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Volunteer Opportunities

God grants each one of us gifts that equip us to reflect the love of Jesus through serving others. Serving has so many wonderful benefits including empathy, connection, and sharing the love of Jesus! Volunteer with us today, there's a place for you. See the complete list of Service Opportunities here.

Our Biggest Needs

Orchard Kids (Saturdays, 5 p.m. | Sundays, 9 & 10:45 a.m.) Contact Robin Price, 847.852.2204

Safety Team - Contact Russ Williams, 847.852.2209

Café - Contact Iwona Banasik, 847-660-4501

AV Crew - Contact Bradley Armstrong, 847.852.2215

Saturday Scripture Reader - Contact Griffin Williams, 847.852.2213

 

Affiliated Ministries

Global Fingerprints is the child sponsorship ministry of the Evangelical Free Church of America that sends children to school and helps care for their physical, spiritual and emotional needs. All of this happens through the ministry of local churches around the world who want to see lives transformed.

Philemon House brings the Gospel of Jesus Christ to prisoners. We provide you training to lead the Bible Study Groups using correspondence Bible Study tools (Emmaus Worldwide) in Cook County Jail. This ministry also supports believing prisoners to develop practical life skills to live fruitfully in Christ in society. If you are interested in participating in this program, contact Shohei Suzuki.

Safe Families provides a secure, temporary home for children whose parents are in a crisis situation. If you would like more information on how you could become a Safe Family, contact Shohei Suzuki.

Global Ministries at Barrington

The Orchard Global Ministries exists to pray, give, and serve in evangelism, church planting and leadership development around the world. Your help is greatly needed, specifically in The Orchard’s Global Ministry focus areas. For more information, visit the Global Ministries page. To serve on a short-term team contact Brad Mullet, Director of Global Ministries, 847.951.4132.

Other ways to help:

  • Sign up to receive weekly updates about our 70 full-time global partners.
  • Pray for all those who labor in the Gospel for boldness, perseverance, and faithfulness.
  • Give online to The Orchard’s General Fund which directly supports Global Ministries.