Serve with OMPC
As an active church, we encourage each member to participate in Worship and Service on a regular basis. The Mission of OMPC is to engage every neighbor with the surprising power of grace over the pew (within the walls of OMPC), over the fence (in our surrounding community and neighborhoods), over the mountain (in Birmingham), and overseas (all around the world!).
Connect with OMPC through serving within our church (Over the Pew), in our community (Over the Fence), in our city (Over the Mountain), and around the world (Overseas). Click the buttons below to find more opportunities within each area of service through OMPC.
Over the Pew
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Be a Seed Planter! Invest in the lives of our children on Sunday mornings and evenings on a regular basis throughout the year.
Serve Team: Serve on the Oak Kids Serve Team once/quarter (or more!) in our Nursery and Preschool Classrooms and for Oak Kids special events throughout the year.
Mustard Seeds Buddies: Serve as a Seed Planter with Mustard Seeds on Sunday mornings and/or evenings as a buddy to one of our Mustard Seeds children.
Click Here to sign up to serve our Children’s Ministry in any of the areas above!
Info: Barbara Lindsey, Children’s Ministry Director
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Serve in Youth Ministry through discipleship of our youth! Opportunities include:
Sunday Morning Youth Discipleship Teachers (12-24 teachers per year)
SrHi Discipleship Group Leaders (34 leaders per year)
JrHi Bible Study Leaders (4 leaders per year)
D-group Host Homes (17 homes)
Breakfast to Youth House during Sunday Morning Discipleship
Contact Marissa Williams for more information.
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Serve on Sunday mornings at OMPC! From the front door to the building, through the halls and to the Sanctuary, we need a team of people to serve as Greeters, helping people navigate their way around OMPC. Whether it’s a first-time guest or a long-time member, your friendly face helps set the tone for a welcoming environment on a Sunday morning!
Contact Dax Gibson for more information.
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OMPC’s Missions Team exists to: Expose, educate, equip, and engage OMPC to reach the nations, both locally & globally, primarily through partnership with holistic Reformed church planting/church multiplication ministries & missionaries.
The Missions Team meets on the second Thursday of each month.
Info: Morgan Nordyke, Missions Coordinator
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The Mercy Team is a ministry of the OMPC Diaconate and includes both deacons and lay members. This team has the privilege of wisely spending the Mercy Fund to minister to practical needs among our congregation and community.
Contact Shannon Sullivan for more information.
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Our goal as a production team is to serve humbly and excellently to help create an environment where others can experience the Lord intimately and free of distraction.
If you have a heart for serving Oak Mountain and an interest in technology - or if you are just curious about how we get those lights to do that thing - we want you on the production team. Our team typically serves one Sunday a month with a Wednesday evening rehearsal prior to your scheduled Sunday.
No experience or background in technology is required to join the team! We’ll teach you everything that you need to know to serve in a team environment that is both exciting and impactful.
Info: Wes Smith, Technical Director
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Are you gifted in singing or playing an instrument? Serve with the Worship Ministry!
Info: Jason Sears, Worship Minister
Over the Fence
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OMPC Missions Team is preparing to launch an ESL ministry to serve and welcome refugee and internationals in our community. We need a team to help make it happen!
We’re looking for people who are passionate about:
Teaching and tutoring English
Welcoming and building relationships with internationals
Helping with children and families
Hospitality and meals
Community outreach
You don't have to be an ESL teacher to be involved. If you have a heart to serve, welcome others, and help launch something new, there is a place for you.
Click Here to indicate your interest in serving with OMPC’s new
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FOSTER, ADOPTION & KINSHIP CARE MINISTRY
Porch Light seeks to provide community for OMPC members who are fostering children, to equip those desiring to foster, and to encourage those pursuing adoption.
Click Here to visit the Porch Light page to learn more about how you can serve in foster care and adoptive ministries.
Info: Becky Gibbens, Porch Light Ministry Coordinator
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The Diaconal Teams at OMPC include the Mercy Team, Disaster Response Team, and seasonal projects/groups (such as Angel Tree and Thanksgiving Boxes). These teams are great ways to show grace Over the Fence to those in our church body as well as those in our Community. For more information or to join any of these teams above, contact PD Mayfield.
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Oak Mountain Mission Ministries (OMM) was chartered with a simple vision: to demonstrate Christ’s love by providing relief to local families experiencing financial crisis. Located nearby in Pelham, OMM is officially celebrating its 25th year of dedicated service to families across Shelby and Jefferson counties
Click Here to visit their website for more info, and contact Shannon Sullivan to connect to serve.
Over the Mountain
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Rosedale Food Pantry: Rosedale Food Pantry started in 2020 when OMPC members Kelly Patrick & Cathy Hand started leaving food outside of businesses in the Rosedale community, drawing people in need and connecting them in relationship. Now, Rosedale Food Pantry continues to open the door to fellowship, prayer, and the practical help that grows out of deep relationships.
