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Project List for Teams: EUROPE

United Methodist Volunteers In Mission
Christian Love in Action!

For assistance with any project listed,
contact your Jurisdictional and / or Annual Conference UMVIM Coordinator

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ARMENIA

Projects for Armenia are UMCOR/NGO (United Methodist Committee on Relief Non-Governmental Organization) related projects. These are secularly oriented humanitarian projects, working with both Christian and non-Christian faith based communities. Contact for Armenia is Carol Van Gorp, carolvangorp@earthlink.net.
#250225 - Armenia Emergency - Emergency funds for Post Communist Transitional society development and economic renewal.

• AA Program
Work with UMCOR Armenia staff and local rehabilitation centers using the AA model and resources is needed in Armenia. An individual or small group of UMVIM are sought to work with UMCOR Armenia on this program idea. pre-travel work will be required (through email) to set up the project concept and implementation method including research done with AA in the U.S. Skills and experience required in organizational development and management in AA programs. Time Frame: Anytime in 2006.

• Reconstruction of Medical Clinics
UMCOR Armenia's Medical Program requested UMVIM teams to assist in this project. Teams would work with local community volunteers to help rehab deteriorated clinic spaces. Skills and experience required include, masonry, spackling (plastering), carpentry, painting, electrical, and plumbing for an old building in disrepair. Time Frame: Spring and summer 2006.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Three Locations - Community Interaction. Teams of UMVIM are needed to work with the local community in 3 locations by invitation of a local organization in each area. Project work includes cultural exchange activities with children and youth; mini courses in English dialogue, art, drama, music, ecology and volunteerism; community assistance projects to vulnerable families / organizations done in partnership with youth participants of one of the following organizations:
• Gornji Vakuf-Usokplje Youth Center
• Sanski Most Youth House
• Sumejja (A women's organization in Mostar area)
Skills required - general or professional experience with youth / children / community wide programming. Skills for assistance to vulnerable families or individuals will be determined based on the skill level of team members. Time Frame - summer and fall 2006 / spring and summer 2007.
#333640 - Bosnia Youth Houses - Places where children can produce dramas, study guitar, engage in sports and escape the war.

BULGARIA
#00223A - Bulgaria In Mission Together

Yambol - Construction work (small new church building) with the members of the local UM church. Number of participants: 10-12. Length of time: 7-10 days. Possible time: May to August 2008.

Trasteikovo - Building of a new church (building works). Number of participants: 10-12. Length of time: 7-10 days. Possible time: May to August 2008.

Veliko Tarnovo - Reconstruction of the old church building (building works). Number of participants: 10-12. Length of time: 10 days. Possible time: May to August 2008.

CZECH REPUBLIC
#00399A - Czech Republic In Mission Together

• Bechyne - Cleaning and painting of the church house. Details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

• Brno - Teaching English (conversation with students/teenagers) at schools in Blansko and Ostrov. Number of participants: 1 or 2. Length of time: 1 to 20 weeks. Possible time: February to June 2007 / September to December 2007. Repairing of the sidewalk around the church house in Blansko. Building of a small parking place. Number of participants: 4 to 6. Possible time: to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

• Jablonne - Building a new fence around the church property. Details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

• Jihlava - Building a room inside an old church used for an outreach to youth (facilities, heating, installation of lights - blueprints available). Number of participants: Small team of experts. Possible time: to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

• Mikulov - Cleaning, reconstruction in the newly purchased facility. Details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible). Construction of a new plaster in the yard of the church house and parsonage in Valtice. Details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

• Plzen - Various projects in the Christian Help Center for drug addicts. Details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).
#14688A - Teen Challenge - Plzen , Czech Republic - Outreach with persons coping with drug addiction, abuse and violence.

• Poust (Retreat center of the Church) - repairing a fence, painting a wooden house, leveling the ground and walkways, preparing the place for a summer camp, building tents. Time: April, Max, June, September, October. Further details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).
#11625A - Church Camp Program - Poust , Czech Republic - "Camperships" for children and youth.

• Praha - Horni Pocernice. Construction work in the Christian help center. Time: Fall 2006. Further details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

• Praha - Jecna. Youth work in the Majak-Center for youth. Participants: English teachers and/or leaders of youth groups. Details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

• Protivin - Construction work. Number of participants: 7. Further details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

• Trebon - Cleaning of the attic in the church house / Preparing the place for the construction of an apartment. Details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

• Veselka (Small retreat center of the Church) - leveling ground, planting trees, fixing a playground, painting a fence, fixing the fence and window, repairing and painting walls of the house. Details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).
#11625A - Church Camp Program

• Vimperk - Children summer camp. Participants: teachers or leaders. Details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

• Vrsovice - Painting an outer metal staircase and low roofs, gardening, removing an old plaster and putting a new one on walls of a church property. Details to be discussed (the Czech hosts are very flexible).

Churches generally express their interest in hosting English teachers as a way of outreach.

ESTONIA

• Gulf of Finland - Camp Gideon. Located on the Gulf of Finland, this camp serves Methodists from Estonia, Finland and the Baltics. Renovation is needed for dormitories.

