Volunteers-in-Mission

Volunteers-in-Mission (VIM) are one way United Methodists offer their skills and talents for Christian Service at home or abroad on short-term assignments in areas affected by disasters and hardships. A missionary movement of the United Methodist Church, VIM sends short term volunteer teams into areas of need to work on construction and spiritual formation projects. 

Visit www.umvim.info for more information, or contact Greg Forrester:
UNY Recovery Director
32. Church St.
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-7799 (Office)
(607) 345-2928

Updates on VIM Projects

In May 2010, a team of Volunteers-in-Mission returned to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to work with the people of Springfield Road Methodist Church and Forthspring Inter Community Group. A new project team is forming for a May 3 through 12 trip back to Northern Ireland. Read about the 2010 trip at the team's blog.
Members of the team stand on a 38-foot-by-16-foot dual purpose deck, one of four projects the team completed at Forthspring Community Service. The deck will be used by the Forthspring Cafe and the child care program. Other projects completed by the team included building a shelf system for thrift store, erecting safety fencing around a children's play area and adding a sun drape system to a conservatory.	Community and Team members dancing at the "Meet Our American Friends" Barn Dance. This dance is an open community event that brings together people from many of the Belfast neighborhoods and churches.

Read about the recent VIM Project rebuilding the historic 1820 Reed Farm House.