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Other UMVIM Web Links

CAL-NEV CONFERENCE - CHURCH UMVIM WEBSITES:
San Ramon Valley UMC - http://www.srvumc.org/
Los Altos UMC - http://www.laumc.org/

UMVIM WESTERN JURISDICTION:
Go here for a complete list of local, national and international projects coming from the Western Jurisdiction of the United States.

Contact: Heather Wilson
United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (UMVIM)
Western Jurisdiction - United Methodist Church
Email:  umvimwj@hotmail.com
Current Volunteer News & Info - www.umvimwj.blogspot.com
11707 Terra Bella St., Lake View Terrace, CA 91342
Phone:  818.333.6730
 
GLOBAL JUSTICE VOLUNTEERS:
This program provides young adults, 18-25 years old, opportunities to live and learn alongside people whose lives are shaped by justice work. Global Justice Volunteers serve in small teams of young adults and volunteer at the grassroots level for a set term of two to three months, exploring the links between faith and justice.

Mission Volunteers Office
475 Riverside Dr., Suite 330
New York, NY 10115
Tel (212) 870-3825     Fax (212) 870-3624
Email: gjv@gbgm-umc.org     Website: http://www.gjv.info
 
 
 
 
"The Practice of Justice and Mercy in Daily Life"
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INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS:
Embark on a spiritual journey with new experiences every day! Serve in approved locations around the world for two months or more where the host community has requested a volunteer. Experiences are as varied as the places where volunteers serve.
Email:  Indvols@gbgm-umc.org
Website: http://www.individualvolunteers.info
 
N.O.M.A.D.S. - (Nomads On a Mission Active in Divine Service)
The NOMADS program offers persons with recreational vehicles the opportunity to share time and skills in Christian service at United Methodist-related mission agencies, camps, churches, and in disaster response. Spending up to three weeks at a project site, NOMADS enjoy Christian fellowship while traveling.
P.O. Box 63   Sacramento, NM 88347
Toll Free: (866) 466-6237     
Tel: (505) 687-3041   
Fax: (505) 687-4219
Email: director@nomadsumc.org
Website: http://www.nomadsumc.org
 
PRIMETIMERS:
Primetimers offers educational and mission-service experiences for older adults. Exciting 5 to 10 day events offer opportunities for educational forums, cross-cultural exposure, faith-filled reflection, and greater exposure to the work of the United Methodist Church and the church universal.

Mission Volunteer Office
475 Riverside Dr., Suite 330, New York, NY 10115
Tel (877) 882-4724  
Fax (212) 870-3624
Email: primetimers@gbgm-umc.org
Website: http://www.primetimers.info
 
TeachUM:
TeachUM provides mission-team service opportunities for education professionals. Teachers are invited to places around the world to help instruct both youth and adults, showing by example how Christ is part of their lives. Each year, a variety of teams are scheduled with teaching emphasis both in the U.S. and abroad. Events increase the awareness, sensitivity and commitment of the volunteers to learn from those whom they serve, to build bridges, and to be faithful servants of Jesus Christ.
Website: http://www.gbgm-umc.org/northcentralvim/teachum.html
 
Ubuntu eXplorer Journeys:
Ubuntu Journeys is a partnership program of Mission Volunteers and the Women's Division of United Methodist Women. Participants from the U.S. are hosted by women's organizations in other countries. The programs allows Christian sisters to understand and share together the daily life, joys, struggles, culture, challenges, and opportunities of women.
Website: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/about/us/mv/programs/ubuntu/
 
UMCOR - DISASTER RELIEF
Volunteer Hotline:  
Tel (800) 918-3100
Fax (202) 544-4116
Website: http://www.umcor.org
 
UNITED METHODIST FELLOWSHIP OF HEALTH CARE VOLUNTEERS UMF/HCV:
As Health Care Volunteers, we use our knowledge and skills to serve others who might not otherwise have access to medical care. Our work sites range from well-equipped hospitals to temperary clinics in remote parts of hte world. We invite and enable health-care professionals to nurture and witness their Christian faith through healing ministries, providing health care to those who are suffering and in need.
Email: healthcarevols@gbgm-umc.org
Website: http://www.healthcarevolunteers.org