Our Ministries

Here at The R.O.C.K., we believe and teach that every Kingdom citizen is called to serve and minister. In fact, serving others is one of the drivers of living in the Kingdom of God. We serve God by serving others – our R.O.C.K. partners and guests, and then community. We invite all R.O.C.K. partners to get involved in service and become a R.O.C.K. Servanteer! Opportunities to serve in ministry opportunities are HYBRID opportunities (physical and virtual).

Where Do You Fit Best?

We have a number of ministries designed to match your gifts and passions.

Check out ANY of the spiritual gifts below to see which one meets your interests and skillsets!

Evangelism

Serving

Mercy

Teaching

Administration

Prophecy

Exhortation

Shepherding

Giving

Take your spiritual gifts assessment and see which ministry matches your gifts!

Evangelism

Many avenues exist so you can carry out the gift of evangelism. Visitation programs are the most obvious. You may enjoy visiting juvenile detention centers or jails, going door-to-door, going to orphanages and shelters for women or the homeless, and of course, following up on visitors in their homes. Your gift is a plus for leading people to Christ during an invitation or altar call. You could participate in special evangelistic efforts, such as fairs and other events. Your gift also fits well in church planting, on Gospel teams, immigrant ministry, men’s or women’s conferences, and many public speaking ministries.

College Campus

Opportunities include: Events Coordination, Follow-Up, Administration

The College Campus Ministry serves the college students who are a part of The R.O.C.K. and others who are on local college campuses. This ministry assists with the spiritual development of our college students and increasing visitorship from the colleges to our worship services.

Transportation (Shuttle/Train)

Opportunities include: Drivers, Administration, Follow-Up

The Transportation Team ensures that every large group of ROCK partners and guests have some means of transport to and from worship services. The transportation team ensures that the KKW train is manned for our guests’ children to ride in style to the KKW building.

Evangelism/Invitation Ministry

Opportunities include: Events Coordination, Marketing, Communications, Follow-Up

To intentionally engage 7 days a week in evangelism through canvassing, family and friends day, and other special invitation events. To oversee activities and organizational duties related to the planning and advertising of special events.

Culinary Team

Culinary Team opportunities include the following: Prepping and cooking meals in our commercial kitchen, the FD's Express Food Truck, and FD's Famous Burgers & Chicago-Style Wings

Do you love to cook? The Culinary Team provides an atmosphere for food, fellowship, and relationship-building amongst the congregation and guests. To create revenues to assist in addressing the financial needs of the ministry, while providing customers quality meals at an affordable price. The Culinary Team is responsible for cooking and serving meals for specific events and after services at FD's Famous Burgers & Chicago-Style Wings.

Volunteer Staff

Volunteer Staff Opportunities: Content Developer, Promotions, Customer Service, Data Collection, Entry & Management

Put your skill sets to use as an extension of the ROCK/DCKM employee team! We need you in the areas of: graphic design, social media promotion, printing and production, writing, editing, audio/video production, reception, administration, customer service, sales, and data entry and management (collecting, entering, and scrubbing data received across various software platforms, ensuring accuracy of data for diverse visitor and member follow-up processes).

Photography

Photography opportunities include: Live Capture Specialist with Still Pictures and Motion Video, Photo Editors, and Storage Organizer

Are you a photographer? Or maybe you enjoy taking photos and have an eye for captivating images. Well look no further and put your artistic flare to use on the photography team. In a digital world this team plays a significant role! With a focus on capturing all aspects of worship and events the photography team is responsible for showcasing the ministry by displaying the excitement and enthusiasm of the in person experience through still images and videos.

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Serving

Your gift may put you into action. You may serve as manager of maintenance and grounds. You can do may tasks such as paint the walls, pick up trash, sort hymnals, clean the baptistry, keep the nursery≠or launder nursery bedding, cook meals, paint signs, drive the bus, help with the choir, run errands, serve as an audio-video worker, help with record keeping, be the church librarian, act as a greeter or an usher, serve as a stage hand in drama productions or as a photographer. You may want to help in special ministries such as migrant or community help (with home repairs or meal-on-wheels for the needy and elderly), as a hospitality worker for newcomers, or as an instrumentalist. You may also enjoy beautifying the church ground with flower gardens and landscaping. The list goes on.