Click Here to learn about Rosedale, or connect with Shannon Sullivan to serve.
Royal Divinity Ministries: Royal Divinity serves western Birmingham by promoting healthy living and creating opportunities for social, economic, and educational growth. As a food ministry in a food desert, they partner with churches, senior centers, and community organizations to provide food to those in need.
South Park Baptist Church: OMPC has partnered with South Park Baptist for nearly 20 years, helping to meet physical needs while continuing to build relationships among both our congregations. Over the last several years, a group from OMPC helps to deliver food to members in the church community.
Click Here to learn more about Royal Divinity or contact Shannon Sullivan to connect to serve.
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Christian Service Mission connects resources with needs through partnerships that help communities thrive. By working alongside local churches, we support healthy food access, safe housing, resource sharing, and spiritual care, believing the Church is key to transforming Birmingham’s neighborhoods.
Click Here to connect with CSM, or contact Shannon Sullivan.
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UHCC is a gospel-centered ministry serving the Fairfield community of Birmingham, Alabama. Through discipleship, community development, leadership training, and practical mercy ministry, Urban Hope seeks to bring both spiritual and physical hope to those facing poverty, brokenness, and limited opportunities.
Click Here for more about UHCC, or contact Shannon Sullivan to connect to serve.
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Click Here to learn more about how to Serve alongside our US Ministry Partners listed below.
MINISTRIES:
Overseas
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OMPC is deeply engaged in almost every corner of the world - doing God’s work through planting churches, encouraging communities and creating Gospel-centered, grace movements so that hope and healing can become real for His people. Click the button below to indicate your interest in any of the short-term trips!
Info: globalgo@ompc.org
2027 SHORT-TERM TRIPS
March 22-27
Reynosa, Mexico Family TripMay 7-14
Forerunners Trip to Birmingham, EnglandMay 23-30
Tegucigalpa, HondurasJune 25- July 2
One Voice Washington D.C.July 9-16
Athens, Greece Medical TripJuly 26-August 1
London VBS Team with Katy BlackburnJuly 26-August 1
London Inspire TeamClick Here to request info.
Featured Service Opportunities
Mercy Ministry Opportunities
Each year, OMPC participates in serving our neighbors over the pew with Oak Mountain Missions through Angel Tree gifts and over the mountain with Christian Service Mission + Urban Hope through Thanksgiving Boxes. Prayerfully consider participating in one or both of these mercy opportunities this holiday season!
Thanksgiving Boxes: Our Mercy Team has committed to OMPC sponsoring 300 boxes. Each box costs $30 and will feed a family in Birmingham. Click the button to sponsor one or more boxes, which will be distributed by our ministry partners CSM and UHCC!
Angel Tree: Please sign up for the gift(s) you would like to contribute toward families through Oak Mountain Missions. Gifts should be brought to the church between November 29nd and December 4th. During the week, gifts can be dropped off at the receptionist's desk. On Sundays, please leave gifts by the Christmas trees in the Missions' area (B-C Commons) or downstairs by the Nursery desk. Please do not wrap your gift, but bring it in a bag labelled with the child's name and age. When possible, please include a gift receipt, especially for clothes and shoes. If you have any questions, email angeltree@ompc.org.
ESL at OMPC!
OMPC Missions Team is preparing to launch an ESL ministry to serve and welcome refugee and internationals in our community. We need a team to help make it happen!
We’re looking for people who are passionate about:
Teaching and tutoring English
Welcoming and building relationships with internationals
Helping with children and families
Hospitality and meals
Community outreach
You don't have to be an ESL teacher to be involved. If you have a heart to serve, welcome others, and help launch something new, there is a place for you.
SAVE THE DATES for ESL Training!
NOVEMBER 6, 5:00 - 9:00 pm & NOVEMBER 7, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
NURSERY/PRESCHOOL SERVE TEAM
As our church continues to grow, so does the number of children in our Nursery and Preschool classrooms on a Sunday morning! The Oak Kids Team invites you to serve alongside our paid staff during our morning services/classes to provide a safe and loving environment for all children in our care. If every member served once/quarter (4x a year!), we would not only be covered in number of serve team members, but we would see the Body of Christ at work among our entire congregation on Sunday mornings! Click the button below to sign up for your quarterly dates. Contact Angel Duke for more info.
FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, AND KINSHIP CARE MINISTRY
Porch Light is the Family Advocacy Ministry (FAM) for Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church.
James 1:27 describes "pure religion" as caring for orphans and widows in their affliction. This call extends to everyone, not just those who foster or adopt. Foster, adoptive, and kinship families need community support, and we all have a role to play.
If you'd like more information on serving, or are a foster, adoptive, or kinship family, please contact Becky Gibbens, our Porch Light Ministry Coordinator.