CSER Now

Supervisor

Donald Moore (Email or 540-589-8295)

Address

1212 E Main Street
Bedford, Virginia 24523

Webpage

https://bedfordcog.com

Opportunity

We are currently looking for support within our worship ministry at Bedford Church of God to assist with our weekly worship service on Sunday mornings @ 10:30am. We also have weekly practices to prepare for the service. Current needs are vocals, musicians, sound, and media. We also have a range of other ministry opportunities in which students can complete the required hours.

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Supervisor

Tina Fischer (Email or 630-204-3034)

Address

13310 Del Dios Way
Culpeper, Virginia 22701

Webpage

https://cedarranch.org/

Opportunity

We invite you to join us for a serve weekend at Cedar Ranch Retreat Center. We have 68 acres of property where we host church, Christian retreats, and summer camps. By coming to serve with us, you will be helping us prepare the main house and the property for our fall and winter retreat season. Projects could include painting and repairing wooden fencing, hauling brush, landscaping, fixing broken pipeline by our pond, helping in the barn, cleaning and organizing the bunk rooms and main house, etc. You will arrive Friday night where we will begin our time with worship and a brief devotion. Saturday will be an all day work day. Sunday morning you will help us set up for our church service and then attend church with us. The weekend concludes after church on Sunday. In order to receive all 20 hours, you must be able to stay and serve the whole weekend.

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Supervisor

Lara Hite (Email or 434-851-5102)

Address

337 Lakeview Drive
Madison Heights, Virginia 24572

Webpage

https://www.cvvb.org/

Opportunity

Coach and mentor players during the fall volleyball programs available.

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Supervisor

Betsy Bobak (Email or 912-332-6766)

Address

402 E Main St
Bedford, Virginia 24523

Webpage

https://www.communitybiblestudy.org/

Opportunity

Community Bible Study is an interdenominational Bible study group with a vibrant children’s program, and we
need children’s teachers and helpers who can serve children aged 0-12. We meet Tuesday mornings starting
September 2 until early December. There is a nursery for ages 0-2, a preschool class, and a homeschool elementary
class. The children’s program begins at 9:45 and goes to noon. There is a possibility of a need for care earlier than that,
beginning at 8 am, but the most pressing need is the 9:45 to 12 pm time slot.

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Supervisor

Russanna Cook (Email or 434-239-4943)

Address

1737 Wards Ferry Road
Lynchburg, Virginia 24502

Webpage

http://www.compassionva.com/

Opportunity

Our church thrives on the support of local college students! From worship to hunger relief to youth and children’s
ministry, we’re always looking for volunteers who can help us with our mission to Love God, Love Others and Serve
Both! If you’re passionate about any area of ministry within the local church, we have a place for you to serve!

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Supervisor

Jesse Jackson (Email or 434-485-2923)

Address

5512 Hollins Road
Roanoke, Virginia 24019

Webpage

https://www.hoperoanoke.com

Opportunity

We have many opportunities to complete your Christian Service requirements.
-Musicians
-Vocalists
-Childcare/Youth Workers
-Photography/Videography

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Supervisor

Jennifer Ott (Email or 703-639-5674)

Address

9011 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, Virginia 22182

Webpage

https://jillshouse.org/programs/by-activities/weekend-adventures/

Opportunity

Weekend Adventures are exciting weekends away at camp for kids (ages 6 to 17) with intellectual disabilities. As a
volunteer, you will be a kid’s assigned “buddy” for a whole weekend of fun and engaging activities! There are always
staff around who are trained to handle any medical or behavioral changes, so you and your team can simply focus on
having fun with your campers as they enjoy activities such as archery, hiking, rope swings, s’mores, campfires… and so
much more!
And while you and your buddy are having an awesome weekend, their families are given critical time to rest and
recharge. This is truly a gift you are giving to the parents and will empower them in their lives and relationships.
We welcome groups or individuals, ages 16 and older and provide all the training you’ll need! Our staff are with you
every step of the way, so no special needs experience is required. All you need is a heart to serve these wonderful kids!
We have one date coming up this semester: December 5-7, in Middleburg, Virginia.

