Journeys
If your VIM team is looking for volunteers, contact the VIM Coordinator, Michelle Schwartzman at vim@susumc.org to add your mission journey opportunity here.
A VIM work site is planned for eastern Kentucky the week of March 10 - 16 to aid in home repairs following the 2022 flooding. Anticipated cost is $125.00 per person. A team meeting with specific details is planned for Sunday, March 3 at 2:00 at St. Paul UMC, 750 Norland Avenue, Chambersburg, PA. Interested participants should express their intent prior to that meeting. For more information, contact Dianne Hetrick at sombra21@comcast.net or text 717-261-1722.
Volunteers in Mission (VIM) Wesley Forest Spring Workday
MOVED to the Rain Date, March 23 (9am-4pm)
Register by filling out this Google form.
If you have any questions please contact Michelle Schwartzman, Conference Volunteer in Mission Coordinator at vim@susumc.org
McCurdy Ministries Youth and Adult VIM Journey
The Young People’s Ministry Council (YPMC ) is once again cosponsoring a mission trip to McCurdy Ministries in Espanola, New Mexico this year! This trip is open to youth, youth workers, and other persons interested in experiencing a meaningful mission opportunity and learning how to lead mission trips and groups at the same time. This is a very special avenue to serve and grow in leadership.
McCurdy Ministries Community Center creates hope and empowers the lives of children youth, adults and families through education, life skills and faith-based programs in Española, NM. They are and have been affectionately known for over 100 years as “A Light in the Valley”. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 35% of the population of Espanola lives below the poverty line and 20% of adults 25 and over have not graduated from high school. In the last five years while the rest of the country has recovered from economic decline, the poverty rate in Espanola has risen from 28% to 35% which is why McCurdy’s commitment to create hope and empower lives is so critical! Come and learn from the people here and be a part of doing good in the world.
The trip dates will be August 3-10. Price of the trip is to be determined, but will be approximately $600 (dependent upon airfare). Youth are highly encouraged to join the trip and will be asked to participate in the leadership of the trip (including planning nightly devotions, budgeting and more). There will be time to see some of the incredible natural beauty of the surrounding areas as well. For more information, please contact Jason Schwartzman at jschwartzman@susumc.org.
GREAT NEWS!! U.M. ARMY is coming back to Trucksville in 2024. We will be there the week of July 7th and we would love to have more churches from the Susquehanna Conference join us. 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 @ gabrielt0303@gmail.com to discuss the possibility of your group joining us.
Please prayerfully consider joining us to help us continue to TRANSFORM the Trucksville community!
Join us in South central Mexico for a 10 day Study Mission trip with “Give Ye Them To Eat” – a rural development mission of the Methodist Church of Mexico and the General Board of Global Ministries.
Teams from Central PA and Susquehanna Conference have been making a difference in the rural sector of Mexico for 30 years. Working with GBGM missionaries, Nan McCurdy and her husband Miguel Mairena Aragon, we will experience the culture and the working lives of our Mexican brothers and sisters. We visit the city of Puebla, then spend most of our time near the small town of Tlancualpican where the Tree of Life Training Center is located.
The areas we travel in are safe, the food is great, and the water is bottled. Accommodations are comfortable with a hotel in Puebla and dormitories at the training center, hot showers and Wi-Fi.
Dates: October 4-13, 2024
Cost: $1,100 plus roundtrip airfare from Harrisburg to Mexico City (currently around $800)
(Get a group together and do some fundraising!)
Qualifications: Good health, ability to walk two miles (high altitude, hot climate, lots of walking); open mind; ages 12-18 with a parent; 19-??; no special skills needed
Contact Rev. Marian Hartman, mhartman@susumc.org, 814-441-0235 for more information and an application.
Check out www.gytte.org and this video by Jack Meyers, a recent participant
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.
Flo Waybright
Conference Secretary, Global Ministries
waybright5@comcast.net
Doug Hoy
Disaster Response Coordinator
drc@susumc.org
Michelle Schwartzman
Volunteers In Mission Coordinator
vim@susumc.org