Volunteer Opportunities
Are you looking to get involved in your community or to give back to your community? Here
is a list of the many areas in Mitchellville you can get involved in:
City of Mitchellville
Board/Commission: Planning & Zoning, Board of Adjustment, Park & Recreation, Tree, and Library
Application to serve on City Board or Commission
If interested, please contact City Hall.
First Congregational United Church of Christ
211 Park Ave. NE, Mitchellville, IA 50169 (515) 967-2334
Worship on Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
The Vine
The Vine hosts FREE programs for Preschool thru High School kids! We are community supported and funded. We accept donations and we always need volunteers! Grade 6 and up can help with our Monday program.
Volunteer opportunities include providing meals, tutoring a student, teaching music, creative arts, sports, domestic skills, technology or a skilled trade. For more information visit Facebook
Contact Candy Deel for more info:
(515) 721-2248
Prairie Crossing Church
Pastor Layne McGinnis
102 2nd Street NW, PO Box 396, Mitchellville, IA 50169
(515) 518-7213 Website Facebook
Service times
Sunday: Morning service 10:00 a.m., includes nursery and children’s church.
Wednesday night: Youth group 6:30 p.m.
Mitchellville American Legion Post 155
Commander: Tom Beukema (515) 707-9600
Hall Rental: Karl Moeller (515) 770-7773
Monthly Meetings: 1st Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Legion Hall
1st Saturday of Month, Pancake Breakfast
Mitchellville Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Pastor Rachel Fredericks
210 Third Street NW, Mitchellville, IA 50169 (515) 967-4286
Adult Devotion Time, 9:00 a.m., Sunday morning;
Traditional Worship, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
WOW Youth Groups every Wednesday, starting Wednesday, Sept. 12th, Preschool-5th grades: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Meal for all age groups: 6:30-7:00 p.m., 6th-12th grades: 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Website
Mitchellville Community Development
President Jon Woods (515) 967-2350
Meetings as needed. Look for ways to improve the city and community. In the past few years held a town hall meeting for ideas for the community, meet candidate night for those running in a city election, created a brochure for the city, helped the city fund Capital Improvement Plan, and fixed the fountain in the park. Always looking for new ideas.
Mitchellville Elementary PTA
Contact via Email: mitchellvillepta@gmail.com
Meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Mitchellville Library. The PTA helps raise money in various ways throughout the year for our student and staff needs at Mitchellville Elementary.
PTA President: Jen Kokke Vice: Kara Ohorilko Treasurers: Stacy Vestal & Mollie McCoun Secretary: Amber Reisinger
Mitchellville Lions Club
40 Years of Service – Chartered March 30, 1972
President Margaret Stout (515) 967-5858 maggie.stout@msn.com
Men and women who volunteer their time to help those in need locally, state-wide, and globally.
Meets in the Christian Church on 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7:45 p.m. www.IowaLions.org/Mitchellville
Mitchellville United Methodist Church
Pastor Candraeah Carey 515-967-3388
200 Second Street NW, Mitchellville IA 50169 (515) 967-3388
Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday Worship 10.30 a.m.
https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/church/?id=50620
Mitchellville Volunteer Fire
Chief Mike Twohey (515) 967-9324, rescue5707@msn.com
Meetings/training: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Sundays 5 p.m., Applications can be picked up at City Hall or email the Chief.
Billing Questions: Matt Cleverley, www.matt.cleverley@mitchellville.org
Thomas Mitchell Days Committee
Chair: Amerist Chambers, thomasmitchelldays@gmail.com
Annual Celebration: September, Meetings: 3rd Sunday monthly starting January thru June, then start bi-monthly July thru September, thank you dinner in October and break November and December.
Volunteer: chair events, planning, during event helping set up and run events, always looking for new ideas and anyone is welcome to volunteer, with fun opportunities.
Thomas Mitchell Historical Society
Officers: Amerist Chambers 515-321-0536
Church address: 203 Fourth Street NW, Mitchellville, IA 50169
Meetings as needed, twice a year cleaning of the church, volunteers involved in saving the history of the community. Rent out the church for events such as weddings.
*We hope you take the time to look into some of these organizations to find what interests you. Set a goal to donate some time each month to an organization you have an interest in!
