Serve

Woodside has a heart for mission! Where is God calling you to serve?

Current Opportunities:

  • The next Cast Your Cares mission in Kensington is Saturday April 6th, 2024. Meet at Woodside at 1:30 PM and carpool to Philly. There you will serve a meal to the most vulnerable, talk and pray with them, and return to Woodside approximately 6 PM. If you’d like to help with this mission or have questions, please contact John Hughes at . A special request for canned corn has been requested to restock the Cast Your Cares food pantyr. Thank you!
  • Habitat for Humanity work continues on the homes at St. Thomas and we are looking for volunteers on Saturday, April 6th, 2024.  If you are interested in participating, please sign-up using this link:  https://habitatbucks.volunteerhub.com/vv2/lp/woodsidechurch Questions? Contact Craig Bryson at

Ongoing Opportunities:

  • American Red Cross: Donate at local drives! Find a blood drive here. Several held at Woodside throughout the year!
  • A Soldier’s Hands – Handwritten cards/letters needed: Can you help connect with those serving in the military? The goal is to send each soldier 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 
  • Dinner Ministry (AHTN) at Woodside: Join us as we serve a meal to those in need monthly. Seeking volunteers to serve, clean up, and chat with our guests. Contact Mark Greco at for more information.
  • Habitat for Humanity - ReStore - Langhorne/Warminster Stores: Join the Woodside Habitat Crew at different times throughout the year serving at the stores! Contact Craig Bryson at
  • HELP Center – 194 Commerce Circle, Bristol, PA (all year round): Seeking volunteers to help unpack, inspect, and display donations in their “store” setting. Volunteers are needed daily. There are two ways to help! United Way of Bucks Shifts and Additional Shifts.
  • Interfaith Food Alliance (IFA)/Backpack Center: Morrisville United Methodist Church, W. Maple Ave., Morrisville: Pantry Volunteers Needed - to help with food distribution, stocking shelves, and accepting donations.  If interested, please sign up here!  Questions! Contact: Diane Coyle at . For addition information, visit: https://interfaithfoodalliance.com.
  • Snipes Farm, Morrisville, PA – Snipes Farm and its community partners deliver 70 percent of the farm’s produce to food pantries, senior centers, housing projects, & homeless shelters serving low-income, disabled and otherwise disadvantaged people in Bucks County, PA, Trenton, NJ and beyond. And they can use your help! Take a look HERE for many ways to volunteer!
  • Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK): Join volunteers from Woodside as they go to TASK several times per month to serve. Contact Helen Hughes at for more information.
  • 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 Here!
  • 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!
  • Your 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!

For any questions regarding any of the activities above call or email Sue Harris at 215-206-4890 or   Thank you!

Habitat Build

Woodside has a heart for mission. One of the highlights of 2019 was framing a Habitat House right in the parking lot.

A.S.P. Mission Trip

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Audio Visual Tech

With 4 Sunday services audio visual support is essential! Training is provided for the sound system, light board and camera equipment.

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Check out this list of options and select what interests you. Remember, you're not committing to serve in this area...just learn more about it.

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Bahamas Mission Trip

Senior high youth and adults have traveled to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island since 2004. The trip is currently scheduled for June 26-July 3, 2024. We work with Raoul and Karen Armbrister of Karazim Ministries. Work focuses on repairing homes...

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Dinner Ministry

The second Monday of every month the Dinner Ministry team prepares and serves a community meal in the Vineyard. Helpers are always needed to shop, prepare, serve and clean up the meal. The commitment level varies.

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Dominican Republic Mission Trip

Woodside has sent teams of missionaries to the Dominican Republic in the past for short-term mission projects.  We partner with the Foundation for Peace, an organization with staff, facilities and experience in the D.R. Our goal is to work...

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