Set-Up & Breakdown

Setup/breakdown opportunities include the following: Setup and breakdown of classrooms and large spaces for church, workshops, seminars, and miscellaneous campus events held on all three campuses.

In addition to worship, The ROCK has several exciting and fun-filled events and activities outside of our worship services that we need assistance with the setup and breakdown of these events/activities.

Temple Care

Temple Care Team opportunities are varied from cleaning to light repair skills, even landscaping depending on the person’s skillset.

The Temple Care Team ensures the cleanliness of each building. They inspect the buildings for repairs weekly. They also ensure that inventory reports for supplies are forwarded to the appropriate staff contact.

Conference/Event Teams

Conference / Event Teams opportunities include: General Servanteers, Servers, and Decorations.

General Servanteers - for those who just want to help with whatever is needed during conferences and events. Decorations - What's an event without the right decor? Atmosphere is everything! This team deals with decorations and event layouts to ensure everyone has a five star experience. Servers - Food and fellowship is a key part of building community! This team is in place to ensure people are served expeditiously and with a smile.

Security

Security Team opportunities include the following: Providing campus security during worship services and events; Providing security for the finance ministry during and after worship services.

The Security Team oversees the safety of the Senior Pastor, congregants, and the church facility before, during, and after church services and major events held at the church through strategic placement through the sanctuary and the facility, careful patrol of the building on a continuous basis, periodic patrol of the parking lots, and by maintaining a watchful eye for any and all potential threats to the safety and well being of event participants in order to foster a sense of comfort and security. Opportunities include campus security and security for the finance ministry.

Reception

Reception opportunities include: External Reception: Campus Greeter, Crossing Guard, Gatekeeper, Golf Cart Driver; Internal Reception: Data Collector, Greeter, Guest Services Attendant, Sanctuary Servant.

Serving in the Reception Ministry provides you the opportunity to ensure that our guests and ministry partners have a five-star experience while worshiping with us. We endeavor to provide a friendly, warm, clean and spiritual atmosphere for our first-time and repeated guests. To provide guests with information that will increase their knowledge of the ministry. To collect data from guests that give us a higher probability of guests becoming partners.

Worship

1. Band 2. Cameras 3. Dancers 4. DJ 5. Poetry and Rappers 6. Multimedia Screens 7. Choir 8. LED Screens 9. Sound 10. Production 11. Drama 12. Lights

Join the Worship Team and make this experience an extraordinary one for all! The Worship Team ensures that each week an environment of deliverance and salvation is present. To provide an extraordinary worship experience that is culturally relevant and cutting edge. To promote the message of the Kingdom and the spirit of excellence through technology (sound, screens, live streaming, etc.) and the fine arts (dance, drama, DJ, DCKM Singers, Intergenerational Choir, KKW Choir, adult and youth dance presentations, etc.).

Culinary Team

Culinary Team opportunities include the following: Prepping and cooking meals in our commercial kitchen, the FD's Express Food Truck, and FD's Famous Burgers & Chicago-Style Wings

Volunteer Staff

Volunteer Staff Opportunities: Content Developer, Promotions, Customer Service, Data Collection, Entry & Management.

Photography

Photography opportunities include: Live Capture Specialist with Still Pictures and Motion Video, Photo Editors, Video Editors, and Storage Organizer

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Mercy

Your gift is used best in times of sorrow and in times of great joy. It fits well with another gift of service such as deacon, youth worker or hospital visitation. With a counseling course, you could become a good counselor. You may serve as a hospital, nursing home, or shut-in worker; a funeral coordinator and provider of sympathy and support; or a poverty center worker. You would do well as an usher or greeter and welcome center worker or hospitality person. You may want to work in a telephone ministry. You would make people feel welcome on a newcomer visitation team. Other appropriate ministry areas include missions, committee member, furlough assistance, and correspondence helper. You would work well with the elderly and with people who have mental and physical disabilities, in nursing, and with special ministries to migrants, released offenders or abused children and women.

