Volunteer at Trinity
At Trinity, we have a wide range of volunteer opportunities, whether you’re interested in serving our church family, or the Greater Fort Wayne community, we have a place–and a need–for your unique gifts.
Volunteer kitchen crew for Community Dinner, a free, weekly meal served to our neighbors in need.
Volunteer to be a worship assistant.
Help set up, tear down, make waffles, and more for Waffle Church every first and third Sunday.
Friendly volunteers are always needed for our special events like Be a Tourist In Your Hometown.
A small group prepares blankets during Hope in Action, a monthly service project partnering with our local community.
Help make our after church Fellowship Hour special by bringing cookies for everyone to enjoy after the 10:30 a.m. liturgy.
Ways to Help
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Hope in Action: Join us on the second Sunday of each month at 9 a.m. in Wagenhals Hall for hands-on service projects that support our neighbors. Projects may include assembling blessing bags, preparing food for foster families, and other community-focused efforts. Everyone is welcome, and no sign-up is needed. Donations are taken several weeks prior to a Hope in Action event date.
Drives and Donations: From food drives to pet drives to blood drives to diaper drives to anything in between, we collect goods and hold events that benefit our neighbors within Trinity and beyond.
Deaconesses: Volunteers engage with homebound members to send notes, chat on the phone, and help them stay connected to our congregation.
Gratitude Group: Volunteers send notes through the mail to thank and acknowledge other volunteers' efforts to enrich the life of Trinity.
Communion Ministers: Take communion to homebound members of our church.
Altar Flower Sponsorship & Delivery: Cover the cost of providing altar flowers used during worship to honor special people or dates. We also deliver the flowers to those who can't join us in person at the worship service.
Quilting & Prayer Shawls: Trinity’s Quilting Group meets every other week to create quilts for the Lutheran Relief Fund. Prayer shawls are made by members of our congregation.
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We have plenty of opportunities to prepare and serve meals to members of Trinity, but also outside of Trinity.
Community Dinner: Help prepare and serve meals for our Thursday evening dinner.
Street Outreach: Help serve lunches on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Meals Team: Prepare meals in advance to be frozen and available to share to those within and outside of our congregation that are in need.
Waffle Church Volunteers: Help prepare or serve breakfast for families on the first and third Sundays at 9 a.m. in Wagenhals Hall.
Children’s Programming Dinners: Throughout the year, we need help preparing meals for the youngest members of our church.
Plus, special events throughout the year.
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Worship Service Assistants: Youth and adults can serve as lectors, communion assistants, crucifers, or ushers during worship services on Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Altar Guild: Set out communion, put out paraments, do laundry
Sunday School Volunteers: Help teach or care for children and youth during Sunday and Wednesday night programs.
On-Site Support: Other opportunities include helping at the front desk and assisting with periodic mailings throughout the year.
Ushers: Help hand out bulletins, guide the congregation to communion, plus assist with funerals.
Waffle Church: We are always in need of people to help set up, tear down, make waffles, and more.
For more volunteer opportunities, download Realm in the app store and create your account to see more ways to get involved, and to sign up.
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Open Doors Greeters
Welcome visitors during Open Doors on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.Front Desk Volunteers: Commit up to one hour or a day of your time to assist with covering the front desk for our staff.
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Volunteer for one of our special events that happen throughout the year, including:
Be a Tourist in Your Hometown
Parent’s Night Out
Easter Sunday Celebration
Painting Trinity’s steps for Pride Month
and more!
Realm
At Trinity English Lutheran Church, we use an app called Realm to post volunteer opportunities, record sign ups, display events, and more.
The Realm Connect app is available in the App Store for iPhone or Google Play for Android.
What is Realm?
REALM is our online, database-driven ministry tool designed for real-time connection and communication. It helps Trinity English Lutheran Church connect with you directly, and vice versa. REALM allows you to manage your personal/profile information, set privacy settings, register for events, keep track of giving, and keep in touch with the groups that matter to you.
Getting Started
Access Realm Online or Download the App
Stay connected to Trinity wherever you go by visiting the REALM website from your computer, or downloading the free REALM Connect app, available for both iPhone and Android devices. Use it to communicate and RSVP to your group events, manage giving, update profile information and more.
Create a Realm Account
Open the app on your phone or browser. When you click on the “Create Realm Account” link in the email, you will be directed to a webpage to setup your account. In Realm the username is your email address. If you share an email address with someone, you will have to share a Realm account, or create a separate email address.
Create a Password
You will need to create a password. It must be at least eight characters and have a mix of upper and lower-case letters and numbers or symbols. If your password is acceptable, you’ll see a small green check to the right of what you typed. If not, you’ll see a red marker. When you have set your password, click on the blue “Create Realm Account”. This will put you into Realm and you will be directed to the “News” page. See NEWS below to learn more about navigating in Realm.
Personalize Your Profile
Everyone in our church gets a unique profile. Your profile contains everything you want people to know about you. Your profile also enables you to join a small group, RSVP to events, track your giving, update your contact information, change family details, set notification preferences, or replace that outdated family photo.
Optional Details
By keeping your information current, you are helping our staff, group leaders, and our church community. Your Profile includes:
Contact Information* (e.g. name, address, email, phone)
You can decide later what data you want to hide online by setting your privacy preferences
Photo
Family Members
Personal Information (e.g. marital status, birthday**, etc.)
Feel free to enter your full birthday. The year and your age will not be displayed on your church directory profile.
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