• Kuressaare - Kuressaare Methodist Church. Roof needs to be cleaned & rust-proofed; 3 inside rooms need renovation, paint, etc. Additional building nearby needs work. No VBS - children attend Camp Gideon.

• Parnu - Agape Church. Finish rooms on the lower floor. Plastering, sheetrock, painting, flooring and tile work needed.
#14042A - Agape Center - Parnu , Estonia - A place for worship and for cultural and educational activities.

• Tallinn - Tallinn Children Center Lighthouse
Completion of renovations to house, to be used as children's center; needs include painting, plastering, light construction work, etc. Dentists also needed.

•Tallinn - Tallinn Christian Care Center
A shelter for men, widows & orphans; soup kitchen, clothes distribution, ministry with children & youth. Associated with newly organized Tallinn Koidu Methodist Church.

FINLAND

• Jumijarvi campsite - Jamsa: Repair of camp facilities. This church camp is located in the center of Finland and is used for youth camps and adult camps. It is situated in a beautiful forest by a small lake. An old farm, purchased in 1962, it is cared for by the UM Youth Organization. The kitchen/dining hall, dormitory, and bath house/sauna are 30-40 years old all in various stages of disrepair. Painting, replacement of weatherboard , painting window trim is needed. Tools are available on site. Materials are provided by the church in Finland. Teams can be housed on site. Translation is provided and a local supervisor will guide the work.

FRANCE

The secularization of French society has resulted in a profound need for Christian volunteers. The active Christian community in France is small and the presence of UMVIM volunteers is a powerful affirmation to French Christians that they are not alone.

•Entrepierres, http://www.pierresvivantes.org - Entrepierres is a center in southeastern France that provides rest, counseling, debriefing and spiritual retreats for pastors and missionaries. Small, four person skilled teams are sought for the 2006 to assist in increasing the accommodation space for missionary families for rest and counseling. Also needed is creation of space for a small library, a prayer/counseling room and storage space.

•Landersen Methodist Vacation/Conference Centre Vosges Mountains - http://www.landersen.com.Prepare center for the opening of the summer season - annually in the spring. Includes removing storm windows, painting, flowers, erect tents, clean playground.Helping one of the 13 French UM churches in France - details available from the Landersen Center.
#14693A - Landersen, The Methodist Camp and Retreat Center of France - Funds to enable poor people to attend camp; room and board for volunteers.

•Mont-de-Marsan - Repairing the roof, refurbishing of a flat for future pastors, refurbishing of the front of the presbytery, reparing the bell and en-trance door, making outside more attractive (planting trees, reshaping of the garden), freshing-up the worship chapel. Participants: 10 people. Length of time: 10 days. Time: April to September 2007.
#14691A - Evangelism and Church Growth - Efforts with children, youth and women to strengthen mission and evangelism

GEORGIA, REPUBLIC OF

• Programs at Youth Houses Tbilisi or Zugdidi Youth Houses - Organize a team to provide Recreational, Cultural, and Peace Building programs over a 2 week period at Tbilisi or Zugdidi Youth Houses. Art, Drama, Music, English Dialogue, Story Telling and Peace Building activities are excellent mission project work with the children and youth of Georgia at the Tbilisi or Zugdidi Youth Houses. Skills Required: Youth Workers, Sunday School Teachers, Music and Drama experience (including puppets), Art and Arts & Crafts experience, People who love youth. A good opportunity to include UM Youth in a Mission Trip. Time Frame: Summer (June - August).

HUNGARY
#00175A - Hungary In Mission Together

Alsozsolca - Construction works in the Gypsy congregation
#13538N - Ministry Among Gypsies, New Church Building - Alsozsolca , Hungary - A church to minister to Gypsies' needs.
#13539A - Ministry Among Gypsies, Programs And Social Care - Alsozsolca , Hungary - Spiritual courses, evangelization weekends, and sewing and gardening instruction.

• Budapest-Pest - Renovation of the basement for the purpose of fellowship activities mainly for youth, covering the small land behind the church with concrete, children's program as an outreach in the neighborhood of the church. Number of Participants: 10-12. Accomodation in a nearby hotel/pension or in the church headquarters in Obuda
Pecs.Renovation of the outside of the church (plastering, painting), children's program
Number of participants: 10-12. Length of time and time: to be discussed. Accommodation in a nearby pension.

• Szeged - Renovation of the small house in the backyard for fellowship purposes, especially for children and youth. Number of participants: 8-10. Accommodation in a nearby pension/hotel.
#14696N - Methodist Chapel for the Elderly Home - Budakeszi , Hungary - A facility for worship, Bible study and community activities.
#13540N - New Mission Center - Miskolc , Hungary - A new mission center, crucial for the future of The United Methodist Church in Miskolc .
#14695T - Communty House for Gypsies - Kisvaszar , Hungary - A site for worship and community activities amid unemployment and poverty.

In most of the cases financial support would be needed to do these works. New partnership would be a great help.

• Monospitovo - Repairs to the parsonage (plumbing, sealing walls, painting). Participants: up to 6 persons. Length of time: 7 to 10 days.

