Opportunities to Serve
Serve within the church and within the city. See below for the current list of opportunities. Have an opportunity you'd like us to add? Email us.
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Serve The Church
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Sunday
2 hours a month | Details | Sign UpGreet and welcome guests on Sundays at The Austin Stone. Both small groups and individuals are needed. Greeters will welcome people at the main entrances of AHS and assist in ushering and passing out bulletins in the worship service.
15 minutes a few weeks a month | Details | Sign UpVolunteers are needed to help out with the reuse and recycling of bulletins after each of The Austin Stone’s Sunday worship services. Reusing "like-new" bulletins from earlier services helps the church cut down on the number of bulletins printed each week, and recycling the leftovers at the end of the day keeps them out of the landfill. Serving should take no more than 15 minutes before or after the service you normally attend, a few times a month. Sign up for specific details.
45 minutes a quarter | Details | Sign UpIndividuals, and teams are needed to set up the Get Trained hallway. Arrive at 7:30am to place signs, move desks (if needed), and set out snacks or come after the 7:00pm service to help tear down and reset the classrooms.
1 hour a month | Details | Sign UpHelp direct the flow of traffic in and out of the AHS parking lot one Sunday a month. The current teams serve between the 9:30am and 11:15am services (from approximately 10:15-11:15). Additional people needed for these existing teams; new teams needed to coordinate traffic between the 5pm and 7pm services.
1.5 hours a month | Details | Sign UpA total of four teams are needed each month to help turn Austin High School into a place where The Austin Stone can gather for Sunday worship. Set-up starts at 6am. Each team serves once a month.
1.5 hours a month | Details | Sign UpA total of four teams are needed each month to help turn our sanctuary back into the Austin High School gym after the last service each Sunday evening. Tear-down starts immediately after the 7pm service (approximately 8:30pm). Each team serves once a month.
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Next Generation
1-2 hours a month | Details | Sign UpTo become a KidStuff volunteer, download an application, fill it out and either (a) email it to kidstuff@austinstone.org, (b) fax it to 512.287.4220 or (c) turn it in at the KidStuff registration table on a Sunday. We’ll look at your application and then meet with you to find a good place for you to serve. Sign up to request more information.
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During the week
2 hours a week | Details | Sign UpTen to fifteen people, either as groups or individuals, are needed to help provide childcare for the Mom to Mom small groups. Groups meet during the day throughout the week.
2 hours a week | Details | Sign UpGroups and individuals are needed to help provide childcare for various small groups. Groups meet in the evening throughout the week.
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Serve The City
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Church Under The Bridge
1-2 hours a month | Details | Sign UpChurch Under the Bridge (CUB) is a homeless outreach by Mission:Possible! The Austin Stone serves at CUB the first and third Sunday each month. Service opportunities include breakfast setup/serve/cleanup, lunch setup/serve/cleanup, children’s ministry, conversations & prayer ministry. Read more about The Austin Stone’s work with CUB or click “sign up” below to express interest in serving.
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Community New Start
weekly for 1 year | Details | Sign UpChoose one afternoon a week to build relationships with and provide support to elementary school students in the St. John community of east Austin through recreation time, homework help and bible study. Monday through Thursday from 3:00pm-5:30pm.
weekly for 1 year | Details | Sign UpWorking with middle or high school students in the St. John community of east Austin, mentoring them with the love and truth of God�s word. Through spending one hour a week with a student, mentors form a safe relationship in which important mental, emotional, and spiritual growth can be cultivated and encouraged. Mentoring opportunities are available during lunch, after school and on the weekends.
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