Volunteer With Grace

Volunteers are essential to Grace, making significant contributions to almost every aspect of church life.

They say many hands make light work, and that is true at Grace. Your support makes much of what we do possible. We’re always excited to meet new volunteers or connect our current and incredible volunteers with new opportunities.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Did you know that almost 190 individuals volunteer their time in Grace ministries, projects, and events? We are so grateful for their generosity!

If you’ve been thinking about volunteering, here are some roles you might find interesting:

Join a Session Committee

Ministries, programs and projects at Grace are overseen by 10 committees of Session: These committees are served by members and adherents of the congregation who have interest in the ministry of a particular committee and are able to meet typically once per month, by Zoom or in-person. There is a regular rotation of membership and there are currently opportunities for service in a number of these committees.

Engagement & Service
Financial Management
Governance
Human Resources
Land & Facilities
Leadership Development
Minister Resource & Presbytery Relations
Pastoral Care & Connection
Spiritual Growth
Stewardship

Please contact the Coordinator of Volunteers, Cindy Stephenson, at volunteers@gracecalgary.org to learn more about the work of these committees or the many other opportunities to serve at Grace.

Deacon of Welcome and Hospitality

The Deacon of Welcome and Hospitality is a new volunteer role meant to help strengthen Grace’s ministry of welcome, support Grace’s team of welcomers, and ensure connections with newcomers. This Deacon would be required to be present for most Sunday worship services and will work collaboratively with Grace’s ministers, staff, and volunteers to help identify ways for Grace to model Christian hospitality.

Please email Cindy Stephenson, Coordinator of Volunteers, to learn more at cindys@gracecalgary.org.

Audio-Visual Assistants

Grace live-streams Sunday morning worship (and other events, as appropriate) and is seeking several volunteers to help operate the new Audio-Visual equipment. Training will be provided. 

Email us to ask about volunteering

Welcomers

Grace has a regular schedule of volunteers to welcome worshippers attending in-person services. Welcomers are asked to arrive by 10 am latest and then to remain near the Sanctuary doors to be able to assist any late comers. We hope to have enough volunteers that the commitment would average approximately one Sunday per month (with flexibility). Orientation/training will be provided. (At this time, offering plates are not being passed between the pews). 

Email us to ask about volunteering

Congregational Stories Wanted! Share your Stories from Grace

Grace Communications is looking for stories from the congregation.

Do you have an experience to share? Please do – you can write it yourself, share it with communications@gracecalgary.com in an email or schedule a phone call with Communications Specialist Amy Dunn Moscoso who will write the story for you. Stories will be shared in a number of places that may include: the bulletin, the billboards at Grace, social media, the website and the annual Report to Congregation and Community!
If you are looking for an example, please see this Food Bank volunteer story from Mary Jardine.

For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us. Romans 12:4-5

I will bless you…and in you all families of the earth shall be blessed.

Genesis 12:2-3