Discover, embrace, and share your unique gifts as a valued member of our Zion community! As the apostle Paul teaches us, each of us has been given special talents meant to be shared with others. At Zion, we cherish the diverse gifts and abilities of our congregation members.
Uncertain about your own talents? No worries—dive into one of our teams and explore your potential. We know and trust that God will guide your way.
Paul tells us in Romans 12:4-8 “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. “
Join us in building a strong, faith-filled community where everyone, from the youngest child to the most seasoned adult, can grow in their relationship with Christ and each other.
Here are our five teams we pray you will join: Faith Formation; Fellowship; Property; Service Ministry; and Outreach.
Fellowship
At Zion we seek to be a welcoming, supportive, and unified community. The Fellowship Team is key to achieving this goal and fostering a spirit of community within our congregation. Zion recognizes that promoting church friendship and community is a vital piece of our church life together.
Members of this team will have the opportunity to:
Property
Our church building serves many both within our Zion community and in our surrounding community. The mission of the Property Team is to maintain, protect, and oversee all church property and equipment. Members of this team will work alongside the Parish Administrator and are vital in ensuring the church’s facilities are properly maintained and safeguarded.
Members of this team will have the opportunity to serve in a variety of ways. Including:
Service Ministry
The Service Ministry Team is the hands and feet of Jesus throughout Greater York Area, Pennsylvania, USA and the World. This team extends Christian compassion and ministry to those in need, including the ill, aged, orphaned, single parents and their children, the poor and underprivileged, the imprisoned, and anyone needing aid in body or soul. We seek to involve as many members and outside organizations as possible to meet these needs.
Members of this team will have the opportunity to:
Faith Formation
At Zion, we build a foundation of faith, fun, and fellowship through Sunday faith formation, worship, youth groups, and service-learning activities for all ages. Our goal is to accompany individuals and families within our Zion community in their journey to become strong ambassadors for Christ.
Our ministry heavily relies on volunteers. Members of the Faith Formation Team may serve in a variety of ways. This can include:
Outreach
The Outreach Team supports and promotes the congregation’s local, national, and worldwide ministries. Through development programs and leadership this team will actively reach out to the community and focus on sharing the Gospel; inviting all to consider this congregation as their church home.
Team members will have the opportunity to:
Memorial Garden Board
The Memorial Garden Board oversees the operation and maintenance of Zion’s Memorial Garden. The Board includes a total of five members including a pastor and four parishioners. To date, the Board planned and oversaw the construction of the Memorial Garden including a niche wall, scattering area, landscaping and garden areas. Future plans include a chapel and courtyard and addition of niche walls as needed.
Joyful Noise Preschool Board
The Joyful Noise Preschool Board oversees the operation of the preschool and ensures a high quality early childhood education experience for children and their families. Members of the Board include a pastor, the preschool director and parishioners. The Boards is responsible for financial operations, the annual preschool budget, fundraising and hiring preschool staff.
Mutual Ministry
The Mutual Ministry Team provides support and guidance, primarily to the pastors, but also to staff members and congregation members. The Team serves to resolve conflict between any combination of pastors, staff members or congregation members; provide a resource for pastors and congregation members to talk confidentially; provide support and advice for the pastors relating to personal and professional goals, and provide support regarding vision-related goals. The members of the Mutual Ministry Team are selected by the pastors and Council President.
Office Volunteers
The Office Volunteers Team helps in the church office during the morning hours Monday through Friday. Their duties include answering the phone, checking attendance cards from worship services, calling to get updates for the bulletins, typing the bulletins for worship services, collating the bulletins and cleaning and straightening the sanctuary for worship services.
Personnel
The Personnel Team oversees annual staff performance reviews, makes salary recommendations for the annual budget and assists with developing position descriptions for Zion’s staff. Team members work closely with the Parish Administrator and meet about four times a year. The members of the Personnel Team are selected by the pastors and Council President.
Finance
The Finance Team prepares Zion’s annual budget on behalf of the Church Council and congregation in preparation for the annual Congregational Meeting. Upon approval of the budget, the Finance Team reviews actual revenues and expenses throughout the year in comparison to the budget. The Finance Team also coordinates the offering counting volunteers and educates new members on the financial operations of the Church.