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1000 acts of PeaceYouth groups in Alberta engage in three different acts of peace a day for a year in their community.
Youth groups in Alberta engage in three different acts of peace a day for a year in their community. We have been working with one school, Menno Simons Christian School, and we are developing a kit for more schools and youth groups that include journals to record acts of peace, posters that have suggestions for peace acts and activity ideas that grow and engage communities.
Age:
youth groups; Christian schools
Length:
1 year
Location:
Alberta (Canada)
Contact:
MCC Alberta: 403-275-6935 Akron ConnectionVolunteers serve at MCC offices in Akron, Pa., in areas such as reception, information technology, housekeeping and records.
Volunteers serve at MCC offices in Akron, Pa., in areas such as reception, information technology, housekeeping and records. Opportunities are available for volunteers of all ages, including families with children. Service unit assignments will be for one or two years and include specific educational components. All expenses are covered, including food and lodging, travel to your assignment, medical insurance, assistance with education loans and a monthly stipend for personal expenses.
Age:
any age
Length:
1-2 years
Location:
Akron, PA (United States)
Contact:
717-859-1151 Church Community Worker ProgramIn the U.S., people of color serve in their home communities in projects developed with their church or local organization.
In the U.S., people of color serve in their home communities in projects developed with their church or local organization. Participants must relate to a Mennonite or Brethren in Christ church. Participants receive medical benefits, vacation and an hourly wage.
Age:
18 - 35
Length:
2 years
Location:
local communities (United States)
Contact:
Contact your nearest MCC U.S. regional office. Circle of FriendsSupport women at Mary’s Place, YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo, as they transition from homelessness back into independent living in the community.
Support women at Mary’s Place, YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo, as they transition from homelessness back into independent living in the community. Circles consist of two to three volunteers and one woman transitioning from Mary’s Place. Each week, a circle may assist a woman with daily living or provide access to community resources, such as food hampers and community centres. Most importantly, circles will create new and healthy relationships. Circle of Friends is looking for mature and caring women to provide weekly support to some of our community’s most vulnerable people – homeless women.
Age:
18 + (female)
Length:
1 year, weekly meetings
Location:
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario (Canada)
Contact:
Circle of Friends International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP)International Christian young adults come to the United States or Canada for a one-year vocational and cultural exchange experience.
International Christian young adults come to the United States or Canada for a one-year vocational and cultural exchange experience. Through MCC partners around the world, young adults are connected with host families and volunteer placements in Canada and the U.S.
Age:
18 - 30
Length:
1 year
Location:
Canada and the United States Mennonite Partners in China (MPC)MCC regularly places workers to teach English through Mennonite Partners in China (MPC).
MCC regularly places workers to teach English through Mennonite Partners in China (MPC). A program of four Mennonite church agencies, MPC (formerly China Educational Exchange) builds relationships and carries out projects with Chinese partners in educational institutions, local government organizations and Protestant churches. MPC carries out various exchange and assistance programs, seeking to be a Christian presence in the spirit and manner of Jesus.
Age:
adult
Length:
3 years
Location:
China SALT Serving and Learning TogetherThis yearlong cross-cultural living and serving experience for Canadian and U.S. Christian young, single adults promotes international goodwill and understanding.
This yearlong cross-cultural living and serving experience for Canadian and U.S. Christian young, single adults promotes international goodwill and understanding. Assignments offered by MCC partners throughout the world include teaching, agriculture, peacebuilding and more.
Age:
18 - 27
Length:
11 months
Location:
outside Canada and the United States SeedYoung adults from various places come together to advocate and serve in a community dealing with violence, poverty and oppression.
Young adults from various places come together to advocate and serve in a community dealing with violence, poverty and oppression. During the two-year program, participants reflect on big issues, take part in grassroots service and advocate for peace, justice and equality. While seeking to connect the macro to the micro, participants learn to see how large structures affect real communities and learn to speak as a community to advocate for peace, justice and equality with our global partners.
Age:
20 - 30, single or married without children
Length:
2 years
Location:
Any country with a Mennonite World Conference affiliated church Service Workers - CanadaOne to two year assignments are available for working with people with disabilities or serving with thrift stores.
One to two year assignments are available for working with people with disabilities or serving with thrift stores. Wherever they are, service workers learn from and grow with those around them. Assignments are available for single adults or couples without children.
Age:
18+
Length:
2 years
Location:
Canada
Contact:
Contact your nearest MCC Canada provincial office. Service Workers - InternationalInternational service opportunities of three years and longer include agricultural development, water conservation, health, formal and informal education, economic and church-related programs, relief administration, social services, peacemaking and reconciliation.
International service opportunities of three years and longer include agricultural development, water conservation, health, formal and informal education, economic and church-related programs, relief administration, social services, peacemaking and reconciliation. Assignments are available for single adults, couples and families with children. A college degree is required for most assignments.
Age:
adult
Length:
3 years +
Location:
outside Canada and the United States Service Workers - United StatesFrom Capitol Hill to the mountains of Appalachia, U.S. service workers share their gifts and learn from the people they live and work among in two- to three-year assignments.
From Capitol Hill to the mountains of Appalachia, U.S. service workers share their gifts and learn from the people they live and work among in two- to three-year assignments. Some U.S. service workers live in community with other volunteers and commit to regular social, spiritual and educational unit activities. Assignments are available for single adults, couples and families with children. A college degree is required for most assignments. Arrangements are also available for those serving in their home communities.
Age:
adult
Length:
2 - 3 years
Location:
United States Service Unit Locations
Contact:
Contact MCC U.S. Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network (YAMEN!)International young, single adults live and serve for one year in another international setting.
International young, single adults live and serve for one year in another international setting. This joint program of MCC and Mennonite World Conference places emphasis on expanding the fellowship between churches in the Anabaptist tradition. Young, single adults outside Canada and the U.S. are selected by their local church to take part in a cross-cultural assignment. Participants are challenged to grow personally and spiritually through training and mentoring relationships and through personal reflection and study.
Age:
18 - 30
Length:
1 year
Location:
Any country with a Mennonite World Conference affiliated church |
