What is SIM?

Students in Mission is designed for United Methodist young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who have completed at least one year in an institution of higher education. It is an opportunity to serve as a missionary for the
summer in authentic mission sites within South Carolina. It is a meaningful experience in intentional Christian living, faith in action and spiritual formation.
The program is sponsored by the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. The mission sites are developed by local churches, districts, urban and rural ministries, community centers, and social services agencies.
For the summer of 2009 there will be several challenging and personally fulfilling mission sites such as Rural Mission, Inc. on Johns Island, the United Methodist Relief Center in Mount Pleasant, and Camp Providence in Anderson. Missioners will be assigned to one of these two geographic
clusters covenanting to learn and grow together as they witness and experience Christ at work in the world.

PURPOSE


Students in Mission proposes to expose young adults to the mission of
the church; to encourage and develop vocational discernment of young
adults; to assist the church in carrying out specialized ministries; to stimulate
the church in developing new ministries; to extend the missional
outreach of the church; and through young adults, to make the church
aware of needs in South Carolina.

Don’t Forget...


Missioner Applications Due
February 20, 2009
Notice of Assigned Mission Sites
March 11, 2009
Missioner Covenant Due
March 31, 2009
Contracts between Missioners
and Mission Site Due
May 1, 2009
Orientation Weekend
June 1-2, 2009
Mission Work
June 8 - July 25, 2008
Cluster Meetings
June 17 and July 8, 2009
Final Evaluation
July 25, 2008

FORMER MISSIONERS SAY


Students in Mission gave me a glimpse of how a community can function and through this a better understanding of what the Church can be.

One of the greatest intercultural, innercity, interdenominational and inter-racial experiences imaginable.

SIM is a summer of learning, coping, enjoying personalities, discovering mission, meeting the Church, grabbing, struggling, playing and understanding.

One major fulfillment I saw was that I got a chance to go into an area unfamiliar to me and learn their way of life and also let them see my kind of life.

A welcome opportunity to do exactly what I wanted with the added benefits of working within the guidance of an organized structure . . . My word for the summer is Amen!

The SIM community gave me enjoyment, friendship, togetherness, and concern for one another and a sense of unity. SIM gave me a chance to put into practice my concept of mission in an environment that was new to me. It gave me an opportunity to help meet people’s needs. . .
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors. The People of The United Methodist Church.