Birmingham City Mission

Proclaiming the Gospel, helping the needy

Volunteer

The resource centre team delivering a sofa

There are so many opportunities to volunteer for BCM and we really need your help. Meet new people, gain new experiences and make a difference to those in need in our city.

  • urgently needed

    • ElderLink Visitors (must be a practising Christian and ideally with their own vehicle)

    • ElderLink Bus Driver (minibus driving licence required & minimum age of 25)

    • ElderLink Bus Courier

    • ElderLink Support Workers

    • Resource Centre Van Drivers (3.5T driving licence required & minimum age of 25)

    • Resource Centre Support Workers

    • Care Centre Support Workers

    • Charity Shop Assistants

    • Ebay Sellers (for details contact Keith Webb on 07751 305702)

    No previous experience required as training will be provided.

  • always needed

    Resource Centre

    • sorting food & clothing
    • collecting and delivering furniture
    • van driving
    • answering telephones & booking deliveries

    Care Centre

    • cooking & serving food
    • befriending clients

    ElderLink

    • preparing food and befriending at lunch clubs
    • home and hospital visiting
    • minibus driving
    • giving talks at lunch clubs
    • cleaning

    Charity shop & Bookshop

    • ironing, pricing and cleaning
    • serving customers

    Head Office

    • envelope stuffing

    Evangelism

    • working in the city centre and door-to-door
    • working with children and young people

    Special events

    • sorting, wrapping and delivering toys at Christmas
    • serving meals at Christmas
    • sorting and dating food at Harvest
    • working with young people on Camp in the summer
    • sharing your faith in the city centre with the Summer Urban Outreach team

  • apply to volunteer

    If you would like to volunteer for BCM, please download the relevant forms below and send to Derek Duke at Birmingham City Mission, The Clock Tower, 2 Langdon Street, Birmingham B9 4BP. For further information contact Derek on 0121 766 6603 or email derekduke@birminghamcitymission.co.uk

    Voluntary Worker Application Form (for all applicants)
    Voluntary Equal Opportunities Form (for all applicants)
    Form 7 Self-Certification Declaration Form Youth & Children’s Safeguarding (for children & youth work applicants)
    Form 7A Self-Certification Declaration Form Vulnerable Adults Safeguarding (for all applicants except children & youth work)
    Christian Doctrine Form (for evangelism and children & youth work applicants)
    BCM’s Basis of Faith (for information)

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Testomonies

  • The Care Centre is a place where I can see good in people, when I least expect it, hidden in there between people’s problems. Staff and volunteers are always welcoming every week and that never changes, that’s the difference.
    Care Centre client
  • I had no furniture for myself so I needed some help from the City Mission to help me start my flat.  It means a lot to me.
    Resource Centre client
  • The kids that went loved GSUS Live and the kids that didn't wished they had.
    Head of RE
    North Birmingham Academy
  • We work with the Resource Centre quite often and they're brilliant with residents with no furniture.  When you're going through difficult times you need to know people care and respect how you think and feel.
    Support Worker
  • I feel lighter after coming here. It seems as if my burdens are lifted.
    Care Centre client
  • It’s a place where I feel wanted.
    Care Centre client
  • A thoroughly enjoyable time was had by my group. They were kept interested and motivated the whole session and learnt a great deal.
    Teacher
    School hosting the RE Exhibition
  • I knew that the Resource Centre was a ‘cornerstone’, doing the real job of meeting the basic needs of the city’s poorest people, and I was thankful for all I’d received here myself.
    Resource Centre client & volunteer
  • We can’t get the comfort and prayers and help anywhere else. We get it straightaway here, without queuing up or making an appointment. Without you I’ll be back in the jungle.
    Care Centre client
  • There's a great variety of backgrounds and cultures coming to the club and they all value the chance to ask questions and share their views.
    Teacher
    Kings Norton Girls' School

News & Events

Edwin Orton at Cloverley Hall 1976
Edwin Orton
Jul 06, 2020
July August 2020 BCM Update
Latest BCM Update
Jan 07, 2016
Care Centre reopens after lockdown
Good to be back!
Jul 20, 2020
Judy, BCM intern
A year with the Mission
Jul 20, 2020
Rachel taking funeral in lockdown
There is a time...
Jun 15, 2020

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