Job title:
Events Manager
Company
Job description
We are looking for a volunteer co-ordinator/ event planner for our Christianchurch. We are Lawrence Park Community Church, which is a progressiveProtestant church that belongs to the United Church of Canada. We are anaffirming congregation, which means that we welcome people of all genders,sexualities and races. We are an intellectually vibrant church with a passion forsocial justice. We are not a conservative or evangelical church. We are locatednear the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East and Bayview Avenue in Toronto (across the street from Sunnybrook Hospital).Our website address is: www.lawrenceparkchurch.ca. Church services can be seenon our YouTube channel. It would be a good idea to check us out online to decidewhether you are interested in the job.Job Summary
- The Volunteer Co-Ordinator would help us provide a welcoming environment to
all in-person participants at our church, aiming to build up a team of morevolunteers
- Planning and administration of regular and special events, some of which take
place after church, others in the evening ( dinners, concerts, etc…)
- Support the members of the Lawrence Park Community Church community and
staff in helping to deliver events on a regular basis (6-8 times per year)Duties And ResponsibilitiesMember Volunteer Recruitment:
- Be at 3 of 4 monthly Sunday morning church services (September through June)
getting to know members and recruiting to run coffee hour after the service. Helping with coffee time set up and shopping.
- Be present on Sundays from 9am to 1pm
- Flag the Ministers to new people who are attending and inform the Ministers of
members who need pastoral care.
- Keep informed of current opportunities and information to be able to provide
best practices and continue to nurture the team and current members.Event Management:
- Aim to run 6-8 events per year (expectation is about 20 hours of work per event)
- organize events, which means finding volunteers, doing the food shopping and
prepping for events, being at the event to make sure everything happens as itshould, and being present to wrap it up, on the day.
- manage the financials including agreeing a budget, and afterwards completing
records of finances and other details of what worked and should be changed fornext time.
- Onsite lead and organizer for all church events (eg. Christmas Market, music
concerts, occasional community lunches after services.)
Expected salary
Location
Toronto, ON
Job date
Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:06:55 GMT
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