VIP Welcome Team

VIP Welcome Team opportunities include: coordinator, welcome team

The world is always in need of a kind heart and a friendly face and that face may be yours. At The R.O.C.K., we love visitors and we make it possible for them to plan their visit. This team is responsible for creating a memorable experience for our planned visits and first time visitors. This team focuses on making the visitor feel special and accommodated by greeting them with a smile and making them feel welcome.

Reception

Member Services - We Care/Concierge

We Care/Concierge opportunities include: call team, customer service

This ministry is for those who have a heart for the people of God. As an extension of Partners Care, this team helps members feel the care of their pastor and church through difficult times, helps members navigate through the ministry resources, and explains who to know and where to go.

Triage

Triage opportunities include: administrator, nurses

The mission of the nursing ministry is to provide first responder assistance for congregants in need of emergency medical assistance while participating in activities involving The Reflections of Christ Kingdom World Outreach Intl. The nursing ministry will also provide evidence-based health education in order to promote holistic wellness: mind, body, and soul.

Altar Intake Team

Altar Intake Team opportunities include entering personal information into our software and taking pictures.

To provide a welcoming first step to ROCK partnership that assists the new converts and members easy integration into the ministry and provide a clear path to committed/core partnership at The R.O.C.K.

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Teaching

You do not necessarily have to teach the Bible to be a help to the church ministry. Although you can help with interpretation or teaching teachers and others, you may teach in areas such as education, business, finance, or computers. You may enjoy writing and developing curriculum. You would probably serve well as a Bible institute teacher or a correspondence course instructor. Your gift also lends itself to the mission field where you could serve as a missionary/teacher. You may want to teach a basic doctrine course to newcomers or new Christians or host quarterly small group studies on different topics. You may enjoy doing research for the pastor or others who teach.

Kingdom Education

Kingdom Education opportunities include: teacher, technology assistant, greeters, and general administration

The R.O.C.K. Kingdom Education Dept. provides quality and spiritual discipleship classes for R.O.C.K. adult congregants. To train and equip the membership for the varying facets of ministry. To ensure the establishment of a solid doctrinal foundation in ROCK Kingdom citizens for their spiritual growth.

New Partner Orientation Team

New Partner Orientation Team opportunities include presenter and greeter

Everyone who joins the ministry is invited to attend a New Partner Orientation, available on the Broadway campus and also online via Zoom on a weekly basis. New Partner Orientation informs the new partner about member services we provide at The R.O.C.K., general worship/event information, serving opportunities, small group participation, ways to give, and how to connect with us digitally and through social media.

Grapevine Research

Grapevine research opportunities include: Research Trending Stories Specialist

Through intentional research and keeping up with current events in the world in relation to the Body of Christ, this team is responsible for providing news articles and clips and relevant videos for Apostle Dr. Carson and his ministry team to address for “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” segment during midweek Bible study.

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Administration

You may work well as the leader of a project, ministry, or program; chairman of a committee or board; a church planner; or chairman of building or fund-raising projects. Other positions where you may serve well include pastor, assistant pastor, business manager, office manager or department head for large staff, Sunday school superintendent, fellowship group or missionary circle leader, library manager, camp director, church moderator, bus ministry director, nursery coordinator or Vacation Bible School director.

Kingdom Education Administration

Kingdom Education opportunities include: teacher, technology assistant, greeters, and general administration

R.O.C.K. Bible College Administration

R.B.C. administration roles include coordination, data entry, follow-up calls/emails, registration and removal of students on the Canvas software platform, and more.

The R.O.C.K. Bible College administration team is involved in driving enrollment strategy and matriculation process through Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels. This team monitors progression of R.B.C. students through their process, offering support where needed. This team also helps to navigate those who complete each stage of R.B.C. to other ministry and leadership opportunities they would qualify for.

Kingdom Life Groups Admin

Opportunities include the following: KLG Board member, KLG leader, KLG assistant, general administration, marketing and communications.

Kingdom Life Groups (KLG) ensure that every ministry partner is an active member of a growing and edifying Kingdom Life Group that will birth within six months of its inception.

Ministry Involvement Team

Ministry Involvement Opportunities: Events Coordination, Trainer, Scheduler, Communications, Follow-up

Provides an organized and efficient system that will assist the membership in the process of integration into the ministry and personal spiritual development (membership, maturity, ministry, and missions). To integrate congregants into full commitment to the ministry by involving them in Kingdom Citizenship classes, Kingdom Cell Groups, SHAPE, ministry involvement, and sustainability efforts.

DCKM Bookstore

DCKM Bookstore opportunities include cashiering, inventory, and sales

The DCKM Bookstore Team enhances the biblical knowledge and lifestyle of everyone who has an ear to hear. To provide effective tools to aid them in studying and learning the Word of God. To make others realize that faith comes by hearing, not by having heard the Word of God. To provide music, resources, and other Christian paraphernalia for the community. DCKM Bookstore opportunities include cashiering, inventory, and sales.

Higher Grounds Coffeehouse

Higher Grounds Coffeehouse opportunities include barista and cashiering

The Higher Grounds Coffeehouse provides opportunities for members and guests to have fellowship together in a warm, upbeat and friendly environment. Higher Grounds is our on-campus coffeehouse where members can purchase their favorite coffees, cappuccinos, herbal teas, and smoothies. Higher Grounds is our "better than Starbucks” coffee and snack shop. Higher Grounds and Higher Grounds Express are provided by DCKM exclusively.

Technology

Technology Opportunities: Innovation, Setup, Troubleshooting, Monitoring, Software Development/Applications

Calling all techies please report to the technology department! In the modern era, not much can be accomplished without proficient usage of technology. The technology department assists teams with training, setup, and usage of hardware/software applications. We rely on the tech dept. to keep the ministry up to date on changes and advancements in the tech world. This team also troubleshoots technological issues and monitors how the technology is being used.

Conference / Events Servanteer Team Coordination

Conference/Event Team Opportunities include servanteer coordinator, general servanteer (admin), and food server

Conferences and events are integral at The R.O.C.K. These events corporately connect and empower The R.O.C.K. Nation. The Conference/Event Team is a special group of individuals who work together to ensure the successful, impactful, efficient, and excellent execution of our three annual conferences and various events.

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Prophecy

There are several avenues in which to carry out the gift of prophecy. Revival speaking is certainly a fitting ministry. You can pastor well IF you have a secondary gift of pastor/shepherd. You are a great help in problem-solving for a church with a sin problem. You could also serve in teaching on Gospel teams, in prison ministry, in migrant ministry, and in counseling to help bring awareness of sin in a person’s life. You could speak at conferences and retreats. You would serve well as one who promotes causes you believe in, stands up for those who have been wronged, teaches God’s Word, provides counsel to others. Depending on your secondary most dominant gift and your abilities, you may serve as one who initiates action, plans events, leads an evangelism or missions team, acts as a mediator to get to the points and come up with a plan of action, counsels those who have fallen away and need help getting on track, helps raise funds and speaks for humanitarian organizations, or works as an advocate for children or victims of crimes, as a committee member for ministry planning, as a prayer and accountability partner, or as a Bible teacher.

Community Outreach

Community Outreach opportunities include Invitation, Reception, Follow-up,

To meet local needs (e.g. mentoring program) and extend our reach beyond the local community to the state and national levels. To connect the community to the local church through relevant outreach, i.e. Back To School Bash, Fall Festival, Thanksgiving Food Drive, etc.

Booker T. Washington Empowerment Center

BTW opportunities are diverse depending on the area of interest:

BTW Empowerment Center is a 21st century approach to community empowerment by empowering individuals with skill sets and knowledge that will equip them for both the business world and work/career world by providing them with the tools and resources to either obtain employment or begin a business.

Intercessory Prayer Team

Intercessory Prayer Team opportunities include praying and planning prayer events

The Intercessory Prayer Ministry takes the lead on The R.O.C.K. becoming a house of prayer. Covering every aspect of the ministry through prayer, this team helps to develop the prayer lives of the membership by providing classes through the Kingdom Education Dept on prayer as well as provides congregational prayer opportunities inspired by the Holy Spirit to intimately and corporately commune with God.

