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Program |
Ages |
Term length |
Service assignments |
Orientation |
Role of home congregation |
Living arrangements |
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Mennonite Voluntary Service
Community-based service and learning rooted in the missional vision of local congregations |
20+ |
1–2 years |
Business services, community development, education, environmental advocacy, health services, housing/rehabilitation, legal aid, peace and justice, social services |
1-week orientation |
Prayer support, encouragement, financial support |
Food and housing provided in intentional community |
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Service Adventure
Community-based service and learning experience that emphasizes faith formation and leadership development |
17–20 |
10 months |
Home repair, tutoring, after-school program assistance, senior services, church-based ministries |
1-week orientation on site |
Listen to participant’s experience, provide prayer and financial support |
Live in intentional community with other participants and a leader |
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Radical Journey
Intentional faith formation within an Anabaptist perspective in several international locations |
18–30 |
12 months |
Community church outreach, teaching English, tutoring, youth and children’s ministries |
1 month in an urban setting |
Prayer and financial support, encouragement; also, host participant in a 1-month congregational internship upon re-entry |
Live in community with host families and other participants |
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DOOR: Dwell
Inviting individuals interested in urban ministry as a vocation to spend time engaging with God’s transformative work in the city |
18–30 |
1–2 years |
Church outreach, advocacy work, social services, community development, environmental work, and more |
1 week |
Prayer support and encouragement, financial support |
Live as a group in intentional community |
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DOOR: Discover
Group educational/service experience in urban centers |
13+ |
Weekend to 1 week |
See the face of God in the city as you interact with the lonely, serve the homeless, and support local agencies in a variety of tasks. |
3-session orientation packet mailed to group leader/participants; pre-field orientation for group leaders |
Prayer and financial support, accountability for group’s experience |
Group housing and food provided |
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Youth Venture
Service and reflection by individual youth as part of a team with a leader |
14–20 (16–20 for international locations) |
1–3 weeks |
Children’s ministries, serving meals, assistance with shelter/refugees, maintenance/repairs, church-based ministries, service to senior citizens |
Orientation on site |
Prayer support, hearing participant’s experiences, encouragement |
Group housing provided |
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SOOP
Sharing life’s experience through service |
Adults and families |
Most 2 weeks to 3 months; some longer |
Home repair, office support, outdoor work, school programs, quilting, church-based ministries, and more |
Self-guided materials provided |
Prayer support, encouragement |
Provided at some locations |