North America

MVS: Where volunteering leads to a vocation

United States Civil Rights Pilgrimage

Explore the history, significance and ongoing implications of the civil rights struggle in the United States.

Christ at the Borders, Arizona

Learn about the realities and implications of migration, including the reasons causing it and how churches or communities of faith are responding to it.

Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples Pilgrimage

​Become better acquainted with Indigenous Peoples, their connection to the land upon which we live, and the consequences of settler colonial history.
Service Adventure participant Miriam Offe served with the Head Start program in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
North America Overview
Serve: Joining the crucial work of our neighbors

We equip and mobilize congregations to participate in God’s reconciling work across North America. Rooted in Anabaptist values of peace, justice, and reconciliation, our programs and initiatives empower individuals, youth, and communities to live out Jesus’ teachings ...

Placements

United States
Service Adventure Maintenance Intern
Greccio Housing
Service Adventure
Ages 17–20
United States
Food Pantry Worker
Catholic Social Services, St. Frances House
Service Adventure
Ages 17–20
United States
Day Program Assistant
Our House Inc - Bright Futures Program
Service Adventure
Ages 17–20
United States
Conservation Education Coordinator
Rio Grande Watershed Conservation and Education Initiative
Mennonite Voluntary Service
Ages 20+
United States
After School Program Specialist
Girls in the Game
Mennonite Voluntary Service
Ages 20+
United States
Program Coordinator
Chicago Run
Mennonite Voluntary Service
Ages 20+
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Service programs

Youth Venture
(Ages 15-22)
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SOOP
(Ages 25+)
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Service Adventure
(Ages 17-20)
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Mennonite Voluntary Service
(Ages 20+)
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Just Peace Pilgrimage
(Ages 15+)
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International Ministries
(Ages 18+)
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Members of Community Mennonite Church's Just Peace Pilgrimage group stand before the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. From left to right: Art Stoltzfus, Meribeth Kraybill, Betty Shenk, Rene Hostetter, Isaac Witmer, Ruth Zimmerman, Keaton Shenk, and Earl Zimmerman. Photo provided.
Memorials and local guides remind Harrisonburg couple to listen and learn
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Meet Mission Network board member David Nickel
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The 2024-25 Tucson, Arizona, MVS unit
Count down the twelve days of service with MVS!
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The Turnagain Arm waterway and surrounding mountains as seen from outside Hope, Alaska. Photo by Mir Knego.
The light in the darkness–and the darkness in the light
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Three churches experience Christ at the Borders in 2024
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