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United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (UMVIM) – Northeastern Jurisdiction (NEJ)

Training, equipping, connecting, and mobilizing volunteers for short-term Christian mission at ho…

United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (UMVIM) – North Central Jurisdiction (NCJ

Training, educating, and resourcing volunteers for short term Christian Service.Describe the Need…

News & Stories

02/11/2022

An epiphany journey as Mission Volunteers

Global Ministries’ Mission Volunteer program offers an outlet of service for a lifetime of experience for recently retired couple, Nancy

10/07/2019

Serving with the church and community in Tanzania

A missionary family, a Global Mission Fellow and a mission volunteer demonstrate how different forms of mission service work together

09/06/2019

Puerto Rico recovers from 2017 hurricanes, aided by UMCOR, UMVIM

The month of September marks two years since Hurricane Maria brought widespread destruction to Puerto Rico. The recovery has progressed

10/06/2022

Yes, volunteering can change your life

In 1960, Ruth Johnson Colvin decided to volunteer her time to do something about the high rate of functional illiteracy

01/23/2020

Two mission initiatives to join Côte d’Ivoire

A delegation from Global Ministries met with two mission initiatives — in Senegal and Cameroon — and announced these initiatives

07/07/2022

Transforming lives through mission in Mongolia

The United Methodist Church in Mongolia will celebrate the ordination of its first Local Elders in Mission, a new hospice

01/23/2020

Relationships support disaster response in Texas

After a dozen years of a conference-to-conference In Mission Together connection between the Eurasia and Baltimore-Washington episcopal areas, relationships grow

02/08/2024

Back in Ecuador with El Sembrador

Mission Volunteers David and Shari Nelson return to Ecuador for a second year to serve with staff and students of

12/07/2022

Inclusive and compassionate mission in Mongolia

The small but strong United Methodist Church in Mongolia is a place of belonging for many, but especially minority groups.

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10-part video series on the Mission Volunteers application process, training, support and more.

Mission Volunteers Application Process Video Series

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