Global Ministries

The United Methodist Church

Connecting the Church in Mission

Act and Respond: Service Opportunities


Looking for opportunities to act and respond to issues? Check out these programs offered by Global Ministries.

Click on the type of service below to learn more about that specific program.

Program                    
Length of Service     Location      
Description
Global Justice Volunteers
Summer
Global Global Justice Volunteers program offers young people between the ages of 18-30 short-mission opportunities where they can explore the links between faith and justice.

Individual Volunteers Program
2 months- 2 years
Global The Individual Volunteers program offers individuals and couples, ages 18 and over, the opportunity to volunteer for a period of two months to two years. Through a long-term placement, these volunteers can use their personal gifts to engage and live in community with those whom they serve. The type of work is as varied as the placement sites, offering service opportunities around the world, including the United States.

 

Mission Intern
Program

3 years
Home country/ International
Young adults ages 20-30 engage in a three-year program of leadership development, divided between an international assignment and an assignment in the intern's home country, based on the understanding that work for social justice is fundamental to the living out of their faith. The program encourages young adults to learn from communities of faith and to connect that understanding to a community in the intern's home context. Participants work as grassroots organizers and/or advocates in areas of conflict resolution, peace with justice education, environmental preservation, economic development, indigenous rights, women's and children's issues, and more.

 

 US-2 Program
2 Years
USA Young adults ages 20-30 serve for two years as part of this social justice and leadership development program, and are assigned to diverse ministries at faith-based agencies and community organizations throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The program encourages young adults to deepen their faith while examining their role in church and society in an opportunity to live with and learn from communities of strength while struggling with hunger, homelessness, HIV/AIDS, illiteracy, children at risk, substance abuse, racism, domestic violence, and inadequate health care.

 

Youth Group Mission Teams
Varies
Global
Check out the Youth Teams Opportunities list to explore projects across the U.S.and nearby countries that are great mission trips for youth groups. All projects are approved by United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM).


Looking for more ways to be involved? Check out these additional volunteer or missionary opportunities.