WHY VOLUNTEER WITH UMVIM?

WHY VOLUNTEER THROUGH UMVIM?

1.UMVIM is an approved United Methodist ministry.

2. The mission projects are vetted and screened.

3. Volunteer teams can continue their relationship with the project site they served at via The Advance and missionaries.

4. All are welcome to serve.

5. Training, forms, insurance, etc. available

6. It's simple. Contact umvimwj@hotmail.com to get started!

Faith in Action

Faith in Action

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

VOLUNTEER TEAMS & NEWS FROM CAL-NEVADA; UMVIM TRAINING & ERT TRAINING; MORE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES; CORRECTED NY WEB ADDRESS FOR HURRICANE SANDY RECOVERY

VOLUNTEER TEAMS AND NEWS FROM CAL-NEVADA CONFERENCE

 
Continue to pray for the on-going food program mission (The Thomas Project) serving children in Haiti. (Visit) http://www.srvumc.org/global-mission

Hurricane Sandy Teams Please pray for the survivors and the volunteers who are responding to help them.

Individual Volunteers
Bill Borah of Sacramento – St. Mark’s UMC continues to serve in Haiti.
Warren McGuffin of Alamo - San Ramon Valley UMC continues to serve in Haiti.
Viri Batiratu of Centennial UMC continues to serve in partnership with Fiji.
Martha Milk of Yerington UMC serves in Elkton, Maryland.
Montague UMC hosts volunteersJoe & Sheila Morgan, the other members of this church community and those who come to serve.

North Gold Country Circuit United Methodist Churches host volunteersSusan Kopp leads and serves with Danny Kopp, Roberta Foster, Gary Foster and Nita Browning of North San Juan UMC and volunteers as they come to serve.

Hope UMC – South San Francisco hosts volunteersDee Anne Paron, members of Hope UMC and volunteers as they come to serve.

Visalia UMC is making dresses for Haiti.

Alamo - San Ramon Valley UMC is making dresses and boy’s shorts for Haiti.

Sierra Pines UMC Team to Israel/Palestine –December 28 – March 13Yvonne Turner of Sierra Pines UMC serves.

Oakhurst - New Community UMC Team to Salt Lake City, Utah (UMCOR Depot) – March 5 - 8Ken Rawlings leads and serves with Jan Heady, Helen Mansfield, Russ Mills, Janet Rawlings, Michael Rawlings and Leslie Stevens of Oakhurst - New Community UMC.



Clovis - Memorial UMC Team to Thomas, Haiti (Thomas Food Project) – March 24 – April 2Sara Glazebrook of Clovis – Memorial UMC leads and serves with Warren McGuffin of Alamo – San Ramon Valley UMC and others.
 
 

 UPCOMING TEAM LEADER TRAINING AND ERT TRAINING HAS OPENINGS

UMVIM Team Leader Training
Bridges District
Saturday, March 9, 2013 from (8:30-4:30)
Centennial UMC
5401 Freeport Blvd. Sacramento, CA. 95822
Online Registration here http://cnumc.org/registrations/register/181
(Team leader manuals are $40)

Early Response Team Training
El Camino Real DistrictREFRESHER TRAINING -- Saturday – March 16, 2013 from 8:30-12:00(Take if you have taken the full training longer than 2 years ago)
Los Altos UMC
655 Magdalena Ave. Los Altos, CA 94024
Online Registration here http://cnumc.org/registrations/register/191
(Refresher Class cost is $15)
 
 

MORE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNTIES

 
Rice and Beans, Costa Rica. They has openings for the weeks of: June 8-15, June 15-22, July 27-August 3. The teams will feed and pray, host Bible School activities, and participate in a construction project. For more information, please email Fred Curry at fred@rabmin.org.

The mission team of Poplar Head UMC in Saucier, MS is returning to Esteli, Nicaragua and is seeking additional team members. They will continue construction on a Methodist Church and will provide Bible School activities. The work does not require experienced labor.
Dates of travel are: 3.27.2013 - 04.04.2013. For more information, please email Caroline Nyholm at caroline@gulfofficesystems.com.
 
 
PRIMETIMERS - Offers mission and service opportunities for older adults.  Upcoming 2013 mission sites include Henderson Settlement in Kentucky and Costa Rica.  For more information please visit http://www.umcmission.org/Get-Involved/Volunteer-Opportunities/Types-of-Volunteers/Primetimers/Primetimers
 
 

 

 

CORRECTED WEB ADDRESS FOR NEW YORK HURRICANE SANDY RECOVERY

 
 
If you are interested in serving as a volunteer with Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in New York.  Please note a correction from a previous posting on Hurricane/ Super Storm Sandy Volunteer Contacts:

 
New York Conference: Registration is through their website www.nyac.com (CORRECTED)    
They have 5 sites that are hosting teams. Team members must be at least 18 years of age due to local governmental restrictions. Case management
training just took place this past week so that the process of identifying clients for the rebuilding can begin.  The delay of government funding, Winter, code regulations, rebuilding guidelines, and Union opposition has led to many challenges. The conference staff is trying to increase capacity for teams and the corresponding hosting but it will take time. Please don't try and challenge the age rule - it is not negotiable.


 

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