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Supervisor

Chloe Cubbage (Email or 814-335-8392)

Address

841 Earley Farm Road
Amherst, Virginia 24521

Webpage

https://libertymeadows.org/

Opportunity

Help care for and manage farm chores on a working sanctuary farm. You will work with a large variety of animals and
on various tasks.
You should only apply if you’re able to work weekly on a regularly scheduled timeline. The animals and I require
consistency.

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Supervisor

Jason Conn (Email or 434-592-6750)

Address

1971 University Blvd
Lynchburg, Virginia 24515

Opportunity

Operate the videoboards at LU home NCAA sporting events. Games are on weekdays as well as weekends during the afternoons & evenings. Training will be provided. Can lead to part time paid work once CSER hours are completed.

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Supervisor

Sharene Duncombe (Email or 540-592-3702)

Address

1971 University Blvd
Lynchburg, Virginia 24515

Opportunity

We are assembling a team which will contribute to the Manumission Project. Manumission refers to the voluntary freeing of slaves, and this research is compiling data on manumissions which took place in Virginia between 1782 – 1865. Each manumission was accompanied by a written document filed at one of over 100 Virginia county or city courthouses. The Manumission Project is systematically compiling, cataloging, transcribing, and publishing these “freedom documents” in a publicly searchable online database. These documents shed light on this often overlooked portion of Virginia history, broadening our understanding of the motivations of manumitters, the struggles of the free African American population, and the nuance of race relations prior to the end of the Civil War. The Manumission Project is a research project sponsored by the Helms School of Government and the Jerry Falwell Library.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we will have research workshop opportunities as well as possible research trips. We will train you in primary document research and give you specific tasks to complete which will contribute to the Manumission Project. We will have opportunities throughout the fall and spring semesters.

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Supervisor

Aaron Garcia (Email or 434-582-4460)

Address

1971 University Blvd
Lynchburg, Virginia 24515

Opportunity

It is our goal to be a fresh and friendly face to all visitors and students who attend our events. Through these CSER hours you will play a vital role in the execution of our many on-campus events, including event setup, guest relations, and more. These events include:
– CFAW
– ExperienceLU
– Graduate School Preview
– The Graduate School Fair
– And more!
We are looking forward to a great semester, and we would love to work with you!

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Supervisor

Elizabeth Short (Email or 434-851-5636)

Address

259 Trojan Road
Madison Heights, Virginia 24572

Webpage

https://www.a4le.org/

Opportunity

I am seeking help with my 6th-grade ELA Exploratory class. We are working on the Learning Scapes national competition (a4le.org), where students are to build the school of their dreams using green technology and materials, as well as design interior spaces that will be calming and a pleasure to be in while learning. This is broken up into two groups (one class may be split into a couple of groups due to the size). The first class meets from 1:06 to 1:54, the other from 1:57 to 2:45.

Your responsibilities will be assisting 6th graders in researching furniture, interior elements, and colors. You will also be assisting students in determining the size and shape of public use and office spaces.

This is a STEM project that students are asked to work as professionals in the field. You would be working as a “contractor and advisor” for these “professional architects”.

We should be into the design aspect by mid-September. In the meantime, students would benefit from college student interaction and assistance with other aspects of the project.

Thank you for considering helping these amazing kiddos!!

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Supervisor

Aaron Farmer (Email or 434-820-4306)

Address

6477 South Lee Highway
Natural Bridge, Virginia 24578

Webpage

https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/natural-bridge

Opportunity

Natural Bridge State Park needs volunteers to help out with trail maintenance, facilities and grounds maintenance, visitor services, community outreach, and interpretation and environmental education. If you love the outdoors, parks and public lands, or if you want to gain valuable experience in parks and recreation management or natural resource management, this is your chance. Get in touch with your inner ranger, volunteer at Natural Bridge today!

