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Tag: UMVIM

UMs aid Alaska farm, food bank

Volunteers in Alaska

A Volunteers in Mission team from Livonia: Newburg UMC shares their experience serving at United Methodist-affiliated Alaska Pacific University’s Spring Creek Farm and learning about sustainable agriculture.

Michigan UMVIMs rebuild in the mountains

Woman using a saw

PART B – Michigan Projects: A VIM team of Michigan United Methodists just returned after serving in Virginia. Hear their story and discover where other volunteer teams will be heading in the months ahead. Continue Reading Michigan UMVIMs rebuild in the mountains

Simple acts of love in Peru

Student showing children how to wash hands

PART B – Michigan Projects: Pre-med student Matthew Bowman shares about his recent Volunteers in Mission trip to Perú, where he learned that simple gestures can convey the power of God’s love. Continue Reading Simple acts of love in Peru

Share your UMVIM story with us

UMVIM logo

United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) has been sending volunteers worldwide for 50 years. Share your mission story, be a 50 at 50 church, or find other ways to celebrate… Continue Reading Share your UMVIM story with us

Joy in mission after retirement

Mission Volunteers

PART C: National Projects — After retiring, Sandra White discovered a new calling — serving others as a Mission Volunteer and finding joy in purposeful work. Continue Reading Joy in mission after retirement

Disaster recovery teams give reports

Two men replacing a sink

Hear the first-hand accounts of two Volunteers in Mission (VIM) teams from Michigan that just returned from trips to Georgia and Kentucky, helping communities rebuild after devastating natural disasters.

Michigan youth grow in faith

Youth standing outside a church sign

In June, nineteen youth and six adults from Ann Arbor: First UMC joined an NCJ Youth Mission Journey in Wisconsin and experienced a week filled with moments of stepping outside… Continue Reading Michigan youth grow in faith

Teamwork keeps Red Bird volunteers on the road

Men standing around a cargo van

PART A: Ministry Shares — A Michigan church connects with partners to provide two vehicles for Red Bird Mission. These “mobile hardware vans” will keep volunteer teams on task. Ministry Shares at work! Continue Reading Teamwork keeps Red Bird volunteers on the road

A lesson in caregiving

Woman teaching a child how to wash her hands

In a role reversal, Heather Jue-Wong reflects on how she traveled to Peru as a health professional on a Volunteers in Mission journey and became the patient.

Volunteer training set for October 26

Damaged building materials piled up following a hurricane

Get the skills needed to join an UMCOR-certified Early Response Team (ERT) or a Volunteers in Mission (VIM) team. Training for both will be held at Saginaw: First UMC.