Because service is one of the main focuses of our congregation, we have many different, ongoing opportunities to volunteer. We are always happy to have more hands to help, so feel free to contact us if there is something you're interested in!

Blue Jean Servant Sundays
These are designated Sundays where we spend some time after services going to member and non-member homes where house repairs and maintenance tasks are needed by elderly or physically disabled persons. Blue Jean Servant Sundays began and continue with 30-35 folks participating each time. TO VOLUNTEER OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HELP: 252-338-6210 OR GOODSHEPHERDEC@GMAIL.COM

Food Bank of the Albemarle
We collect designated food items and donate them monthly, and we participate in the annual Walk-for-Hunger. TO VOLUNTEER OR DONATE SUPPLIES: 252-338-6210 OR GOODSHEPHERDEC@GMAIL.COM

H.L. Trigg School
This school where PTA has no roots is our community alternative school for long-term suspensions. We provide a faculty welcome to begin the year and fund-raisers for a few supplies, along with proctoring exams and whatever else the Principal asks. TO VOLUNTEER OR DONATE SUPPLIES: 252-338-6210 OR GOODSHEPHERDEC@GMAIL.COM

Ministry of Encouragement
Our first outreach attempt as a new congregation! We offer short visits to various agencies and community programs to take them a "Thank You!" for all they do. Our visits consist of a modest "party" with homemade goodies and prizes, and a word of encouragement from Galatians via a certificate of appreciation in which we named them as ministers. Our first visit was to the Hopeline Domestic Violence Shelter, and we have carried on the tradition to many other organizations to show our appreciation. TO JOIN A VISIT OR DONATE SUPPLIES: 252-338-6210 OR GOODSHEPHERDEC@GMAIL.COM

Mission Trips
Occasionally, as needs become known, we will participate in mission trips both near and far. Our last mission trip was to Biloxi to join with Habitat for Humanit to build homes for victims of Hurricane Katrina. TO LEARN ABOUT UPCOMING MISSION TRIPS: 252-338-6210 OR GOODSHEPHERDEC@GMAIL.COM

Nights of Hospitality
This is a feeding ministry to the homeless in Elizabeth City begun by Good Shepherd.There are now three other congregations joining us in this effort which began feeding about 15 folks and now regularly feeds about 50. We are committed to providing both food and connection with this often marginalized population. Some worship regularly with us and just recently we rejoiced when two of our regulars found housing. We pray for God to change hearts and enlighten public policy through human-to-human interaction with these brothers and sisters who are homeless. TO VOLUNTEER OR DONATE SUPPLIES: 252-338-6210 OR GOODSHEPHERDEC@GMAIL.COM