Children’s Ministry is looking for Volunteers for our VBS! If you have children, please use this form to also register them. Children under the age of 4 are only eligible to participate if their parent is VOLUNTEERING DURING VBS HOURS.
VBS is June 9th -13th from 9am until 12pm. If you are volunteering during the week please be prepared to arrive by 8:30pm and be completed about 12:15pm.
Please read through all of the descriptions and select any roles that you would like to help with.
Set-Up Team – You will assist in the setup and decorating for VBS. Options to help are:
Ministry Center Set-up - Thursday, June 5th 6pm - 8:30pm
Worship Center Set-up - Sunday, June 8th after 2nd service where lunch will be provided, along with childcare for anyone able to volunteer with Set Up. We will also have multiple opportunities available for you to come help during the day the week before VBS, which can be arranged at a later date.
Hospitality – You will help check in children, help direct anyone who does not know where to go, monitor the hallways, collect attendance from the groups, and help hand out water and snacks.
Group Leader – You will lead a group of about 12-14 children around to all of the different stations. You will assist the children at all of the activities and make sure all Safe Sanctuary policies are being upheld.
Group Assistant Leader – Will assist the Group Leader with a group of about 12-14 children around to all of the different stations. You will assist the children and help keep them engaged at all of the activities.
Bible Story Actors – You will be acting out the given script for each Bible Story. You will have speaking parts and wear a costume.
Craft Leader – You will be responsible for putting enough crafts in each area for the groups. You will clean up between groups and prepare for the next group. You will show the classes the crafts and give a short explanation with the script that you are given.
Science Leader – You will demonstrate the larger experiments and describe to the children and Group Leaders how to perform the science activity if it is to be done in the smaller groups by reading the script provided to you. You will pick up and reset the room between groups.
Music Team – You will assist in music by learning the hand motions and songs prior to VBS and performing them on stage. These songs and dances will be given to you as soon as possible after you sign up.
Game Leader – You will instruct the groups on how to play the games and how they pertain to the story of the day by reading the script provided to you.
Nursery - You MUST be 21+ to volunteer in this room. You will be taking care of and teaching the younger children of our Volunteers during VBS!
All volunteers must take our safe sanctuary training. This will be sent out after you sign up to volunteer.
Please reach out to Becky Betz at rbetz@parkwayumc.org for questions.
