Deacons are persons elected by our congregation. Our first duty is “to minister to those who are in need, to the sick, to the friendless, and to any who may be in distress both within and beyond the community of faith.”

But, we can’t do it alone . . . we need your help!

Here’s how YOU can help:
Deacon Meal Ministry
Beacon Hill Communion Service
Visiting Homebound
Funeral Receptions
Operation Support(for the military)
Greeting Cards
If you would like to serve in any of these areas to help in this work, please talk to a deacon.

Deacon Meal Ministry
Provide a meal or part of a meal for an individual or family in our congregation. Frequency is based on need. We are looking to create a corp of people to call on so that we can reach out when a need arises.

Beacon Hill Communion Service—Mark Francis
The deacons conduct a monthly service with Communion at Beacon Hill Nursing Home. The service is on the first Sunday of the month, coincident with the Communion service at Faith. One or two deacons coordinate the service and at least five more from our congregation are needed at each service.

Visiting Homebound—Jan Grosshans
We have many members of our congregation who can no longer attend church and are limited in their mobility about the community. A once-a-month visit is all that it takes to bring a smile to these members’ faces. They appreciate the visits and have wonderful stories to share with you.

Funeral Receptions—Sandy Brandt & Judy Sands
Cakes: Bring a cake to the church kitchen prior to funeral reception.
Preparation:  Includes making coffee, preparing the banquet table and beverage table along with setting the individual tables. These people should arrive 60-90 minutes prior to the start of the service.
Serving:  The caterer may need some assistance with getting the meal ready to serve. Task may include getting out serving bowls, washing fruit, and bringing food out to the banquet table. These helpers also assist the elderly to carry their plates and beverages to their tables and refill their coffee.
Clean-up: The coffee-maker is cleaned and shut down. The dining hall is cleared and wiped down. Dishes are run through the dishwasher and put away. Leftover food is wrapped up and given to the family to take home.

Operation Support
The purpose of Operation Support is to share the love of our Lord Jesus Christ with those who are serving in the military. We will accomplish this through personal contact, care packages and prayer. In this way we will introduce God’s love to soldiers who don’t know Jesus, encourage the soldiers who have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and provide support to the soldiers in this chapter of their lives. Currently people have responded so well that all those in the military associated with our congregation have someone providing support to them, but everyone’s prayers are encouraged and appreciated. Names of those serving in our armed forces are printed in the bulletin each week to help us in praying for them.

Greeting Cards—Linda Blakesley
Do you like to do stamping? Are you creative? The deacons send out birthday cards to our homebound members and have found that home-made cards are much more personal than the store-bought ones. We also have a need for sympathy, “get well” and “thinking of you” cards.