Adult Discipleship Ministry | John Kwasny, jkwasny@pearorchard.org
● Serve on the Discipleship Committee
● Teach adult Sunday school
● Lead adult Bible studies/discipleship groups
● Teach Wednesday night studies
American Heritage Girls | Jennifer Kimbrough, ahgms1423@ccs.ms
American Heritage Girls is a character development organization for girls that embraces Christian values.
● Serve as an extra set of hands on meeting nights
● Serve as a leader for a small unit of girls (curriculum provided)
● Assist a leader for a small unit of girls
● Lead a devotion (curriculum provided)
● Assist to teach badgework
● Assist with campouts, day camps and other outdoor activities
● Assist with fundraisers
Children's Ministry | Megan Adcock, madcock@pearorchard.org
The Children’s Ministry seeks to demonstrate to children the magnificent beauty of Jesus Christ and the power of His life-transforming presence.
● Serve on the Children's Ministry Team
● Teach children's Sunday school
● Assist in other children's programming (catechism, choirs, etc.)
● Serve in Vacation Bible School
Christ Covenant School | Tammy ZumMallen, tzummallen@ccs.ms
Christ Covenant School partners with Christian parents in teaching, training and equipping their children academically and spiritually so that they would be able to love the Lord, to think biblically, and to glorify God in every area of life.
● Help with the school garden as we tend, plant, harvest, and/or cook
● Visit the library to read aloud or reshelve books
● Help with events and marketing projects, such as our spring festival or sorting Warrior Wear orders
● Assist with sporting events in the concession stand, running chains, or working sound or cameras
College Ministry | Charles Marchman, charles@pearorchard.org
● Host Sunday lunch for a small group of college students (less than 15)
● Invest in mentor relationships with young ladies in college (for women in the church)
Dinner Groups | Liz Taylor, ltaylor@pearorchard.org
Dinner groups are for any visitors and members 18 years of age and up. They meet approximately every other month in homes around the Jackson Metro area with 6-8 people in each group.
● Host a dinner group in your home
● Attend a dinner group
Fall Fellowship | Megan Adcock, madcock@pearorchard.org
● Hosting a trunk game
● Candy donations
● Homemade cookie/brownie donations
International Ministry | Steve Morris, sllsmorris@comcast.net
The International Ministry seeks to serve God by carrying forth the Great Commission in reaching and teaching aliens in the Jackson area.
● Substitute teach for Sunday school, some Spanish speaking skills helpful
Leaves for Healing Pregnancy Loss Ministry | John & Kathryn Wiggins, kathrynhwiggins@gmail.com
The ministry team is called “Leaves for Healing,” a name chosen from Ezekiel 47:12. All the couples on the ministry team have experienced losses, and our faith has been strengthened through that grief by God’s tenderness to grow us in those trials. We aim to see that our “leaves” of growth now tenderly help others walk through their grief at losing their children in the womb. We are here to listen to you, grieve with you, pray for you, bring you meals, and remind you God is good and He loves you even though this suffering is painful.
● Donate $30 restaurant gift cards for the team to give to members experiencing a pregnancy loss
● Add your name to a list of people who are willing to provide a meal or babysitting to members experiencing a pregnancy loss.
Men’s Ministry | Mark Henry, mark@gomidsouth.com
● Come to Wednesday Night Men's Bible Study
● Find a ministry to plug into on a regular basis
● Become an usher
● Disciple someone, beginning with your family members
● Serve at the Men's Crawfish Boil
● Assist with Security for various church events
● Assist with various church facility repairs
● Volunteer to host men's events in your home
● Volunteer to help at various men's events throughout the year
● Start or join a regular Bible study, prayer, or accountability group
● Share your work/life experience with younger men through mentoring
● Younger men: learn from those who have been in your shoes
Missions Ministry | Tom Young, tyoung444@comcast.net
The Missions Ministry exists to assist the saints of POPC in the accomplishing of the Great Commission through prayer, giving, and going; to assess and evaluate the missions ministries with which POPC will partner; and to partner with God’s works locally, nationally, and globally.
● Serve on Local, National, Foreign or Missions Festival Committees
● Host guest missionaries
● Host Missions Festival in home gatherings
● Serve as short term missionary for the Joni and Friends Summer retreats or other short term mission trips
● Participate in the monthly prayer meeting for missions
Moses’ Basket | Melissa Rowan, growingrowans@gmail.com
Moses’ Basket as part of POPC’s ministry to Christ, through God’s heart for the ‘least of these’, seeks to provide care for the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of children at risk who are suffering locally and through-out the world, by encouraging, educating, equipping and supporting our church body towards adoption, orphan care and foster care so that in this we may live to demonstrate to the world the magnificent beauty of Jesus Christ and the power of His life transforming presence.
● Join the Moses’ Basket team, which serves adoptive and foster families
● Volunteer at a Connect 4 family respite event
Music Ministry | Margaret Sprow, margaret@pearorchard.org
The Music Ministry of POPC is an “every member” ministry. Indeed, when you join Pear Orchard, you join out largest choir, the congregation. The Worship of God is out great duty and delight, and the Music Ministry exists to aid our congregation in worship as we “enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.”
