Volunteers in Mission

Work Camp 2012 

The purpose of St. Paul’s UMC Volunteers In Mission is to provide an opportunity for adults to share their God given gifts and skills to help people in need.  It is our vision to encourage individuals to participate in mission work, either as part of a group or as individuals.  Our intent is to complete several local mission projects and one national project each year.  You do not need previous mission experience or any particular skills; you only need a desire to serve the Lord through your works.

Since the fall of 2006 almost 60 members and friends of St. Paul’s UMC have volunteered with our VIM team and have completed:

• 25 local projects
• 1 conference project
• 4 national work camps - (Gulfport, MS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Red Bird Mission, KY; Nashville, TN)
• 59 work days
• Over 3,460 volunteer hours
• Over 60 different people have volunteered their time and talents

In addition to working on several local projects in 2011, 15 members of our group spent a week in the Nashville, TN, vicinity repairing homes that had been damaged by the rains and flood in May 2010.

 For more information about St. Paul’s VIM contact Dave Mitchell  or Dick Rishel .