1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:15,440 Welcome to Hub City Vineyard. 2 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:23,060 To get connected or to give online, go to connect.hcv.church or give.hcv.church. 3 00:00:23,060 --> 00:00:27,360 If at any point during this message you feel called to make a change in your life, text 4 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,640 change me to 970-00. 5 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,240 Thank you and enjoy the message. 6 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,200 Good morning Hub City Vineyard. 7 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:35,200 It is Stephen. 8 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:42,600 I am here with Ms. Kelly and for this series, The Build Back, we are going to interview 9 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:48,280 volunteer leaders in our church just to see why they serve and in what ways do they serve. 10 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:54,480 So Ms. Kelly, my first question for you is what areas do you serve within Hub City Vineyard? 11 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:58,760 I think the easiest answer is what areas don't I serve. 12 00:00:58,760 --> 00:00:59,760 I love it here. 13 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,440 I am in the cafe serving you coffee. 14 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,200 I am at the kids area checking in the children. 15 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,440 Most recently I'm volunteering with the spaghetti dinner and the run. 16 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:13,640 Backpacks, Angel Tree and one of my favorite events from last year was Night to Shine. 17 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,320 So I'm definitely looking forward to that as well. 18 00:01:15,320 --> 00:01:16,320 That was awesome. 19 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:17,320 Yeah. 20 00:01:17,320 --> 00:01:18,320 That was awesome. 21 00:01:18,320 --> 00:01:19,320 Yep. 22 00:01:19,320 --> 00:01:25,480 You serve in so many capacities and how did you get into serving? 23 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:26,480 That's a good question. 24 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,640 So I'm pretty new in my walk in faith. 25 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:33,120 So in November, I think it was November 2022, I walked into Hub City Vineyard because I 26 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:34,400 knew I needed a community. 27 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,880 So I came in and it just instantly felt like home. 28 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:38,880 These are my people. 29 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:40,440 This is where I belong. 30 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:43,800 And through the course of the next few months, I went to team up and they're like, hey, this 31 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:44,800 is where you can serve. 32 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:46,960 So I said, okay, let me chill with the kids. 33 00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:49,200 Let me serve some coffee and see how that works. 34 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:53,800 And just getting to know everybody just fueled my passion to, okay, I need help here. 35 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:54,800 I need help here. 36 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,440 And I've got skills that I know the church that can use. 37 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:03,040 So it's been an exciting journey to meet everybody and get to know everybody through serving. 38 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,360 I know coffee and kids are two of our favorite things. 39 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:07,360 Yeah. 40 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,520 You need one for the other, right? 41 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,240 Why do you serve? 42 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:19,400 Why do you volunteer, give your time to, like why? 43 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:20,400 It fills me. 44 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:21,400 It makes me happy. 45 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:27,600 There's a total joy that's involved with serving other people and forming bonds and friendships. 46 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,960 And it's part of my walk in faith. 47 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:36,720 I learned from so many people about everything from the Bible to just living life here in 48 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:41,440 Hagerstown and what our needs are and helping to fill those needs and it just, it fills 49 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,840 something in my heart that makes me feel good. 50 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,680 For people that are kind of on the edge. 51 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:51,720 So let's think like you, November 2022. 52 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:57,440 What would you say to that, Ms. Kelly or to the person in our church that might be a little 53 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:58,440 on edge? 54 00:02:58,440 --> 00:02:59,440 Yeah. 55 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:00,440 Yeah, I get it. 56 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,400 When you walk in here, we're a big church where a lot of people, some of us are kind 57 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:03,400 of loud. 58 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:04,400 Yes. 59 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:14,680 So I think it's the perfect way to get to know people on a more intimate level and to 60 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,600 really understand why other people are at this church, why they're serving. 61 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:23,920 And as you volunteer and you get to know people, you know, it starts to be like, hey, you weren't 62 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:24,920 in church two weeks ago. 63 00:03:24,920 --> 00:03:25,920 You okay? 64 00:03:25,920 --> 00:03:26,920 What's going on? 65 00:03:26,920 --> 00:03:27,920 Can I pray for you? 66 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:29,960 Like you just get to know people at a smaller level. 67 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:34,720 And I truly think it makes it feel like our big church is truly not so big. 68 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,960 Like we're all such a family. 69 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:41,160 And through volunteering, I've been able to become part of that family. 70 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:48,520 Well, Ms. Kelly, thank you so much for empowering, equipping and challenging the people in our 71 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:49,520 church. 72 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:50,520 We love you. 73 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,480 We love everybody in the church. 74 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,160 And yeah, thank you and keep doing what you're doing. 75 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:58,160 You're so welcome. 76 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:14,600 And I'll see you guys when I serve you coffee.