Salem’s First Presbyterian Church downtown has opened their basement as a warming shelter for several winters. This year, because of reduced funding for the community organization that provides staff, they are looking for volunteers to help out at the shelter while it’s open. Volunteers are vetted and trained and are asked to work 3-4 hour shifts.

Apply here: mwvcaa.org/we-need-you

The Mon-Fri Child Development Center participates in the “Read Across America” celebration every year, and they love having volunteers help! You’re invited to read to CDC children during a 20-30 min session.

Give one hour of your week to a child, and discover how transformational this kind of relationship can be! Our Kids Hope program pairs 1 adult from Court Street with 1 child from Richmond Elementary for 1 hour, once a week. Whether you become a prayer partner or a mentor, we want you on our team. ​

We have a longstanding tradition of hosting an all-church service project the Saturday before Easter to make our grounds and building hospitable to guests! We're preparing for both indoor and outdoor projects. Extra vacuums would be appreciated! There will be coffee and treats for a sweet start to the morning, and then we'll break into teams to tackle different areas. People of all ages/skills/abilities are invited to come care for our church. This year, the event will take place on Saturday March 28th from 9am-12pm.

Become part of the incredible team who prepares, serves, and cleans up after Wednesday meals. Join the rotation for 9 weeks from Jan 21-Mar 18. All roles are needed, but especially the dishwashing team.

Serve weekly or join the monthly rotation to lead the children growing up in this congregation. Sundays at 9:30-11:15am, volunteers are especially needed in the nursery and elementary classrooms.​

Do you love to sing or play an instrument? Each week, Monday-Friday, there are 55 children ages 6 weeks-5 years old growing up with the loving care of our Child Development Center. Come spend 30 minutes (only once, or regularly) to share your love of music with a toddler or preschool class to show them the love of Jesus. ​

There is a wooden cable spool that we'd like to refinish to become a table on our playground. This one-time project includes removing staples, sanding and applying finish to create a versatile asset for outdoor education. ​