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Exhortation

You may use your special gift in many areas. You may want to be a leadership trainer. You could certainly serve as a counselor in church or in a counseling center. You could teach in church training or seminars or even small groups. You would make a good telephone ministry worker and would be a tremendous volunteer to follow up with new converts. You would work well as an encourager with those who are discouraged and as a counselor in a drug or alcohol program, rescue mission, poverty program, half-way house or runaway ministry or in a shelter for abused women and children. You could also use your gift in organizing or serving in a Men’s or Women’s Ministry.

Health & Fitness

Health & Fitness Team opportunities include planning and hosting exercise programs, plans, and seminars for the ROCK membership

By understanding the interrelationship between body, mind, and spirit, the Health & Fitness Ministry utilizes available resources within the congregation as well as within the healthcare community to design physical activities for every age group that promote wellness for the congregational body, as well as providing health assistance.

Visitor Follow-up Team

Visitor Follow-up Team opportunities include the following: Corresponding with guests by text, email, calling; assist at visitor follow-up fellowship; light technology use of Planning Center Online

To take the Ananias approach to ministry by endeavoring to reach, receive, and accept individuals into our ministry. To provide love, care, and sincere invitation to become part of the R.O.C.K. family. To follow-up on first time guests and repeat guests. To assist guests in transitioning into partners through discovering how we can provide a user friendly worship environment for our guests.

ACTS Athletics

ACTS Athletics opportunities includes coaching and mentoring, planning tournaments, as well as light administration

Interested in mentoring children in an athletic environment? This team will create and organize a variety of community-desired sports leagues that will teach and instill the principles of leadership, sportsmanship and discipleship in our children. This ministry uses athletics as a means of reaching the community to demonstrate the God-intended life for mankind.

Boy Scouts

BSA opportunities include pack leaders and assistants

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life.®” The R.O.C.K. has been granted a coed Pack that is looking for committed parent and/partners to enhance the lives of their children in the community and in our church.

Men’s Ministry

Men’s Ministry opportunities include the following: assist in planning social and athletic activities, hosting Mother’s Day breakfast, and connecting men to the vision of The R.O.C.K.

The R.O.C.K. Men’s Ministry provides men an opportunity to be integrated into the whole life of the church and to build up the courage and confidence of men as spiritual, family, and community leaders as they provide mentoring for the youth of the community and church, while building a respectful environment for the women of God.

Women’s Ministry

Women’s Ministry opportunities include the following: assist in planning events (Father’s Day) and connecting women to the vision of The R.O.C.K.

We assist in bringing women to Christ, and help equip them for their God ordained purposes; establish programs and sponsor activities that are strategically designed for the holistic (spirit, soul, and body) development, provide an environment that will promote women matriculating through the integration process, foster relationships, provide role models and mentoring.

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Shepherding

This gift is a great help in many areas. You may serve as a Sunday school teacher, small group leader, pastor or assistant pastor, bus captain, special ministry leader (such as youth, children, men, etc.), nursery worker or as a half-way house or other type shelter volunteer. You may consider serving as a dormitory leader in a college, orphanage, children’s home, etc. Scout troops would appreciate your assistance as a den leader.

Children’s Ministry (Nursery and Kingdom Kidz World)

KKW opportunities include the following: KKW check-in, KKW teacher (puppet theater, arts and crafts, and worship), Snack coordinator, Worship monitor

The R.O.C.K. Children’s Ministry provides a quality and spiritual ministry to the people in the ministry from birth to twelve years old by providing relevant, fun, and spiritual, Kingdom-minded environment that will lead children into a saving knowledge of the Lordship of Jesus Christ and a healthy appreciation for the church. Serving in KKW will give you the opportunity to make a spiritual impact in the lives of our children. Whether you serve in the nursery or with the 3 to 11 year-olds, there's plenty of ministry to do and we'd love to have you on the team.

Youth Ministry (Kingdom Next)

Kingdom Next opportunities include the following: Mentor, Event Planning, Chaperone, Administration

To provide quality and spiritual programs, classes, special events, and discussions for the youth of the ministry and community ages 13-18. To establish an atmosphere in the ministry that welcomes and is relevant to youth, and to lead them into a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and a Godly lifestyle. To develop, disciple, and challenge youth to maximize their potential in God by reaching beyond themselves to tough others for Jesus Christ.

