God is changing lives every week at Friendship Church. Behind each changed life is the service of many volunteers. Whether it’s greeting new guests, holding a baby, helping behind the scenes on a Sunday morning or anything in between, each role is vital to the body of Christ.
Browse the categories below to discover what ministry best suits your passion, personality and availability.
Friendship Church is excited to partner with Second Harvest to provide a free surplus grocery and household goods distribution on the Second Thursday of every month. We need nearly 100 volunteers to have this event run smoothly from the time the truck arrives until the trash is taken out at the end of the night. Each volunteer plays a super important role and we would love for you to join us. There are so many areas in which to help:
This is a wonderful opportunity to show Christ’s love and care to those in need. It is also a great chance for parents and students (age 12 and up) to serve together or for teens looking to perform community service.
Acts of Friendship is an on-going Serve Team. Volunteers will help with painting, lawn care, repairs, oil changes, haircuts, sewing, etc. as needs arise throughout the year. We will serve both our congregation and the community like Jesus.
As a volunteer you will be contacted via email as needs come up. If you are able to help, great! If not, that’s ok. Join us in helping others throughout the year.
If you wish to donate a car, you may contact New Creations at 612-249-6929 or visit newcreations.org.
Has God given you a heart for children? Help us provide a place that children enjoy. Where they can feel safe and have a sense of love and belonging. From the babies to our elementary school kids, we can help you find your perfect fit. And while you’re busy blessing children, you’ll receive amazing blessings in return. If you can’t commit to every Sunday, we have flexible options. Also, there are opportunities on Wednesday evenings during the school year.
Are groups include:
This is a ministry where our volunteer leaders make a huge impact on the lives of students! There are many different ways you can serve and impact the lives of middle and high school students for eternity, including:
If you love Jesus and want to use your passions and gifts to pour into the lives of students, please contact us and we'd love to have a conversation with you!
At times everyone needs support, encouragement and guidance to help them through life. Care Ministries exist to comfort and care for individuals with the healing power, truth and love of Jesus Christ. There is are variety of ways to serve.
Could you spare an hour or two to spend time with those in need? Someone who is confined to home or a care facility would appreciate a visit from you.
It is Friendship's desire to care for our families that are experiencing an illness, surgery, birth or death. Would you like to make a meal and bring it to a family in need? As a need is brought to our attention, we would be in contact to see if the timing fits your schedule.
Greeters and ushers provide a warm welcome both at the door and prior to worship. They can also warmly interact with guests, guiding them to seats and Community Sections where they can meet people who share similar interests.
Do you have a welcoming presence and warm smile? Do you sincerely like to help people? This important role assists our guests that have questions about our church, and hands out a gift to our first-time visitors.
This team consists of two people. One person comes early before the first service and sets the tables with supplies in the Worship Center. One person stays after the second service to put everything away.
Help Baptism Sundays run smoothly as we celebrate with those who are publicly professing their faith in Jesus as their Savior.
Explore is the place people come to learn more about Friendship Church and to get connected. Who we are, how we got started, our mission, and helping people get connected are just some of the things we cover. This team works together to ensure every person gets their questions answered and the help they need taking their next steps at Friendship Church.
We desire to create a family atmosphere and a place to get to know others at Friendship Church. Monthly, we serve special treats after each of the services.
The hospitality team exists to Love, Live and Serve like Jesus because every Sunday is someone's first Sunday. We strive to wow every person who walks into Friendship Church with extraordinary hospitality.
To provide the elements for Communion.
This team comes together a few times a year to prepare, bake, cut and store the communion bread.
Serve in the Commons area and in the Worship Center to greet people with a warm smile, answer any questions they might have, and help them feel welcomed and valued here at Friendship Church.
There are a variety of places to serve at Discover. Help is needed as a greeter, registration table, running sound and media, small group helper and kids program.
All areas below are great ways to serve our church and play a critical role in our Sunday morning worship services.
If you're gifted in public speaking and enjoy being on stage, we need people to help with announcements during Sunday morning services.
If you like music, have an ear for mixing bands and vocalists, and want to serve on this team, we need you!
Ever wonder how the lyrics show up on the big screens? Our media people! Help our congregation worship by running our morning media!
We broadcast video for online services and throughout the building. This is a new, but fun, way to serve our church!
If you're a skilled musician or vocalist, we invite you to audition for our worship team.
If you're at all interested, please reach out to our Worship Pastor, Joel Farber at joelf@friendshipmn.org or call (952) 447-0566.
The Kitchen Ministry is one fun, but busy ministry that always has room for more enthusiastic volunteers. Friendship has a multitude of ministries and programs, many of which serve food, so if you have the gift of helps or hospitality, consider volunteering in this ministry.
Some of our opportunities to serve include:
Like the smell of coffee? Love to serve people? We can train you to work at the coffee bar.
The Prayer Ministry of Friendship wants to ensure that prayer is an integral part of the church because we are a community that believes in the power of prayer.
There are many people in need of prayer. By joining a prayer team, you are committing to honor confidentiality regarding the requests.
As a member of the Prayer Chain, you will receive email updates of prayer requests from your church family.
Pray for those who ask for prayer via the Connect Cards on Sunday morning. Each week you will be emailed four to six prayer requests.
Prayer Ministers serve one Sunday a month and are available after each Sunday service to pray with individuals and families.
