Brethren Volunteer Service Unit 337 begins work at project sites

Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) Unit 337, the 2025 summer unit, completed orientation at Camp Colorado on July 27 through Aug. 4.

At orientation, director Chelsea Skillen and volunteer coordinator Virginia Rendler prepared the new BVSers for their upcoming year of service as they created a supportive community with their fellow volunteers.

The nine new volunteers include five from EIRENE, a longterm partner organization based in Germany.

The new volunteers, hometowns, and project sites are listed as shown in the photo (from left):

*The members of BVS Unit 337. “We ask that you keep our volunteers in your thoughts as they adjust to this new experience and keep an eye on the BVS social media for updates!” said the BVS staff.*

Wesley Nance of Monte Vista, Colo., is assigned to Project PLASE in Baltimore, Md.

Benjamin Ajeti, an EIRENE volunteer from Düsseldorf, Germany, is assigned to SnowCap Food Pantry in Portland, Ore.

Jackson Barbour of Decatur, Ga., is assigned to Camp Stevens in Julian, Calif.

Mia Dauser, an EIRENE volunteer from Baden-Württemberg, Germany, also is assigned to Camp Stevens

Jonathan Schwarte, an EIRENE volunteer from Münster, Germany, is assigned to the Center on Conscience and War in Washington D.C.

Vera Logose of Crowley, Texas, is assigned to the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual in Silver Spring, Md.

Ella Hedges of Dayton, Ohio, is assigned to Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center in Little Rock, Ark.

Marilyn Megala, an EIRENE volunteer from Neuwied, Germany, is assigned to Lydia’s House in Cincinnati Ohio

Jessika Kreuzer, an EIRENE volunteer from Witten, Germany, is assigned to Abode Shelter in Fremont, Calif.

Find out more about BVS at www.brethren.org/bvs

— Virginia Rendler, the volunteer coordinator for BVS, provided this information to Newsline.

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