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See what God can do through you!
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
– 1 Peter 4:10
At Forcey, we don’t want to just fill holes in an organization. We believe that every believer in Jesus has a special place to serve in the Body of Christ, the church. Because of that, we aren’t looking for mere volunteers – but servants who feel called to invest their time and thrive in important ways. Serving is not just an activity to pursue, but a way to grow in your own faith as you use your gifts for the benefit of others. And while you serve, you are being surrounded by others who can encourage you in your faith.
The process below is designed to help you find a meaningful fit to serve at Forcey:
- Look through the list of opportunities below to see opportunities that may match your skills, interests, and availability. Contact the point of contact to hear about next steps.
- Consider completing a S.H.A.P.E. assessment to better understand how God has shaped your spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, passion and experience so that you help discover God’s fit for you. At this external site, you can fill out the S.H.A.P.E. test (it takes about 30 minutes to complete), and the results will be emailed to you. Consider forwarding the results to a pastor, leader, or mentor you know here at Forcey, so they can help you find a great place for you to serve. We will have a special S.H.A.P.E. workshop on December 13, 2025 from 9:30 – 11:30 (click to register).
- If you are new to serving at Forcey, fill out the Ministry Partner Profile. This helps the ministry leader get to know you and help get you plugged in.
Ministry Opportunities at Forcey…there is a place for you!
Care | Children & Students | Discipleship | Missions & Outreach | Prayer | Service & Practical Needs |Welcome & Hospitality | Worship Arts (Music Ministry)
Care
| Role Title | Point of Contact | Emails | Description | Typical Time Commitment | Useful Spiritual Gifts or Skills |
| Cooking for Meal Trains | Ketsia Amize Lead Ministry Assistant | Ketsia Amize | Cook meals for families in need of special support (medical, bereavement, newborns, etc.). Be on the meal train email list to hear of various needs. | As available | Mercy, Encouragement |
| Repast Support | Brent Douglas, Deacon | Brent Douglas | Assist with setting up and supporting the various needs associate with funeral receptions. | If available on short notice; typically funeral receptions are mid-day or late afternoon following a funeral or graveside. | Mercy, Serving |
| Care Visitor | Role Vacant | Forcey Office | To extend the care and compassion of the church to those who are homebound, hospitalized, grieving, or otherwise unable to attend regular church services by visiting, offering kindness and friendship, and praying with them, and reporting back to the church office needs for further follow-up. | Mercy, Shepherding, Encouragement |
Children & Students
| Role Title | Point of Contact | POC Email | Description | Typical Time Commitment | Useful Spiritual Gifts or Skills |
| Sunday School Teacher | Sarah Flick, Children’s Ministry Coordinator | [email protected] | Nurtures children in faith development through age-appropriate instruction, and leading class activities (curriculum is provided). | Sundays weekly, or every-other week; 1st or 2nd service | Teaching, Shepherding, Encouragement, Evangelism |
| Classroom Assistant | Sarah Flick, Children’s Ministry Coordinator | [email protected] | Supports the classroom by assisting the teacher with supervision, providing one-on-one assistance to children, and various classroom support needs. | Sundays weekly, or every-other week; 1st or 2nd service | Serving, Encouragement / Enjoys children, team player |
| Special Needs Assistant | Sarah Flick, Children’s Ministry Coordinator | [email protected] | Blesses individual children with special needs and their family by providing dedicated, one-on-one support to a child with special needs, enabling meaningful participation with the rest of the class. | Weekly, every-other-week, or 1x/month roles are available. | Mercy Showing, Encouragement / Enjoys children, patient |
| Check-In Assistant / Hall Guide | Sarah Flick, Children’s Ministry Coordinator | [email protected] | Welcomes families by assisting them as they check-in their children for Sunday School and guiding them to classes, and assisting students and teachers in the hallways during classes. | Weekly or every-other-week; 1st, 2nd, or in-between services | Serving, Hospitality |
