You’re never more like Jesus than when you are giving and when you are serving!
You’re never more like Jesus than when you are giving and when you are serving!That’s why serving is a core value at ERBC. Serving is not just something you do; as followers of Christ, we are called to be servants.
“The greatest among you must be a servant!” – Matthew 23:11.
Jesus demonstrated this very scripture in his action as he washed the feet of his disciples (John 13:14–17), as he healed the sick (Matthew 4:23) and fed the poor (Luke 9:10-17), and even as he died for us upon the cross (John 19:28-30). These are just a few examples of the constant servant leadership that Jesus exemplified throughout his life.
Moreover, Jesus said the most important commandment is to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:36-40). These two commandments are intertwined. To love God fully, we must indeed love our neighbor.
In Matthew 25, Jesus explains further: “Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’”
Serving others glorifies God by ultimately pointing to God’s unwavering love for our neighbor and our love for both God and our neighbor. This is what being a Christian is all about: Loving and glorifying God.
If you are not yet serving somewhere, or would like to serve more, please take a look at the serve opportunities below.
We have both in-house and outreach service opportunities, so take your pick!
And there is always enough room for more volunteers, so don’t be shy and let us know what you feel called to help with! If you see an opportunity you would like to know more about or sign up for, please fill out the Serve Interest Form at the bottom of this page.
Serve @ the ERBC Campus!
There are a lot of ways you can volunteer on campus and help share the love of God!
If you’re interested in serving, please take a look at the opportunities below and fill out our “Serve Request” form at the bottom of the page.
Welcome Ministries
Do you like meeting and greeting people? Help make ERBC the friendliest place around! Serve as a Greeter, an Information Host, or help us with Guest Follow-up!
Hospitality Ministries
Food and church just go together! Help make ERBC hospitable by serving in our “Higher Grounds” coffee house or serving meals during special events.
Technical Ministries
Do you have technical skills? Serve with our audio/visual team, and provide behind-the-scenes support for our worship services, or provide technical support for our computers, phones and other office equipment.
E-Rock Kids Ministry
Serve in the E-ROCK KIDS Ministry! Help care for babies, lead and/or teach children’s small groups, shop and organize for us, and more!
Student Ministries
Invest in the young people of ERBC! Serve as a leader in our Junior High or High School youth groups on Sunday mornings, Wednesday evenings, or at events.
Worship Art Ministries
Use your musical, creative gifts to bless the church by singing or playing with the worship teams, serving on our drama team, taking church event photos, shooting/editing videos, or serving in other artistic ways.
Support Ministries
Are you organized, helpful, and prefer to serve behind-the-scenes? Consider using your skills to provide support to our pastors and office staff. Assist with stuffing bulletins, making copies, organizing supplies or serving in other ways.
Serving Highlight
While we offer all kinds of opportunities to be involved in serving here at our church, we also like to celebrate our members who are making a difference in the community beyond our walls. We celebrate with Stella Miyashiro whose serving was recently highlighted in an issue of the magazine published by Glendale Adventist Medical Center (read page 19).
ERBC Outreach: Want to bless the world with us?
Come help us serve the people of Los Angeles and beyond!
Check out the outreach opportunities below and fill out a “Serve interest” form below!
Servant Evangelism
ERBC reaches out through Servant Evangelism– intentional acts of kindness with the expressed purpose of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. If you enjoy serving people and sharing your faith, this is the ministry for you!
Care Ministries
Come and see how you can get involved in one of the most rewarding ministries! Care Ministries volunteers help set up Baptisms, Communion, visit those who are hospitalized or home-bound, and more.
Street Kitchen
On the 3rd Saturday of every month, Street Kitchen serves a hot breakfast to those who experience homelessness in downtown Los Angeles, in Jesus’ name.
Living Water International
Want to be part of a well installation team? ERBC partners with Living Water International and assist in well installations around the world! Help build a well, teach hygienic lessons, or participate in various other ways!
Commission on Compassion
Commission on compassion is a holistic ministry to the deaf and the deaf/blind to help improve their quality of life. ERBC partners with C.O.C. by helping maintain their facilities and encouraging their staff and residents.
Love Share
Join us as we demonstrate Christ’s love through our visitation ministry to our homebound congregants and loved ones. We meet every Tuesday morning from 10:30 a.m.to 12:00 p.m. For more information or to add someone to our visitation list please contact Hortensia Aguilar.
Children’s Hunger Fund
Children around the world are hungry and living in poverty. We partner with Children’s Hunger Fund to deliver help and the hope of the gospel locally and globally. Join us on-site at a Children’s Hunger fun outreach or by contributing through Operation Food Pak.
Elizabeth House
Elizabeth House is a shelter for homeless pregnant women and their children, located in Pasadena. Support this outreach by using your counseling, teaching or technical skills to serve the women of Elizabeth House.
CarePortal
CarePortal exists to care for hurting children in the foster care system and families in crisis. Your involvement enables us to meet real-time needs with the generous love of Jesus by providing everyday materials like diapers, cribs or bunk beds, or other supplies.
Are you unsure of where you belong when it comes to service opportunities?
Take the Spiritual Gifts Test and see what your natural, God-given gifts are!
Every Christian is blessed with Spiritual Gifting from God!
1 Corinthians 12:4-11 states,
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.“
So what Spiritual Gifts has God bless you with? Take the Spiritual Gifts Test to find out!