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Visit Saugatuck Congregational Church this Sunday!

Find out more here.

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The September issue of The Herald is now available online!

Click here to download it. (PDF)

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Register for SCC’s Church School!

Click here for details and to register online.

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Extended to Sept. 5

Back-to-School Backpacks Drive!

Help children from the Department of Children and Families by donating backpacks and school supplies. Click here for details.

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Our “Saugatuck Plays” playgroup meets year-round

Click here for more info.

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Our Sunday Farmer’s Market is Back!

New time! 10AM–1PM

Volunteer Opportunities

Jump to: Serve a Meal at the Gillespie Center | Volunteer for the Community Thanksgiving and Christmas Feasts | Volunteer at a Local Agency

Serve a Meal at the Gillespie Center

All the dinner meals for the residents for the Gillespie Center are provided by volunteer churches, other organizations, or individuals. Saugatuck Church is responsible for the fourth Wednesday of each month, and the fifth, if there is one. Families, friends, scout troops, and other groups are welcome to do this together. Meals may be cooked at home or at the church, or purchased. All meals should be well-balanced and enough to feed at least 35 people, as the number of men and women coming to the center has recently increased from 25 to 35. 

Cooked meals should be brought to the Gillespie Center by 4:45PM; there is an oven/stove there and a small microwave if you need to heat anything. Please think about volunteering with friends or neighbors to fill this need.If you don't have time to cook, you can also donate money so that others who may not be able to afford the expense would be able to prepare the food.

To volunteer, or if you have any questions, please contact Vonnie Spies at 226-5513. Thank you for your help!

Volunteer for the Community Thanksgiving and Christmas Feasts

In addition to the many volunteers needed to help with shopping, set up, decorating, food prep, cooking, serving, meal delivery and cleaning, The Feast Team and Mission Board need some special Church friends to fill very important roles for our Feasts. Here are some volunteer positions that may be open:

  • Feast Team Members: help plan and execute the Feasts, including areas such as publicity and promotion, Health Department compliance, managing volunteers, et cetera.
  • Manager, Floor Operations: helps manage the Feast setup and the flow of volunteers and guests on the floor of Hoskins Hall.
  • "Chief Turkey Inspector": manages the check-out of turkeys for cooking at home and the return of these birds to the SCC kitchen, assuring that we adhere to all Health Department food safety regulations.
  • Manager, Hospitality Room: manages the Fellowship Room where early Feast guests can come and get coffee, Danish or breads and mingle with Church  members and the community.
  • Manager, Clean-Up: directs and manages the numerous volunteers who will clean the kitchen and the serving areas after the Feast (an underrated, but essential, role!)

Volunteer at a Local Agency

Help sort food and clothing donations, assist at an after-school program, mentor a youth or adult, join an advisory committee. Opportunities are unlimited! See our list of local agencies we support, or visit the websites below: