Fresno Mennonite Voluntary Service

Fresno Mennonite Voluntary Service For many years the Fresno Mennonite Voluntary Service unit was a household of full-time volunteers serving with non-profit organizations in the community.

Fresno MVS members have worked at Boys and Girls Club, Central California Mennonite Residential Services, Circles of Support and Accountability, Habitat for Humanity, San Joaquin River Parkway, Tree Fresno, United Cerebral Palsy, Valley Teen Ranch, and Victim Offender Reconciliation Program.

We are the oldest MVS unit, and one of the ones that is closing. We had a good run, changing a lot of lives. Blessings o...
12/08/2014

We are the oldest MVS unit, and one of the ones that is closing. We had a good run, changing a lot of lives. Blessings on the units that continue.

Due to a declining number of participants, Mennonite Voluntary Service is closing about half of its units. Starting in August, MVS will offer 11 community service options. To provide more meaningfu...

01/04/2014

Our former MVSer Annika just married Genaro Aguilar Tarango from Fresno. Congratulations! The happy event took place in Las Vegas.

12/01/2013

“ provides opportunities for young adults to serve Christ, love their neighbor and gain career experience.” -Nathan Penner, director of Mennonite Voluntary Service.

07/28/2013

MVS Sunday at Mennonite Community! Come hear Adrienne and Bethany talk about their service experience this year.

05/29/2013

THIS Saturday, 9 AM – Work Day at the VS house. Check with Carol Penner for details.

Nathan Penner, national director of Mennonite Voluntary Service, is visiting with the volunteers and support committee t...
05/05/2013

Nathan Penner, national director of Mennonite Voluntary Service, is visiting with the volunteers and support committee today. He gave a brief update on MVS at the Mennonite Community Church worship service.

Bethany gets her picture taken with not one but TWO of The San Francisco Giant's World Series trophies! They stopped in ...
04/14/2013

Bethany gets her picture taken with not one but TWO of The San Francisco Giant's World Series trophies! They stopped in Fresno in February.

This is just one of the many murals that are in the Tower District where the VS House is located! A beautiful neighborho...
04/12/2013

This is just one of the many murals that are in the Tower District where the VS House is located! A beautiful neighborhood to go running or walking in.

Here's some of the beautiful flowers blooming in the VS house's backyard.
04/12/2013

Here's some of the beautiful flowers blooming in the VS house's backyard.

Bethany runs her first 5K at the wonderful Woodward Park! She is the colorfulest of them all.
04/12/2013

Bethany runs her first 5K at the wonderful Woodward Park! She is the colorfulest of them all.

We had an excellent weekend at the MCC Relief Sale, eating way too much zwiebach and watching Jonathon from the San Fran...
04/08/2013

We had an excellent weekend at the MCC Relief Sale, eating way too much zwiebach and watching Jonathon from the San Francisco VS unit complete his first 10K! He and Nora even stopped by the house for dinner last night, and we had a wonderful time visiting with them. Come back soon!

MVSers, far from their own families on the east coast, are included in local family holiday gatherings. This is a four-g...
04/01/2013

MVSers, far from their own families on the east coast, are included in local family holiday gatherings. This is a four-generation family Easter gathering.

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