First Impression Ministry

Purpose: The First Impressions Ministry is a new ministry that aims to merge the past and present efforts of the Hospitality and Parking ministries into one enhanced conglomerate to welcome and meet the needs of guests and parishioners from the time they enter and exit the church premises. 

Scriptural Foundation: 

• “Use hospitality one to another without grudging.” (1Peter  4:9)
• ”Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.” (Romans12:13)
• “But  a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate..” (Titus 1:8)

Roles & Responsibilities: 

• Check in registrants for in-person worship
• Register individuals if have not registered previously
• Greet and welcome guests before entering sanctuary
• Ensure each guest wears a mask and utilizes hand sanitizer before entrance into sanctuary

Requirements to Serve: 

• Friendly individuals 
• Ability to smile and greet people with a warm welcome
• Willingness to stand for a period of time to assist with check-in and parishioner needs
• Able to operate an iPad

Volunteer Needs: 

• Worshiper Check-in
• Parking Lot Greeters
• Vestibule Greeters

Spiritual Gifts Alignment:

• Encouragement – The capacity to encourage others, in groups and individually, with understanding, sympathy, and positive guidance
• Helps – The ability and overwhelming desire to aid persons in need
• Hospitality – The ability to meet the basic social needs of and to extend care to strangers, persons beyond one’s immediate circle of friends.
• Service – The ability to perform the most basic acts of kindness as a means to glorify God and to embody the Gospel