{"id":52,"date":"2016-05-30T17:06:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T17:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctpress2.wordpress.com\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2025-11-10T06:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T11:56:04","slug":"serving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/serving\/","title":{"rendered":"Serving as The Holy Spirit Leads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\u2026&#8221; &#8211; Matthew 28:19<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are <strong>you<\/strong> being called to serve? <strong>Prayerfully<\/strong> look at your time and talents to see how you can glorify His name by serving in one of many ways at Charles Town Presbyterian Church. Each of our ministries (Worship &amp; Music, Fellowship, Discipleship &amp; Family Ministry, Mission &amp; Outreach, Communicating with Technology, and Property) were featured in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/2025\/09\/19\/worship-bulletin-and-songs-sept-21-2025\/\">Stewardship Sunday Worship Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stewardship Sunday 2025 - Testimonials\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6n0uUXjUZUo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are so many opportunities to serve, and here are a few more ideas:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>Are you musical?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sing<\/strong> in our\u00a0vocal choir<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ring<\/strong> in a bell choir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/0397293.netsolhost.com\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/26733_119348608081039_7121127_n-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"26733_119348608081039_7121127_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/26733_119348608081039_7121127_n.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/26733_119348608081039_7121127_n.jpg?resize=452%2C300&amp;ssl=1 452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/26733_119348608081039_7121127_n.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Want to give back to our Community?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Feed<\/strong> the homeless<\/li>\n<li><strong>Volunteer<\/strong> with <a href=\"http:\/\/mowojc.org\/\">Meals on Wheels<\/a>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xqMK5SuRKNY\">watch MoW\u00a0in action at our CTPC kitchen<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Team<\/strong> up with our <em>Covenanting\u00a0partnership<\/em> with <a href=\"https:\/\/jccm.us\/\">Jefferson County Community Ministries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-256 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/0397293.netsolhost.com\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/compassion-4-300x212.jpg?resize=300%2C212\" alt=\"compassion-4\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/compassion-4.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/compassion-4.jpg?resize=768%2C541&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/compassion-4.jpg?resize=426%2C300&amp;ssl=1 426w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/compassion-4.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Support special events, \u00a0offerings, and missions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.com\/go\/sZPnqLG\">Worship Presentation Operator<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Worship Broadcast Camera Operator<\/li>\n<li>Hospitality Ministry and 1<sup>st<\/sup> Saturday of month Friendship Ministry Meal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pcusa.org\/special-offerings\/one-great-hour-sharing\">One Great Hour of Sharing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ongoing supported missionaries: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/ministries\/missionconnections\/mark-hare-and-jenny-bent\/\">Haiti (Marc Hare)<\/a>, Netherlands\/European Christian Mission (Drake Williams), <a href=\"https:\/\/shenpres.org\/ethiopia\/\">Ethiopia Partnership<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shenpres.org\/mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">others listed here on the Shenandoah Presbytery site<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>What&#8217;s one secret to a long-lasting church? <\/b>Beyond His written Word, we&#8217;ve written an <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0BwdZlr-DFjMHZjhrMXJIVjY1cm8\/view?usp=sharing\">operations manual<\/a> to help make the daily life of our church persist and help everyone see where your time, treasure and talents best serve our mission.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\u2026&#8221; &#8211; Matthew 28:19 Are you being called to serve? 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