Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Chelsea Goss Skillen became the new director of Brethren Volunteer Service in 2022. Since the beginning of BVS in 1948, there have been 12 BVS Directors starting with Ora Huston from 1948-1959. Chelsea has served on two occasions with BVS, with projects serving with On Earth Peace as well as serving as a staff member of BVS. The second term took her on a cross-country bike trip promoting peace and volunteer service through BVS. Chelsea shares about that bike trip and her extensive history with the Church of the Brethren.
"Brethren Voices" met with Chelsea as she conducted the orientation of the 334th BVS Unit at Camp Koinonia, near Cle Elum, Washington. Brent Carlson hosts program #222 of "Brethren Voices," which had its beginning, nearly 19 years ago.
Since 1948, BVS'ers have provided hospitality for families of people in prison, served in local soup kitchens and homeless shelters, built houses for those without shelter, and walked in solidarity with sisters and brothers living with mental illness. Serving one another in our most basic needs for food and shelter and companionship is one way that BVS'ers discover our interconnectedness.
Volunteers learn to live lightly on the earth, consuming less and re-using more. BVS'ers serve across the world with organizations dedicated to reducing pollution, fighting global warming, introducing responsible agricultural practices, planting trees, and reducing fuel consumption. Whether it is living simply and using our portion of the earth's resources responsibly or working with people committed to changing the ways we relate to the earth, BVS takes caring for Creation seriously.
TAGS: Brethren Volunteer Service, Service Opportunities in Europe, Cross-Country Bike Trip, Caring For the Earth, Simple Living, Reducing Pollution, Service Opportunities in the USA,
Chelsea Goss Skillen became the new director of Brethren Volunteer Service in 2022. Since the beginning of BVS in 1948, there have been 12 BVS Directors starting with Ora Huston from 1948-1959. Chelsea has served on two occasions with BVS, with projects serving with On Earth Peace as well as serving as a staff member of BVS. The second term took her on a cross-country bike trip promoting peace and volunteer service through BVS. Chelsea shares about that bike trip and her extensive history with the Church of the Brethren.
"Brethren Voices" met with Chelsea as she conducted the orientation of the 334th BVS Unit at Camp Koinonia, near Cle Elum, Washington. Brent Carlson hosts program #222 of "Brethren Voices," which had its beginning, nearly 19 years ago.
Since 1948, BVS'ers have provided hospitality for families of people in prison, served in local soup kitchens and homeless shelters, built houses for those without shelter, and walked in solidarity with sisters and brothers living with mental illness. Serving one another in our most basic needs for food and shelter and companionship is one way that BVS'ers discover our interconnectedness.
Volunteers learn to live lightly on the earth, consuming less and re-using more. BVS'ers serve across the world with organizations dedicated to reducing pollution, fighting global warming, introducing responsible agricultural practices, planting trees, and reducing fuel consumption. Whether it is living simply and using our portion of the earth's resources responsibly or working with people committed to changing the ways we relate to the earth, BVS takes caring for Creation seriously.
TAGS: Brethren Volunteer Service, Service Opportunities in Europe, Cross-Country Bike Trip, Caring For the Earth, Simple Living, Reducing Pollution, Service Opportunities in the USA,
