Welcome to Usher Ministry. This is a front line ministry and is a direct reflection of ICCSD. We believe that it is the responsibility of the ushers to help people not only feel welcome and comfortable at the church, but also feel the love of Christ in a tangible way through human connection. 

The usher ministry serves the church by: greeting people, directing/answering questions about the service and ministries, assembling the bulletin and sermon notes, distributing the bulletin and the welcome card to new comers, assisting people in seating, collecting offering, and cleaning up after the service.

USHER INSTRUCTIONS

Before Worship

1. Come to church by 09:15 a.m. to attend service meeting.

2. Put brochures and other material (DVDs, videos, books) on table next to main doors

3. Put two offering baskets on the front firs row seat

4. Assemble sermon notes, green slips, and program notes.

5 At 10:00 am open the main door and put up ICCSD sign

6.  At 10:15 am, meditation time starts. Please close all doors and create a quiet environment for people to have meditation in the sanctuary. Encourage people to join in the meditation to prepare their hearts in the sanctuary.

7. Stand by the main doors and hand out bulletins.  Be sure to give a special welcome to new people such as Good morning, Welcome, etc. If you can speak their language will be nice too to welcome them with their own language.  

During Worship

1. After the second worship songs, take a few bulletins and go quietly to the front of the sanctuary; walk back along the aisle looking for people who need a bulletin.
2. At about 10:50 close one door, but leave one open a bit for late-comers.
3. Go join the worship.  If you hear people talking loudly outside the sanctuary, go out and politely ask them to be quiet.

Offering Instruction

1. After the sermon, go quietly to the front; one person on the left side and the other on the right side
2. After Andre finished his offering statement; please wait 1 or 2 minutes to give the     time for someone to prepare the offering or write a prayer request or fill out a green slip.
3. Walk down the middle aisle and collect offering toward the door entrance, walk back to the sanctuary and stand next to Andre.
4. Andre will pray for the offering with the ushers next to him. After the prayer is finished, walk through the exit door entrance. Leave the sanctuary doors open.
5. Since the finance department has not yet found a helper at this moment; the ushers will go to the office upstairs to help count the offering money.
6. Give the ICCSD Comments, Requests or Prayer Needs slip to Atsu or Lukas.

After the church services (and after counting the offering)

1. Collect all discarded bulletins and other garbage (including communion cups) from sanctuary. Remove any unused green slips from bulletins and save them. Give the sermon paper to Lukas for recycle and throw away the bulletin to trash can by food table. 
2. Clear off the literature table and put everything back to where they belong to. Check if the white offering box is empty or not. If you find green slips with prayer requests or comments; please give them to Lukas. If you find checks or money please give it to Ken or Jerry.

THANKS FOR YOUR FAITHFUL SERVICE! 

Count the offering instruction 

1. Ask Ken or Jerry to have the form and calculator ready
2. One person will count the cash and the other will count the check.
3. Count separately the nomination of the cash such $1, $5, $10, $20,$100. Write down total of the nomination of the cash and total them up.
4. Stamp the checks and write the total on the form.
5. 5. If need help please ask Janet or Jerry.