Volunteers play a crucial role in the life of our church. Since 2009, we have welcomed Time for God volunteers who greatly enriched our lives. They all bring different talents and add greatly to our worship together. Here are a few updates from previous Time for God volunteers:

2010-2011

Rosemary Evans
While I was at Lea Road I helped with the various community groups running at the time such as the football club, United Family Support Group, café and Rainbows. I also had the opportunity to volunteer in the wider community playing the piano for an occupational therapy singing group for people with dementia. I don’t think I could pick one highlight from the year! I think the variety of people and activities each day was what made it such a fulfilling year!

I’m now a geography teacher in a secondary school in Worcestershire; not too far away, so I have been able to come back to visit Wolverhampton. I’m part of a church in Worcester and am part of the youth and children’s work team.

2012-2013

Sarah Watson
The programmes that I worked with while at Lea Road included the Girl Scouts, the Monday lunch club, and the Roma Drop-In.  
The highlight from my volunteer year was putting on the Big Lunch in the spring. We had food, games, and beautiful weather and I was incredibly grateful to have so many people from the church pitch in and help put on such a great day.
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I live in Nashville, Tennessee, and I work at Vanderbilt University's Project Safe Center for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response as a Prevention Educator and Victim Resource Specialist. Essentially, I do prevention education and programming for college students around issues of sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking. Additionally, I work with students who have been impacted by intimate partner violence.
In my free time I enjoy reading, I recently took up boxing, and since I live in "Music City," I spend a lot of time going to concerts and shows.

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2015-2016

Jessica Edelman

Some of my favorite Lea Road memories are when the Lazers led worship, the carol service, Skittles and pizza nights, the Big Lunch, and my farewell service. I miss everyone and think of Lea Road often.

I just finished my first semester of seminary at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. I will be getting a masters of divinity and will be ordained as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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 Kelly Lindahl

During my year at Lea Road, I loved helping with various groups meeting in the building. Some of the groups I helped with include the Rainbows, Roma Drop-In, Monday lunch group, Wednesday Youth Club, and Youth Fellowship.

In August I moved to Montana where I am working as part of the community staff at a camp near Glacier National Park. Over the next couple of years, I am focusing on saving money to attend graduate school for either physiotherapy or research psychology.