Christliche Dienste

We provide opportunities for voluntary service abroad. We are supported through the collaboration of Mennonite initiatives in social service, peace, and missions, and operates as a branch of Mennonite Voluntary Service, e.V.

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For peace and reconciliation.

Christian love is a vital aspect of the Christian faith, and the basis of our relationship to all people, regardless of their belief, race, nationality, gender, and political point of view.

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In about 80 workplaces

in 11 countries around the world our volunteers work with children, people needing special care and youth in large cities.

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Our volunteers

build homes for homeless families, support missionaries, work in fair trade shops, in second-hand stores, in soup kitchens or in the storage and distribution of relief goods.

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Latest News

Quality in Voluntary Service

3. Jul 2026


Demonstrating high quality in organizing and providing voluntary service opportunities, Christliche Dienste bears the Quifd quality seal for sending organizations in international voluntary service.

“Go and learn!”

25. Jun 2026

“Go and learn!” Christliche Dienste sends young people abroad into assignments that include both learning and service elements.

What volunteers have to say about service

"I felt awkward being the only foreigner in the supermarket. I am very glad to have experienced that feeling; I think it is important."

Naomi

"This year, I learned above all to take responsibility, take initiative, and not hide behind circumstances."

Gil

"I learned that a servant’s heart speaks louder than any voice on a stage."

Sarah

"I went through a rigorous process of character building with God, and now I am someone who is more at peace within herself and sees God more deeply."

Evelyn

"I learned to be more mindful of and appreciate things I had previously almost taken for granted. I want to carry this deep sense of gratitude with me for the rest of my life."

Jule

"The time spent with children and people with disabilities gave me so much more than I ever expected."

Dorothea

Mennonite Voluntary Service e. V. – Christliche Dienste

We are a member of the Service Action Group for Peace (AGDF) and of the Evangelical Forum for Development Voluntary Service (eFeF) and is also recognized as a sending agency for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Coordination and Development and for the International Youth Volunteer Service (IJFD) which is promoted by the German Federal Ministry for family affairs, senior citizens, women and youth.

MVS e.V. is solely responsible for the content on this website. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of Engagement Global gGmbH and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Coordination and Development.