Davis Community Church

Davis Community Church
412 C Street, Davis, California 95616
Phone: 530-753-2894, Email:
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Beloved of God, Let Us Love
(for more on what that means to us, see our vision and values statements)

Opportunities for Service and Ministry

There are countless ways to be of service at DCC. Do you want to drive seniors to church on Sunday? Do you want to paint a classroom, organize a kitchen, pull weeds or call newcomers? Do you enjoy cooking, music, planning, photography or community service? Whatever it is, we will match up your gifts with one of our ministries. Feel free to contact the person listed or complete a lay ministry survey and you will be contacted as we are able to match a need to your unique gifts. We are always looking for other ways to bring Good News to the world .

Opportunities for Mission Within DCC

Annual Blood Drive
If you would like to help with this drive please call Vickie Ito or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Care Teams
Team members help individuals who need help with the activities of daily such as gardening, home chores, transportation, outings, errands, etc. For more information, please contact Betty Lou Schultz or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Flower Guild
Flower Guild volunteers use their creative talents to decorate the sanctuary for Christmas and Easter. Throughout the year, the Flower Guild arranges for flowers to decorate the chancel area. For more information, please contact Karen Ruan or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Home Communion
Pastors and elders take communion to home bound members or those in care homes who are unable to attend the first-Sunday of the month communion services. If you have ever been ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church, this ministry would welcome your service. For more information, please contact Sharon Neilson or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Landscape and Grounds Maintenance
This ministry of service to the church maintains the grounds of DCC. Everyone is welcome to help by just showing up ready to work between 9:00 AM and noon on the first Saturday of the month.o long-term committments necessary! For those interested in commiting to this ministry and/or serving more than on morning a month, responsibility for maintaining specific areas of the grounds may be arranged. For more information, please contact James Harris or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Library Guild
Volunteers are needed to re-shelve books, enter data into the database, and serve as a library host between worship services (9:30 to 10:00 and 11:00 to 11:30 AM) For more information, please contact Donna Caldwell or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Meals Ministry
Provide a meal to a family in need at a time of crisis. For more information, please contact Joan Barrett or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Memorial Receptions
Assist with refreshments for mourners after a memorial service. For more information, please contact Mary Kay or the church office at 530-753-2894. Prayer Chain
Provide prayer support for people in need. For more information, please contact JoAnn Diel at the church office, 530-753-2894.

Rides Ministry
Help members who are temporarily or permanently unable to drive by providing a ride to church, a class, a doctor’s appointment, etc. For more information, please contact Nigel Blampied or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Soup ‘n Song
Assist with set up, serving lunch, and clean up for the Soup and Song fellowship for seniors. For more information, please contact Janet Day or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Stephen Ministry
One way in which Davis Community Church’s vision, Beloved of God, let us love, is carried out is through the Stephen Ministry program. It is a one-to-one ministry. For over twelve years, DCC has had an active program. Lay persons are trained to become careful, loving listeners who bring Christ’s healing power to those who are hurting. They keep all conversations confidential. Stephen Ministers make a long-term commitment to walk alongside another who is going through a transition in their life such as divorce, loss of a loved one, depression, job loss, struggling with their faith, childbirth, terminal illness, surgery, legal problems and other difficulties for as long as needed. If you are interested in serving as a Stephen Minister, establishing a relationship with a Stephen Minister, or simply want more information about DCC's Stephen Ministry; please call Reverend Mary Lynn Tobin at 530-753-2894.

Sunday School Teachers
Each year a group of adults feel called to share their faith with the children of DCC as Sunday School Teachers. A rich curriculum and peer support, together with the teachers’ creativity make for a successful Sunday School program. For more information, please contact Reverend Tricia Hill or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Sunday Sextons
Sunday Sextons take turns arriving early to open the church facilities and get it ready to receive the congregation. The sextons also lock the doors after the services, handle lighting, heating and cooling, audio equipment, and Sunday bulletins. For more information, please contact Karl Reinking or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Ushers and Greeters
Ushers and Greeters take turns serving on Sunday mornings to make DCC a welcoming and comfortable place for vistors. For more information, please contact Laura Lacy or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Visitation Ministry
Members bake or deliver a plate of cookies and visit with those who are unable to be in church at Christmas time. Easter lilies are delivered to members who are unable to attend church on Easter Sunday. Other members visit people in convalescent homes or take them a blooming bulb to brighten a dreary day in March. Call Betty Lou Schultz or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Youth Ministry
The Youth Ministry Team is a covenant community of adults and youth whose gifts are to accompany young people whether it be by teaching, praying, going camping, planning mission trips, helping with fund-raising, serving as confirmation mentors, playing music, providing hospitality or just sitting and listening. Together they live out Romans 12:4-8 by sharing many gifts. A heart for teens and a love for sharing your experience of God are prerequisites. For more information, please the church office at 530-753-2894.

Service to the Community and World

Brown Bag Lunch Program
Faithful volunteers serve brown bag lunches to needy people each weekday. For information about his program, please contact the church office at 530-753-2894.

Campus Ministry and Beyond
DCC's campus ministry, called "CA House" or Cal Aggie Christian Association, offers numerous service opportunities for both students and non-students. For students, CA House offers the Acorn Mentoring Program (which brings UCD students to Sacramento to mentor young people), affiliates with Grace-in-Action (an ecumenical ministry to the homeless in Davis and Yolo County), and coordinates Habitat for Humanity work days, in addition to many other service and justice projects. For non-student adult laypersons, CA House welcomes applications to its Board of Directors and Endowment Board, appreciates congregation members who can provide valuable campus connections, invites congregation members to bake cookies and make welcome baskets and the like for students, needs assistance with yard work and maintenance of the house, and of course welcomes financial pledges to steward the ministry. For more information, please contact Associate Campus Minister Reverend Greg McGonigle at associate@cahouse.org or 530-753-2000.

Grace House/Grace-in-Action
Grace-in-Action is a non-profit, faith-based, outreach ministry designed to serve the needs of the un-sheltered homeless in Yolo County by providing spiritual companionship, food, clothing, and access to health related resources and church-sponsored rest and respite. For more information, please see the Grace-in-Action web site, or contact Cindy Burger at 530-792-1053 or cindyb@grace-in-action.org

Health Ministries
Join a small group in visioning what we might be doing in the area of health ministries at DCC. For more information, please contact Audrey Lippman or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Peace and Justice Group
This is a group of DCC folks who are concerned about peace and justice issues on the local, national and international level. Our group sponsors projects and educational offerings at DCC, co-sponsors interfaith community events and provides support and fellowship within its membership. We are connected to PCUSA programs dealing with hunger, peacemaking and the environment. We meet on the second Sunday of the month in the Fireside Room at 12:30p.m. To get on the group e-mail list or for more information, please contact Tom or Joanne Haller or the church office at 530-753-2894.

Stephen Ministers make a long-term commitment to walk alongside another who is going through a transition in their life such as divorce, loss of a loved one, depression, job loss, struggling with their faith, childbirth, terminal illness, surgery, legal problems and other difficulties for as long as needed.

If you are interested in serving as a Stephen Minister, establishing a relationship with a Stephen Minister, or simply want more information about DCC's Stephen Ministry; please call Marian Derby, Lisa Yamauchi, JoAnn Deil, Mary Lynn Tobin, or the church office at 530-753-2894.

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