Usher – Chambersburg

• Ministry Team: Connections Team
• Reports to: Executive Director of Advancement
• Time Commitment: one service per month
  • Saturday 5:15-7:15PM
  • Sunday: 7:30AM-9:25AM
  • Sunday: 9:25AM-10:50AM
  • Sunday: 10:50AM-12:30PM
• Length of Commitment: 1 year

Purpose

To create an atmosphere where every person who walks through the doors of Grand Point Church feels seen, known, loved, and valued.

Responsibilities

• Remain in a specific zone inside the Sanctuary in coordination with other ushers to assist attenders in finding a place to sit.
• Greet people as they enter the Sanctuary and walk them to a place to sit or direct them to another usher who can assist in finding a seat.
• Look for open spaces as the room fills up to seat those who arrive later.
• Arrive 15 – 20 minutes prior to service start time. Stay until most people have exited the room.
• If communion is to be taken to seats, remind those entering to take their communion elements.
• Be available to pass out communion elements to those who do not have them.
• Close doors at the back of the room when the music begins.
• Open doors at the back of the room when the service ends.
• Take attendance and record it on the attendance sheet.
• Saturday evening service and Sunday 11:15 service: After service, take offering out of the 3 boxes (2 are in the balcony area) and place it in the bag. With security and a designated counter, take the offering bag to the church office, separate it, and place it in the bags in the safe. After the Sunday 11:15 service, place the attendance sheet in the safe also. Return the empty bag to the sanctuary.

Qualifications

• You must like people!
• Comfortable with walking people around the room and asking people to slide to make room in the row.

Resources

• What does an usher do?