Woodside has a heart for mission! Where is God calling you to serve?
Here are a few service opportunities:
Time Sensitive Opportunities:
- Church Has Left The Building!: Come and BE the church with us on Saturday 6/4 and Sunday 6/5! Instead of gathering for worship on Sunday morning, the church will leave the building and head into the community to work on service projects for the weekend. Then, we'll gather for worship on Sunday evening at 6pm! Sign up for a service project (or share one of your own!) here: Mission Opportunities!
- We will be kicking off our new, year round ministry for Operation Christmas Child with crafting activities at our Church Has Left the Building event on Sunday, June 5th @ 9:30am. Sign up for the crafting event today! We will pack the OCC boxes at a later date. You can help by collecting these items. Donation drop off will be in July.
- Cops n Kids of Delaware Valley Book Drive: Beginning now through June 5th, Woodside is supporting Cops ‘n’ Kids of Delaware Valley, an organization dedicated to getting free books into the hands and homes of children. Donate new or gently used books for kids ages infant through 12 years old. Look for the collection bin in the lobby.
Through participation in literacy and community events, Cops ‘n’ Kids encourages positive relationships among children, police, firefighters, teachers, and those who serve our local communities. For more information visit their website. Prefer to donate cash to purchase books instead? Click here for the Cops N Kids campaign through Woodside Preschool.
- Habitat for Humanity - Bristol, PA: Seeking volunteers Wed - Sat at the Bristol build site! No experience necessary! Interested? Contact Craig Bryson at (267) 864-6587 or email
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Habitat ReStore - Langhorne, PA Store: Come once a month, week, or year! The choice is yours! Make your own hours! Help needed: sort donations, price merchandising, display donations, greet customers, and/or unload donations. There is something for everyone (ages 14+). No experience necessary! Contact: Jamie DelGiorno, Volunteer Coordinator at 215-822-2812 x313.
Ongoing Opportunities:
- Adopt a Family: Join the Sower’s Club at Woodside and for as little as $10 per month, you can financially help a family for 1 year. Email Cynthia Montes at
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- A Soldier’s Hands – Handwritten cards/letters needed: There are 50,000 Americans serving in bases in Germany. The goal is to send each of them a handwritten note and a star from a retired flag. Great service opportunity for families, scouts, schools, etc.! Drop off your letters/cards at Woodside. Questions? Email Trish Shallenberger at
- HELP Center – 194 Commerce Circle, Bristol, PA (all year round): Seeking volunteers to help unpack, inspect, and display donations in their “store” setting. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, with extended hours on the first Tuesday evening and the first Saturday of each month. Sign up here! United Way of Bucks Shifts
- Interfaith Food Alliance (IFA)/Backpack Center: Pantry Volunteers Needed: Serving children of the Morrisville School District, and their families. The pantry is open 4 days a month. 6 volunteers needed each open date. Assistance is needed with distribution, stocking shelves, accepting donations etc. If interested, please sign up here: SignUpGenius. We also maintain a list of people who are willing to be "on call" to help with carrying in donations when received, on an as needed basis. If you wish to be added to that list, please contact: Diane Casey, President, Interfaith Food Alliance -
or 215-595-5623.
- Neighborhood Food Drive: Host your own food drive right in your own neighborhood and deliver to a pantry of your choice! Email Sue Harris-Miller at
for a packet with instructions, tips, and tools! You can deliver to a pantry of your choice! See a list of pantries here!
- Red Cross: Donate at local drives! Find a blood drive here. Several held at Woodside throughout the year!
- Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK): Volunteers are needed during the weekdays – Positions open every weekday from 9:30 - 1 and 3 - 4:30. Please access the TASK registration calendar here to sign up for a shift: https://task.charityproud.org/VolunteerRegistration/Calendar/223
- Woodside Drivers: Food Pantry Delivery Volunteers Needed (all year round): Nonperishable food is donated each week and collected at Woodside where it supports 2 area food pantries - The Family Backpack Center, Morrisville and The Penndel Pantry, Penndel. Seeking volunteers to deliver the food. This can be once or as your schedule permits. A sign up email is generated every few months and you can pick your date(s). Deliveries to Penndel are Tuesday morning between 10am – 12pm. Deliveries to The Backpack center are on Tuesday evenings between 4pm – 8pm. You may pick up the food from Woodside on Tuesdays from 9am – 12pm. Please bring your own box/bin/bags to carry the food. Thank You! Food Pantry Delivery Sign Up
- Woodside’s Welcome Team: Seeking friendly, welcoming volunteers to greet folks on Sundays! Would you consider signing up one Sunday to help others feel welcome at Woodside? Email Rita at
for more info!
For any questions regarding any of the activities above call or email Sue Harris-Miller at 215-206-4890 or
Thank you!