| Infant/Toddler Worker | Sarah Flick, Children’s Ministry Coordinator | [email protected] | Supports parents by helping watch their young children during the worship services. | Weekly, every-other-week, or 1x/month roles are available. | Enjoys little ones! |
| Youth Leader | AJ Itzel, Associate Pastor | [email protected] | Mentor, guide, and support youth (middle through high school) in a safe and fun environment, assisting Youth Pastor to implement programs. | Weekly, Sunday mornings 1st service, or Sunday Nights (youth group) | Encouragement, Teaching, Shepherding |
| Pioneer Girls, Group Leader or Assistant | Kelly Herndon | [email protected] | Help assist or teach in the elementary school girls program on Thursday nights; especially suited for parents of girls in the program. | Weekly, Thursdays 7:00 – 8:30 | Teaching / Enjoys children’s ministry |
| Stockade or TreeClimbers, Group Leader or Assistant | Sarah Flick, Children’s Ministry Coordinator | [email protected] | Help assist or teach in the elementary school boys program on Thursday nights; especially suited for parents of boys in the program (kindergarten – 6th grade) | Weekly, Thursdays 7:00 – 8:30 | Teaching / Enjoys children’s ministry |
| Weekday admin support helper | Sarah Flick, Children’s Ministry Coordinator | [email protected] | Assist with putting together Quiet Bags, purchasing snacks, and similar weekday administrative tasks | Mid-week, as available | Serving, Administration |
| Childcare Helper | Kelly Herndon, KidsCo coordinator | [email protected] | To provide childcare (ages 4 and under) for the moms who meet during the Momco mom’s support group . A weekly stipend is offered for this service. | 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 9:00 – 11:45 | Enjoys little ones, daytime availability |
Discipleship
| Role Title | Point of Contact | POC Email | Description | Typical Time Commitment | Useful Spiritual Gifts or Skills |
| Home Group Leader or Host | Mike Maslin, Associate Pasto | Mike Maslin | Home Group Leaders facilitate a small gathering to foster spiritual growth, fellowship, and community care. | Various, often every-other-week | Service |
| Resource Center | Mike Maslin, Associate Pasto | Mike Maslin | Serves in the display, inventory, and management (and re-ordering) of tracts and educational booklets and books. | As needed | Serving, or evangelism / Enjoys books, organized |
Missions & Outreach
| Role Title | Point of Contact | POC Email | Description | Typical Time Commitment | Useful Spiritual Gifts or Skills |
| ESL Teacher | Mario, ESL Director | Mario | To provide foundational English learning assistance in a welcoming supportive, and faith-nurturing environment to members of our local community. | Tuesdays, 7:00pm | Mercy, Teaching / Good with languages, cross-cultural communicating |
| Missions & Outreach | Mary Jane Barrow, Missions Director | Mary Jane Barrow | Support the work of the missions team as they develop and provide various missions engagement events and initiatives throughout the year. | As needed | Evangelism, Serving / Heart for the nations |
| Bread Ministry | Theresa Saxton | Theresa Saxton | Cares for people with food needs by setting up and assisting those receiving free food distribution. | Saturdays, 10:00- 12:00 | Mercy, Encouragement, Serving |
Prayer
| Role Title | Point of Contact | POC Email | Description | Typical Time Commitment | Useful Spiritual Gifts or Skills |
| Prayer | Wayne Lamy, Elder | Wayne Lamy | Provides the indispensable need of prayer for church members and kingdom work by attending various prayer meetings | Multiple opportunities available – Wednesday night (in person) or Thursday night (phone line) |
Service & Practical Needs
| Role Title | Point of Contact | POC Email | Description | Typical Time Commitment | Useful Spiritual Gifts or Skills |
| Church Office Support | Nadine Ford | [email protected] | Periodically assist in church office such as answering phones, setting up for periodic staff events, | Occasional; day time flexibility | Serving / friendliness, professional demeanor |
| Outdoor Grounds Help | Richard Mallettt | [email protected] | Help with variety of service tasks on church property such as leaf raking and removal, cutting grass, pulling weeds, simple plantings, and other roles involving beautifying or cleaning the property. | Flexible day times or weekends | Serving ; certain basic mechanical skills depending on task. |
