Brethren Volunteer Service
Goal of Program
Sharing God's love through acts of service; caring for creation; working for peace; advocating justice; serving human need.
Type of Placement
Business & Administration | Agriculture, Agronomy & Animal Husbandry | Arts & Music | Building Trades & Construction | Child Care & Day Care | Communications & Public Relations | Community Organizing, Outreach & Development | Computer Programming & Data Entry | Cook, Housekeeping & Domestic Services | Counseling | Education | Elderly Outreach | Environmental | Evangelization | Fund Raising, Grant Writing & Development | Gardening & Groundskeeping | Health Care | Housing Issues, Shelter Staff & Group Home | Immigration & Refugee Services | Lawyer, Legal Aide & Paralegal | Library Science | Maintenance, Mechanic & Repair | Maternal & Infant Care | Mental Health | Migrant Worker Ministry | Native American Ministry | Peace & Justice Advocacy | Prison Ministry | Recreation, Camp Counseling & Coaching | Religious Education & Retreat Work | Social Services & Poverty Relief | Social Work | Soup Kitchen & Food Distribution | Transportation (Driver, Pilot, Etc) | Tutoring & Literacy Programs | Volunteer Coordinator | Youth Ministry | LGBTQI | Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution | Racial Justice Work | Disabilities Ministry | Domestic Violence Ministries
Service Area
Approximately 20 states in the US and 10 different countries.
Service Length
One year for US placements, one to two years for most international projects.
Requirements
To serve in U.S.: Must be 18 or older w/ high school diploma. To serve overseas: Must be at least 21 years old w/ college degree or similar life experience. See website for volunteer fee.
Financial Arrangements
Room and Board | Stipend | Medical Insurance | Transportation | Loan Deferment/Forbearance
Living Arrangements
Depends on project - community or group, individual, on-site, with family.
Training
10-day orientation held every summer and fall. On-site training at each project.
Application Deadline
Six weeks before each orientation.
Address
1451 Dundee Avenue
Elgin IN, 60120
Phone: 847 429-4337
Website
http://www.brethrenvolunteerservice.org
Primary Contact
Marissa
Affiliations
Church of the Brethren
Secondary Contacts
Chelsea Goss Skillen Jocelyn Siakula Emily Tyler Virginia Rendler