Mission & Outreach

Volunteer in Church

Loyal volunteers keep our church running smoothly all year long. Most positions have great flexibility in terms of hours required and times of the day or week tasks can be completed.

Possibilities include: Church School teachers, ushers, greeters, coffee pourers, mailing committee, tower bell ringers, pew organizers, confirmation mentors and chaperones, Thanksgiving Dinner volunteers (cooking, serving and hosting), Vacation Bible School teacher, Summer Story Hour attendant, and Green Team member.

To discuss service opportunities and how you might use your gifts, contact Member Engagement Coordinator Judi McCandless, jmccandless@reformedchurch.org.

Serve the Community

The church partners with several community service organizations throughout Westchester County. To discuss service opportunities and how you might use your gifts, contact Mary Mackintosh, mmackintosh@reformedchurch.org.

Westhab Mobile Food Pantry

Help unload food from Feeding Westchester and distribute to community members in need.

Broadway Manor Soup Kitchen

Help deliver pizzas, fresh fruit/cookies to our homeless friends at Broadway Manor in Yonkers.

YPIE (Yonkers Partners in Education)

Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) needs mentors to help guide students through their high school years. This is an opportunity to develop a life-changing relationship with the student you mentor. There are also opportunities for essay coaches and peer tutors.

Crossing Thresholds: Emergency Relief

Crossing Thresholds, our partner in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, provides meals, necessities and education to the families of its four schools in Kibera.

Fuller Center for Housing of Greater New York City

Help build affordable homes with The Fuller Center for Housing. Our church organizes groups on select Saturdays during the year, but The Fuller Center needs individual volunteers all year long.

Clothing Closet Sale

We welcome donations of clothing, accessories and more from September through May, which are then sold to raise funds for our Mission programs (or given away to friends in need). We need volunteers throughout the year to help with sorting and the sales themselves, which are held 2-3 times per year in the fall and spring.

Yonkers Saturday Playgroup

Play games, make crafts, and prepare (and eat!) lunches with children from the Nodine Hill area in Yonkers. Meets approximately one Saturday per month, October through May, 10:00 AM -1:00 PM.

Christmas Pageant Gift Delivery

Coordinators, sorters and delivery help needed each December to make our Gift Service a success.

Angel Tree Party

Held on a December Saturday from 10:00 AM -1:00 PM in Congregational Hall, this festive event provides gifts to children and families in our partner agencies in Yonkers. Volunteers buy and wrap gifts, play games, make crafts, and prepare lunches for our guests.

Pastoral Care (Known as RCB Cares)

All of us have times when we need to talk about our lives, faith journeys, relationships, or an issue that’s on our minds.

Our pastors are available to speak to anyone in need. To schedule an appointment, contact Executive Administrative Assistant Janice Sachtjen at 914-337-6776, ext. 132, or jsachtjen@reformedchurch.org. You may also email our ministers directly- Matt Waterstone mwaterstone@reformedchurch.org (Senior Minister) or Christian Verwys cverwys@reformedchurch.org (Youth Minister).

In addition to pastoral care, we offer the following support services:

Friendly Visits and Congregational Support

Our Congregational Care Council and Friendly Visitor Team offers prayer, visitation, and ongoing support for all of our members and the greater community. Contact Director of Member Engagement Judi McCandless, jmccandless@reformedchurch.org.

Prayer Requests

If you have a prayer request, please email mwaterstone@reformedchurch.org, and indicate if the matter is confidential or if our staff may pray for you. Also let us know if you’d like to add a name to our public prayer list, printed in the bulletin, and read in worship each week. (All persons listed should be told their names will appear publicly unless extraordinary circumstances make that impossible.)

Professional Counseling

For those seeking professional counseling or therapy, RCB has a longstanding relationship with The Counseling Center, located on our grounds. For information, call 914-793-3388, or visit their website, www.counselingcenter.org.