What are Serve Teams?
Serve Teams are all of our different volunteer teams that support the ministry of Immanuel Baptist Church. They are a way for you to use your gifts and passions to make a difference in the local church and your community.
There are lots of different teams to serve on. From greeting visitors on Sunday morning to helping with administrative tasks throughout the week, each team makes an eternal impact.
Are you ready to take your next step and join a Serve Team? Sign up for your first serve today!
How has God made you?
How has God made you?
You're made on purpose, for a purpose
We believe there is no great divide between the “ministers” and the “congregation.” Everyone has something they can do to impact the lives of others in the Kingdom of God. God has uniquely made you to make a difference right where you are.
The SHAPE Test helps you figure out how God has made you to be a part of His mission on Earth. This assessment helps you explore your spiritual gifts, heart (the things you’re passionate about), abilities, personality, and experiences to help you use all of them for the Kingdom of God.
After you take the test, be sure to email the results to Ownership@WeAreIBC.com so we can get you connected to a Dream Team that’s right for you!
Immanuel Serve Teams
A-Team
This team uses their gift of administration to support Immanuel’s teams using computer skills, data entry, and attention to detail.
Age: 18+, Background Check
Baptism/Family Dedication Team
This team prepares for and hosts Immanuel’s baptism and family dedication experiences.
Bereavement Team
This team prays for and facilitates care for Owners and their families after the loss of a loved one by providing meals, either through delivery or hosting on campus.
Campus Property and Space Team
This team works behind the scenes to maintain the aesthetics of our facility, both indoors and outdoors. They identify and repair areas needing attention to ensure we maintain our campuses.
Communion Team
This team prepares and distributes communion elements for worship services.
Events Team
This team serves at conferences and church-wide events by setting up decorations and facilitating meals and snacks.
First Impressions Team
This team brings a personal touch to worship experiences from the time people enter the parking lot until they leave. They host the parking lot, lobby, coffee station, and the auditorium.
Group 99 Team
This team engages students with biblical-based studies as they begin to strengthen Christian disciplines and application. Who you bringin’?
Background Check, Photo ID Required
IBC Buddies Team
This team partners with families and serves children with special needs, providing specific and intentional care.
Background check, photo identification required
IBCKids Team
This team partners with families by providing a safe, engaging, and fun environment where children will experience an age-appropriate biblical worship experience.
Background check, photo identification required
JV Serve Team
This team is made up of 6th-8th graders who serve in the IBCKids Ministry. Serves as a helper alongside an IBCKids Team Member.
Life Group Leaders Team
This team is trained to facilitate Life Groups and equipped to build relationships while helping group members discover their next steps.
Background check, must complete Life Group Leadership Training
Media Team
This team captures and shares what God is doing at Immanuel through print, social media, and online content. They document worship services, ministry areas, and events to tell the story of life change.
Ownership Track Team
This team connects people to the Ownership Track. They greet guests, provide materials and assistance to those discovering their next steps at Immanuel, facilitate First Serves, and make Life Group connections.
Prayer Team
Production Team
This team facilitates the worship experience through audio, lighting, and visual elements during live services.
Age: 14+
Set Up/Take Down Team
This team facilitates the Immanuel experience at portable campuses by setting up before service and taking down after service.
Shuttle Team
This team provides safe transportation to and from campus. They maintain cleanliness of vehicles and make office staff aware of mechanical needs.
Age: 21+, photo identification, background check, safe driving record.
Worship
This team facilitates a powerful worship experience through vocals, instruments, and audio engineering.
Serve Team Articles
These articles and stories will help you understand the impact serving has on your life and the lives of others.
Serve Stories: Called to the Next Generation
Brenda didn’t arrive at youth ministry by accident. For her, serving with students isn’t something she fits into her schedule. It’s simply part of who she is.
Serve Stories: Towels, Testimonies, and All the In-Between
Brittany didn’t sign up for the baptism team because she wanted something to do on Sunday mornings. She signed up because she remembered what it felt like to simply be in the moment when her own kids were baptized, and she wanted to give that gift to someone else.
Serve Stories: The First Face You See
Allen leads the parking lot team at Immanuel’s Williamsburg Campus, which means he’s one of the first faces people see on a Sunday morning. But for Allen, handing out smiles and waving cars into spots is about a lot more than traffic flow.
Serve Stories: Making a Joyful Noise
Jonah picked up the guitar in college and made a simple decision: if he had the desire to play music, he ought to use that skill to honor the Lord. What followed was a spot in the worship band, a weekly rhythm of serving, and a faith that’s been both encouraged and humbled along the way.
Serve Stories: From Stranger to Safe Space
Owen wasn’t looking for a calling when he signed up to volunteer with IBCKids. He just had some free time after graduating and figured he’d give it a week. That was a year ago. What he found on the other side of that decision has shaped his faith, his patience, and his Wednesday evenings ever since.