Hope Church Children's Ministry: Small Group Leader September 2013 - May 2016 This volunteer experience was by far my favorite. At my hometown church, I co-led a small group of 8-12 kids every Wednesday night during the school year for 3 years. The Wednesday night ministry was much like Sunday school, and the kids I worked with were 2nd and 3rd graders. My job was to bring the kids to their large group time and sit with them, tell them Bible stories and help plan activities around the core lesson for that week. I built relationships with my kids and their families every year, and it brought me such joy to see their faces light up when they saw me each week. The only reason I stopped volunteering was because I moved away for college.
Campus Crusade for Christ: Worship Team August 2016 - May 2017 During the 2016-2017 school year, I served on the Cru worship team as their tech/sound person. My role was to come early every Tuesday night before Cru to set up the sound equipment (speakers, microphones, sound board, slideshow, videos) and make sure that everything was hooked up properly. I adjusted the sound mix throughout practice, solved any tech-related problems, made the slideshows for the songs, and adjusted the lighting. I built great relationships during this time, but the demands of pre-nursing coursework meant that I had to give up my place on the team to focus on academics.