| Building Maintenance Support | Richard Mallettt | [email protected] | Help with variety of repair or maintenance tasks around the building; | Flexible day times or weekends | Serving ; basic mechanical and repair skills required. |
| Bulletin Stuffing | Ketsia Amize | [email protected] | Assist with stuffing the Sunday bulletin with inserts and related tasks | Friday afternoons | Serving / Attention to Detail |
| Sunday Morning Driver (International Students) | Nancy Parlette | [email protected] | Pickup and/or return international students from location near UMBC campus so they get to Forcey for morning services. | Sunday mornings | Serving; has a 5-7 passenger vehicle or able to drive church van. |
| Cook for International Student Ministry | Nancy Parlette (UMBC); Ann Hunt *Univ. Md) | [email protected] | International student ministry nights feature meals/desserts as part of the program | Encouragement; Cooking |
Welcome & Hospitality
| Role Title | Point of Contact | POC Email | Description | Typical Time Commitment | Useful Spiritual Gifts or Skills |
| Usher/Greeter | Omar Herran, Elder | Forcey Servant | Creates a hospitable environment on Sunday mornings by warmly greeting attendees as they arrive and depart and assisting individuals where needed to find their destination into the main service or elsewhere. | Weekly, every-other-week, or 1x/month roles are available. | Hospitality / friendly |
| Café Worker | Michael Staggers, café’ coordinator | Michael Staggers | Enables greater fellowship and relationships on Sunday mornings by setting up the café space, making coffee, and tending to the café’s needs throughout the morning | Weekly, every-other-week, or 1x/month roles are available. | Serving / sees and meets needs |
| Welcome Center | Laurent Kemoe, Elder | Laurent Kemoe | Creates a hospitable environment for newcomers and guests on Sunday mornings by directing them in the building and sharing church information for next steps with them. | 1st service or 2nd service; weekly, every-other-week, or 1x/month roles are available | Hopsitality, Encouragement / friendly |
Worship Arts (Music Ministry)
| Role Title | Point of Contact | POC Email | Description | Typical Time Commitment | Useful Spiritual Gifts or Skills |
| Choir Singer | Rick Claybrook, Choir Director | Rick Claybrook | Helps prepare hearts for worship through skillful singing in the church choir. | Sundays, 3x/month toward beginning of both morning services; practices on Tuesdays 7:30 – 8:30pm | Singing / Being on a team |
| Orchestra Instrumentalist | Carol Henry | Carol Henry | Helps prepare hearts for worship by playing instruments during the prelude, and congregational singing | Weekly during the first half of both morning services; practices on Tuesdays 6:30 – 7:30pm | Playing Instruments / Being on a team |
| Camera Operation & Livestream Production (A/V) | Justin Moe, A/V Director | Justin Moe | Help produce the livestream and service recording through operating cameras and running the service recording. Training provided | Weekly, every-other-week, or 1x/month roles are available; 1st or 2nd service | Serving / Attention to Detail, visual arts and production |
| Slides Operator (A/V) | Justin Moe, A/V Director | Justin Moe | Enables a seemless worship experience by skillfully advancing slides during songs and sermon slides in the morning services. | Weekly, every-other-week, or 1x/month roles are available; 1st or 2nd service | Serving / Attention to Detail |
| Sound Board Operator (A/V) | Justin Moe, A/V Director | Justin Moe | Operators of the sound board ensure service attendees can clearly hear the message, music, and prayers, creating a seamless and engaging worship experience. | Weekly, every-other-week, or 1x/month roles are available; 1st or 2nd service; must be available beofre service for sound checking | Sound board operation / Has a “good ear” for music |
| Jubilee Choir Singer | Mona McCammon | Mona McCammon | Helps prepare hearts for worship through skillful singing in the church choir in the Jubilee Choir, which focuses on traditional gospel music and sings once per month in morning services. | Sings 1x/month on Sundays; practices Thursdays 7:15 | Singing / Being on a team, traditional gospel music |
| Interior Decorations | Bonnie Ballard | Bonnie Ballard | Assist in setting up décor in the lobby and auditorium, seasonally or for special occasions | When needed; seasonal | Serving / Eye for design and décor |
