We believe changed lives are at the heart of God's message to all. At Second Avenue UMC there are a number of ways to grow through living faithfully and thereby live out changed lives. There are many ways to grow in Christ. For any teams you may be interested in getting involved with, please contact the church office to get in touch with the team leader.

Spiritual Growth Opportunities - We share together on Sunday mornings with a number of CORE classes that we encourage everyone to take. At any given time there are other electives for individuals to be engaged in. Each class runs on a 7 week cycle.
Children's Spiritual Growth Opportunities- Children are the hope of the future. We encourage parents to get children involved early on in programs offered at the church such as Sunday School, Junior Church, Toddler Group (Fridays at 10:00am), and Vacation Bible School. We have nursery opportunities, and spiritual growth opportunities for all kids ages K-12th grade.

--	Nursery (from newborn – 3 years old)
--	The Beginner’s Class (4 years old – kindergarten)
--	Children of Faith Class (1st – 3rd grade)
--	Praise Kids Class (4th – 6th grade)
--	Junior/Senior High (7th – 12th grade)
--	Vacation Bible School (offered in the summer for children grades K-12)

Bible 101 – This class incorporates teaching and discussion through an overview of Scripture and how it applies to our lives.
Contagious Christian – This course, based on Bill Hybels book “How to Become a Contagious Christian”, takes a challenging look at how much people matter to God and how we can reach out to persons who don’t know Christ.
Bible 101 Class – Sunday Mornings at 9:30 in the balcony area
Disciple Bible Studies - Comprehensive Bible studies running 32 weeks of the year. These classes begin in the fall and run through the end of the following spring. Classes exist for a complete Bible overview as well as specified Biblical books.

Hope Chest - Clothing Drive to serve our neighbors in need.
Mission Trip - Each year we focus on a week-long mission trip where we live together in community while working on various work projects. We attempt to put faithful living into direct practice as we live in community together.
Kangaroo Club
The ROCK (Reaching Out for Christ's Kids) - This after school program meets each Wednesday night from 4:30PM-7:00PM during the school year. This program has grown tremendously over the years and serves roughly 60-75 kids each week in K-12th grades. In addition to providing recreation, learning, nutritional opportunities, the ROCK provides mentor opportunities for the children through a Kids' Kangaroo Klub! Volunteers are always needed for this important community ministry!
Community Outreach - Grow in Christ my serving your community by volunteering or helping with one of our various community outreach projects:

--	Block Party - Each August we organize a community-wide block party. This event requires the help of the entire church body as it involves a yard sale, food for sale, baked goods sale, street games, silent auctions, and much much more.
--	Nurture and Senior Services - Each week various opportunities exist for our seniors, including a weekly Wednesday morning Bible study, Wednesday morning breakfast gatherings, and Thursday morning fellowship opportunities. We also encourage visitation teams for shut-ins, hospital patients, and those in need. Additionally, we provide meals to anyone in need, whether health-related or distress-related.
--	Witness/Outreach - This ministry team focuses on meeting, loving, and relating to our neighbors in meaningful ways. We attempt to share Christ through meaningful relationships.
--	Community Restoration - This team of individuals explores all of the "hands on" opportunities that can occur in our immediate community. Whether fix-up projects, clean-up projects, resource sharing, tutoring sessions, or simply meeting with our neighbors, this team helps us to live out Jesus in tangible ways with those who need a touch of Christ's love.
--	Lenten Dinners - Each Lenten season the church shares in Lenten dinners on Friday nights from 4:30PM-7PM. These dinners have become a local phenomenon in which hundreds of people from the community and the church come together to fellowship and to raise financial support our youth ministry.

Ad Council
Vision Team - This team looks not only at the current ministries of the church, but also prayerfully considers where the church needs to go in the future. This team spends time imagining all the ways we can open ourselves to God's movement among us and how to make the dreams for the future a reality. Faithfulness to Christ is the overriding factor in all vision discussion and brainstorming.
Finance Team
Nominating Team
Trustees
Childrens' Ministry - Caring volunteers are always needed and welcome to support, guide and instruct our children during our various children and youth activities. Children are the hope of the future. Opportunities are available during Sunday School, Junior Church, Toddler Group, and Vacation Bible School. We have nursery opportunities, and spiritual growth opportunities for all kids ages K-12th grade.
Youth Ministry - Our youth are important. We have a committed team of youth counselors who meet each Sunday night from 6-8PM for times of recreation, prayer, learning, and sharing.
Art Team - This team utilizes those with gifts in the arts, particularly those with skills in drawing, painting, and creativity. This team helps to advertise in creative ways all of the ministries going on in the church. The art team also helps to present the vision of the church in visible and unique ways to people inside and outside of the church.
Music Ministry Team - This team leads us in musical moments of worship during worship services. This ministry is overseen by Pete Harry, our music director, and practices as a group on a weekly basis.
Drama Team - This team practices and utilizes elements of drama that compliment the overall message and theme of the worship service.
Dance Team - We can praise God in many ways. The dance team offers a unique way of encouraging freedom in worship and also adds another element of meaning in our worship experience.
Greeters - These individuals welcome people into worship and also provide helpful information to those coming into the service. Greeters are positioned both inside the church and outside to help anyone in need as they join us in worship.
Scripture Readers - These individuals share in the reading of God's word before the entire congregation during the service each week.
Altar Committee - This team assists with appropriate decoration and preparation within the worship space each week depending upon the message being shared in the worship time. Much of the work done on this team is done behind the scenes.
Sound Team - These individuals oversee the entire sound quality of the worship service and assist with audio equipment as needed. This team assists the music, dance, and drama teams in both rehearsal and worship times.
Worship Team - Each week this group gathers to discuss, pray, and envision future worship gatherings. Each worship service is planned, evaluated and prayed for by this team of individuals.
Video and Powerpoint Team - These individuals assist with the video element at worship services including operating the power point presentations and assisting with video equipment.
Web Design and Maintenance - This is a growing need in our worship time. Second Avenue United Methodist Church's online presence has shown its importance in reaching seekers of Christ and providing information on our vision and events to both seekers and beleivers.
Praise Team
Choir/Bell Choir
Communion Servers
Counters
Prayer Team - Prayer is the cornerstone of what we are about. This group meets regularly to lift up concerns and joys of the church, along with faithfulness to God's vision for our lives.