SERVE DAY

2026 DATES

Spring: April 25 // Fall: October 17

What would it look like if Oak Hill were to be released into the community? What might happen if we were to be sent out to simply serve? That’s what Serve Day is all about!

Here’s the big idea—the vision for Serve Day: We want to serve our community through simple, practical, helpful projects. Through these simple acts of service, we pray that people will see the love of Jesus Christ in action and that their hearts will be opened to His love! It’s been said that we’re never more like Jesus than when we’re serving. Mark 10:45 reminds us that He did not come “…to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” We can be more like Jesus by intentionally serving our community on Oak Hill Serve Day!

We are asking every Connect Group to design a project through which they can serve our community. Have fun! Get creative! Dream big!

Here are some simple steps to take to develop your Connect Group’s plan:

Ask God to lead you as you design your project for Serve Day. How might He use your group to love on the community in Jesus’ name?
Envision and dream what it might look like for you and your friends to serve on Serve Day.
Think through questions like “How is our Connect Group uniquely gifted and connected to serve our community?” and “Who do we know (business, non-profit organization, family, etc.) that we can bless through the Oak Hill Serve Day?” and “Who in our community has a need we can meet?“ Discuss project ideas with your Connect Group.
The Oak Hill Serve Day is a time for us to focus on reaching out to our community. We’re asking that we serve the outside community on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Decide how your group will serve and register your project here.
Will you need tools and supplies? How many people can serve? What will everyone need to do to make the project a success? Mobilize your group and resources if needed.
Make sure all your group has the details.
You’ve prayed, planned, and organized. Now it’s Go-Time! Have your Connect Group meet at the Oak Hill campus at 8:30 for the Serve Day send-off!

Project Ideas:

Partner with local ministries and non-profits

Visit the county senior citizen’s center to deliver goodies

Clean windows or other projects at a local school

Prayer walk at a local school

Deliver snacks or baked goods to a fire station or police station

Offer free bottles of water at a local park

Give free car washes

Serve your neighborhood school

Serve assisted living home residents with care packages

Perform simple landscaping services like grass-cutting and shrub-trimming

Clean up a widow’s or single mother’s yard

Serve a family with a member with special needs

Spread pine straw or mulch at a local park

Distribute dinner kits for families in need

Shopping cart return for customers at a local supermarket and shopping center

Trash pick-up at local supermarket/shopping center or in a community park/public space

Laundromat service (take rolls of quarters or pre-loaded VISA cards, coffee, juice, and donuts and have fun serving customers)

Clean bathrooms and wash windows for local businesses

Offer free oil changes for single moms

Build a wheelchair ramp for a family

CONNECT GROUP PROJECT REGISTRATION FOR OCTOBER WILL OPEN IN THE FALL.

Absolutely! Follow the process above and go for it!
Childcare will not be available, but you are encouraged to think through how to involve your children.
Our Connect Groups do a wonderful job of caring for our church family throughout the year. The focus of Serve Day is on our community, so we encourage your CG to serve someone at Oak Hill on another day.
We are encouraging our groups to think through how to meet the needs of their projects from within the group. Choose a project that requires minimal to no cost. Your Connect Group may have access to resources to meet the supply need.
We are encouraging our groups to design projects that will take 2-4 hours. It’s fine if you want to design a project that lasts longer.
Yes! Give us your size when you register to participate. Shirts cost $10 each. Register as a volunteer here.
Bring anything you might need like appropriate tools for the project, gloves, protective eyewear, hats, sunscreen, bottled water, etc.
Of course! Please be sensitive and get appropriate permission. Post to social media and use #oakhillserveday
You can upload your best pics and video to https://tinyurl.com/Oak-Hill-Serve-Day.
We will gather on campus from 8:30 AM–9:00 AM in the Worship Center Lobby for our Serve Day Rally and Send-Off. Donuts, coffee, and juice will be available. After a prayer at 9:00 AM, we will be sent out to serve!