God has also called us to serve others including those within our church family. From serving in the classrooms with the Children’s Ministry to welcoming others through the church doors, there are a variety of ways for you to serve others here at First Woodway. We also believe in serving others in the community; visit our Missions page to learn more about how you can serve though local outreach.
MINISTRIES
Seniors Care Ministry
Contact | Latisha Dixon
Ministry Webpage | Senior Adults
Volunteers in this ministry can visit those who are homebound, in local nursing homes, or in local hospitals. They also assist with Bible studies and worship experiences both on and off campus in local retirement centers and nursing homes. No matter your age, if you desire to serve our homebound and or our senior adult residents, we have a place for you.
Food Pantry
Contact | Rhonda Jones
Ministry Webpage | Food Pantry
This ministry involves collecting and distributing food to people who contact the church in need. Volunteers spend time with families in need, share the love of Jesus, and provide for their needs through the church’s food pantry. You can be involved by donating items or volunteering your time.
Special Needs (Helping Hands)
Contact | Helping Hands Staff
Ministry Webpage | Special Needs
Helping Hands ministers to those with disabilities (babies through adulthood) and their families. More than 40 members are either partnered with a buddy so they can attend regular Sunday School classes or are taught in their own special classes. Our volunteer base is primarily made up of church members—high school age through senior adults. Please consider joining us twice per month (or more if you’d like) for an hour to work with these precious children, teens, and adults.
Contact | Connor Griffin
Ministry Webpage | Discipleship
Discipleship Class Leaders
Every semester we provide a number of discipleship classes to congregants and the wider community. Leaders either teach or facilitate discussion in these settings. We are always interested in finding new leaders!
Group Leaders
Group leaders serve on teams that oversee group life at First Woodway. Most groups meet on Sunday mornings, and a few groups meet in homes throughout the week. Let us know if you are interested in serving as a teacher or fellowship coordinator in this area!
Contact | Connor Griffin
Ministry Webpage | Marriage
If you have a passion for encouraging and equipping married couples, we’d love to have you serve in our Marriage Ministry. We need people to serve at events, teach and facilitate marriage classes, and serve as Marriage Mentors.
Contact | Art Wellborn
Ministry Webpage | Music + Worship
Worship Choir
The First Woodway Choir is a group that embraces the truth that true worship is a lifestyle. If you have a passion for the Lord and for worship, the Woodway Worship Choir is the place for you. The Choir sets the pace for our church family as they lead out in worship each week. We are looking for everyone who has a heart for worship to join us. Choir rehearsals are an exciting time with moments of fun and laughter, as well as precious times of worship and prayer. It’s more than just learning new music, it’s sharing and getting to know a wonderful group of believers who have a common ministry and goal–to lift up the Name of Jesus to the glory of God the Father. Rehearsals take place each Wednesday night from 6:30 pm until 7:30 pm. Come check us out and see if the Woodway Worship Choir is the place you feel led to join in ministry.
Orchestra
We are looking for experienced players who want to use their gifts to worship the Lord through the First Woodway Orchestra. The orchestra plays 8-10 times per semester, averaging every other Sunday. Orchestra members rehearse on the Sunday mornings they play. Then they play as part of the worship services. The orchestra also plays for special events throughout the year, including Christmas, Easter, and special worship events. The orchestra schedule is published at the start of each semester. If you’re interested, please reach out and let us know.
Worship Band
The worship band is a rotating, auditioned group consisting of keyboard (synth), electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drums, and auxiliary percussion (shaker, cajon, conga drums, sus cymbal, chimes, etc.). They are the foundation of all we do in the Worship Ministry. Both Youth and College also have worship bands in their respective ministries.
Praise Team
The First Woodway Praise Team is a group of talented singers with a heart for worship. They are an auditioned group that rotates in helping to lead worship on Sunday mornings.
Contact | Trevor Jackson
Ministry Webpage | Recreation
MAC Groups
One of the best ways to serve at the MAC is to join one of our recreational groups/activities! We encourage you to connect with a neighbor or co-worker by inviting them out to pickleball at The MAC or The Fields, for a run with the 84Runners Club, a hike with the Narrow Road Hiking Club, and more!
Contact | Barbra Smith
Ministry Webpage | Kids
Woodway Kids Sunday School
Teacher/Helper | 9:30 am | Infants – Fifth Grade
Teachers and helpers with infants through pre-k teach basic Bible truths while providing a loving, nurturing, and safe environment. The children are taught through crafts, games, play time, Bible stories, and song. Our teachers and helpers in kindergarten through 2nd grade guide children as they begin to learn more about what it means to have a relationship with Jesus. These children enjoy learning through Bible stories, games, and activities. Teachers and helpers in 3rd-5th grade help guide the students to worship God in ALL that they do. With this age group, the opportunities abound to challenge the students to apply God’s truths to their lives. Exciting Bible stories and great discussion greet all who come.
Woodway Kids Sunday School Plus
Teacher/Helper | 11:00 am | Infants – Pre-K
Teachers and helpers with infants through pre-k teach basic Bible truths while providing a loving, nurturing, and safe environment. The children are taught through crafts, games, play time, Bible stories, and song.
