Summer is approaching and the Refugee Welcome Network (RWN) is seeking window air conditioners to place in apartments of refugees to keep them comfortable in the summer heat. RWN continues to grow as more refugees settle in our area, so we are also in need of volunteers for the following roles: Household & Furnishings, Workforce Development, Family Allies, Legal Team (no legal experience required), and Fundraising. Learn more HERE about these roles and the RWN. If interested, please contact RWN at refugeewelcome@harccoalition.org.
Free Chairs
Interim Pastor Position Available
Located in Hagerstown, Maryland NLMCC is a church in the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Church (UFMCC). We are seeking a part-time pastor to be the spiritual and administrative leader of the church and shall work in a spirit of cooperation with the Board of Directors and lay leaders. This position can begin as early as April of 2024. To apply, send a resume, cover letter, and sample sermon to newlightmcc@gmail.com with Pastor Search and your First and Last Name in the subject line. Please no phone calls.
Brook Lane CEO speaks at HARC meeting
Person-Centered Spiritual Visitation Training (2024)
The goal of Person-Centered Spiritual Visitation Training is the development of personal confidence in the visitation ministry. Specific objectives are:
- To become aware of oneself as a minister and of the ways one’s ministry affects people.
- To utilize proper infectious control measures to ensure the health and safety of patients and themselves.
- To become aware of the strengths and resources of one’s religious tradition and how that impacts another person.
- To understand and utilize the clinical method of learning.
- To learn to utilize support, confrontation, and clarification for the integration of personal attributes and pastoral functioning.
- To understand the theological issues arising from experience and to enhance the interface between theology and the behavioral sciences in understanding the human condition.
- To become aware of how one’s attitudes, values, and assumptions affect one’s ministry.
- To develop the ability to work as a pastoral member of an interdisciplinary team.
- To become aware of how social conditions and structures affect the lives of others and oneself.
Download a brochure with more details, a poster and/or a volunteer application
Associate Minister Position Available – First Christian Church Hagerstown
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Associate Minister curates a community of youth and adults who have fun sharing church. The Associate Minister resources mission ministries of our congregation. Annually, the Associate
Minister develops a ministry out of their passion for serving Jesus and the community. The
Associate Minister will share worship, pastoral and teaching opportunities with the Senior Minister
on a scheduled frequency.
Download a full description of the position responsibilities and requirements here.
Note: Disciples of Christ ordination not necessary.
To Apply:
Contact
Rev. Dr. Marcus Leathers, Regional Minister of the Christian Church of the Capital Area
RM@cccadisciples.org
202-823-0800
www.cccadisciples.org
FREE Church Items
Accounting clerk/bookkeeper wanted.
Zion seeking child caregivers for April 5 & 6
Celebrate Recovery is moving back Downtown
The Celebrate Recovery program is moving back downtown to Trinity Lutheran Church starting the first Friday in April. The program meets every Friday night from 7-9 pm and all are welcome. Celebrate Recovery is a nation-wide Christ-centered recovery program based on the Beatitudes, and Celebrate Recovery Hagerstown is a ministry of Celebration Ministries. The purposes of Celebrate Recovery are to fellowship and celebrate God’s healing power in our lives through the 12 Steps and 8 Recovery Principles. This experience allows us to “be changed.” Learn more here.