Serving at Athens
There are many opportunities to serve at Athens Church! Whether you’re a people person or more comfortable behind the scenes, whether you like operating solo or running with a team, and even whether or not you’re an early riser, we’ve got a place for you to help out.
We’re planning for fall! The following information applies to our new schedule when we move to two services August 9, 2026.
Sundays aren’t the only time to get more involved. Scroll to the bottom of this page to learn more about our Landscaping Team, Fix-It Team, or CarePortal Response Team, or check out our partner organizations for upcoming volunteer opportunities in our Kansas City community. Learn more below!
Why serve?
Want to connect with people at church to make it feel like a community? Serving helps.
Want to grow in your relationship with God? Serving helps.
Want to feel some ownership at Athens as a contributor, not just a consumer? Serving helps.
Want to stay plugged in with Athens and your faith?
Serving helps.
Sunday Morning Teams
Now that we're hosting two worship services every Sunday morning, there will be nearly 80 roles filled by volunteers every week to make sure our services go off without a hitch.
Worship Team
The worship team would love to add additional instrumentalists to the team. Auditions are held a few times per year. The same worship team serves at both services, practice and sound check starts at 7:00am. If you play acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums, or another instrument, express your interest on the volunteer sign-up form and we'll put you in touch with our Worship Director, Brooke Dorr.
Prayer Team
The Athens Prayer Team is a group of dedicated members working behind the scenes to improve their own prayer lives and that of the church. In addition to praying before the service and with the congregation Sunday mornings, team members meet throughout the month for times of prayer and spiritual growth.
Production Team
The production team runs tech during the Sunday service – slides and sound. Training is provided but experience with sound equipment and mixing sound, or running ProPresenter, is appreciated. Production team serves at both services, 7:00am call time for practice and sound check before the service.
AthensKIDS Classroom
Roles include volunteering in classrooms with infants, walkers, preschoolers, K-1st, 2nd-3rd, and 4th-5th graders. Arrive 20 minutes before service starts for prayer huddle. Classroom volunteers serve during one worship service, and attend the other!
AthensKIDS Welcome Desk
Arrive 30 minutes before service starts to serve at the AthensKIDS Welcome Desk as a greeter or running the check-in computer. Members of this team miss the first few minutes of the service.
Athens STUDENTS
Twice a month (1st and 3rd Sunday) during the school year, Students volunteers join the middle and high schoolers of Athens for class led by Justin Derks during the 10:15am worship service. Take a turn teaching or just lend your support as a volunteer.
Communion set up & tear down
Arrive 30-45 minutes before service starts and set up the bread and wine at communion stations. Tear down after service. This is a 1-person job, but feel free to sign up as a pair or family.
Making coffee
Arrive 90 minutes before service starts to brew the coffee for our service. This is a 1-person job, but feel free to sign up as a pair.
Hospitality Team
Greet people at the door before the service, answer questions at the welcome table, keep the coffee & water table stocked with refreshments, or hand out worship folders at the sanctuary door. A great role for anyone with a passion for greeting newcomers! Arrive 30 minutes before service starts to help set up.
Parking/ Security Team
Help keep all members and guests safe on Sunday mornings! Two team members arrive 20 minutes before service to help direct traffic in the parking lot. Then, 10 minutes after service starts, they keep an eye on the lobby and each do one walk-through of the building during the service. A great role for anyone who has always wanted to play with walkie talkies.
Serving communion
Our communion servers are primarily pastors, elders, deacons, staff, and long-time members.
Reading Scripture
Our weekly scripture reader gets to share God’s Word with the congregation. They also need the confidence required to take us to Gennesaret, Dalmanutha, or Areopagus — or tackle a bit of Aramaic.
Sign up to serve on Sundays!
We would love to add new volunteers to our Sunday morning teams.
Beyond Sundays
CarePortal Response Team
Athens uses CarePortal to find and meet the tangible needs of those living right around our church. God has called us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and CarePortal gives us a direct avenue to do this very thing! Help fill vetted, urgent needs close to home. Team members can contribute their time, money, or both to help fill needs. Learn more about how it works on the CarePortal website.
To join the Athens CarePortal Response Team or for more information, fill out the form below:
Landscaping Team
Calling all gardeners! Help keep the church property looking its best. The Athens landscaping team is an informal group that meets a few times each year to tidy and update the landscaping around the church. If you’re interested in planting plants, raking leaves, pulling weeds, watering, and the like – sign up!
To join the group chat on GroupMe to learn about upcoming opportunities, contact our deacon of building and grounds, Brian Schaeffer:
Fix-It Team
If you’re handy around your house, you can be handy around our church! The Fix-It Team is an informal group that the church might ping for assistance before calling in a repairman. If you have experience in maintenance or construction, either professionally or as a DIY-er, we’d love to have you.
To be notified about upcoming opportunities, contact Katie States:
Our Partners
Visit our partners for more opportunities to serve outside of the church:
