Volunteer Opportunities
One of the most important values shared by our parish is that of serving our community. Below are some of the groups we sponsor or work with. Volunteer opportunities are available to anyone whether you are part of the church or not. If any of these interest you, please reach out to the contact listed for more information.
Help support our work by using this link when you shop at Amazon. Just sign in and designate St. John's Episcopal Church as your charity of choice.
Help support our work by using this link when you shop at Amazon. Just sign in and designate St. John's Episcopal Church as your charity of choice.
The Goodrow Fund
The Rev John H. Goodrow was the rector of St. John's from 1964 until his death in 1985. While rector, he was very supportive of community outreach programs and started the St. John's Emergency Food Program to help people in need when other no other resources were available. After his death the John H. Goodrow Fund was established as a tribute to him. It's mission is to provide emergency aid of all kinds to Isabella County residents when there is no other agency or community resource available.
Volunteers are needed for phone work, data entry, fund raising, and event planning. More information can be found here.
Clean & Bright
This is an ongoing program to provide free laundry services to community residents who don't have other access to laundry facilities. Our old rectory building houses two washing machines and two dryers.
Volunteers are scheduled each time the facilities are being used. To volunteer, contact Sandy Wood at
Isabella County Restoration House (ICRH)
ICRH operates a rotating homeless shelter each year from October to April. The shelter rotates between several local churches and St. John's takes two weeks each fall and each spring. Volunteers are always needed, not only at St. John's but at the other churches too. More information on ICRH and the many volunteer opportunities can be found on their website.
People Helping People
Several years ago parishioner Tim Brockman realized that since the Soup Kitchen was closed on Sundays, the homeless of Isabella County as well as others in need of food had no place to eat. As the owner of Max and Emily's in downtown Mt. Pleasant at the time, he worked with the Soup Kitchen to provide vouchers to those in need who could then redeem the vouchers at Max and Emily's for a free lunch. The restaurant is now under new management, but the program continues.
The Rev John H. Goodrow was the rector of St. John's from 1964 until his death in 1985. While rector, he was very supportive of community outreach programs and started the St. John's Emergency Food Program to help people in need when other no other resources were available. After his death the John H. Goodrow Fund was established as a tribute to him. It's mission is to provide emergency aid of all kinds to Isabella County residents when there is no other agency or community resource available.
Volunteers are needed for phone work, data entry, fund raising, and event planning. More information can be found here.
Clean & Bright
This is an ongoing program to provide free laundry services to community residents who don't have other access to laundry facilities. Our old rectory building houses two washing machines and two dryers.
Volunteers are scheduled each time the facilities are being used. To volunteer, contact Sandy Wood at
Isabella County Restoration House (ICRH)
ICRH operates a rotating homeless shelter each year from October to April. The shelter rotates between several local churches and St. John's takes two weeks each fall and each spring. Volunteers are always needed, not only at St. John's but at the other churches too. More information on ICRH and the many volunteer opportunities can be found on their website.
People Helping People
Several years ago parishioner Tim Brockman realized that since the Soup Kitchen was closed on Sundays, the homeless of Isabella County as well as others in need of food had no place to eat. As the owner of Max and Emily's in downtown Mt. Pleasant at the time, he worked with the Soup Kitchen to provide vouchers to those in need who could then redeem the vouchers at Max and Emily's for a free lunch. The restaurant is now under new management, but the program continues.