• Small Group Outreach for IFI Contact: Jessica Burchett, 740.816.6518 or
Special Needs
burchettjes@gmail.com
Bridge Builders
Sign up: ifipartners.org/groups
Contact: christy2311@att.net (children/middle schoolers)
International Friendships (IFI) has opportunities for small
Contact: Amanda Fessehazion,
groups to help “reach the world” together including prayer,
specialneeds@vineyardcolumbus.org (teens/adults)
preparing food for a Bible study, making welcome bags,
Befriend a child, teen, or adult with special needs who wants
greeting new students, and hosting a used furniture sale.
to be part of our church community.
Missions Care Team
Body Builders Class (Special Needs)
Contact: Dotty Christensen, dbchristensen77@gmail.com
Sundays, 9am, Cooper Road Campus
If you enjoy hospitality, encouraging others, hearing how God’s
Contact: Amanda Fessehazion,
working, or want to give gifts, time, energy, or money, then
specialneeds@vineyardcolumbus.org
get involved with missionary care. Use your creativity to help
Adults who are VC members are needed for our Middle School
expand care to those we as a church send to the nations.
or Teens/Adults classes with special needs. Can you be kind,
Refugee Ministry Opportunities • Cross Cultural Friendships
laugh, sit at a table, color, listen, pray, and sing worship songs? Join us twice a month.
Contact: Carli Snyder, carli.snyder@vineyardcolumbus.org
Sensory Break Room/Buddy Connection
Throughout scripture it is evident that God loved the
Sundays, 9am, Cooper Road Campus
foreigner, and calls his people to love them, too. If you love
Contact: Christy Smith, 614.374.4859 or christy2311@att.net
meeting new people, and you would enjoy coming alongside
Befriend a child who needs an extra hand getting used to
a refugee in their transition to Western culture, please
church and children’s ministry. If their special needs interfere
contact Carli Snyder for more information on how to serve
with learning Jesus loves them, maybe they can meet Jesus
our local refugee population through the gift of cross-
through your guidance and love. Become a mentor buddy in
cultural friendship.
our nationally–known program called the Sensory Break Room.
• Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:30–8:30pm
Serve on a rotation.
Contact: Carli Snyder, carli.snyder@vineyardcolumbus.org
Special Needs Intervention Support Team
We’re looking for committed volunteers to tutor refugee
Sundays, 9am, Cooper Road Campus
children on a weekly basis for the Winter-Spring school
Contact: Amanda Fessehazion,
semester. Come join the fun! Volunteers will be required
specialneeds@vineyardcolumbus.org
to complete a training and consent to a background check.
If you have training in behavior intervention, special education,
Please contact Carli Snyder for more information.
autism, and/or mental health support, consider being on call
Media Arts Video, Audio, & Lighting Support Contact: media.arts@vineyardcolumbus.org
to help us create a safety net when the Special Needs ministry needs extra help.
Support for Life
We’re looking for passionate, quick–thinking people who
Become a Lay Counselor
value quality to support the sights and sounds of the weekend
Contact: laycounseling@vineyardcolumbus.org or
service. If you love to use technology to help people encounter
614.259.5289
God, contact us to start making a difference in your church.
Application: available at vineyardcolumbus.org We're looking for leaders to meet with individuals on a short-term basis to provide a listening ear, supportive encouragement, empowered prayer, and biblical guidance. If you've benefited from support and healing during a difficult life season or situation that has resulted in growth and freedom, you may wish to help others by providing similar support on a one-on-one basis.
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