Through the Church of the Brethren, the Brethren Volunteer Service places volunteers in projects all across the world to serve those in need. Volunteers work with organizations in various sectors, including environmental stewardship, peacebuilding, childcare, and housing. Take the next step — find out more about BVS.
Through the Church of the Brethren, the Brethren Volunteer Service places volunteers in projects all across the world to serve those in need. Volunteers work with organizations in various sectors, including environmental work, peacebuilding, working with children, and housing. Take the next step — find out more about BVS.
BVS offers six month placements for older adults (ages 50 and older). Older adults are welcome at all orientations. For more information, visit the Older Adult Program information page.
One does not need to be part of Church of the Brethren to apply. BVS welcomes all volunteers who have a willingness to serve and work for issues bigger than themselves.
January 18 – February 4
Camp Bethel, Fincastle, VA
Applications are due December 8, 2021 (with flexibility)
July 31 – August 19
(Location TBD)
Applications are due June 19, 2022 (with flexibility)
September 18 – October 7
Camp Brethren Heights, Rodney, MI
Applications are due August 7, 2022 (with flexibility)
Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) will be hosting its Winter Orientation for Jan 18-Feb. 4, 2022. The volunteers in Unit 330 will gather at Camp Bethel in Fincastle, Va. This Winter Orientation takes the place of the Fall Orientation that did not occur in October.
Are you a former Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) volunteer? Do you have afond memory, a story to tell, or words of praise from your time in BVS? Do you love to talk about BVS, but have no one to talk to about it?
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the workcamp ministry of the Church of the Brethren as an assistant coordinator. I could not have imagined all the things that would change in the next year and a half. When July rolled around, I headed to Elgin, Ill., to start my service, thankful that--despite the COVID-19 pandemic--at least one thing I planned would still be happening.
summer orientation at Inspiration Hills Camp in Burbank, Ohio, from July 18 to Aug. 6. Unit 329 had five volunteers. BVSers and staff spent three weeks in intentional community connecting with each other through meaningful conversations, exploring different cooking techniques, living in solidarity, and serving the local community in Ohio.
Brethren Volunteer Service is proud to be a member organization of
Catholic Volunteer Network.