Before You Apply

Requirements for Volunteering

For positions in Guam, Rota, Saipan, and Tinian, a U.S. passport or current U.S. working permit is required.
Depending on the position, 1 or 2 years of college may be required or a Bachelor's degree.
You must be highly proficient in English.
You must be between the ages of 18 and 79.
You must be a baptized member in good standing of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
You must be financially able to serve with very little compensation. Click on the position you are interested in to see what is offered financially.

Other important things to consider are included in the Qualifications section of the AVS website and in the qualifications section of each position.

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*Please be sure that you read all of the details of the position(s) you are interested in before applying.

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Step 1: Complete our Pre-Application Form

Pre-Application Form for GMM

Step 2: Determine your contact person

Option 1- If you live near an Adventist University in the NAD

Talk to the Chaplain or Student Missions Coordinator on campus. They will guide you through the application process and can often provide support with things such as fundraising, loan deferment, scholarships, and training.

Option 2 - If you live within the North American Divison (NAD)

Benjamin Speegle
NAD AVS Processing Assistant
benspeegle@nadadventist.org
(443) 391-7118

Option 3 - If you live outside of the North American Division (NAD)

Contact your Division's AVS Coordinator.

Step 3: Create and complete AVS Application

Begin this step by creating an account at adventistvolunteers.org

Please Note: Read each section carefully as there is a lot of paperwork to submit to the Adventist Volunteer Services (AVS) website.

When you have completed all of the steps (excluding the "Preparation for Mission" course) send an email to your GMM contact, whether that be Janna Quaile, Julie Norton, or Dustin Johnson.

Step 4: Complete: 'Preparation for Mission' Course

Details for this online course will be emailed once you create an AVS account in Step 3.
Course requirements include writing papers, participating in online forums, and reading a small book.
Completion time can be as little as 6 hours but the average is 12-15 hours.
Must be completed in its entirety BEFORE your application can be submitted for consideration.

The Approval Process

Once the above steps are complete, the below approval process can begin and will take 1-3 weeks to complete.

NAD Applicants:

The NAD votes to accept you as a volunteer and then sends it to us to do the same. If we accept you as our volunteer, then the NAD will officially approve of you volunteering for us.

Applicants outside of the NAD:

Your division votes to approve you as a volunteer from their division. Then your application goes to the General Conference (GC) then to us, then back to the GC. You will find out after this point if you have been approved to volunteer on one of our islands. Thank you for your patience.