Priceless!

I am excited to add another celebration into the life of our church--Volunteer Appreciation Sunday! There are very few paid staff members. Most things happen in church because of the faithful service of God’s people. As the saying goes, ““Volunteers are seldom paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are PRICELESS!”

Today we celebrate all of our PRICELESS volunteers who serve on Sundays and all throughout the week: Deacons, Deaconesses, Trustees, Greeters, Ushers, Choir, Dance Ministry, Culinary Ministry, Media Ministry, Missionary Ministry, Pastor’s Care Ministry, Intercessory Prayer Ministry, Church Clerk, and everyone who serves without an official title or role in ministry.

Today we also celebrate select individuals who exemplify the spirit of volunteerism. The truth is, we could have honored so many more--and we will next year on the fourth Sunday in April 2026--but today I give thanks for these few who are faithful in their respective areas of ministry, without fanfare or desire for recognition. I have no doubt that this is the soundtrack of their service:

May the service I give speak for me!

When I've done the best I can,

And my friends don't understand.

May the service I've given speak for me!

In a South African newsletter it was written, “A volunteer is a person whose charity is fidelity, who is faithful in an unfaithful world, grateful in an ungrateful world, giving when all about are grasping, listening when others need to tell about their fears and problems.” I am grateful to God for all of the loving, faithful, generous people who give of their time, gifts, and energy because they love God and this church.

Pastor Donna Owusu-Ansah