VOLUNTEER

Current opportunities to volunteer your time and gifts within the Wayside community.

SUNDAY GATHERED WORSHIP

  • Sunday Wayside Drivers

    Be a part of a monthly rotation to help a few of our local Newberg friends get a ride to and from our 5pm Sunday worship gathering.

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    Sound Team

    Join the team to run sound on Sunday evenings on a month rotation. Free training available!

  • Music

    Join in music at Wayside by sharing your musical gifts up front on Sunday! Lead your own group on a monthly or quarterly rotation or lend your skills to a pre-existing group.

    We are in need of instrumentalists, in particular: bass, drums, guitar, and piano.

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    Italian Soda Team

    The Italian Sodas Team serves italian sodas to our community on Sunday evenings from 4:30-5:05pm.

    Regular or occasional help welcome!

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    Greeters

    Welcome people at the door as we gather on Sunday evenings. Greet people and pass out the worship handouts.

    Be available, as needed, to direct newcomers to the nursery, the restrooms, etc.

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    Clean Up

    Help take down and store the sanctuary worship stations - the cross, candles, supplies, etc.

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    Host A New Group

    Do you have an idea for a group you’d like to lead? A hiking group? A WNBA Playoff watch group?

    Sign up here to see if we can work together to make your idea become a reality!

GROUPS BY AGE

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    kids

    Spend time with children (babies to 3’s and/or pre-K to 5th grade) during our Sunday worship gatherings once a month.

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    youth

    Connect with middle and high school students volunteering for weekly youth group and/or hangouts/activities. Regular or occasional help welcome!

  • college age

    Sign up for opportunities to be to support our college aged young adults.

  • Older Adults Group

    Join in the older adults group for quarterly events!

    We are also looking for people willing to help plan and/or host events.

GROUPS WELCOME TO ALL AGES

  • Hospitality Team

    The Hospitality Team organizes and serves refreshments for church sponsored events. Your involvement can be for most events or every once in a while.

    All ages welcome!

  • Christmas Eve Choir

    Sign up if you would be interested in joining this year’s Christmas Eve choir. Kids are absolutely welcome, and being able to read music is NOT required!

    Rehearsing will likely be after our Sunday gatherings, so if you love to sing, come join us for about 20 minutes each of those evenings and have fun singing some great Christmas music.

  • Adopt A Wayside Flower Bed

    Have have green thumb? Take ownership and maintenance of a Wayside flowerbed.

  • Sewing Group

    Whether you’re an experienced sewer or not, all skill levels are welcome to join us at our sewing parties!

    We make drawstring bags that are used for Medical Team International kits, weighted blankets for the school district, and quilts for Mennonite global work.

ADULT GROUPS

  • Fall Sabbath Retreat

    Help us plan the upcoming Fall Sabbath Retreat for men and gender diverse folx.

    FALL SABBATH RETREAT 2024
    Friday - Sunday, October 11-13
    Suttle Lake Camp // Sisters, OR

  • Spring Sabbath Retreat

    Help us plan our 2025 Spring Sabbath Retreat for women and gender diverse folx.

    SPRING SABBATH RETREAT 2025
    Friday - Sunday, March 14-16
    Menucha Retreat and Conference Center Corbett, OR

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    Care Team

    Providing meals for people during times of transition, grief and loss, or health challenges. Sign up to participate on the meal train.

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    Reach Out Ministry

    Serve on the team that processes Wayside Reach Out Grants and awards funds to approved applicants.

  • Grant Writing Team

    Join the team that helps write and apply for grants on behalf of the Wayside community.

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    Giving Tree

    Three times a year [Fall, Christmas, Easter] we use Giving Trees as a way to support local and global ministries. Join this team to help select and organize this outreach work.