Mission Volunteers Board of Directors Spring Meeting
Stamford, Connecticut
April 12, 2005

The Board of Directors of the Mission Volunteers Program Area of the General Board of Global Ministries convened  for their semi-annual meeting on April 12 in Stamford, Conn.  They reviewed and affirmed staff reports; heard reports from Erika Larson, Global Justice Volunteer; Rev. and Mrs. David Glusker, individual volunteers; and Greg Forrester, Individual Volunteer Program Coordinator. They celebrated end-of-year statistics from UMVIM Jurisdictional Coordinators, with 62 out of 63 Annual Conferences reporting. A total of 164 individual volunteers served in 27 countries and 13 U.S. states. A total of 68,204 volunteers served on UMVIM teams in 51 countries and 37 U.S. states, contributing $43 million toward medical and construction projects, and $58 million in value of donated hours worked.

Photo credit: Michael DeBorja Young adult missioners Shalom Agtarap and Erika Larson with Kim Lehmann, GBGM Mission Volunteers executive
Photo credit: Kimberly Lehmann	Erika Larson makes a presentation on her Global Justice Volunteer experience in Hong Kong.
Photo credit: Kimberly Lehmann Greg Forrester, Coordinator of the Individual Volunteer Program, shares 2004 highlights. Nancy Glusker, individual volunteer, and Marilyn Zehring, GBGM director, are seated to his right.
	Rev. David Glusker, an individual volunteer, tells of his experience as a pastor in the Central Eleuthera District of the Bahamas Conference of The Methodist Church. Photo credit: Kimberly Lehmann
Photo credit: Kimberly Lehmann Directors enjoy Rev. Glusker's stories of his time in the Central Eleuthera District, Bahamas
Photo credit: Kimberly Lehmann Board Directors review staff report and respond positively

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