Volunteer Opportunities at the Buffalo Christian Center


We have something for everyone to get involved at the BCC. Have an idea for doing something not listed here? Let us know and we might be able to work together to implement your idea.

Summer camp/high school mission’s trips
a. Summer day camp. Ministries and Churches in the city will bring in elementary age kids for the day. Activities will include Bible time, breakfast, lunch, education, fun Tutors
b. Classroom helpers for educational times.
c. Food preparers, servers (breakfast or lunch)
d. Bible teachers (for elementary or high school age)
e. Creative classes - teach a special hobby or skill to elementary kids

High School age Missions trips. High school church youth groups will spend the night at the BCC Sunday through Saturday. They will volunteer during the day at the summer youth day camp or doing service projects at the BCC Food preparers and servers for dinner meal.
i.  Bible teachers.
ii  Worship leaders.
iii. Planning.
iv. Marketing materials.
v.  Tour guides for high school groups to go see Niagara Falls.

Strengthening Urban Churches Initiative - Volunteer at the center: Organizing/playing activities in a room: Basketball, Roller skating, miniature golf, pool, ping pong, foosball

Teaching a special talent
: cooking, sewing, karate, basketball, roller hockey? Offer to teach a class to our partnering urban churches. Or partner with an urban church volunteer for a joint venture.

Cooking - cook and sell items at the snack shop

Life guarding - at our pool for Urban Church member nights

Supervising a room: Gym, roller skating rink, snack bar area, pool

Opening Center for churches to use

Closing center at end of night

Organizing special events for Urban/Suburban partnerships - be creative, things like a roller-skating party, basketball tournaments, church picnics, fun activities in the pool or game room, speakers or dramas in the theatre

General:

Marketing: - Develop brochures, flyers and other materials to promote BCC activities to churches and youth groups

Construction: - Carpentry, electric, painting, flooring, plumbing, roofing, windows, insulation, boiler maintenance, pool maintenance, general labor.
All are needed for maintenance and repairs of the BCC.

Hosting a room: -  Help supervise a room during open center Saturday or one of the strengthening Urban Churches time slots.

Hosting Overnight groups at the BCC (weekends during the school year - any night in the summer): - Spend the night with visiting groups at the BCC.
Get trained in managing the facility and have fun with groups that spend the night.

Training and conferences: - All aspects of planning and putting on a conference are needed including: registration, marketing, graphic design and planning.

Theatre and Drama: - Develop and plan events for the Forbes theatre including plays, speakers, concerts and events.

Youth Nights/Activities: - Develop activities and events for youth groups and or youth at the BCC. With a basketball court, roller skating rink, pool, game room, full kitchen and eating area and theatre, only your imagination is the limit

Bills Night Out: -
Ushers needed to distribute and collect feedback cards during the Bills Night Out event. Football players from the Buffalo Bills will be giving testimonies and signing autographs at this outreach event Friday night, November 9.

Accounting: - Help with accounting needs including streamlining systems, 990 reports, other reporting.

Bookkeeping: - Help with bookkeeping entries.

Data Entry

Mailings: - Sort, stuff and mail.

Receptionist: - Help answer the phones and meet interesting people.

Computers: - Help with office computers, web design, all aspects of office computer systems.

Video Production: - Create an exciting video highlighting the mission, vision and activities of the BCC.

Fundraising
Events - help plan and put on fundraising events.
Grant Writing
Research - research availability of grants that the BCC would qualify for. Writing - work closely with the executive director in writing grants.
Intercessory Prayer - Gather prayer needs and pray. Distribute list of prayer needs for other groups to pray.

Teen MOPS (Mothers Of Pre-Schoolers)

Center Bookstore
Volunteers needed for:
§  Setting up displays / changing seasonal decorations
§  General cleaning
§  Preparing Sunday School orders
§  Customer phone calls
§  Organizing storage
§  Inventory of display items
§  Sort and file catalogs
§  Touch up painting on figurines
§  Touch up painting on peg board and display cases
§  Drawing signs and making flyers
§  Marketing person
§  Spanish speaking / reading person to evaluate merchandise and make
    suggestions
§  Computer database updates
§  Evaluate merchandise for buyer
§  Security

Click here for volunteer Application  (Please print and mail back)