{"id":1363,"date":"2021-06-07T23:07:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T04:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/?page_id=1363"},"modified":"2022-09-13T12:30:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:30:23","slug":"serve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/connect\/serve\/","title":{"rendered":"Serve"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1363\" class=\"elementor elementor-1363\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7b9dd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7b9dd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-627cf8ba\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa03d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fa03d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>We\u2019re so glad you want to serve with us.<\/strong> We hope you\u2019ll find community with other volunteers, make a difference at Valley and in our city, and ultimately, help us transform the world with the hope of the Gospel.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have questions about volunteering or would like to join a volunteer group, please feel free to contact Rev. Wren at wren.clanton@umcna.org or 256.883.0690.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ceda0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ceda0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8123b1\" data-id=\"e8123b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78df25f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78df25f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volunteer at Valley<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e0665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96e0665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Hospitality. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you love greeting people or serving as an usher?\u00a0 Do you naturally look for ways to provide hospitality to others?\u00a0 Become a greeter, usher, or part of the snack fellowship team!<\/span><\/p><p><b>Worship. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you feel a pull to helping with communion, set up for worship, or arranging flowers and decorations?\u00a0 Join the worship setup team!<\/span><\/p><p><b>Children\u2019s and Youth Ministry. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you love working with children or youth? We have a full program of care and ministry to the children and teens who attend Valley. Whether you could help provide snack suppers for our monthly youth programs, support the children\u2019s Nursery Care team, help lead in children\u2019s church, or do curriculum prep for special events like Music &amp; Arts Camp, then we would love to welcome you!<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note: all volunteers and staff that work with children and youth undergo a background check and are required to follow \u201cSafe Sanctuary\u201d rules.\u00a0 This is for the safety of our children, youth, and volunteers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><b>Prayer &amp; Care. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you long to find ways to pray more intentionally for others?\u00a0 Do you have a gift for visiting those who are sick, in the hospital, or home-bound?\u00a0 We would love to plug you into our prayer and care volunteer group!\u00a0 Whether you\u2019re willing to write cards to those who have faced loss and illness or you\u2019d like to join a circuit of prayer warriors, then this is the volunteer spot for you!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6ff58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e6ff58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volunteer in the Community<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0865f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0865f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At <strong>305<\/strong><b> 8th Street, <\/b>t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hree residential homes serve as a sanctuary for a diverse group of disabled adults who are not eligible for state assistance for housing.\u00a0 These amazing individuals have found a home and community of support through 305 8th Street.\u00a0 Annually, Valley fills the Christmas list needs of the residents (often they are simple requests such as toiletries, socks, and blankets), and helps provide and serve meals to the residents.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about this mission partner check out their website: http:\/\/www.3058thstreet.org<\/span><\/p><p><b>Downtown Rescue Mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is a homeless shelter that provides emergency services to individuals and families in need of shelter, food, clothing, and long-term rehabilitation for recovering addicts.\u00a0 Along with crisis and addiction support, this Christ-centered non-profit has a transitional assistance program that helps those who are homeless to get off the streets permanently.\u00a0 Annually, Valley holds food and blanket drives to support the immediate needs of this mission partner.\u00a0 There are also regular service opportunities to feed the residents and minister to them in worship.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about this mission partner check out their website: https:\/\/www.downtownrescuemission.org<\/span><\/p><p><b>St. Mark\u2019s Food Pantry <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a community network of churches that supports a local alternative to those in need of food assistance in our community.\u00a0 Valley collects food items monthly according to a specific list of needs, and volunteers deliver them to the host site, St. Mark\u2019s Lutheran Church.\u00a0 Annually, the food pantry supplies 250 local families with much-needed food and supplies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We need monthly volunteers to bring in needed items to fill multiple carts for delivery to the Pantry.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Jones Valley Elementary School <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the local public school that serves the children of the community around Valley. There are annual school supply needs that Valley meets through School Supply Drives.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We need volunteers to help coordinate the school supply drive and deliver the supplies before the beginning of the new school year.<\/span><\/p><p><b>2nd Mile Giving. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the first Sunday of the month, during communion, a special offering is taken up to support the missions and ministries of the Larger United Methodist Denomination. These include Africa University Fund, Birmingham Southern College and Huntingdon College, United Methodist Children\u2019s Home, World Service Fund, and the Servants Like Jesus Mission.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We need volunteers to help connect the congregation with these regional, national, and international missions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96eb22c\" data-id=\"96eb22c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd2434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cd2434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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