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Supervisor

Cindy Shufflebarger (Email or 804-393-0838)

Address

Remote CSER Opportunity

Webpage

https://www.p23retreat.org/

Opportunity

We have four (4) opportunities available, listed below. We are a ministry serving bereaved parents with a mission of creating space for parents to grieve. Our values are faith, connection, hope and education.
Social media content creator (including evergreen posts, stories, reels)
Fundraising Event Planner (design, plan, execute event)
Web designer (SquareSpace) Redesign our existing website.
Event kit designer (skills needed include video production and graphic design)

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Supervisor

Brandon Palmer (Email or 804-221-2119)

Address

1020 Pecks Rd
Bedford, Virginia 24523

Webpage

https://pecksbaptistchurch.org/

Opportunity

There are several opportunities to serve at our church! Here is a list of several of those opportunities:

-Teacher/Assistant for children’s Sunday School class (Sunday mornings, 9:45-10:45am) – we have two children’s Sunday School classes, Bible Searchers (1st-3rd) and Bible Learners (4th-5th), as well as a Youth class (7th-12th). The student would be responsible for either preparing and teaching the class (we currently use Answers in Genesis curriculum they would use), or assisting the teacher in the class

-Nursery (9:45-10:45am, 11:00am-12:00pm) – the student would serve on a rotational basis in the nursery with another person. they would be responsible for watching/interacting with the babies and toddlers during this time, changing diapers if needed, and clean up the room after Sunday School or Sunday morning worship

-Sunday night Youth (5:30-7:30pm) – this is a little more free range of what could be done (with approval from the pastor). It has been used for fun events to build more relationships (bowling, Christmas party, Winter Jam, etc.), as well as nights for teaching. What is taught is flexible, doesn’t follow a set curriculum like Sunday morning, unless it would help the student with more structure (which the pastor is more than willing to help with), with the desire to help the students grow more in their relationship with Christ and with one another

-AWANA (Sunday evenings, 5:30-7:30pm) – we have several roles in AWANA students could serve in, and three different age groups (Puggles – 3 year old-K, Sparks – 1st-3rd, TnT – 4th-6th). There is game master, which would lead games for the three different groups on a rotation. There is snacks, helping with the adult volunteers in preparing and serving a meal we feed the kids every Sunday evening. There is teacher/helper in teaching lessons from the book, helping kids with reciting their verses, etc.

-Preaching for Sunday evening service (6:30-7:30pm), teaching a devotional for Wednesday night prayer meeting (7:00-8:00pm) – This would be a wonderful opportunity for Pastoral Leadership students. Providing an opportunity for them to sharpen their preaching/teaching skills. For Sunday evening service, we typically open in prayer, sing a hymn, and then have a sermon (30-45 mins). The pastor would want to work with the student to provide helpful feedback after the message, just like in the PLED preaching class to help them grow more in their calling. For Wednesday evening prayer meeting, the typical flow is have an opening prayer, sing a hymn, hear a devotional from the Word (15-30 mins), and then have a time of prayer. During the devotional a legal pad is passed around for people to write prayer requests, and then after the devotional, read out each prayer request and see if anyone feels led to take that prayer request, and then go around the sanctuary, each person who volunteered to pray for a request praying, and the pastor (or whoever leads the prayer meeting) closes out in prayer and dismisses. The person who helps with Wednesday night prayer meeting would either simply teach the devotional, or lead the entire meeting. Provides another opportunity for PLED students (maybe in conjunction with their Pastor Duties class) to garner more experience.

-Youth Director (part-time, paid) – our church is currently looking for a Youth Director for our church of youth (currently approximately 5-15). This is added in this group of opportunities, because for those that are either working towards a student ministry degree, or feel led to student ministry, and desire to serve as a volunteer with our youth could lead to the possibility of this position, which is part-time and paid, and would work with the Senior Pastor for discipleship, etc.
-there are other events outside of these regular activities that would provide students service hours opportunities, such as our AWANA Grand Prix, Trunk or Treat, VBS, church clean up days, etc.
If there is any questions about any of these, feel free to contact the Pastor, and check out our Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube channel. We’re happy to answer any questions, and desire to be a place students not only serve, but be poured into and discipled, as they make a Kingdom impact in Bedford, Lynchburg, and wherever else the Lord will send them!

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Supervisor

Jay Whitmore (Email or 540-871-4470)

Address

724 Dale Ave, SE
Roanoke, Virginia 24013

Webpage

https://roanoke.salvationarmypotomac.org

Opportunity

The Roanoke Salvation Army is in need of volunteers with Angel Tree Distribution and Christmas bell ringing. Distribution is on December 18, and bell ringers are needed throughout the Roanoke Valley through December 24. Please contact Jay Whitmore is need volunteer hours prior to December 24.