Kingdom Kidz World Choir

KKW Choir opportunities include: Choir Director, Chaperone, Follow-up, Musician

Join the Worship Team and make this experience a memorable one for all! The Worship Team ensures that each week an environment of deliverance and salvation is present. To provide an extraordinary worship experience that is culturally relevant and cutting edge. To promote the message of the Kingdom and the spirit of excellence through technology (sound, screens, live streaming, etc.) and the fine arts (dance, drama, DJ, DCKM Singers, Intergenerational Choir, KKW Choir, adult and youth dance presentations, etc.)

Kingdom Life Groups

KLG opportunities include the following: KLG Board member, KLG leader, KLG assistant, general administration, marketing and communications

Kingdom Life Groups (KLG) ensure that every ministry partner is an active member of a growing and edifying Kingdom Life Group that will birth within six months of its inception.

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Giving

Your gift is welcome anywhere large or small amounts of money are needed. You can serve as a member of a finance or budget committee or a missions or building committee. You may make a good trustee. You would serve well as a member of a school board or commission. You would do great service as a poverty, rescue mission, or migrant mission committee member. You could sponsor or underwrite special projects, radio, or TV ministries. Always be aware and willing to meet needs of an individual apart from programs. In this sense, you could serve on a benevolence committee or give to support such a ministry. You may want to support a men’s or women’s ministry, a shelter for the temporarily unemployed and homeless or the abused, or contribute to children who do not have parents.

Missions

To involve the congregation in efforts to make Christ known to others who may not know Him through our foreign ministry connections or other organizational efforts. To reach out to international communities of faith to which we have an ecclesiastical bond or general bond in the Spirit. To support our CAKE school by doing outside fundraisers and helping to plan Missions Sunday (every 5th Sunday).

Dana Carson Kingdom Ministres (DCKM) Partners Team

DCKM Partners Team opportunities include general volunteer support in the areas of correspondence, newsletter creation, planning conference fellowship for partners, etc.

In an effort to encourage the spiritual development of the church and the Body of Christ, the DCKM Partners team encourages Christians to partner with Dr. Dana Carson to support the availability of quality Christian books, music, and learning materials around the world! This team also helps to support the expenses of the CAKE School in Nairobi, Kenya.

Stewardship Ministry

Stewardship opportunities include: Invitation, Promotions, Communications, Fundraising, Follow-up, Event Coordination

The Stewardship Team, as a part of the Skeletal System, strives to inspire and encourage every member to increase in their ministry involvement through the sowing of their time, talent and treasure. Throughout the year, this dedicated team coordinates, organizes and executes the stewardship mission plan of The ROCK from the pulpit to the pew. If you are interested in helping to ensure that the vision of The ROCK comes to past through the 3 Ts, this ministry may be the one just for you!

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Our Ministries

Where Do You Fit Best?

Evangelism

College Campus

Transportation (Shuttle/Train)

Evangelism/Invitation Ministry

Culinary Team

Volunteer Staff

Photography

Serving

Set-Up & Breakdown

Temple Care

Conference/Event Teams

Security

Reception

Worship

Culinary Team

Volunteer Staff

Photography

Mercy

VIP Welcome Team

Reception

Member Services - We Care/Concierge

Triage

Altar Intake Team

Teaching

Kingdom Education

New Partner Orientation Team

Grapevine Research

Administration

Kingdom Education Administration

R.O.C.K. Bible College Administration

Kingdom Life Groups Admin

Ministry Involvement Team

DCKM Bookstore

Higher Grounds Coffeehouse

Technology

Conference / Events Servanteer Team Coordination

Prophecy

Community Outreach

Booker T. Washington Empowerment Center

Intercessory Prayer Team

Exhortation

Health & Fitness

Visitor Follow-up Team

ACTS Athletics

Boy Scouts

Men’s Ministry

Women’s Ministry

Shepherding

Children’s Ministry (Nursery and Kingdom Kidz World)

Youth Ministry (Kingdom Next)

Kingdom Kidz World Choir

Kingdom Life Groups

Giving

Missions

Dana Carson Kingdom Ministres (DCKM) Partners Team

Stewardship Ministry

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