Cleaning Ministry

by Dave McFarland

Remember when . . .? Back in the good ol’ days, we were a smaller church both in numbers of members and square footage. Why, you could come to church and see lots of the same folks every Sunday. You could take a few steps and be in the gym or at the door of your Sunday School room. We even had a custodian back in those days who could keep the building clean, take the trash out to the dumpster, and get the light bulbs changed. Guess what? We ain’t that church no more! That’s a good thing of course, because Christ’s message is getting out to our community. But with growth, comes lots of other challenges.

About 7 years ago, our custodian retired. OCC then went to a church volunteer plan to have our cleaning needs addressed. And that worked great for the last 7 years or so that we were at the old campus. We have had loyal, hard-working volunteers who took personal responsibility for cleaning certain areas of the church for many years. When you came to church, you sat in a clean room that a fellow church member had cared for earlier in the week.

Well, those were the days of 30,000 square feet or so. We now gather in a facility that is over 100,000 square feet! With that in mind, please consider signing up to help our Cleaning Ministry Team. We are in need of at least 20 folks immediately. We are called to be good stewards of what God has provided and we have much to care for here at our new campus. Our current Cleaning Ministry Team has done a great job so far, but we are starting to fall behind a bit. We need help! We want our facilities to be pleasing to those visitors who are potential new members. Remember, we are working on our future good ol’ days right now. Be a part of the team that keeps it all looking good!

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