Prince of Peace Volunteers, 1965 - 1995
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Scope and Contents
- Letter from Charles A. Sauer to Herbert Jordan (CHI Reference and Research) on the beginning of the Prince of Peace Volunteers (July 10, 1968)
- Questions and Answers about POPV (Prince of Peace Volunteers)
- 8" x 10" b/w photo (Prince of Peace Volunteers)
- Press Release: August 31, 1968 (Prince of Peace Volunteers)
- POPV Booklet (YPW-13 15002)
- POP News (Volume 1:1 September 1965)
- Brochure: What is Operation Live-In? (Summer 1967)
- Operation Live-In Manual (145 pages)
- Prince of Peace Volunteers / Volunteer Youth Ministry - 30th Anniversary Reunion (June 16-18, 1995) [item not currently available]
Dates
- Creation: 1965 - 1995
Biographical / Historical
Work on the Prince of Peace Volunteers was started in February 1965 by Mr. Walter Reiner. He was installed as the director of POPV on June 1, 1965. The office of POPV was 875 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois, which was also the address of The Walther League.
POPV had three groups or corps with its structure:
- SAC - Servants Abroad Corps
- PAC - Parish Action Corps
- CSC - Community Service Corps
Men and women over 17 years old could volunteer. They could be single, married couples, or senior citizens. They would serve from one to three years. They were trained in North America and Tokyo, Japan. They could volunteer in large, urban cities in the United States, or in Japan, Venezuela, Nigeria, Lebanon, or the Philippines.
The program ceased in the Spring of 1973, but was followed by Volunteer Youth Ministry (YVM) later that year. POPV trained about 70 volunteers during its existence.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Concordia Historical Institute Repository
Contact:
804 Seminary Place
Saint Louis MO 63105 USA
314-505-7935
reference@concordiahistoricalinstitute.org
804 Seminary Place
Saint Louis MO 63105 USA
314-505-7935
reference@concordiahistoricalinstitute.org