the church for about an hour on a weekday to help our staff monitor for any issues that might  have come up with our church facilities. 

Handmade Wooden Palm Crosses:  We would like to provide handmade wooden palm crosses as we visit those who are not able to attend  our in-person services. If you make these and would like to donate them for this purpose, please bring  them to the Welcome Center on Sunday mornings or the church office during the week. 

Meals for Youth and Children:  It would be helpful to have the meals for our youth and children covered by volunteers, either by  cooking a meal or providing a monetary donation to cover the cost of the meal. Donation checks  can be put in the offering plate on Sunday or take to the church finance office. Please mark the  checks - Youth and Children Meals.   Sunday Night Dinner (Meal for 20-25 students) - donation cost would be $125   Wednesday Night Dinner (Meal for 50 - 75 students) - donation cost would be $350  Prayer List Follow Up Callers  Callers are needed to follow up with people who have been on our prayer list. These callers are a great  help to our ministerial staff as they are an additional contact during a time of need. 

Nursery Volunteers:     We need volunteers who would be willing to help the paid nursery staff on Sunday mornings from  9:45-11:15 and on Wednesday nights from 5:15-7:45. These volunteers would primarily be working  with infants, but there will be children from birth-5 years old present during these times.  Primary  responsibilities will include holding infants, helping with dinner, and playing with the children! 

Other Volunteer Opportunities:  Please contact the church office at (205) 822-0910 to volunteer.   Sunday morning Greeters and Ushers   Under the Bridge – Cooking for the homeless   Prayer Shawl Ministry – Knitting and crocheting prayer shawls and other items   Quilt Ministry   Pantry on the Bluff – Food Pantry   Bundles of Hope – Diaper Ministry   Flower and Card Ministries 

First Light Shelter: Preparing meals for residents   Volunteers in Mission – Local, U.S. and international relief and mission work   Church Grounds Planting, Landscaping and Cleanup   Children’s Garden   Gardens on the Bluff Community Garden   Church Clean-up/Maintenance/Organizing   Other Projects – Let us know your interest and if you would like us to contact you when we  have special projects

Vacation Bible School Volunteers Needed Vacation Bible School Registration is open and we are expecting a large number of children to attend VBS again this summer! The dates for VBS are July 15-19 from 8:30-12:00 each day, and registration can be found on our church’s website. We are in need of a lot of volunteers to make this year’s VBS as fun, life changing, and safe as possible for the 200+ children from our church and community who will be attending! Our primary need every year is Crew Leaders: volunteers who lead a group of 7-8 children from station to station at VBS each day. There’s no prep work for this role: you simply hang out and travel with your group each day! If you would be willing to volunteer to be a Crew Leader for all five days, or just a few days, or if you would like to learn about other VBS volunteer roles, please email Melissa Hendon at mhendon@bpumc.org 

Meals for youth and children. It would be helpful to have the meals for our youth and children covered by volunteers, either through cooking a meal or providing a monetary donation to cover the cost of the meal. Donation checks can be put in the offering plate on Sunday or turned in to the church finance office. Please mark the checks – Youth and Children Meals. 

Prayer List Follow Up Callers Callers are needed to follow up with people who have been on our prayer list. These callers are a great help to our ministerial staff as they are an additional contact during a time of need. 

Sunday Night Dinner (Meal for 20-25 students) – donation cost would be $125 Wednesday Night Dinner (Meal for 50 – 75 students) – donation cost would be $250

Sunday Night Youth Volunteer Volunteers are needed from 6:00 – 7:30 pm to help with dinner, games, and mission projects. This is the most interactive youth volunteer role which is perfect for someone who wants to get to know the youth and build relationships with them. This position will be a minimum of one Sunday night per month. 

We need volunteers who would be willing to help the paid nursery staff on Sunday mornings from 9:45-11:15 and on Wednesday nights from 5:15-7:45. These volunteers would primarily be working with infants, but there will be children from birth-5 years old present during these times. Primary responsibilities will include holding infants, helping with dinner, and playing with the children! 

Wednesday Night Youth Volunteer Volunteers are needed from 6:00 – 6:30 pm on Wednesday evenings to help with games and free time. This is the most relaxed youth volunteer role and is perfect for someone who can commit to 30 minutes on a Wednesday night. These volunteers will be with the youth during the free time in the new gym. A minimum of one Wednesday night per month is This position will be a minimum of one Wednesday night per month.