2013 Retreat As part of ongoing volunteer support, BVS holds a mid-year retreat for domestic volunteers. Here, Units 297 and 299 connect for reflection and rejuvenation. Unit 300 BVS Unit #300 was held at Camp Ithiel in Gotha, Florida. To join an upcoming orientation, apply now 2013 Current Vols Current volunteers called to Chicago, Illinois; Hiroshima, Japan; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Fremont, California. Browse our project listings 2013 Unit 300 Food Run Part of BVS Orientation is learning to live simply. Volunteers shop for food on a budget to cook for their group. Read more about orientation and view upcoming dates. 2013 Habitat Photo BVSers serve human need by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. Read more about the goals of BVS.

    Brethren Volunteer Service is a full time volunteer program that places volunteers in a one or two year long assignment in the United States and some locations around the world. This ministry of the Church of the Brethren has been a major program in this Christian denomination since 1948.

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    BVS Summer Orientation Unit 301

    July 16 - August 3, 2013
    New Windsor, MD
    Application deadline June 4, 2013
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    BVS BRF Orientation Unit 302

    August 18 - 28, 2013
    New Windsor, MD
    Application deadline July 5, 2013
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    BVS Fall Orientation Unit 303

    September 22 - October 11, 2013
    New Windsor, MD
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    Brethren Disaster Ministries trains project leaders for 2013
    (May 16, 2013)
    On April 23, I traveled to Prattsville, N.Y., to undergo training to become a Disaster Project Leader. Disaster Project Leaders are wonderful men and women called to lead and guide volunteers who come out to Brethren Disaster Ministries rebuilding sites for a week. I was very excited to learn all that happened behind the scenes to keep the project sites running.
    Dinner celebrates completion of Prattsville, N.Y., rebuilding project
    (May 16, 2013)
    On May 1, more than 75 people gathered at Prattsville Community Church in the New York Catskills to celebrate all the work Brethren Disaster Ministries volunteers have done. Delicious dinner and desserts were provided by the church and community for volunteers and homeowners.
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