Prior Lake Campus
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17741 Fairlawn Avenue
Prior Lake, MN 55372
Shakopee Campus
12800 Marystown Road
Shakopee, MN 55379
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952-447-8282
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Lori is married to Denny and they have three grown children and two grandchildren. They started attending Friendship in 2003 and Lori came on staff a year later.
Victory Over the Darkness by Neil Anderson. It is a great equipping book for the spiritual battle we are in.
Seeing Jesus resurrected.
Small things done with consistency yield great results over time.
Seeing people come to faith and then growing as a disciple of Christ.
Being on the farm.
Paul - his radical transformation gives me hope for many people. His staying the course during trials and adversity inspires me.
Pastor Matt is married to Erika and they have a daughter and a son. He joined the Friendship staff in September 2017.
Praying the Lord's Prayer by J.I. Packer - As a young man this short book totally revolutionized my understanding of prayer and it has impacted my growth as much as anything I have ever read.
Any day that my wife and I get to go out to Mexican food together.
My hobby is to watch my kids participate in their hobbies. I love to attend concerts, soccer games, track meets and cheer for them (only in appropriate cheering venues).
I would love to have been present when God sent fire down to consume the sacrifice on Mt. Carmel for Elijah. What an epic confrontation. What an astounding response from God.
I am passionate about people becoming more like Jesus. God gave his son so that we could become like Jesus in character. There is nothing more exciting than when people take steps no matter how big or small to becoming more like Jesus.
One thing that makes a good leader is a life of integrity. Their words and their life need to match. They must be the same person behind the scenes that they are up front.
God has been showing me his extreme generosity. He gives us so much that is good. There is amazing blessing even within the most difficult of circumstances.
Sam is our High School Pastor. He started at Friendship as an intern in 2013 and since that time has been hired on as full time staff.
Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer. It's a short book on the attributes of God that is sure to expand your view of God.
I would have loved to walk with Jesus on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24).
"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer, Knowledge of the Holy
I would sleep in, do devotions outside by a still quiet lake, then meet up with friends and do something active, like sports, hiking or boating. After that I would have a bonfire as the sun set, and finish the night with a movie (or watching the Packers win the Super Bowl).
Gideon, I can relate to his doubts about if God can use him, and then to see God do awesome things through him and make a mighty warrior out of him.
The right combination of confidence and humility, with wisdom that comes through reading the Word, and a heart after God that is seen in a dependence on prayer.
Philippians 4:6-7, God used this verse in my to lead me out of a that was controlled by anxiety.
The family-like bond that is found among those who attend here, and the heart of the volunteer leaders in the youth ministry. They love the Lord and love the students in such a beautiful way!
Pastor Art is married to Barb (they met while counselors at a church camp) and have two adult children. Art graduated from Valley Baptist Theological Seminary and joined the Friendship staff in 2011.
A&E Collector's Edition of C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower starring Ioan Gruffudd is my favorite movie series (eight movies). The presentation of how Hornblower grows into maturity (courage, honesty, morality, integrity, and respect for both his superiors and subordinates) is inspirational.
The books that have influenced me the most in my Christian (besides the Bible):
True Spirituality by Francis Schaeffer
Mark of the Christian by Francis Schaeffer
Victory Over the Darkness by Neil Anderson
TrueFaced by Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John Lynch
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
Lord Change Me (previously titled, I Really Want to Change. . . So Help Me, God) by James MacDonald
My grandmother used to say "I was born to play baseball." My favorite teams are the Minnesota Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals. Also, I started playing golf to minister to a man who was going through a difficult time. He mentioned that I had a natural swing. But, I spend the most time reading. It allows me to learn new things, travel all over the planet and beyond, and to visit places and events in the past.
"True spirituality is a continuing moment-by-moment proper relationship to the God who exists." - Francis Schaeffer, The God Who is There
I would like to visit Norway (the land of my ancestors) and take the cruises that visit Norwegian fjords and the midnight sun.
I admire Jeremiah. "Throughout his , Jeremiah boldly confronted his people and their leaders with their sins and pleaded with them to repent and return to the Lord. Tragically, however, the people who most needed his leadership rejected him and turned their backs on God's Word." Quoted from NLT The Transformation Study Bible.
The name of the church says it all. From the first time we visited the church, the friendliness of the people and pastors was evident in all that they do for each other.
Lori is married to Denny and they have three grown children and two grandchildren. They started attending Friendship in 2003 and Lori came on staff a year later.
Victory Over the Darkness by Neil Anderson. It is a great equipping book for the spiritual battle we are in.
Seeing Jesus resurrected.
Small things done with consistency yield great results over time.
Seeing people come to faith and then growing as a disciple of Christ.
Being on the farm.
Paul - his radical transformation gives me hope for many people. His staying the course during trials and adversity inspires me.
Lori is married to Denny and they have three grown children and two grandchildren. They started attending Friendship in 2003 and Lori came on staff a year later.
Victory Over the Darkness by Neil Anderson. It is a great equipping book for the spiritual battle we are in.
Seeing Jesus resurrected.
Small things done with consistency yield great results over time.
Seeing people come to faith and then growing as a disciple of Christ.
Being on the farm.
Paul - his radical transformation gives me hope for many people. His staying the course during trials and adversity inspires me.
