Office of Disciples Volunteering

Volunteers in Mission

Volunteers in Mission returned to All Peoples Christian Center for a Leader Development Worktrip in January 2002. The last time (and the first time) VIM was there was 1993: only six months after the Rodney King riots. As you can imagine, many things have changed ... but many remain the same.

T.J. Bottoms is no longer there, but his dream of changing the lives of all people lives on through the people at All Peoples and its new pastor, Greg Turk.  Saundra Bryant, after 19 years as director, is running an incredible ministry at the Center.  The All Peoples family is still as loving and accepting and hospitable as ever.  We joined with them in worship, eating and Bible Study as well as helping them for a week in their lively daily ministry to the neighborhood.

Once again, lives were changed as 12 Disciples, UCC's and Presbyterians gathered to experience a worktrip and learn to lead one.  In addition to working on the physical building (which has a newly renovated gym floor!), we worked with children at the day care center, the after school program for middle school kids, and the soap-making facilities of Homie Accents. This newest ministry of All Peoples employs two ex-gang members, Moses and Ricky, to make and sell soap, learn job skills and train others. Meeting and working the guys changed our lives and made our experience one that we will never forget.

The attached pictures help tell our story...but to really understand the ministries at All Peoples, take your group there this summer and become part of the All Peoples family! And if you need some training before you lead a trip,  join VIM on our next leader development trip.  Watch the DHM Web site for more details.

For information about Homie Accents, click here.
For information about future VIM Training Trips, click here.