Recent Mission Volunteers requests

Special Request: Construction Mission Volunteer Coordinator Needed in South Carolina (SC) Annual Conference In October 2015, floods devastated parts of South Carolina, affecting thousands of families across 24 counties. The recovery work will be ongoing for many more months, or even years, to come. The SC Annual Conference is looking for a volunteer to help with the long-term disaster recovery as a Construction Coordinator. This person would be managing basic home repairs, as well as supervising the many volunteer teams that continue to help rebuild this area. Please note the starting date is ASAP but no later than January, 2017 and will last for 2 months up to 12 months. Any experienced construction and/or Early Response trained persons, please contact the contact the Mission Volunteers office at mv@umcmission.org.   Request: Volunteer Training Opportunity in January 2017 The Missions Volunteers office, a part of Global Ministries, will hold its next training event in Nashville, TN on January 25-29, 2017. Anyone who is interested in serving as a long-term volunteer (two months to two years) should plan on attending this valuable training event. Opportunities to serve from around the world, as well as the application form, can be found at www.missionvolunteers.org. For more information, contact the Mission Volunteers office at mv@umcmissions.org.