Milwaukee LVCer Hannah Uitenbroek is working at All Peoples Church as their Food Justice Organizer. Hannah shares the following about her year: “Working as the Food Justice Organizer at All Peoples Church, I have had the privilege of entering into a church community and the community of Milwaukee. I was dealing with my own anxiety and depression. At the church, the gospel music struck my heart and soul and people were kind to the new person that was assigned to them for a year. Two weeks into being in Milwaukee, the riots in Sherman Park occurred after Sylville Smith, another black man, was killed by police. ThingsRead More →

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Greetings! My name is Jamie Ulrich and I am the LVC National Office’s new intern! I am working as the Social Media Coordinator and will be helping out with managing LVC’s social media platforms, coming up with some new ideas for marketing LVC, and updating our database. I started in mid-January and will be here until mid-April, doing lots of great work for an amazing organization! I am doing my internship at LVC as a participant of the Lutheran College Washington Semester, which is a semester-long program comprised of students from various Lutheran colleges and universities from all over the country. My home school isRead More →

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Malachi Black served last year as an LVC Volunteer at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska. When asked about why he was drawn to LVC after college, he said that he was searching for something more than just a job. He quotes, “I wanted to be challenged in every aspect of my life and the concept of intentional community really drew me into the program.” Currently, Malachi still serves on staff at Grace as Outreach Coordinator. Recently, he was interviewed on the podcast Things That Matter, which is the official podcast of the Nebraska Synod ELCA. You can listen to the podcast here, and read more from Malachi aboutRead More →

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Committing to a year of service is a big deal – and it makes a big difference! Check out what Service Nation has to say about that. And, check out LVC Volunteer Amanda Kisrch’s reflections on her two years of LVC in Washington, DC. Now for the update! We have 4 LVC positions remaining for this fall and we want to fill them ASAP! Check out the positions on Idealist.org and start your application here. Engage in Food Justice work in Milwaukee, WI with Just One More Ministry OR in Wilmington, DE at Lutheran Community Services! Put your business and operations skills to work at Chicago CommunityRead More →

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Still figuring out your next steps? Lutheran Volunteer Corps has 12 remaining positions for this fall and we’d love to see an application from you. We have positions in communications, housing/homelessness, food justice, education and for Spanish-speakers. Available Positions This PDF has the position descriptions and requirements for the following positions. If you (or someone you know) fits a position, please apply now to LVC! Program Assistant for Marketing and Creative Services – Lutheran World Relief, Baltimore, MD Food & Shelter Assistant – Lutheran Community Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE Assistant Education Coordinator – Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center, Wilmington, DE Redeemer Congregation Staff – Redeemer Center for Life,Read More →

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