Volunteer Opportunities

Would serving as a host to the homeless through our Interfaith Hospitality Network; serving meals at the Salvation Army; driving nails or painting at a Habitat House project; helping organize and distribute clothing at our Clothes Closet; preparing and delivering warm meals to shut-ins or volunteering at community shelters or ministry centers appeal to you? 

At First Presbyterian Church of Kingsport, you will fine a volunteer opportunity to satisfy every interest while making meaningful contributions to the lives of others.

For more information please contact our church office at (423) 245-0104 or just drop us an
e-mail.

Providing quality used clothing, shoes, and coats to families and individuals in our community with short term special needs or those who have difficulty making ends meet on a longer term basis. CLICK HERE for more information about the FPC Clothes Closet.

Working with Holston Habitat for Humanity, FPC actively participates in building affordable housing for families in need. With church funding and countless hours of volunteer labor, ten houses have been build in our community. It is truly rewarding to see the joy these houses bring to their new homeowner families. 

The church serves as one of a network of churches to house homeless families. Volunteers are needed, over a one week period, once a quarter, to set up classrooms for housing, to host guests and provide meals.

Inmates at the Sullivan County jail look forward to our church volunteer's weekly visits to distribute paperback and puzzle books. Historical novels and non-fiction paperbacks are most popular and are passed among the inmates. Puzzle books are also very popular. The church office gratefully accepts donations of used paperback and puzzle books any time. We are not, however,  permitted to distribute hard back books or magazines.  

The church's kitchen serves as a hub for Meals on Wheels. Lunches are prepared mornings, Monday through Friday, and volunteers pick up and deliver meals to people enrolled in the program.

Volunteers serve supper once a month at the local Salvation Army.

We support KCMC, a joint ministry of area churches which partners with people in crisis to meet their basic physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Volunteers are needed on a rotating basis as receptionists and also as interviewers/counselors.

Beyond the volunteer opportunities described above, First Presbyterian Church supports numerous local service agencies and food pantries and stands ready to respond to local and regional faith based service opportunities as they become available throughout the year. FPC also actively participants in national and international programs of Presbyterian Church, USA.