The Audio and Visual Team serves the church through running the sound system and ProPresenter to help in congregational singing. The team also produces a livestream on our YouTube channel for the Jr. Disciples Kids Ministry Classroom, nursing mothers, and those who may be sick or traveling who can tune in and join us online. If you'd like more information about serving on the A/V Team, please fill out our Volunteer Form below and we'll get back to you soon!

Team Lead - Peter   

The Des Moines Food Bank exists to provide emergency food service to those who need in the cities of Des Moines, most of Seatac, and the South Hill of Kent. The Des Moines Food Bank Serve Team helps the food bank to deliver meals to those in need who are unable to come to the food bank. If you'd like more information or want to help serve on the team, please fill out our Volunteer Form and we'll get back to you soon!

Team Leads - Phil and Melody 

The Hospitality Team seeks to extend the welcome of Jesus to the stranger and visitor in providing food and drink on Sunday mornings. The aim is to help cultivate an inviting space for the skeptic, curious, and committed. Whether you are very skeptical of Christianity or looking for a place to grow in your faith, we seek to meet you where you are with the Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ. Serving on this team can include helping set up and serve coffee/tea or provide snacks for before and after our worship gathering. If you'd like to serve on the Hospitality Team, please fill out our Volunteer Form below and select "Hospitality." Our Team Lead, Katie can help connect you!

Team Lead - Katie

The Greeting Team seeks to greet one another with the love of Jesus. Through a smile, handshake, or other appropriate display of affection, our Greeters seek to help visitors, attenders, and church members feel at home, seen, and known. Those on the Greeting Team can help answer guests questions and help connect new families to our Kids Ministry check-in process. If you'd like to serve on the Greeting Team, please fill out a Volunteer Form below and we'll get back to you shortly.  

Team Lead - Phil and Melody  

The Grounds Team seeks to serve our church in caring for the church building and maintaining the church grounds. If you'd like to serve on this team, please submit a Volunteer Form and our Team Lead, Chris Swanson, will get back to you soon!

Team Lead - Chris Swanson

The Kids Ministry Team partners with parents and caregivers to share the gospel and teach the truths of Jesus to children. They seek the show the difference that Jesus makes in all of life. Our Kids Team provides a fun, safe, gospel-centered ministry for children from 6 months through 6th grade. In the classrooms, the Gospel Project Curriculum is taught to help experience the good news of Jesus together. For more information about our Kids Ministry or to learn more about serving on the team, please fill out our Volunteer Sign Up form below and our Kids Team Leader, Allie, will get back to you soon!

Team Lead - Allie Tormanen

The Music Team seeks to use their talents, gifts, and passions to serve our church in leading the church in worship through song. The Music Team helps the church sing the gospel, rejoice in the gospel, and cherish the truths and promises of Jesus. Our music is a combination of hymns, contemporary, and originals. If God has gifted you with the ability and skill to play music, whether vocally or through instrumentation, and you'd like to serve on the Music Team, please fill out our Volunteer Form below, and we'll get back to you with more information about the process of joining the team. If you'd like to listen to the songs we sing together on Sunday, you can find our Mountain Church Radio playlist on Spotify.

Team Lead - Sydney

The Prayer Team gathers each Sunday to pray that God would make much of Jesus through our church and in our community. We pray before our worship gathering as our weekly volunteer teams join together in the Jr. Disciples classroom at 9:15am. The Prayer Team also leads us in the Prayers of the People as we pray for our church, our community, others churches in the PNW, and the church around the world. If you'd like to join our Prayer Team, please fill out our Volunteer Form below and select "Prayer Team" and we'll get back to you soon!

Team Lead - Stephanie Englehart

Rise is a trauma-informed, holistic approach to healing and building a new life and healthy relationships. Women of all ages participate in Rise and are given the time, space, resources, training, and support necessary to create thriving lives they love.

Through our support groups, workshops, and activities we explore topics that address the impact of abuse and trauma and the healing process. Topics include: identifying patterns of abuse, safety, God's design for healthy relationships, communication, emotional health, self-care, identity, trust, boundaries, positive parenting, purpose, and more.

Rise is a safe, affirming, and accountable community where God’s love is experienced in an atmosphere of grace. All participants receive encouragement and support from one another, the Rise staff, and volunteers during the twice a month community dinner and meeting.

If you'd like to help or volunteer with the Rise Program, please fill out our Volunteer Form below, and we'll follow up with you about how you can help!

Team Lead - Sarah Tuttle 

The Sacha's House Care Team partners with Lighthouse NW to care for the lawn and house projects at their community living service at Sacha's House. We also provide freezer meals to serve the women and children in the home. Lighthouse NW exists to break the cycle of domestic abuse one relationship at a time by providing resources, services, and support to families who have experienced abuse and by activating the community to participate in prevention and intervention. If you'd like to help with yard care, house projects, and painting at Sacha's House, or if you'd like to help provide freezer meals, please fill out our Volunteer Form below and we'll help connect you to the team!

Sacha's House Care Team Lead - Cole 
Sacha's House Freezer Meals - Caroline 

The Welcome Team seeks to serve as lead examples in welcoming one another and showing hospitality to strangers. They aim to help the church in obeying the teaching of Jesus to "Welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God" (Romans 15:7). The Welcome Team exists to help people feel at home, connected to our church life, and follow up with guests. They desire to help create a warm friendly environment to help catalyze relationships and community. If you'd like to join our Welcome Team, please fill out our Volunteer Form below and select "Welcome Team." Our Team Lead, Chris Loiseau, will get back to you shortly!

Team Lead - Chris Loiseau