● Sing in the Sanctuary Choir
● Sing in the Christmas, Easter, or Summer Choir
● Serve as a leader, accompanist or helper in a children’s choir
● Serve as a children’s choir helper
● Serve on the Worship Team
● Sing/play a musical instrument as a soloist or in an ensemble
Neighborhood Outreach Ministry | Cheryl Reese, cherylreese4christ@gmail.com
POPC endeavors to reach our neighbors in the City of Ridgeland and the Metro Jackson area with a focused intentionality on becoming a body that reflects the diversity of God’s Kingdom (Rev. 7) and our communities.
● Join the Neighborhood Outreach Ministry Team
● Pray for the team/start a group for this specific purpose
● Join the 4th of July Outreach Event Team
● Participate in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program
● Participate in Family Game Night: bring a neighbor/friend with you
● Lead or participate in an ongoing initiative to recognize/reach/partner with civil government entities (police department, fire department. etc/)
● Lead or participate in an ongoing initiative to reach/partner with private business owners
● Lead or participate in an ongoing initiative to partner with HOAs (where existing) and apartment complexes in Ridgeland
● Organize or solicit the team to conduct a block party in your neighborhood
One Story Ministries | John Kwasny, jkwasny@pearorchard.org
One Story Ministries’ Mission is to produce and disseminate Biblically-based curricula, music, and materials which may be used for the education and edification of the Church.
● Serve on the board
● Edit curriculum
● Market curriculum
Operation Christmas Child | Kristi Clark, kwclark.24@gmail.com
Operation Christmas Child exists to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations.
● Pack shoeboxes
● Host a shoebox packing party
● Join our POPC team to help prepare for and work National Collection Week the third week of November
● Pray for the children who receive shoeboxes, hear Gospel presentations, and participate in discipleship programs
Sonbeams | Daphne Clark, dclark@ccs.ms
Sonbeams is dedicated to serving people with special needs, and their families. We recognize at POPC that God has fully equipped each of us to do the work that He intends and that the people with disabilities are not exceptions to this truth. We consider it our responsibility and calling from God to reach out to those people with special needs because this ministry represents the very heart of God. We are committed, not to just serve these individuals, but to equip them to become vital members of the body of Christ. Ultimately, we live to demonstrate to people with special needs the magnificent beauty of Jesus Christ and the power of His life-transforming presence.
● Volunteer at Sonbeams Night Out
● Serve with Team Access, for youth in 5th-12th grade
● Join the Sonbeams Team
● Help with adult Sonbeams VBS
● Help with Wednesday night adult Sonbeams Bible study
● Serve as a host at Quiet Waters: Family Reunion Fall Fellowship
● Deliver Christmas gifts
● Serve at Quiet Waters Family Retreat
● Serve with the Bus ministry
Trail Life | Matt Vitart, matt@covtitle.com
Trail Life is a Christ-centered outdoor character development adventure program open to boys and young men ages 5-17.
● Help lead and mentor boys on meeting nights, including teaching or leading activities
● Assist in teaching trail badges in areas of interest to the volunteer
● Teach on topics of interest to the volunteer on a non-recurring basis
● Share about a special interest or hobby in the following areas: sport, fitness, military service, law enforcement service, First Responder, emergency preparedness, missions, Christian service, kayaking and canoeing, woodworking, carpentry, metalworking, camping, survival skills, backpacking, first aid, political science, shooting instruction, navigation, orienteering
VBS | Megan Adcock, madcock@pearorchard.org
The Scottish Sleuths VBS series has been designed to present the gospel of Jesus Christ to children through a week-long, intensive study of God’s Word.
● Co-teach a VBS class
● Serve with the crafts team
● Serve with the recreation team
● Serve with the registration team
● Serve on a floater team for as needed help
● Youth helpers play a huge roll in all areas of VBS
● Bring snacks for teachers
● Help with the music team
● Help with Sonbeams and Adult Sonbeams
● Help with skits
● Serve on the kids snack team
Women’s Ministry | Jennifer White, jwhite@pearorchard.org
Women’s Ministry exists to Biblically equip and encourage women to live and serve for the glory of Jesus Christ.
● Join a prayer group
● Join a weekly, monthly, or summer Bible study
● Be in a discipleship relationship with a woman older or younger in the faith
● Serve on a planning and prep team for one of our 3 seasonal women's events
● Serve on a planning and prep team for our annual Spring Women's Retreat
● Serve on a Compassionate Care Team, coming alongside women in their time of grief, illness, or difficult season
● Serve on a Crisis Team, offering support to women during a natural disaster
● Serve in our Meals Ministry, providing meals to families in need
● Wednesday Night Supper – help serve the Wednesday Night Meal once a month or less.
● Serve on a Showers Team, helping to host bridal or baby showers for church members
● Send cards of encouragement to those needing support
Youth Ministry | Bobby Epps, bepps@pearorchard.org or Georgia Upshaw, gupshaw@pearorchard.org
● Volunteer for large group on Wednesday nights to build relationships and lead discussion groups
● Assist in leading our youth in singing worship songs on Wednesday nights
● Serve as a chaperone for either a day trip or overnight trip (RYM, Mission Trips, etc)
● Serve as an event chaperone
● Serve as a Bible Study leader
● Host Vittles on a Sunday evening after worship
● Teach Sunday school (grades 7-8, 9-10, or 11-12) for a quarter, semester, or full year