SUNDAYACTIVITIES

• WELCOMING
  Greeter, Welcome Desk, Coffee & Donuts Host
• WORSHIP
  Usher, 'Gusher', Liturgist, Worship Leader, Communion Server, Choir, Band and Worship Space Team (organize, restock & decorate)
• TECH Crew 
  Sound A/V, Slides, Camera
• SUNDAY School - Morning & Evening
  Sunday School Teachers & Helpers, and Subs. 
  And, help with EVENING Teens Middle & High School -  Encounter/Reconnect groups.

MISSIONSMINISTRY

• FOOD Missions
  Food pantry, food pantry gardens, Harvest Food Bank, Gleaners at CUMC, and Soup's On
• Missions Serving CHILDREN
  VBS preparation, Kids Coats,  Bags of Hope, Angel Tree, Sierra Leone: Operation Classroom & Betty Carew Foundation
• HOUSING Missions
  Family Promise, Henderson Settlement 
• COMMUNITY Connections
  4th of July, Carmel Marathon, Carmel Winter Games, Carmel Dads Club, Christkindlmarkt,  Carmel Gazebo Concerts

CHURCHCARE

• OFFICE & CHURCH Support
  Church directory updating, Front office coverage, Bulletin inserts prep, Communications, Event Planning & Hosting, Quarterly connections events
• CONGREGATIONAL Care
  Care tasks for senior members, new parents, sick members, and those who are grieving
• CHILDCARE Room
  Help to watch children & babies in the childcare room. 
• MARKETING & Social Media
  Help us online. Social media, reviews, photos, and getting the word out!

VACATIONBIBLE SCHOOL

• VBS - CHILD SIGN-UP
  Sign your child up to attend VBS free at CUMC
• VBS - VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP
  Sign yourself (or your tween/teen) up to volunteer for VBS
• VBS - AMAZON WISHLIST
  Help the VBS Team by SHOPPING - Click this text!

GIVINGTOTHECHURCH

• DONATE—If you do not have TIME to give, perhaps a gift of MONEY will be the way you can serve. Designate MISSIONS for your contribution to go to Missions. 

• PLANNED GIVING—Carmel United Methodist Church celebrates 175 years in Carmel this year. “Remember the Past, Help Build the Future” of our church with a gift to the Endowment Fund. A gift is a lasting way to remember a loved one any time, or as we approach Memorial Day and All Saints Day.

   

COLLECTINGITEMS

• FOOD PANTRY—The Food Pantry is always posting their greatest needs on our Facebook page weekly. They are also always in need of PAPER GROCERY BAGS. Donations can be left in the DONATION CLOSET at the pantry.  

• FOOD PANTRY GARDENS—The Food Pantry Gardens ministry is in need of plastic clamshell containers that have been washed. They will use these for the homegrown herbs and vegetables that are growing in the gardens. These containers can be left in the DONATION CLOSET at the FOOD PANTRY.

• VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - Vacation Bible Scool needs lots of items: Christmas Lights: Any and all colors!, Metallic Ribbon, Garland & Tinsel, Boxes: We use boxes to build everything, Wrapping Paper Tubes, Fake Snow - cans of spray or fluff, Metallic Wrapping Paper, Popcorn & Christmas Goodie Tins, Metal Cans—(please no sharp edges), Baking Sheets—old ones, Bottle Caps– great for making buttons. All donations can be marked for VBS and brought to the church. 

There are many ways you can serve, some are in person, some are off-site, and some can be done from the comfort of your own home. We are blessed to have so many talented members in our church.

Select a WAY TO SERVE by clicking the link, then fill out a form with more specific tasks to volunteer!