Projects
If your VIM team is looking for volunteers, contact the VIM Coordinator, Michelle Schwartzman at vim@susumc.org to add your project opportunity here.
September 16-22, 2023
Tucson, Arizona
Partnering with Arizona Justice for our Neighbors (AZJFON), join the Susquehanna Conference VIM team for an Immigration Immersion Journey. We will hear from Arizona Justice for our Neighbors (JFON grew out of the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s commitment to refugees and immigrants), Pima County Medical Examiner, and The Inn of Southern Arizona (United Methodist run program for asylum seekers). We will tour Nogales, Sonora, Mexico led by Border Community Alliance and take a trip into the desert with Humane Borders or the Tucson Samaritans. We will learn about the immigration crisis with the intention of conveying that knowledge to our churches, ministries, and circles so as to support the relief efforts.
Must be 18 years old or older and have a valid US Passport. 9 spots are available. Approximately $400 plus airfare and meals.
If interested, contact Susquehanna Conference VIM Coordinator, Michelle Schwartzman at vim@susumc.org.
Calvary UMC Home Repair Mission Trip for Onondaga (New York) Native American Home Repair. June 26-30, 2023, departing and returning to Calvary UMC 4700 Locust Lane Harrisburg PA. Cost is $275 for Non-Members and $200 for Calvary Members.
View brochure for more details.
Questions, call John Shepler at 717-579-2548 or email - office@calvaryunitedmethodist.
We will spend our time at Wesley Forest Camp (hiking, boating, swimming, and conquering the challenge course), building community, and working on mission projects! We will be learning what it means to be in mission and how God calls us to it. A collaboration of Camp & Retreat Ministry, Volunteers in Mission and Mission u, our theme is “Seek and You Shall Find: Living in the Kin-dom”.
This will teach us to find the kin-dom within the world around us, how to live what we have learned and how to tell others about the kin-dom. If you are looking for an opportunity to live out your faith, learn more about mission theology, all while spending time in nature, this event is for you.
Youth, you don’t need to bring an adult with you, but you can. We will have counselors to supervise youth. Adults, this camp is for you too! You will not be a supervisor of youth campers, but we will work together as a team. Youth and adults are also encouraged to come experience camp together.
Contact Michelle at vim@susumc.org for more information.
Wesley Forest Camp & Retreat Center - Weikert, Pa
Grades: 7-12, Adult
Cost: $100
Dean: Michelle Schwartzman
Starts on June 14 at 7pm; Ends June 17 at 11am
GREAT NEWS!! U.M. ARMY is coming back to Trucksville, PA in 2023. We will be there the week of July 9th and we would love to have more churches from the Susquehanna Conference join us. Registration is open so please check out the U.M. ARMY Northeast website - Northeast | U.M. ARMY (umarmy.org) for more information. You can also contact Gina Grubbs at ginagrubbs@umarmy.org or Darlene Thomas at gabrielt0303@gmail.com to discuss the possibility of your group joining us.
Our theme for next year is GOD @ WORK: TRANSFORMING. Won’t you join us and help us continue to transform the Trucksville community and the lives we touch?
Phone volunteers are the first line of responders who lend an ear and record their needs. This vital work helps organize information that is provided to relief organizations and disaster teams, allowing them to reach the survivors and meet their needs much quicker.
Phone volunteering is a great COVID-safe way to do meaningful service and training will be provided. If you have a phone and a computer with internet access, you can participate in the important mission opportunity from the comfort of your home.
Contact Doug Hoy, Conference Disaster Response Coordinator, if you are interested in serving, call (717) 766-7441, extension 3402, or email - drc@susumc.org include "Crisis Cleanup" in the subject line.
The center welcomes volunteer groups of all ages for various projects. Please contact QueTrina at qsims-shelton@
Mission Central (https://missioncentral.org/) is looking for mission volunteers to fill a variety of roles within the organization. Volunteer opportunities are flexible and accommodate almost all physical abilities. Volunteers can volunteer once a week, once a month, or at any interval they choose. There are opportunities in the warehouse and in the office, as well as internship opportunities. Please contact missioncentral@missioncentral.org or call 717-766-1533 for more information.
Projects could include:
- Kit creation/verification
- Donation door management
- Donation pickups in the box truck
- Item sorting
- Resource packing/loading
- Outdoor clean-up
- Communications Intern (create content, conduct interviews, draft impact stories, assist with additional Mission Central communications initiatives)
- Marketing Coordinator (recruit, educate and retain volunteers, cultivate collaborations between corporations and Mission Central, create HUB reporting plan, assist with additional Mission Central marketing efforts)
- Program Intern (run varying programs related to outreach, outreach education and disaster recovery, create and facilitate new programs, cultivate collaborations between other nonprofits and Mission Central, track growth, opportunity and successes)
VIEW TEAM OPENINGS
This is the most up-to-date information VIM Inc has regarding current team openings and various mission opportunities, however we cannot guarantee that all opportunities are still available.
Please contact the team leader for the latest information.
Pastor Bill Klebe
Conference Secretary, Global Ministries
wklebe@susumc.org
Doug Hoy
Disaster Response Coordinator
drc@susumc.org
Michelle Schwartzman
Volunteers In Mission Coordinator
vim@susumc.org