FUSE
Teacher/Helper | 11:00 am | Kindergarten – Third Grade
Each week in FUSE, we desire to see our children learn more about God and His work in their lives. We also want our children to learn how we are all joined together in Christ. We do this each Sunday in the MAC with rotations of games, snacks, activities, and teaching. FUSE provides a wonderful opportunity for leaders and children to build relationships with each other.
ROOTED
Teacher/Helper | 11:00 am | Fourth + Fifth Grade
ROOTED is discipleship. We want our students’ lives to be ROOTED in our wonderful Father. We want them to be strengthened in their faith. We want them to know, without any doubt, that they belong to God. Each week in ROOTED, we dive deep into Bible study and discussion, with teaching topics that are relevant to this age: “How to Have an Unshakeable Faith,” “Taking Ownership of Your Relationship with Jesus,” “How to Navigate the World of Friendships,” “Counter Culture,” “Unmasked: Removing the “mask” that hides your true identify,” and so much more!
Floor Coordinators
9:30 + 11:00 am | Infants – Fifth Grade
Floor Coordinators assist the teachers and volunteers in the classrooms. They not only help teachers find resources in the workroom, but they also assist the Children’s Associate with other Sunday morning duties. Floor Coordinators help ensure the safety of our children by monitoring the hallways and making sure security doors are closed and locked.
Welcome Team + Greeters
9:30 + 11:00 am
We need YOU to help us be ready! Our Welcome Team & Greeters smile, guide, and direct families to their children’s classes. We want our guests to know their children will be safe, secure, happy, and in a class designed specifically for them.
Prayer Team
Join the Children’s Ministry staff at 8:45 am each Sunday for prayer.
Contact | Michael Carlson
Ministry Webpage | Women
We have many opportunities for you to get involved at The Well, the Women’s Ministry at First Woodway. These include serving at events, teaching women’s Bible studies and Life Groups, serving in Women’s Missions, and joining the prayer team.
Contact | Terri Jones
Ministry Webpage | Youth
Sunday Morning Teachers
This is your opportunity to help the Bible come alive for middle school and high school students. We have classes during the 9:30 am hour.
7:37 Small Group Leaders
On Sunday nights we have discipleship groups for 7th – 12th graders, where leaders get to model Christ in a small group, mentoring-type setting.
Parents on Patrol
We need parents to help us with general supervision each week during our Wednesday Night Live program—it’s only once every couple of months from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.
Sponsors
We are always looking for fun, energetic adults who can go to Sondays Camp with us in July, help out with other events such as retreats and parties throughout the year, and stay up all night at the middle school Hoop-De-Doo each fall.
Chi Alpha Host Homes
Every January, we need families who will host small groups of our students for a special discipleship weekend that continues to change lives.
WOODWAY TEAMS
Contact | Scott Dixon
The task of hosting visitors and members well is incredibly important, and we need help in order to do this with excellence! We are looking for smiling faces to add to our great team of volunteers to help serve in this vital ministry.
Golf Cart Team
We have a big parking lot and lots of traffic in it, so we offer safe and convenient rides to our church family.
Red Wagon Team
If you have a heart for kids and love to bring smiles to their faces when they come to Sunday School, then join our Red Wagon Team. They chauffeur our kids to the Children’s Ministry prior to the 9:30 am service on Sundays. Our children love the rides and get excited about coming to church!
Woodway Kids Greeters
Once families enter the building, we want to make sure that they feel welcomed and taken care of. We help our guests get checked into our system and help them find classrooms for their little ones.
Greeter Team
This team stands around various locations to ensure that everyone who walks into our building is greeted with a smile, a handshake, and a statement that says, “No matter who you are or how your morning has gone, we are so glad you are here!”
Welcome Desk
This team acts as information central. If guests and/or members have questions like, “Which class is a good fit for me?”, “Where do kids go for their classes?”, “What times are the worship services?” or any number of other questions, this team is ready to help.
Guides
After the Welcome Desk Team directs guests/members to where they need to go, this team helps get them there.
Contact | Andy Gauer
If you are looking for a creative and unique way to serve at First Woodway, we have a place for you on the production crew! With every sound transmitted, every light shone, and each image displayed in our services and live events, we seek to steward the atmosphere for the presence of God. No experience necessary—training is provided. All ages welcome! We ask that volunteers under 13 are accompanied by a parent serving alongside them.
Contact | Melody Carson
The best kind of storytelling includes visual storytelling, and few things communicate better than a good photo. If you are a talented photographer and would like to help us capture the life and heart of the First Woodway family, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact | Melody Carson
We’re building a volunteer social media team made up of creative people who enjoy storytelling through photos, video, and short-form content. As a member of this team, you’ll help us share what God is doing in and through our church. You don’t have to be a pro – just someone who has a gift for iPhone photography, filming, editing reels, or creating engaging social content. And you don’t have to do it all! Whether your passion is behind the camera or behind the edit, we have a place for you. Team members will serve once or twice a month and can choose from upcoming projects and events. If you’d like to be part of this team, get in touch with Melody Carson. We’d love to help you use your creativity to serve.