NORWICH – In an effort to get out in the community they call home, volunteers from the Broad Street United Methodist Church, 74 North Broad Street, will hold its first-ever “The Church Has Left the Building Day” at 10 a.m. Sunday.

More than 60 volunteers have signed up for the event so far, according to Broad Street United Methodist Church Associate Pastor Nancy Hale, which will find members of the congregation engaging in a number of community-based projects throughout the city. Whether it’s the clean-up and meet-and-greet at the Guernsey Memorial Library park; indoor and outdoor projects at The Place or playing games and visiting with residents at the Chenango Valley Home, the various groups will be easy to recognize, added Hale, as they’ll all be sporting matching “The Church Has Left the Building” T-shirts.

The church’s choir will be performing for residents of the Norwich Rehabilitation and Nursing Center as well, reported Hale, and a pair of other groups will be baking cookies for the weekly free meal at St. Bartholomew’s and sewing dresses for young girls in third-world countries at Sew Nice in the North Plaza.