Care for Others

Using our gifts to care for others is central to our faith at FPC Dallas. As we follow Jesus, we are looking for ways to bring light and love into the world by meeting the needs of our church family, and our neighbors downtown. Whether here on our church campus, or nearby at The Stewpot, our church offers a unique opportunity to meet Christ by serving others. You can play a crucial part in transforming lives by serving alongside us.

Care Kitchen

Care Kitchen

Care Kitchen is dedicated to providing meals to church members experiencing major life events such as a new baby, a medical procedure, or the loss of a family member. This is an important way we care for one another, and we always welcome new volunteers! When you sign up to be a Care Kitchen volunteer, you’ll be added to the email distribution list to be notified when a Care Kitchen request comes in. You can then sign up for individual meal slots based on your availability, and you’ll deliver the meal to the recipient’s house on your chosen day.

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Caring Link

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The Caring Link is the essential link between our congregation and members who are not able to travel to the church for worship and classes. Volunteers who sign-up to be part of the Caring Link will make phone calls and send cards/notes to members who are homebound. Visiting members in their homes has been an important part of this ministry and will return when it is safe for all. You are needed to help us extend our caring arms to those who are not able to be present on the church campus at this time. Your compassion and time are the most needed gifts for this ministry.

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Handy Hands

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The mission of Handy Hands is to use our hands and talents to help our church family with minor home maintenance and repair tasks. By helping members accomplish projects people feel cared for and part of a community. Some of the projects have involved mending fences, moving furniture, plumbing repairs, and replacing smoke detectors. Each team determines if the job can be performed without using a licensed professional. No special skills are needed, but a background check is required.

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Hospitality Partners

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Hospitality Partners come in all shapes and sizes. Every person that enters into First Presbyterian Church of Dallas should experience the warm hospitality we all know and love. As Hospitality Partners we lean into the spiritual practice of hospitality, sharing the love of God, which we have abundantly received, with others. Hospitality Partners welcome people into this space, answer questions, guide people in the right direction, and emanate love. Additionally, different subsets of Hospitality Partners provide bulletins, children’s worship bags, hearing devices, large print hymnals, count the number of people in attendance at different worship services, deliver offering from offering boxes to the finance office. Help us to offer hospitality today!

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Music Ministry

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Music-making invites neighbors into a corporate and immediate act of creation. Communal music-making, then, is exactly that: making, creating, and re-creating in community with one another. Ways to participate in music-making at FPC Dallas include joining one of our many music ensembles: adult, children, and youth choirs, handbell ensembles, or other instrumental groups.

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Rapid Response Team

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The Rapid Response Team has three subsets. Each subset responds in a caring and powerful way to the refugees in our community. As Jesus cared for all, we are called to do the same. Sign up to be a part of the Rapid Response Team that responds quickly to bus loads of individuals coming into Dallas, sign up to be apart of a caring team that will partner with a family for a sustained period of time, or sign up to help with the creation, disbursement of manna bags, and logistics for other response needs. You can also do all three. Some teams require a background check.

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Stephen Ministries

Stephen Ministry

First Presbyterian Church of Dallas has participated in the Stephen Ministry program since the 1980’s. Stephen Ministry is a one-to-one lay leader caring ministry. Our Stephen Ministers are paired with a care receiver to offer high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to those who are experiencing life difficulties. Each Certified Stephen Minister has participated in 50+ hours of training, as well as participates in monthly supervision and ongoing continuing education. If you are interested in learning more about this ministry, check out stephenministries.org or be in touch with Meagan Findeiss, Associate Pastor for Care and Belonging.

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Stitch & Pray

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For those in need of solace the Stitch and Pray group creates prayer shawls to wrap, enfold, and comfort individuals. Each shawl has been woven with a prayer that peace and comfort might be known for those who are recipients. Volunteers for Stitch and Pray create a prayer shawl, blanket, or other similar item using a woven.

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Volunteer at The Stewpot

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The Stewpot is part of the family of ministries at FPC Dallas, and it is dedicated to serving our neighbors in need throughout our city. Your help is needed and plays a vital role in transforming lives. See volunteer opportunities for yourself, your family, your co-workers, or your church groups at thestewpot.galaxydigital.com

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Worship Liturgists

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Liturgists are worship leaders who help lead those gathered in the acts of worship; this may include the Prayer of Confession, The Peace, Affirmation of Faith, or other scripture or prayers as selected by the worship staff. Lay people serving as liturgists help remind us that worship is an act of all the people of God, not reserved just for pastors or other church professionals. Children, youth, and adults of all ages are welcome to serve. Liturgists learn through one-on-one preparation how to assist the pastors in leading worship.

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Worship Production

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Does manning a camera, mixing audio and video, running slides, and operating a live stream sound like a fun time to you? Whether or not you have experience in any of these areas, your help is needed in these crucial behind-the-scenes roles that make worship happen for hundreds of people in homes every Sunday. We can't wait to have you in our production booth.

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