RV Church Volunteers Camp Free

Did you know that you can use your RV to make a beneficial hands-on contribution that will help others? Many RVers serve their churches by working at campgrounds, orphanages, church building projects, colleges and other church related ministries. The majority of these volunteer jobs come with a free RV site including full hook-ups and sometimes meals. Many denominations have an RV club or group organized specifically for the purpose of supplying volunteer help to these projects. This week we visited our denomination's Family Services Agency in Hot Springs, Arkansas where we took a tour of the campus. They are completing two new group homes for children and volunteer RVers have been helping with the project. These ministry based organizations are always working on new projects, renovations or routine maintenance and are happy to have the extra help offered by RVers. This particular ministry has three permanent RV sites with full hook-ups. You can't just pull into the campground and report to work, you first need to be referred to the project by the organizers of the denomination RV group. In this case the RV group is called MAPS which stands for Mission America Placement Service and a background check is required of all volunteers before they are allowed to work with this group. The background check is an important safeguard to help protect children who are frequently present at camps and churches. These groups also sponsor rallies where members gather to enjoy fellowship and benefit from training sessions covering building skills. If this sounds like something you would like to do, begin by contacting your denomination headquarters and ask about their RV volunteer club. Bringing you opportunities for useful service while living aboard your RV - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing