{"id":4145,"date":"2012-03-21T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=4145"},"modified":"2018-11-03T20:18:22","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T20:18:22","slug":"new-unit-of-bvs-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2012\/new-unit-of-bvs-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"New Unit of BVS Volunteers Begins Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4137\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/bvs-unit-296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/bvs-unit-296.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/bvs-unit-296-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><small>Photo by: courtesy of BVS<\/small>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<em>Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) Unit 296 was the Winter 2012 orientation Unit for BVS, completing training from Jan. 29-Feb. 17 in Gotha, Fla. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) Winter Orientation Unit 296 completed training from Jan. 29-Feb. 17 in Gotha, Fla. Following are the volunteers, their congregations or hometowns, and placement sites:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Willi Berscheminski<\/strong>\u00a0of Schifferstadt, Germany, will work at the Meeting Ground in Elkton, Md.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Marie Dotter<\/strong>\u00a0of Wyomissing (Pa.) Church of the Brethren is working with Cincinnati (Ohio) Church of the Brethren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bryan Eby<\/strong>\u00a0of Trinity Fellowship Church of the Brethren in Waynesboro, Pa., is going to Hope House in Quinter, Kan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MaryBeth Fisher<\/strong>\u00a0of Hempfield Church of the Brethren in Manheim, Pa., will work at Highland Park Elementary in Roanoke, Va.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Damon Fugate<\/strong>\u00a0of West Milton (Ohio) Church of the Brethren is serving with the Palms in Sebring, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amanda Glover<\/strong>\u00a0of Mountainview Church of the Brethren in McGaheysville, Va., is going to SnowCap in Portland, Ore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Harney<\/strong>\u00a0of Creekside Church of the Brethren in Elkhart, Ind., will be at ABODE Services in Fremont, Calif. Also going to ABODE are\u00a0<strong>Sophia Mangold<\/strong>\u00a0of Muenstertal, Germany, and\u00a0<strong>Natalie Pence<\/strong>\u00a0of Mountainview Church of the Brethren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Max Knoll<\/strong>\u00a0of Meiningen, Germany, will serve with Su Casa Catholic Worker in Chicago, Ill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marc Kratzer<\/strong>\u00a0of Nuremburg, Germany, is to serve with Talbert House in Cincinnati, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laban Wenger<\/strong>\u00a0of Stone Church Church of the Brethren in Huntingdon, Pa., is going to CooperRiis in Mill Spring, N.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melissa Wilson<\/strong>\u00a0of Copper Hill (Va.) Church of the Brethren is working with Brethren Disaster Ministries at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about BVS go to\u00a0<a href=\"..\/..\/..\/preview!www.brethren.org\/bvs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.brethren.org\/bvs<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) Winter Orientation Unit 296 completed training from Jan. 29-Feb. 17 in Gotha, Fla. 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