The Volunteer Missionary Movement (VMM) was founded in 1969 by Edwina Gateley in response to a need for lay people to become more deeply involved in the mission life of the Church. As VMM became more widely known, it was able to send volunteers to communities in need throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. VMM’s United States office was opened in 1982 in the Chicago area, and subsequently was relocated to the current Greendale, Wisconsin location in 1990. VMM-USA is governed by a ten-member Board of Directors, in consultation with VMM-USA’s membership base, and also collaborates closely with the European office in Dublin, Ireland, with two satellite offices in Liverpool, England and Glasgow, Scotland – a true international lay volunteer organization with its origins in the Catholic social justice tradition.
Our Mission
The Volunteer Missionary Movement (VMM) recruits lay Christians in an ecumenical spirit to witness to the Catholic social justice tradition. VMM supports their commitment to sharing their lives, resources and skills as they collaborate with domestic and overseas partners to promote equality, empower sustainable human development and challenge unjust and oppressive social structures.
Click here to visit the VMM-USA website.
Click here to visit the VMM-Europe website.
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