At First Baptist Church on Sunday morning, some people were baking cookies in the kitchen, while others boxed them. Others sat at tables writing notes of appreciating to local firefighters, members of law enforcement and hospital workers.
It was one of several dozens of locations for Mission JC, an annual event in which local residents act out their faith through service to their community.
Zac Wolfe has participated in the event since it started six years ago, when he was single. Now, he brings his family.
"It's nice because it's a way to serve the community, and there's a lot of different options for how to serve, so we're able to pick a way that we know our kids can help as well," Wolfe said.
Wolfe serves as the associate pastor of youth and contemporary worship at First Presbyterian Church. He and his wife, Rudi, were helping daughters Selah, 7, and Zemi, 3, to bring cookies to the oven, box the cookies and draw pictures for the recipients of the gifts.
"It's a wonderful experience," Zac Wolfe said, adding his church still had services that day, but Mission JC is an important way for his congregation and others to serve God outside church.
Melissa Hatfield, event organizer and pastor of youth and missions at First Baptist Church, said around 675 people performed more than 60 community projects.
She said there were projects for everyone, young and old, and she especially enjoyed seeing the children help out.
"This is a great community," she said.
At McClung Park, workers were clearing trash and brush from a trail and spreading mulch.
Bryan Stevens was working there, but said his first pick of service projects actually was at St. Nicholas Academy, a planned boarding school for underprivileged children. The academy president is Elizabeth Huber of Huber & Associates, where Stevens works.
However, that service project was already booked with the needed 25 people, so Stevens and son Jackson joined the group at McClung Park.
Bryan Stevens said he didn't know there was a trail off the McClung parking lot until he worked to clear and extend it Sunday.
He, too, has volunteered at Mission JC for all six years. In the past, he's worked to help the overloaded janitors at Lawson Elementary School by wiping down walls, desks, hand railings and desks.
"They don't have time to do everything, so we just went over there and helped them out," he said.
"It's a great program," he said. "Every year, more and more churches are involved. This year, there's 10 churches. Next year, who knows."