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Supervisor

Brenda Moss (Email or 434-907-5790)

Address

328 Peninsular Street
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501

Webpage

https://www.2014swag.org/

Opportunity

We are in need of students to help with our tutoring program that is held Tuesdays from 5-7. We would like for the students to get there by 4:30 if possible.

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Supervisor

Vanessa Archer (Email or 330-614-2648)

Address

10 Skyline Drive
Canfield, Ohio 44406

Webpage

https://www.tbn.org/volunteer-prayer-partners

Opportunity

Serve on the TBN Prayer Line Ministry!
Be part of reaching people with the love of Christ through our prayer line. Students commit to just one 2-hour shift each week—all from the comfort of home using a laptop or desktop computer. Complete training is provided, so you’ll feel fully equipped to pray with callers, share encouragement, and make a lasting impact.

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Supervisor

Merzamie Clark (Email or 978-710-9857)

Address

Remote CSER Opportunity

Webpage

https://www.trinicy.org

Opportunity

Volunteer with TRINICY: Online Christian Mentors & Remote Roles (Social Media, Graphic Design, Video Editor, Web, Data/Admin)

About TRINICY: TRINICY is a nonprofit with a mission to connect every Christian student with a Christian mentor. Through our online platform, we provide mentorship and discipleship for middle school through young professionals—helping students grow spiritually, academically, and socially in a world that often challenges their faith.

Greatest Need: Online Christian Mentors
-Mentor middle school, high school, or young adult Christians online.
-Lead one-on-one Bible studies, prayer, encouragement, and discipleship.
-Commitment: ~2 hours/week for 3 months (starting September).

Other Remote/Virtual Opportunities
Use your digital skills to help expand TRINICY’s mission:
-Outreach & Student Ambassador – introduce TRINICY to students, parents, schools, and churches.
-Social Media & Content Creation – manage posts, engage followers, and create graphics & short videos.
-Graphic Designer & Video Editor – design visuals, edit short outreach clips.
-Web, Data & Admin Support – update website, manage spreadsheets, assist with backend systems.

Flexible, remote roles (2–3 hours/week).
Our Commitment: All volunteers commit to the three C’s:
-Communication – stay connected with your supervisor and team.
-Consistency – log your hours and follow through faithfully.
-Completion – finish your role with excellence, supporting students and the mission.

Double CSER Credit Available: Students may earn double CSER credits by serving in multiple roles or doubling up on a single role (e.g., Mentor + Social Media, or Admin + Outreach).

Next Steps ✅ Apply at: https://www.trinicy.org/join-us.html.
Christian Mentor applicants, please fill out the Mentorship Application Form.
All Others, please fill out the Intern/Volunteer Application Form.

Questions? Email: info@trinicy.org
Make an eternal impact—mentor students or use your digital gifts to support Christian mentorship worldwide.

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Supervisor

Lara Hite (Email or 434-851-5102)

Address

337 Lakeview Drive
Madison Heights, Virginia 24572

Webpage

https://www.cvvb.org/

Opportunity

Coaching youth for our winter programs.

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Supervisor

Kevin Martin (Email or 434-598-7739)

Address

1971 University Blvd
Lynchburg, Virginia 24515

Webpage

https://www.liberty.edu/aeronautics/uas-operational-experience/

Opportunity

The UAS outreach CSER is designed to incorporate principles learned in the UAS program with education and service outreach. Students involved in this CSER will be working with local schools, departments, and organizations to mentor and serve the organization putting on the event utilizing Unmanned Systems. Students will be expected to attend scheduled events for the entirety of the event to complete their hours for the semester.

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Supervisor

Beth Wenrich (Email or 717-557-6446)

Address

1425 S Market St
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055

Webpage

https://tinytykesessentials.org/

Opportunity

Tiny Tykes Essentials is a non-profit located in Central Pennsylvania that provides resources for families in need. Items we provide include diapers, wipes, cribs, high chairs, beds, car seats, strollers, toiletries, shoes, and other essential items families need for babies and small children.
We’re looking for help from students to assist us with our social media marketing as well as assist us with the graphics and brochures needed to apply for grants. We’d love help with marketing in general as well as help reaching out to businesses to ask if they would like to donate or if they offer grants. This is a fun way to help those less fortunate.
Kids who are local to us can come in and assist with in-take appointments as well or organizing the closet if they would like to.

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