Volunteer
Serve with Grace Avenue
This is a list of our current volunteer opportunities. There are a variety of ways you can make a difference in the community or around the church at any age and skill level. If you’d like to know more about our Grace Avenue Mission Programs and Partners, head to graceavenue.org/missions.
Ministries
Locations
Time Commitment
Activity Level
Patch Set Up / Clean Up
Are you able to help set up the patch, move pumpkins, run a STEAM Day station, or clean up when it’s over? If you’re interested in any of the above, use this link to sign up!
Saturday, September 26 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Come as you’re able to set out the decorations and activities before pumpkins arrive.
Wednesday, September 30 | 3:00-6:00pm
Help unload our first delivery of pumpkins!
Wednesday, October 14 | 3:00-6:00pm
Halfway through the season, we need help unloading another delivery of pumpkins.
Sunday, October 18 | 2:00-5:30pm
We set out several tables of fun experiments for STEAM Day in the patch, and we need folks to lead the activities at each table.
Saturday, November 7 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
When the patch has closed for the season, it’s time to clean up! We’ll need help stacking pallets, chucking unsold pumpkins, and cleaning decor to prepare it for storage.
Any of these opportunities are eligible for volunteer hours. Contact Jessica Lowe at jessica@graceavenue.org with questions.
I Belong
I Belong is a 501(c)(3) organization that has partnered with Grace Avenue to create a space where preteens and young adults with disabilities can experience and build community through creative arts. We need loving and caring individuals over the age of 16 to be part of the volunteer team. Volunteers will serve as greeters and friendly companions while the participants engage in their activity and recreation time.
The group meets on the 1st Saturday of each month at Grace Avenue. Your help will be needed from 2:30-6:00pm.
Contact Kristen Lane at Klane@graceavenue.org with questions.
Buttons & Bows
2nd Saturdays | 9:00-11:00am
Colin Powell Community Center (520 Lobo Ln, Little Elm)
Buttons & Bows is a clothing closet run by Building the Bridges Community Services out of the Colin Powell Community Center that supports foster families, adoptive families, and those with kinship placements in their homes.
We need your help at the distribution to find the perfect outfit for kiddos in our community! Come help sort and hang donations and welcome families as they shop. Contact Keri Keck at keri@graceavenue.org with questions.
Battery Recycling
As batteries need to be recycled at the Environmental Collection Center on Walnut Street, please consider supporting Grace Avenue UMC as a satellite battery collection center for our community.
If you feel called to this straightforward green ministry, then please sign up for a Sunday or two below.
The Process:
1. On your Sunday, bring a container (such as a bucket) and check our two battery collection stations
2. The Bins
– If the bins are over half full, please move the batteries into your container to take with you. If they are too heavy to handle, do not lift them. Your new responsibility at this point is to simply alert Jeff Dolloff-Holt by emailing dolloffholt@msn.com so that he may get it taken care of another way.
– If the bins are under half full, then you may leave them for a future pick up.
3. Take the batteries to the Environmental Collection Center at a time that works for you and deposit batteries in the battery receptacle there.