Open Door
Ministry

Saturday Mornings
8:00 am -9:30am

For over 30 years our Open Door Ministry has sought to feed our unhoused friends, but it is more than simply delivering needed services. To welcome those in need means to see them, to see in their faces and their condition the image and likeness of God and the integrity of their goodness in creation. We will welcome them, greet them, and host them, giving to them all the dignity that God gives to all of Their creations. We belive doing this is an encounter with the divine, and we are not complete as human beings unless we are personally involved in such a service. There are many ways to serve at Open Door both big and small.

Volunteer Opportunities

These ministries are made possible through volunteer help of our members, individuals from Austin area and beyond, other church parishioners, school and local service groups.

SHIFTS INSIDE CHURCH BUILDING (WITH OTHER VOLUNTEERS)

  • Kitchen, 7-8 volunteers, 7:15-10am: make sandwiches, assemble lunch bags, clean up kitchen. 

  • Fig Leaf Stockroom/Runners, 7:30-10am: 2 stockroom volunteers sort clothes on 4th floor; 4-6 clothing runners fill clothing requests on 2nd and 4th floors (may occasionally go briefly outside unless you request to stay entirely inside).  

OUTSIDE IN PARKING LOT (WITH GUESTS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS)

  • Brunch Table, 4-5 volunteers, 7:30-10am: Help to distribute lunch bags and water bottles, clean up grounds.

  • Fig Leaf Tables: 3-4 volunteers, 7:30-10am. Distribute toiletry bags and clothing, count guests; help clean parking lot. 

  • Children 8 yrs and younger stay with an adult the whole time.