"For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” - Galatians 5:13-14
We Serve Each Other
The word "ministry" means "to serve." At VBC, we are excited to serve one another as family members serve each other. If you become part of our church family, you will be served by our members and you will get the opportunity to serve them. We believe that the ministry that Jesus has called His church to do cannot be accomplished by one person, a team, or a committee. It requires every member. And King Jesus has gifted every church member so that they might serve one another for the common good (1 Corinthians 12).
Here are some examples of how we serve one another:
Here are some examples of how we serve one another:
- Prepare meals for each other during major life events
- Visit one another, especially those who are sick or shut-in
- Pray for each other regularly and provide prayer requests through lists and one-calls
- Provide physical needs during times of financial difficulty
- Provide spiritual guidance and counseling
- Parking Ministry - directing traffic in order to provide parking spaces, greeting, and answering questions
- Ushers - Help take up offering
- Finance, House & Grounds, and other teams help ensure our facilities are clean and functioning efficiently
- Breakfast - classes take turns preparing for breakfast
- Monthly we prepare over 100 meals and distribute them to our communities' housebound residents
Pastoral Counseling
.We offer free pastoral counseling to our members. This includes but is not limited to salvation, new believer, perspective member, spiritual direction, bereavement, crisis, pre-marital, marital, family & parental, conflict, emotional problems, common life challenges. You will be treated with respect, care, and encouragement. While pastoral counseling is typically reserved for our members, we will consider others on a case by case basis. To request pastoral counsel, please review the counseling agreement below, and complete the counseling forms, emailing them to secvbc@gmail.com.
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Benevolence Assistance
While we have limited funding, we seek to help our church members who are facing difficult situations with benevolence assistance. Every request is handled on a case by case basis in order to best steward our resources. We may also help those in our surrounding community at times. However, our primary benevolence assistance is for our church members. To request benevolence assistance, please email secvbc@gmail.com or call (276) 597-7600.