--- title: Volunteer | Central Presbyterian Church description: The gospel makes us a church for the city, and we seek to meet the needs of our city by commissioning cultural engagement, embodying hospitality, demonstrating presence, loving our neighbors, and seeking the common good. last_updated: '2026-07-31' --- ### The gospel makes us a church for the city, and we seek to meet the needs of our city by commissioning cultural engagement, embodying hospitality, demonstrating presence, loving our neighbors, and seeking the common good. * * * ![Bowery Mission Service Saturday volunteer opportunity](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/centralchurchnyc-uploaded/volunteer_opportunities/images/000/000/001/original/bowery-mission-widget.jpg?1566242760) ### Bowery Mission Service Saturday * * * The third Saturday of every month, Central provides a worship service followed by dinner at the Bowery Mission, a not-for-profit serving our homeless neighbors. Twaambo Moyo [tmoyo@centralchurchnyc.org](mailto:tmoyo@centralchurchnyc.org) [Sign Up](http://vhub.at/centralchurch) ![Reading Buddies volunteer opportunity](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/centralchurchnyc-uploaded/volunteer_opportunities/images/000/000/010/original/Reading_Buddies_2.png?1754437674) ### Reading Buddies * * * During the school year, join us Monday afternoons from approximately 4:15-5:30 p.m. at The Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center (415 E 93rd St) to tutor grade-school students. Kirstin Van de Water [kristin.m.vandewater@gmail.com](mailto:kristin.m.vandewater@gmail.com) [Sign Up](mailto:kristin.m.vandewater@gmail.com) ![Safe Families for Children volunteer opportunity](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/centralchurchnyc-uploaded/volunteer_opportunities/images/000/000/002/original/SafeFamilies.png?1761844969) ### Safe Families for Children * * * Safe Families for Children connects individuals in our church with families in New York City who are isolated and struggling by providing friendship and support. Jamie Knauss [jbknauss4@gmail.com](mailto:jbknauss4@gmail.com) [Find Out More](mailto:jbknauss4@gmail.com) ![YoungLives volunteer opportunity](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/centralchurchnyc-uploaded/volunteer_opportunities/images/000/000/012/original/YoungLives_Camp_%285%29.png?1790357393) ### YoungLives * * * The second Saturday of each month, volunteers from Central provide childcare for Heart & Table, a gathering from 12:30-3 p.m. that creates a welcoming, Christ-centered space where pregnant and parenting teens can share a meal, build community, and grow in their faith. Twaambo Moyo [tmoyo@centralchurchnyc.org](mailto:tmoyo@centralchurchnyc.org) [Sign Up](https://forms.gle/LtEEh1JjAY9PoRo77) ![Set-Up & Ushering volunteer opportunity](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/centralchurchnyc-uploaded/volunteer_opportunities/images/000/000/004/original/Sunday_Service_Volunteering.png?1771514867) ### Set-Up & Ushering * * * Once a month, help one of our three Sunday services run smoothly by greeting, ushering, passing the offering plate, setting up for communion, and jumping in wherever needed! Twaambo Moyo [tmoyo@centralchurchnyc.org](mailto:tmoyo@centralchurchnyc.org) [Find Out More](mailto:tmoyo@centralchurchnyc.org) ![Meal Prep & Hospitality volunteer opportunity](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/centralchurchnyc-uploaded/volunteer_opportunities/images/000/000/011/original/Fellowship_Hour_copy.png?1693591935) ### Meal Prep & Hospitality * * * Our Meal Prep and Hospitality Team plays a vital role in fostering a welcoming community at Central by facilitating fellowship meals after each of our three Sunday services. Twaambo Moyo [tmoyo@centralchurchnyc.org](mailto:tmoyo@centralchurchnyc.org) [Find out more](mailto:tmoyo@centralchurchnyc.org) ![Children's Ministry Teams volunteer opportunity](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/centralchurchnyc-uploaded/volunteer_opportunities/images/000/000/005/original/2s_and_3s.png?1771512932) ### Children's Ministry Teams * * * Join a monthly team to help disciple and build relationships with Central's children! Children's programming runs during all three services for ages 6 months to 5th grade. Christina Nichols [children@centralchurchnyc.org](mailto:children@centralchurchnyc.org) [Find Out More](mailto:children@centralchurchnyc.org) ![Youth Ministry volunteer opportunity](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/centralchurchnyc-uploaded/volunteer_opportunities/images/000/000/006/original/Youth_Volunteering.png?1771514358) ### Youth Ministry * * * Central’s Youth Ministry is a community of middle school students (6th-8th grade) and high school students (9th-12th grade) who meet on a weekly basis for a meal and bible study. Rafa Oliveira [roliveira@centralchurchnyc.org](mailto:roliveira@centralchurchnyc.org) [Find Out More](mailto:roliveira@centralchurchnyc.org) ![Take Them a Meal volunteer opportunity](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/centralchurchnyc-uploaded/volunteer_opportunities/images/000/000/007/original/Take_Them_a_Meal.png?1771514432) ### Take Them a Meal * * * In the spirit of hospitality, Central has long participated in providing meals — home-cooked or ordered — to members who have experienced a major life event such as surgery or the birth of a child. Ryan Kang [ryankdc@gmail.com](mailto:ryankdc@gmail.com) [Sign Up](https://centralchurchnyc.tpsdb.com/OnlineReg/62) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.