• Strumica - Help with meals on wheels program (food preparation/delivery, clean-up, dishwashing). Participants: 1-3. Length of time: 5 to 10 days.

• Kochani - Making a garden/yard at the church in the city of Kochani. Participants: up to 6 persons. Length of time: 7 to 14 days.

• Children camps / youth camps / Vacation Bible School - Present a leadership seminar for youth. Participants: 1 or 2 persons. Length of time: 4 to 6 days. Time: after July 1 and before September 1, 2008.

• Present English workshops in villages for children to improve their English skills - games, songs, fun activities, dialogue practice. Participants: 1 to 5 persons. Length of time: 7 to 10 days. Time: between June 10 and September 1, 2008.
#14047A - Christian Education Resources And Supplies

POLAND
#00408A - Poland In Mission Together

• Chodiez -Construction work.

• Gliwice - Camp for children from 9 to 12 years from alcoholic families. Participants: 10. Time: First part of July 2008. Costs: $4,500.00

• Katowice - English language camp. Participants and time: to be discussed.

• IIlawa - Vacation Bible School for children. Time: Summer 2008. Construction work Installing a playground for children. Participants: at least 5 people. Time: Summer 2008.

• Kielce - Drama/Pantomime for Polish Methodist Youth. Time: Fall 2008. Project cost: US$4,500.

• Kielce - Worship/Gospel Workshop for Polish Methodist Youth - Time: Spring 2008. Project cost: US$4,000.

• Kielce and Chalupki - Construction work, improving homeless shelter in two locations. Participants: at least 5 people. Time: Spring or Fall 2008. Project cost: US$5,000-$15,000.

• Wroclaw - Construction work on church building (new sidewalk in front of the church). Participants: up to 10. Time: May to October 2008. Project cost: $3,500 for material, $2,000 for labor and accomdations/food.

• Zaborze and Wola Morwicka - VBS / Olympics for about 150 children from 8 to 14. Participants: 12 to 14 people, 2 team leaders. Time: Second half of June 2008. Project cost: US$4,500.

ROMANIA

• The Romanian Methodist Council - Ploesti - Methodist Mission in Romania. Construction of a local church building in Ploesti. Also opportunities exist for VBS with local street children. A parallel medical mission could be held for the local poor and the gypsy population. The local church members will work alongside the teams in the construction.

•Global Hope Orphanage, http://www.globalhope.org - The projects work directly with children in the orphanage system, repair and painting projects, minor or major construction projects, work at a Christian Youth Camp, or work at the Recuperation Center for children. Teams have also traveled to Arad to provide training for Sunday School teachers and to support the work of the Protestant churches in the area. When pastors travel with a mission team, they will often preach at area churches, with translation support. A typical team will be made up of 5-12 workers depending on the project.
#15087A - Global Hope, Inc. - To provide a family atmosphere, security, education, and nutrition in a Christian environment, to abandoned children who might be put into institutions, and not benefit from this type of healthy child development.

•Deborah House Center, Village of Giarmata - Christian homes for girls who are orphaned or abandoned, and/or rescued from abusive circumstances. Activities during week include: Work projects at Deborah House and for the Village of Giarmata, crafts/Bible stories/Christian witness/fellowship with Deborah girls & staff, spending day at Recas public orphanage/school for special needs children - witnessing, fellowship and singing with the children. Participants: Up to 10 persons. Length of time: 10 days. Time: Summer 2008.

RUSSIA
#11510A - Russia Mission Initiative - Russia and Belarus

The Russia Initiative
The Russia Initiative began in the winter of 1991-92 under the leadership of the General Board of Global Ministries. Its primary purpose was to deliver food to Russia's Moscow Region. Following that project the GBGM established a Russia Initiative that expanded beyond aid programs to include the re-establishment of Methodism in the former Soviet Union. The Eurasia Annual Conference was established in 1997, with expansion to four annual conferences in 2003.

Many American United Methodist congregations have participated in Supportive Congregations (Salary and Program Support) and Partner Churches (Development of programs where no Methodist presence exists) programs. UMVIM teams have also been an essential part of the Russia Initiative. Many teams have worked in Russian orphanages, homes for the elderly, hospitals, etc., and successfully realized many other helpful projects.

More than 6,000 American Methodists have visited the former Soviet Union since 1991. As a result, participants have seen new visions for mission and found renewal in their spiritual journeys.

• Pivnice - Construction of a playground adjoining a kindergarten in the town of Pivnice. This kindergarten is a ministry of the Methodist Church there. The plans are available and the projected cost is US$12,500 USD. The pastor of the church is Michal Hrcan. The best dates for work are between June 15 and September 1 (during the vacation time of the school). The team should be 8-10 persons and lodging is available in the church building. Team should plan to fly into Belgrade and be picked up by church van.
#14725T - Kindergarten and Playground - A site for daycare for children so their mothers can earn an income.
#14726A - Kindergarten and Playground, Program - An opportunity for children to learn, play and acquire social skills.

• Vrsac - Repairing the roof of the church building. Participants: 7-9. Time: 8-10 days. Accomodation in the church; possibility to participate in church activities and to do some sightseeing.

SLOVAK REPUBLIC
#00236A - Slovakia In Mission Together