Join with us. There is a place for you here.
We are a community of faith with a calling to reach out to all people, serve all people and help people to negotiate the complexities questions and hard times of life. Together, we strive for vibrant ministries that are relevant in our ever-changing neighborhood and world, actively engaged in God's mission. It is within the ministries and the connections and relationships that we build where God is at work restoring lives and building the church.
Check out all the ways you can volunteer or serve at LCR. When you're ready. Fill out the volunteer form here!
Community Life
Caring Ministry
We think of this ministry as community caretaking. From writing encouraging notes to delivering meals and providing transportation this team works to support our faith community.
Child Care
Volunteer with our Orange Ministry to provide child care in our nursery during worship, special events or small group meetings.
Hospitality
Volunteers on the Hospitality Team serve in roles during weekend worship and special events to provide the wide welcome of God to everyone. Check out the specific roles below.
Fellowship
Volunteers serve in various roles throughout the year to help facilitate gatherings and community events.
Faith Formation/Orange Life
Building & Grounds
Help us maintain the space that we share. There are a number of important weekly and one-time volunteer opportunities that take place within our facility, and we’d love it if you’d consider helping out.
Finance & Budget
Responsible for the administration of church finanaces, insurance and all other business matters. Volunteers provide assistance to the Treasurer, Financial Secretary, and Accountant, they help to develop an anual budget and keep accurate accounting of the weekly offering.
Stewardship
Volunteers are responsible for helping members grow spiritually by encouraging and educating them about giving the first portion of their time, talents and resources to the work of God taking place at LCR and in the wider community.
Memorial Fund
Volunteers oversee the LCR Memorial Fund and provides recommendations to the Finance & Budget Commitee, and to the church Council.
Administration Support
Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of office/adminsitration duties. Special project assistance is also needed.
Creative Arts & Media
Building & Grounds
Help us maintain the space that we share. There are a number of important weekly and one-time volunteer opportunities that take place within our facility, and we’d love it if you’d consider helping out.
Finance & Budget
Responsible for the administration of church finanaces, insurance and all other business matters. Volunteers provide assistance to the Treasurer, Financial Secretary, and Accountant, they help to develop an anual budget and keep accurate accounting of the weekly offering.
Stewardship
Volunteers are responsible for helping members grow spiritually by encouraging and educating them about giving the first portion of their time, talents and resources to the work of God taking place at LCR and in the wider community.
Memorial Fund
Volunteers oversee the LCR Memorial Fund and provides recommendations to the Finance & Budget Commitee, and to the church Council.
Administration Support
Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of office/adminsitration duties. Special project assistance is also needed.
Community Engagment
Inviting & Welcoming Ministry
Members of this ministry work to build bridges within our community through partnerships with organizations and individuals with the goal of deepening relationsihips and furthering a culture of invitation, acceptage and wide-welcome for all.
Immigrant and Refugee Ministry
This group works nationally with the ELCA and locally with oganizations to advocate and provide spiritual and other assistance to immigrants and refugees in our area.
ESL Program
Volunteers turor adults taking English as a Second Language class.
Homework Helpers
Volunteers assist the children of ESL students with their homework.
LGBTQ
Volunteers participate in the Cincinnati Pride Festival and work to engage with community members and to create a culture of acceptance, affirmation and wide-welcome for members of the LGBTQ community.
Ecumenical Partnership
Volunteers work to build bridges and create deeper relationships with our brothers and sisters of other Christian traditions in our community.
Interfaith Partnership
Volunteers work to create connection and deeper relationships with our neighbors of other faith traditions.
Racial Unity
LCR works with several community partners to raise awarenes among our neighbors regarding issues of racims and seeks to build deeper, more meaningful relationships between people of all races.
EarthCare Ministry (Community Garden)
This team addresses issues like sustainability and care for the earth. Activities include annual Sunday School earth-keeping series and Children's Earth Day Sunday. Other focus areas include special worship service planning, recycling and support of the Garden of Eatin'.
Outreach
Caring Ministry
We think of this ministry as community caretaking. From writing encouraging notes to delivering meals and providing transportation this team works to support our faith community.
Child Care
Volunteer with our Orange Ministry to provide child care in our nursery during worship, special events or small group meetings.
Hospitality
Volunteers on the Hospitality Team serve in roles during weekend worship and special events to provide the wide welcome of God to everyone. Check out the specific roles below.
Fellowship
Volunteers serve in various roles throughout the year to help facilitate gatherings and community events.
Opperations
Building & Grounds
Help us maintain the space that we share. There are a number of important weekly and one-time volunteer opportunities that take place within our facility, and we’d love it if you’d consider helping out.
Finance & Budget
Responsible for the administration of church finanaces, insurance and all other business matters. Volunteers provide assistance to the Treasurer, Financial Secretary, and Accountant, they help to develop an anual budget and keep accurate accounting of the weekly offering.
Stewardship
Volunteers are responsible for helping members grow spiritually by encouraging and educating them about giving the first portion of their time, talents and resources to the work of God taking place at LCR and in the wider community.
Memorial Fund
Volunteers oversee the LCR Memorial Fund and provides recommendations to the Finance & Budget Commitee, and to the church Council.
Administration Support
Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of office/adminsitration duties. Special project assistance is also needed.
Worship
Worship Planning
Volunteers work with the pastors to plan worship services.
Children's Sermon
Volunteers plan and lead a portion of the worship service dedicated to our children.
Communion Volunteers
Volunteers help to set-up communion before worship and to distribute communion during worship services and special events.
Bell Ringer
Volunteers help us to begin each worship service by ringing the Reformation Bell.
Worship Assistant
Volunteers help to lead worship through prayer, reading of scripture, and distributing communion.
Music
Caring Ministry
We think of this ministry as community caretaking. From writing encouraging notes to delivering meals and providing transportation this team works to support our faith community.
Child Care
Volunteer with our Orange Ministry to provide child care in our nursery during worship, special events or small group meetings.
Hospitality
Volunteers on the Hospitality Team serve in roles during weekend worship and special events to provide the wide welcome of God to everyone. Check out the specific roles below.
Fellowship
Volunteers serve in various roles throughout the year to help facilitate gatherings and community events.
Mindfulness Community
Caring Ministry
We think of this ministry as community caretaking. From writing encouraging notes to delivering meals and providing transportation this team works to support our faith community.
Child Care
Volunteer with our Orange Ministry to provide child care in our nursery during worship, special events or small group meetings.
Hospitality
Volunteers on the Hospitality Team serve in roles during weekend worship and special events to provide the wide welcome of God to everyone. Check out the specific roles below.
Fellowship
Volunteers serve in various roles throughout the year to help facilitate gatherings and community events.