Brethren Volunteer Service accepting applications for the 2026-2027 year

By Virginia Rendler

Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) is accepting applications for the 2026-2027 year. BVS encourages applicants of all ages (18-plus) to put your faith into action and apply for a year of service.

Before embarking on a service year, volunteers first attend an orientation. There are two volunteer orientations planned for next year, both in the Midwest.

Summer orientation: July 27 to Aug. 4, 2026, at Inspiration Hills Camp in Burbank, Ohio.

Fall orientation: Sept. 15-23, 2026, at Camp Emmaus in Mt. Morris, Ill.

Orientation is a time spent building community with other volunteers and the BVS staff. At orientation, volunteers prepare for their service experience by learning how to live simply, examining their personal beliefs and values, becoming more prepared for their role as a BVS volunteer, and having fun!

Volunteers serve for one year with one of the more than 50 nonprofit partners of BVS in the US or abroad. Typically, volunteers go straight to their project site after orientation to begin their year of service. Volunteers are responsible for getting themselves to orientation. BVS provides transportation from orientation to the project sites. During their year of service, volunteers receive housing, food, a stipend, and health insurance.

For more information go to www.brethren.org/bvs. If you have any questions about volunteering or the application process, email bvs@brethren.org.

— Virginia Rendler is coordinator of volunteers for Brethren Volunteer Service.

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