Voluntary Service – Holyrood Mennonite Church

Voluntary Service in Edmonton

Mennonite Voluntary Service began in the United States in 1944 and in Canada in 1966 as a mission project. Holyrood Mennonite Church has sponsored the Mennonite Voluntary Service Adventure program in Edmonton since 2010, enabling young individuals to bring unique skills, feelings and motivations to perform full-time volunteer work of a charitable nature. The Holyrood congregation provides for the basic needs of each volunteer: housing, food, transportation, medical coverage, and stipend. Other participating churches in Canada are in Lethbridge, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

MVS Mission Statement:

Providing opportunities to act on faith by assisting congregations in service to their communities.

MVS Program Objectives are:

To provide a framework for discerning God’s purpose in participants’ lives.
To help participants come to a clearer understanding of what Christian faith and a relationship with Jesus means to them.
To support participants as they mature in their ability to communicate the good news of the kingdom of God.
To introduce participants to the notion of missions as a lifestyle.
To expose participants to the many challenges and benefits of living simply.
To foster a vision for missions.