Serve Brandywine
God made each one of us with gifts, talents and passions to contribute to the healthy growth of the church. Share those gifts and talents with the Brandywine community by joining one of our teams, or reaching out to one of our local ministry partners. Volunteering is a great way to get involved, meet new people, and use your gifts and talents in ministry. We encourage you to put your faith into action by serving one another. When you use your gifts and talents to serve Christ, lives are changed – and yours will never be the same! Choose from one of the opportunities below to help serve the church and our community, and fill out the Sign Up Form to get started.
Serve at Church
Welcome Team
Guest Services, Greeting, Ushering, Parking
This team welcomes guests to our church and helps them feel at home.
Kids Ministry
Birth-5th Grade
From Early Kids to Elementary & Preteens, serve Brandywine children during Sunday service, Wednesday Awana, or assist with childcare.
Small Group & Ministry
Host, Leader, Support
Make a difference in the lives of those in any of our small groups and ministries by providing direction and leadership, or additional support.
Production Team
Audio, Media, Video, Lighting, Cameras and Photography
Create an environment ripe for worship of God through production. If you like working behind the scenes, this team could be for you.
Worship Arts
Instrumentals, Vocals
This team serves our church in worship through music. Instrumentalists and vocalists of all kinds are welcome to inquire about serving.
Once you have decided to serve, volunteers need to complete a Volunteer Application (you only have to do this once) and agree with our Statement of Faith and Brief Statement on Gender, Sexuality, and Marriage.
Serve in the Community
Besides serving within the church, we partner with other local organizations. God has placed us in our city to be a lighthouse for Christ. To be most effective we must partner with other like-minded churches, agencies and ministries. We seek to earn the right to proclaim the gospel through building relationships, meeting needs and displaying love. We partner with several ministries throughout the Brandywine Valley in various ways including financial support, service opportunities, training and events.
Local Organization Partners:
Adult & Teen Challenge
A Door of Hope
Foster Well
Prison Outreach of Delaware
Sunday Breakfast Mission
UrbanPromise
Foster Well Interest Meeting
Foster Well, one of Brandywine’s local partner organizations, connects vulnerable kids and families to churches and community members who provide loving, tangible support.
Do you have a heart for helping others but aren’t sure where to start? Do you want to know how some of your friends at Brandywine are making an impact through Foster Well and CarePortal?
Join us on Sunday, May 18 at noon for the Foster Well Interest Meeting to hear real stories, get inspired and learn how you can support Foster Well and the incredible families caring for vulnerable children and their families.
As followers of Christ, we are called to reflect God’s compassion in our own lives, leading by example through acts of kindness, generosity, and love. Just as God cares for the vulnerable and provides for those in need, we too have the opportunity to be His hands and feet in our community. Whether it’s through meals, mentorship, donations, or simply being a helping hand, there’s a way for everyone to get involved with Foster Well. Come and see how you can be a part of this mission and show God’s love in action.
To attend the Interest Meeting, please RSVP. Lunch will be provided. If you have food allergies, please include that in your RSVP.
Door of Hope’s Baby Bottle Benefit
A Door of Hope Pregnancy Center, one of our local partner organizations, has been providing free ultrasound services, educational, mentoring and material support to women for over 40 years to empower them and their families to make life-affirming choices. All services are free of charge.
From now until June 1, 2025, Brandywine is raising funds to support A Door of Hope’s ongoing mission. Let’s help them reach their goal of $100,000 through the Baby Bottle Benefit. Give today! Our partnership is crucial to their ministry! Together, we can raise them up!
What Giving Makes Possible:
$24 Two Bus Passes (client transportation)
$50 Client Texting Service (one month)
$75 Baby Welcome Basket
$130 12 Abortion Healing Workbooks
$200 One Car Seat and Stroller Combo
$500 100 Bibles for New Clients
$850 Pregnancy Tests for One Year
$1,000 Client Parenting Education for Six-Months
$1,200 Ultrasound Maintenance for One Year
Together, we can make a difference! Give online.
Circle of Care
In February 2022, Brandywine Valley Church formed a Circle of Care Team to work with local refugees who are legally settling in our community. By God’s grace, we were paired with a wonderful young family settling in our community.
A Circle of Care is a group of 6-8 volunteers who are assigned to assist a specific refugee family in reaching self-sufficiency as they legally settle with a settlement agency. The group works closely with an assigned caseworker and assists the newly settled family in acclimating to our community. A Circle of Care Group will receive training from Jewish Family Services before being placed with a family. The types of activities that a Circle of Care Group gets involved with include:
- Help understanding and reacting properly to all kinds of official mail
- Support navigating the healthcare system
- Support finding and keeping employment
- Help with transportation
- Help to learn grocery shopping
- Help locate housing and help make connections for first employment
- Helping uderstand the school system and be a liaison to the school (if there are school age children)
- Money management and budgeting
- Helping families increase social capital
- Support getting around in their new area (getting to know the area, grocery shopping, library, etc.)
- Help with transportation (drive to important appointments, teach public transportation)
- Help in obtaining drivers license
- Taking family to events or host them for a meal
- Help learning to speak and communicate in English, making connections to local ESL groups
If you are interested in joining the circle of care team, please fill out this form.