Belonging to a church is not a spectator sport - everyone gets to play!
Whatever your skills and preferences, there is a place here where you can get involved and make a difference.
If you already know what area you'd be interested in, then please contact the relevant staff member.
There are opportunities in every area of the church's life - from our outreach ministries to those that make Sunday services happen.
For example, there are twenty or so different ministries making each Sunday service happen - both 'up-front' such as leading prayer or worship, and 'behind-the-scenes' such as running the sound desk, or helping on the children's church team. We aim to have every member of stmarks in a healthy balance of giving and receiving, contributing to each others' needs by doing the things they are passionate about, and skilled for.
At present the teams that are particularly interested in finding new members are:
Sound Desk - operation
of sound desk to amplify and balance vocals and music during services or other
events, plus sermon audiotape recording. Gentle induction, expert training.
Children's work - on a Sunday morning in the 'Remarkables' team here
as a leader or helper, or laying new foundations in young lives at nearby St.Peter
& St.Paul's church
Morning Welcome - welcoming arriving visitors to stmarks and directing people to seats in the 9:00 and 10:30 am services; a great way to get to know people!
Flower Arranging - choosing and arranging the floral display at the front of the church renewed each week on a Friday. Let your creative skills run amok!
Silver and Brass Cleaning - polishing the silver and brass in the church. For those who miss the military life.
Morning Welcome Desk - manning the Welcome Desk between the two morning services, answering peoples' queries about courses, events, services and other ministries - and when you don't know the answers there should always be someone around who does!
Audiovisual Projection - operating the projectors about once a month at the 10:30am or 6.30pm services. A great way to serve if you are comfortable using computers and can find the 'play' button on the DVD player.
"I don't know where to start!"
If you've got no idea what you'd like to get involved in, then we have someone here whose job is to help you find the place where you can best use your gifts and talents! This is often a process of trial and error, so we encourage people to 'try out' and then switch to something else if it doesn't work. If you'd like to start a conversation about getting involved, please contact Julian Churcher (tel 020 7326 9422 email julian.churcher@stmarks-battersea.org.uk).
