Internship Program

The Father's Heart Ministries offers a 3 to 9 month internship providing hands-on experience in church ministry and in the operation of a faith-based not-for-profit organization.

• Interns will live rent-free in our newly renovated dorm-style facilities in the East Village of New York City while providing 25 hours of service weekly.
• Interns will raise their own support and/or find part-time employment in New York City.
• Interns will engage in community outreaches (a soup kitchen/food pantry, gang prevention/youth development program, job training, etc.)
• Interns will gain hands-on experience in classroom instruction
• Interns will learn how to run a not-for-profit and gain job experience
• Interns will be trained by a full time staff of pastors/ministers
• Interns will have opportunities to assist in Alphabet Scoop - a socially-conscious ice cream store and creamery that creates high quality, homemade ice cream while serving as a job-training program for at-risk youth

Where?

• New York City - interns will live and work in the East Village (Alphabet City) in Lower Manhattan
• Interns will live and work in the East Village, a historic and hip neighborhood.  Over the years, the Lower East Side has acquired many names like "Loisaida" - describing the Latino barrio around Avenues B and C, and "Alphabet City" - harkening back to an era of violence and drug activity, and most recently, the "East Village" - a new trendy in-spot for young professionals.  However, the Lower East Side has always predominantly been home to immigrants and working-class poor and these long-time residents are struggling to survive in a community where the cost of living has skyrocketed due to gentrification.
• Interns will live and work in a multi-ethnic community
• Located near the L train and Union Square, The Father's Heart Ministry Center is a short trip to Greenwich Village, SoHo, Little Italy, Chinatown, Midtown, Downtown and Ground Zero

Why?

• To empower people through practical and spiritual assistance, to break the cycle of dependency and poverty, to restore dignity to those in need and to help them become self-sufficient.
• To gain experience in ministry and acquire the skills to operate a not-for-profit corporation or to develop one.

Who?

• Single adults ages 18 to 30

When?

• September 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008

Leadership Experience 

Interns are needed in the following areas:

• Accounting » Bookkeeping, posting, receipting, filing, payroll taxes, financial statements
• Social Services » Research, advocacy, one-on-one client service, agency networking, relationship building
• KidZone»  Gang-prevention/youth development program, ages 1 to 19, meets every Tuesday evening as a soup kitchen and on Sunday as children's church.  Order food; keep records; coordinate personnel and programs
• Volunteer Coordinator» Network with various organizations and agencies, scheduling and volunteer communications, volunteer database management

Ministry Experience - Hands-on ministry!  Opportunities to minister one-on-one, to preach, to teach, to join the Community Chorus and Worship Team.

Application Details 

How do you apply?

Submit a 1 page résumé and cover letter

Send application materials via e-mail to Carol Vedral: 

OR Fax to: 212-375-1766
 
or mail to:
Rev. Carol Vedral
The Father's Heart Ministries
545 East 11th Street
New York, NY 10009

 
We will contact you to set up an interview