Memorial Lutheran Church
and Student Center
2228 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50014
(515)292-5005
Student Volunteer Opportunities
How Do I Get Involved?
We have a Coordinator of Volunteers
at Memorial Lutheran Church. Lyle
Groth can help you figure out how you
might like to volunteer at church, and
then he can connect you with the right
people to make it happen.
Contact Lyle Groth

Email:
legroth@hotmail.com

Church Office: (515)292-5005
What Can I Do?
College students can of course
volunteer to do anything in the church,
but here is a list of what others
generally do:

Sunday School Teacher or Aid
Vacation Bible School Teacher
Youth Leader
Lead a Bible Study for                 
      international friends
Lead an English Class
Help in the Nursery on Sundays            
        or during the week
Lead a devotion for Wednesday            
        Night Student Fellowship
Participate in various College                
        Student service activities
Attend the Spring Break
      Service Trip
Sit with an international friend or           
         children during worship
Usher during worship services
Join handbells, choir, or brass
Play or sing a piece for a
       worship service
Coordinate a Bible Study for                  
         college students
Work as a Peer Minister
Nervous about Jumping in?

We like to support our volunteers! While
we definitely like to give you space to
develop your own style, we also don't
want to leave you hanging. Our
Coordinator of Volunteers,
Lyle Groth, will be happy to connect you
with the right people to make it possible.
Here are some examples of how we have
supported other volunteers:

Educators have helped college students  
    develop their classroom                        
    approach for teaching Sunday School
Our International Ministry                          
  Coordinator pairs students                     
  with an international who has                  
  things in common with the student
We provide curriculum for Sunday            
   School and English Classes
Fundraisers help fund the Spring             
    Break Service Trip
We can publicize Bible Studies on            
   our weekly calendar in print and online
For as in one body we have many members, and the
members do not all have the same function, so we,
though many, are one body in Christ, and individually
members one of another.               (From Romans 11)