Service to others is how we can be the LIGHT of Christ.
Please consider sharing your time with a ministry that is seeking volunteers or a one time opportunity to show Jesus’ love to others.
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Either Campus
Serve Opportunities
Abounding Love
Ministry for adults with special needs.
Serve Opportunities: Sunday school (Overland Park) or midweek gathering (both campuses)
Timeframe: Overland Park: Sunday mornings 9-10:15, Tuesday evenings 6-7:30, and Wednesday mornings 10:30-noon. South KC: Thursdays 12-1:30.
Frequency: Weekly or monthly
Contact Info: Mindy Loparco, mloparco@colonialkc.org, 816.501.3020
Colonial Preschool Ministry
Providing preschool education and social skills to children ages 15 months to 5 years old.
Serve Opportunities: Classroom volunteer, seamstress, bless the teaching staff
Timeframe: Flexible
Frequency: Flexible
Contact Info: Michele Isringhausen, misringhausen@colonialkc.org, 816.501.3952
Communications
Using creative gifts, talents and skills to promote Colonial’s mission and ministries through digital and conventional forms of media including writing, graphic design, illustration, video production and more.
Serve Opportunities: Video assistance, design work, writing/storytelling
Timeframe: M-F during business hours
Frequency: Weekly or monthly
Contact Info: Stephanie Neiger, sneiger@colonialkc.org, 816-501-3090
Facilities Ministry
Helping our facilities remain warm, welcoming, safe places.
Serve Opportunities: Facilities team member, lawn care, general repair/maintenance, weekly mowing and/or trimming from 1-3 hours/week. Contact Jack Werthman at 816.718.6327
Timeframe: Varies
Frequency: Monthly or as needs arise
Contact Info: David Borcherding, dborcherding@colonialkc.org, 913.488.5969
Foster Adopt
Supporting children and families who are engaged in Colonial’s Foster Adopt ministry.
Serve Opportunities: Mentor foster kids, serve at a Respite Night, provide respite care, donate goods or services for Foster Adopt families
Timeframe: Varies
Frequency: As needed
Contact Info: Hannah Mabie, hmabie@colonialkc.org, 816.501.3965
Marriage Ministry
Providing support and encouragement for couples of all ages and stages of married life.
Serve Opportunities: Marriage mentoring, Marriage Foundations leader/co-leader, marriage enrichment activity team
Timeframe: Flexible
Frequency: Varies
Contact Info: Tami Lundgren, tlundgren@colonialkc.org, 816.501.3939
Men’s Ministry
Helping men become the men God designed them to be.
Serve Opportunities: Steering committee, event teams, mentoring
Timeframe: Varies
Frequency: Varies
Contact Info: Bob Lehleithner, blehleitner@colonialkc.org, 816.616.5452
School Partner
Offering encouragement and support to teachers and students in local schools near both of our campuses.
Serve Opportunities: Reading buddy, classroom helper, one-on-one mentor
Timeframe: Weekdays during the school year
Frequency: Weekly or every other week
Contact Info: Meganne Leighton, mleighton@colonialkc.org, 816.501.3004
Sermon Research Assistant
Assist Pastor Jim (and/or other preaching pastors) with research, resources, quotes and insights for sermon preparation.
Serve Opportunities: submit research on sermon text, preview pastor’s manuscript and provide feedback
Timeframe: During the week
Frequency: Weekly or monthly
Contact Info: Jim West, jwest@colonialkc.org
Women’s Ministry
Helping women be the Light of Christ.
Serve Opportunities: mentoring program, small group leader, event planning
Timeframe: Varies
Frequency: Varies
Contact Info: Tami Lundgren, tlundgren@colonialkc.org, 816.501.3939
South KC Campus
Serve Opportunities
Administration
Supporting ministry programs of the church by helping accomplish administrative tasks.
Serve Opportunities: Prep mailings, proof reading publications, miscellaneous administrative tasks
Timeframe: M-F during business hours
Frequency: Weekly or monthly
Contact Info: Church Office, 816-942-3272
Colonial Care Teams
Our volunteer led Care Teams offer hope, support, and encouragement through meaningful expressions of Christian love in Jesus’ name.
Serve Opportunities: write notes, visit homebound, make meals, run errands, do yard work, deliver bouquets
Timeframe: Flexible
Frequency: Once a week, once a month, or once a year
Contact Info: Betsy Vicknair, bvicknair@colonialkc.org; 816.501.3038
Colonial Kids
Supporting parents and families in their kids’ spiritual growth from birth to fifth grade.
Serve Opportunities: Nursery Helper, Sunday School ministry partner, Wornall Wednesday ministry partner, special event volunteer, and teen helpers
Timeframe: Sunday mornings or Wednesday evenings, or special events
Frequency: Weekly, monthly, or quarterly
Contact Info: Cailin Renwick, crenwick@colonialkc.org, 816.501.3044
Communion Team
Assisting in worship by serving communion to the congregation once a month.
Serve Opportunities: Set up/ prepare elements, serve communion (members only), clean up the trays and cups
Timeframe: Sunday mornings
Frequency: First Sunday of the month
Contact Info: Dayna Vaczi, jvaczi@everestkc.net
Food Pantry
Our volunteer-led emergency food pantry provides groceries for over 230 families in need each month.
Serve Opportunities: Pick up food from local grocery stores, pack grocery bags, greet and pray with pantry neighbors
Timeframe: Tues or Thurs 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Frequency: Weekly or monthly
Contact Info: Meganne Leighton, mleighton@colonialkc.org; 816.501.3004
Harvesters Mobile Food Distribution
Every month 50 volunteers assist with the distribution line of fresh food and produce delivered by Harvesters.
