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
Ministry Team Member
Orange Ministry volunteers work to provide opportunities for the whole congregation to learn and serve through our educational ministires.
Small Group Admin
Responsible for workign with the pastors to set the Small Group schedule and to organize leaders and review curriculum.
Small Group Leader
Small group leaders help to facilitate discussion and educational opportunities throughout the year on a varity of topics.
Adult Sunday School Leaders
Leaders facilitate multi-week sessions on Sunday mornings covering a wide-variety of topics.
Children's Sunday School Leaders
Volunteers help facilitate pre-determined curriculum for age groups from preschool through middle school.
Youth Mentor
Adults come alongside high school students to provide encouragement, prayer and peridoic check-ins.
Grandy Greeters
For folks roughly "Grand Parent" age with a heart for children and/or youth. Support Orange Ministry events throughout the year. Partner with a Sunday School class or small group sending birthday cards and praying regurlarly for/with students, families, and leaders/teachers.
Vacation Bible School
Each year several dozen volunteers are needed for this annual summer experience for over 100 children. Do you love to plan outdoor games, act in silly skits or make a mean pitcher of lemonade? Then this is the place for you.
Creative Arts & Media
Ministry Team Member
Orange Ministry volunteers work to provide opportunities for the whole congregation to learn and serve through our educational ministires.
Small Group Admin
Responsible for workign with the pastors to set the Small Group schedule and to organize leaders and review curriculum.
Small Group Leader
Small group leaders help to facilitate discussion and educational opportunities throughout the year on a varity of topics.
Adult Sunday School Leaders
Leaders facilitate multi-week sessions on Sunday mornings covering a wide-variety of topics.
Children's Sunday School Leaders
Volunteers help facilitate pre-determined curriculum for age groups from preschool through middle school.
Youth Mentor
Adults come alongside high school students to provide encouragement, prayer and peridoic check-ins.
Grandy Greeters
For folks roughly "Grand Parent" age with a heart for children and/or youth. Support Orange Ministry events throughout the year. Partner with a Sunday School class or small group sending birthday cards and praying regurlarly for/with students, families, and leaders/teachers.
Vacation Bible School
Each year several dozen volunteers are needed for this annual summer experience for over 100 children. Do you love to plan outdoor games, act in silly skits or make a mean pitcher of lemonade? Then this is the place for you.
Community Engagment
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.
Outreach
Manna from Heaven (Appalachian Mission)
Through mission trips and monthly donations to this mission in Myra, Kentucky, we help our Appalachian friends in times of stress and need. In addition to a food pantry and clothing closet our volunteers also help to teach and support sutainable gardening and other programs to help folks break the cycle of poverty.
Guatamala Missions
LCR supports our perminant missionaries in Guatamala the Doppenburg family and provides financial and tangible support for the Centre of Hope. Volunteers with this program have the opportunity to walk with our missionaries and local people and learn how God is working in their lives. Mission trip opportunities are provided each year.
Hunger Taskforce
Volunteers coordinate the collection of donations and facilitiate educational opportunities and provide tangible help for those in need.
Navajo Mission
LCR partners with the ELCA Navajo Mission Church and School in Rock Point, AZ.
Disaster Relief
Annually, volunteers from LCR join with other Lutherans across the country to rebuild and provide support in areas where distasters have struck. Previous trips have included New Orleans (Hurricane Katrina), Birmingham, AL, West Virginia, and the East Coast.
Fair Trade (ELCA Good Gifts Campaign)
Each month we sell fair trade items that help to support farmers and their families around the world. From the fair trade coffee we brew each weekend to our fair trade market in the fall we are proud to partner with artisans and farmers both locally and internationally.
Inter Parish Ministries (IPM)
LCR partners with IPM to provide volunteer support in addition to food drives and mobile food pantry events throughout the year.
Monday Meals
Each month LCR partners with community organizations to provide a meal for our neighbors.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Volunteers knit prayer shawls that are distributed as a means of comfort to patients at local hospitals and to other needign comfort in difficult times.
Migrant Worker Ministry
Volunteers provide meals to migrant workers at Belterra Park Race Track in Anderson Township.
Stitch and Stuff
Volunteers create blankets and quilts that are distributed through our community partners in Guatamala and at the Navajo Mission Project, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Lutheran World Relief.
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
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.
Mindfulness Community
Manna from Heaven (Appalachian Mission)
Through mission trips and monthly donations to this mission in Myra, Kentucky, we help our Appalachian friends in times of stress and need. In addition to a food pantry and clothing closet our volunteers also help to teach and support sutainable gardening and other programs to help folks break the cycle of poverty.
Guatamala Missions
LCR supports our perminant missionaries in Guatamala the Doppenburg family and provides financial and tangible support for the Centre of Hope. Volunteers with this program have the opportunity to walk with our missionaries and local people and learn how God is working in their lives. Mission trip opportunities are provided each year.
Hunger Taskforce
Volunteers coordinate the collection of donations and facilitiate educational opportunities and provide tangible help for those in need.
Navajo Mission
LCR partners with the ELCA Navajo Mission Church and School in Rock Point, AZ.
Disaster Relief
Annually, volunteers from LCR join with other Lutherans across the country to rebuild and provide support in areas where distasters have struck. Previous trips have included New Orleans (Hurricane Katrina), Birmingham, AL, West Virginia, and the East Coast.
Fair Trade (ELCA Good Gifts Campaign)
Each month we sell fair trade items that help to support farmers and their families around the world. From the fair trade coffee we brew each weekend to our fair trade market in the fall we are proud to partner with artisans and farmers both locally and internationally.
Inter Parish Ministries (IPM)
LCR partners with IPM to provide volunteer support in addition to food drives and mobile food pantry events throughout the year.
Monday Meals
Each month LCR partners with community organizations to provide a meal for our neighbors.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Volunteers knit prayer shawls that are distributed as a means of comfort to patients at local hospitals and to other needign comfort in difficult times.
Migrant Worker Ministry
Volunteers provide meals to migrant workers at Belterra Park Race Track in Anderson Township.
Stitch and Stuff
Volunteers create blankets and quilts that are distributed through our community partners in Guatamala and at the Navajo Mission Project, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Lutheran World Relief.