Opportunities for Young People

Whether participating in a program to raise awareness of social issues, networking with others around the world, volunteering in a clinic, or dedicating their lives to long-term missionary service, young people transform their communities.

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Service Opportunities - Global Ministries offers volunteer programs of short and long duration. The Global Justice Volunteers program provides short-term mission opportunities for young adults to explore the links between faith and justice. The Young Adult Mission Service is designed as a longer term opportunity for those who are called by faith.

Youth Networks - Meet others with mutually shared interests through nationwide networks and then take action together. JustUs Youth addresses the cause of poverty through community justice projects. The Global Youth and Young Adult Networks provide opportunities for peer connection and advocacy.

Resources - Learn more about important social issues through programs and events, including B1, a nationwide 24-hour fasting program that raises awareness about hunger. The United Methodist Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV) administers to those affected by the diseases of alcohol and other drug addictions, including HadEnough, a movement of United Methodist youth to respond to substance abuse and violence.

United Methodist Young Adult MIssionaries from Global Ministries on Vimeo.

The young adult missionaries of the United Methodist Church define “mission” in many personal ways, with words such as “partnership” and “life” and “faith.” They share their own reasons for coming to the young mission program, including serving others through faith and justice, preparation for the ministry, and international experience.