Service Opportunities
Epiphany offers many opportunities to serve, both internally (to our congregation) and externally (in our community, our nation, and our world.) Here are just a few examples.
Internal Ministries
Our Music Ministry provides all singing and accompaniment for our worship services.
Lay Readers/Chalice Bearers assist with the Sunday readings and serving Communion, while Greeters/Ushers welcome everyone to church and offer any necessary assistance.
Our Green Thumb ministry cares for the plants and flowers that adorn our sanctuary, and Hospitality takes care of all receptions, suppers and fellowship events.
Church Family Helpers provide meals and transportation for church members in need. Our Sunshine Ministry sends greeting cards on birthdays and anniversaries.
Prayer Chain is a network of men and women who intercede regularly for whatever need is brought before them. Prayer Ministry is privately available to anyone following each of our services. A prayer list is published weekly for use by all our parishioners.
Outreach Ministries
Mission and outreach is a vital part of Epiphany as we seek to share the compelling truth of Jesus Christ. Five percent of our annual budget is spent on evangelism, outreach and mission activities, such as:
Anglicans for Life works to support all pro-life ministries in the area.
Celebration of Children ensures that several dozen children in foster homes have gifts at Christmas time.
Our Eustis Heights ministry is a mentoring and outreach mission to Eustis Heights Elementary School.
We work with Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) to reach out to high school sports teams in our area. We are currently working with the Eustis High School Baseball team to feed them physically and spiritually before their games.
Other Ministries and Initiatives
Vacation Bible School
Each summer Vacation Bible School attracts 30 to 40 children from ages 4 to 10. They meet for one week from 9 a.m. until noon each day, hearing Bible stories, learning songs, playing games, and enjoying snacks. Watch for details for VBS 2020! [Download forms here.]
Food Bank
Eustis Heights Elementary School has a food bank for its families and students. We collect food items for the school, which distributes our donated food to school families in need.
Thanksgiving Baskets
We gather food donations and provide Thanksgiving Dinner boxes for families in need who attend Eustis Heights Elementary School, including canned hams purchased from cash donations.
Baby Bottles
Each year, the Life’s Choices ministry provides baby bottles to be filled with coins by church members, from Mother’s Day until Father’s Day. Funds are donated back to Life’s Choices.
Coming soon
Steve and his wife Amanda have been married for 20 years and have five children. Steve is a firm believer in the Holy Spirit’s ability to transform people from the inside-out and has a passion for accurately communicating the Gospel through expository (verse-by-verse) preaching. After completing eight years of service in the U.S. Army with two combat tours to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he attended Liberty University for his Undergraduate and Graduate studies.
With more than 40 years of experience volunteering in church offices, Cheryl is an invaluable contributor for all the little things that otherwise might fall through the cracks. She and her husband, Dave, moved from Massachusetts to Tavares in 2005 and she is often found at the church office asking, “Is there anything I can do to help?”
Sharon has been attending Epiphany for more than 10 years and helps with the details of our worship services. Her biggest gift … she is a true encourager, who tries to love and serve Christ, love and serve others in Christ, and love and serve the world for Christ.
A passion for equipping children to become faithful followers of Christ is what drives Tami. Providing support, encouragement and opportunities to help kids grow to love God, Tami has been serving our children for more than 10 years. Tami and her husband, Ed, a Border Patrol agent, have two amazing children: Morgan and Christian.
Matt has had a passion for music since he was a kid. Growing up in Church choirs, running worship for youth groups and mission trips, for him, music and serving the Lord have always gone hand in hand. Matt and his wife, Jeanne, recently had their second child. When he isn’t working or playing music, he’ll probably be found in the gym, fishing, or under his project car.
Debbie has been with Epiphany since its inception and oversees all the details of our services. She and her husband, Peter, live in Sorrento with two children, two grandchildren, two cats, three dogs and a potbelly pig!
Rob has been a Mount Dora resident since 1975 and was an insurance agent for State Farm for 35 years before “retiring” in 2010. He now hunts, fishes, plays a little golf when the urge hits, and does an extraordinary job of keeping everything about Epiphany clean and working beautifully.