Cleaning Chair: Bill Scroggins

Deacon & Cleaning Ministry

Duties & Responsibilities

The Deacon & Cleaning Ministry role reflects a commitment to both Christian service and faithful care of God’s house. Through service as a Deacon and participation in the Cleaning Ministry, this individual helps support the spiritual, practical, and physical needs of Cedar Grove Christian Church.

Deacon — Duties & Responsibilities

The Deacons Ministry cooperates with the Senior Pastor, Elders, and church leadership in promoting the spiritual growth, unity, and welfare of Cedar Grove Christian Church. Deacons serve the congregation through worship, fellowship, compassion, and dedicated Christian service.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Greet and welcome members, visitors, and worshippers.

• Assist in maintaining an orderly, welcoming, and respectful worship environment.

• Prepare and distribute the Lord’s Supper (Communion).

• Assist with the blessing, collection, and presentation of offerings as assigned.

• Support stewardship efforts, financial canvasses, and approved church fundraising activities.

• Minister to members and families during times of sickness, hospitalization, bereavement, hardship, and other needs.

• Assist candidates in preparing for baptism.

• Assist with baptisms, funerals, special worship services, and other church programs as needed.

• Participate in visitation and congregational care when appropriate.

• Support the Senior Pastor, Elders, and church leadership in carrying out the mission and ministry of the church.

• Work cooperatively with fellow Deacons and other church ministries.

• Demonstrate faithfulness, humility, confidentiality, compassion, dependability, and a servant’s heart.

• Perform other duties assigned in accordance with the established practices of Cedar Grove Christian Church.

Cleaning Ministry — Duties & Responsibilities

As a member of the Cleaning Ministry, this individual helps maintain a clean, orderly, safe, and welcoming environment for worship, fellowship, ministry activities, and special events.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Assist with cleaning and maintaining the sanctuary, fellowship areas, classrooms, restrooms, offices, kitchen, and other designated church spaces.

• Help prepare church facilities before worship services, meetings, programs, and special events.

• Assist with cleaning and restoring church areas following services and events when needed.

• Help ensure commonly used areas are clean, organized, and welcoming for members and visitors.

• Assist with maintaining and properly storing cleaning supplies and equipment.

• Notify the Cleaning Ministry President or appropriate church leadership when cleaning supplies are needed.

• Report maintenance, safety, or facility concerns to the appropriate church leadership.

• Work cooperatively with other Cleaning Ministry members and volunteers.

• Provide additional cleaning assistance for funerals, weddings, fellowship activities, special programs, and other church events when needed.

• Help encourage respect and proper care for church facilities and property.

• Follow appropriate safety practices when using cleaning products and equipment.

• Serve faithfully and respectfully, recognizing the Cleaning Ministry as an important part of the overall ministry of the church.

Purpose

Through service as both a Deacon and member of the Cleaning Ministry, this individual helps care for God’s people and God’s house.

The Deacon role provides spiritual and practical service to the congregation, while the Cleaning Ministry helps ensure Cedar Grove remains a clean, safe, organized, and welcoming place for worship, fellowship, and ministry.

Together, these responsibilities demonstrate that every area of service contributes to the continued growth, welfare, and mission of Cedar Grove Christian Church.

Scripture

“For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
— 1 Timothy 3:13 (KJV)