Serve Opportunities: Greet guests, set up/tear down, load food
Timeframe: 8-10:30 am
Frequency: Third Saturday of the month
Contact Info: Jim Anderson, mjanderskc@gmail.com, 913.461.4350
Hospitality Team
Welcoming our guests and providing hospitality for everyone who attends on Sunday mornings.
Serve Opportunities: Greeter, Welcome Desk, parking lot monitor, coffee bar
Timeframe: Sunday mornings
Frequency: Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, 5th Sunday Specialty
Contact Info: Torie Smith, tsmith@colonialkc.org
Impact Center Schools
Working to end student homelessness in the Center School District through a one-stop-shop mobile office resource center.
Serve Opportunities: Impact Day assistance, prayer support, pre-launch prep
Timeframe: First and Third Thursdays during school year
Frequency: Every-other week or once a month
Contact Info: Mark Potter, mpotter@colonialkc.org, 913.220.0472
Prayer Ministry
Pray First and join any one of our groups to pray for our pastors, leaders, staff, church family, city, and nation.
Serve Opportunities: Join a team to pray for those at worship, over the phone through a care call, write prayer notes and support prayer events.
Timeframe: Flexible
Frequency: Once a week, once a month, or once a year
Contact Info: Betsy Vicknair, bvicknair@colonialkc.org, 816.501.3038
Student Ministry
Relational ministry to 6th-12th grade students including weekly gatherings, serving opportunities, retreats, camps, and mission trips.
Serve Opportunities: Grow group leaders, Sunday morning teachers/mentors, drivers to transport neighborhood youth
Timeframe: Sunday mornings, Wednesday nights, or special events
Frequency: weekly or monthly
Contact Info: Alex Dressman Gulick, adressmangulick@colonialkc.org, 816.824.3127
Wornall Wednesdays Food/Kitchen Team
Serve Opportunities: Cook and prepare food, set up and clean up dinner, collect money
Timeframe: Wednesday afternoon/evening
Frequency: Weekly or monthly
Contact Info: Steve Walton, sfwalton1106@gmail.com, 816.718.4311
Worship and Arts
Opportunities for the congregation and community to share their musical and artistic gifts that support worship services and events throughout the year.
Serve Opportunities: Choir member, orchestra member, technical team
Timeframe: Midweek rehearsals and Sun morning worship
Frequency: Weekly or monthly
Contact Info: Jeff Martin, jmartin@colonialkc.org, 816.501.3068
Overland Park Campus
Serve Opportunities
Colonial Care Teams
Our volunteer led Care Teams offer hope, support, and encouragement through meaningful expressions of Christian love in Jesus’ name.
Serve Opportunities: write notes, visit homebound, make meals, run errands, do yard work, deliver bouquets
Timeframe: Flexible
Frequency: Once a week, once a month, or once a year
Contact Info: Martha Madderom, mmadderom@colonialkc.org, 913.449.9813
Colonial Kids
Supporting parents and families in their kids’ spiritual growth from birth to fifth grade.
Serve Opportunities: Nursery helper, Sunday school teacher/ story teller, special events team, parent advisory team, teen helper
Timeframe: Sunday mornings or during special events
Frequency: Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly
Contact Info: Glenn Menke, gmenke@colonialkc.org, 816.501.3963
Communion Team
Assisting in worship by serving communion to the congregation once a month.
Serve Opportunities: Set up/ prepare elements, serve communion (members only), clean up the trays and cups
Timeframe: Sunday mornings
Frequency: First Sunday of the month
Contact Info: Chrissy Carr, jayhawkskc@yahoo.com, 913.488.7660
God’s Community Garden
Volunteers plant and harvest over 15,000 lbs. of produce which is given to food pantries at Colonial and Mission Southside.
Serve Opportunities: Garden prep, planting, tending, harvesting, and delivery
Timeframe: Varies
Frequency: Seasonal
Contact Info: Julie Foster, jmfoster74@gmail.com, 913.424.2967
Hospitality Team
From entrance to exit, we create an environment where our hospitality demonstrates the light of Christ and draws people in.
Serve Opportunities: Parking lot team, greeters, ushers, Welcome Center, Fellowship Hall
Timeframe: Sunday mornings
Frequency: Monthly, quarterly, or flexible
Contact Info: Donna Jenkins, djenkins@colonialkc.org, 913.908.6721
Prayer Ministry
Pray First and join any one of our groups to pray for our pastors, leaders, staff, church family, city, and nation.
Serve Opportunities: Join a team to pray for those at worship, over the phone through a care call, write prayer notes and support prayer events.
Timeframe: Flexible
Frequency: Once a week, once a month, or once a year
Contact Info: Martha Madderom, mmadderom@colonialkc.org, 913.449.9813
Student Ministry
Relational ministry to 6th-12th grade students including weekly gatherings, serving opportunities, retreats, camps, and mission trips.
Serve Opportunities: Small group leaders, hospitality team, special events
Timeframe: Sunday mornings, Wednesday nights, or special events
Frequency: weekly or monthly
Contact Info: Michael Otto, motto@colonialkc.org, 417.825.6088
Worship and Arts Music Ministry
Using our musical gifts to lead the congregation in worship and share the gospel through song.
Serve Opportunities: Worship band, praise team, children’s choir
Timeframe: Midweek rehearsals, Sunday morning worship
Frequency: Weekly or monthly
Leader Name: Paulo Barros
Contact Info: Carrie Leary, cleary@colonialkc.org, 479.200.3190
Worship and Arts Tech Ministry
The ongoing tech teams assist with multimedia projection, audio visual support, recording, and more.
Serve Opportunities: Computer tech (graphics), video tech (video director), audio tech (sound operator)
Timeframe: Sunday mornings
Frequency: Monthly
Leader Name: Steve Powell
Contact Info: spowell@colonialkc.org
