Amity Teachers Program

How to Apply


Step One

Download the form "Amity Teachers Program - Application Form" from "Downloads" section at the bottom of this page.

The application form is a single four-page Microsoft Word document (size = 41KB). You need to fill in pages 1 - 3 of the form.

Step Two

Amity does not recruit teachers directly; teachers are sponsored by church-related sending agencies in the teacher's home country. You should contact an appropriate sending agency from the list below. They will give you additional information about the application procedure and, should you be accepted, will recommend you by submitting page four of the application form to Amity.

Countries with sending agencies: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States



AUSTRALIA:
National Council of Churches in Australia, 379 Kent St. (Private Bag 199, QVB PO, Sydney, NSW 1230). Tel: (61-2) 9299-2215. Fax: (61-2) 9262-4514. Contact person: Mr. James Isbister, Overseas Program Manager, E-mail: nccasyd@peg.apc.org.



CANADA:
Anglican Church of Canada, 600 Jarvis St., Toronto, ON M4Y 2J6. Tel: (1-416) 924-9199 x 265. Fax: (1-416) 924-3483. Contact person: Dr. Andrea Mann, Mission Coordinator, Asia/Pacific.

China Educational Exchange (Mennonite). 1251 Virginia Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22801, USA. Tel: (1-703) 434-6701. Fax: (1-703) 434-5556. Contact person: Mr. Myrrl Byler, E-mail: ChinaEdEx@aol.com. (CEE handles applications to teach with Amity from both U.S. American and Canadian Mennonites)

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada and the U.S. 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-1100, USA Contact Person: Rev. Dr. Xiaoling Zhu, Area Executive for East Asia and the Pacific, Common Global Ministries Board. Tel: (1-216) 736-3226 Fax: (1-216) 736-3203 E-mail: zhux@ucc.org

Presbyterian Church in Canada, 50 Wynford Drive, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1J7. Tel: (1-416) 441-1112. Fax: (1-416) 441-2825. Contact people: Rev. Dr. Ron Wallace, Associate Secretary for International Ministries, Rwallace@presbyterian.ca, Ms. Margaret Zondo, Program Administrator for International Ministries, Mzondo@presbyterian.ca

United Church of Canada, Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations Unit, 3250 Bloor Street West, Etobicoke, ON M8X 2Y4. Tel: (1-416) 231-7680 ext. 4018. Contact person: Ms. Patti Talbot, Program Coordinator, People in Partnership, E-mail: ptalbot@united-church.org



DENMARK:
Danmission, Strandegervej 24, DK - 2900 Hellerup. Tel: (45-39) 62-9911. Fax: (45-39) 62-0206. Contact person: Rev. Mogens Care, General Secretary, E-mail: mbk@danmission.dk or Ms. Ingrid Gudum, Secretary, Mission Department, E-mail: ing@danmission.dk. Tel: (45-39) 46-0761



FINLAND
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission, Box 154, SF-00141, Helsinki, 14. Tel: (358-0) 12971. Fax: (358-0) 129-7268. Contact people: Ms. Tuula Saaksi, Director Asia Department, E-mail: tuula.saaksi@mission.fl.; Rev.Heikki Hilvo, Assistant Director, Asia Department, E-mail: heikki.hilvo@mission.fi



GERMANY:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Postfach 68, D-91561 Neuendettelsau. Tel: (49-9874) 91201 Fax: (49-9874) 93120. Contact Person: Rev. Thomas Paulsteiner, Regional Secretary for East Asia, Secretary, Department for Papua New Guinea / Pacific / East Asia, Division for World Mission. Email: Thomas.Paulsteiner@Missionswerk-Bayern.de. Tel: (49-711) 63678 - 30

Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) , Asia/Pacific, Normannenweg 17-21, 20537 Hamburg. Tel: (49-40) 254-56176. Fax: (49-40) 254-2987. Contact person: Rev. Maren von der Heyde, E-mail: eastasia-paz@emw-d.de.
(Serves as a clearinghouse for Missionwerk der Evangelical-Lutheran Kirche in Bayern, Northelbian, Evangelical-Lutheran Church and United Evangelical Mission.)

Evangelisches Missionswerk Suedwestdeutschland (EMS), Vogelsanstrasse 62, D-70197 Stuttgart Tel: (49-711) 6367830 Fax: (49-711) 6367866. Contact Person: Lutz Drescher, East Asia Liaison Desk Email: drescher@ems-online.org Website: www.ems-online.org

Northelbian Center for Worldmission and Church World Service of The Northelbian Evangelical-Lutheran Church, 16, Agathe-Lasch-Weg D-22605 Hamburg. Tel: (49-40) 881-81-810. Fax (49-40) 881-210. Contact person: Dr. Monika Gaenssbauer, Secretary for East Asia.

United Evangelical Mission (UEM), Rudolfstrasse 137, D-042285 Wuppertal (Or PO Box 20 19 63, 42219 Wuppertal) Tel:(49-202) 8 90 04 62. Fax: (49-202) 8 90 04 79. E-mail: asien@vemission.org Website: http://www.vemission.org



JAPAN:
National Council of Churches in Japan, 2-3-18 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169. Tel: (81-03) 3203-0372. Fax: (81-03) 3204-9495. Contact person: Rev. Toshi Yamamoto, E-mail: nccj-ia@muc.biglobe.ne.jp.



NETHERLANDS:
Uniting Churches in the Netherlands, PO Box 8506, 3503 RM Utrecht. Tel: (31-30) 880-1827. Fax: (31-30) 880-1946 Contact person: Marieke Schouten, Program Officer, Asia/Pacific Desk, Department for Global Ministries, E-mail: department@globalministries.nl.
(Serves as a clearing house for the sending agencies in the Netherlands.)

Dienst Over Grenzen / Service Abroad. Postbus 177, 3700 AD Zeist. Tel: (31-70) 3404-24884. Fax: (31-70) 3404-25614. Contact person: Mr. Job van Melle, E-mail: dog@antenna.nl.



NEW ZEALAND:
Methodist Church, St. David's Church, 70 Khyber Pass Road, Auckland. Tel: (09) 626-6130. Contact person: Rev. John Roberts, E-mail: mm-e@clear.net.nz . Website: www.methodist.org.nz

Presbyterian Church, St. David's Church, 70 Khyber Pass Road, Auckland. Tel: (09) 306-6445. Fax: (09) 306-6440. Contact person: Rev. Neal Whimp, E-mail: globalmissionsec@presbyterian.org.nz. Website: www.presbyterian.org.nz



NORWAY:
Norwegian Missionary Society, P.O. Box 226. N-4001 Stavanger. Tel: (47) 5151-6100. Fax: (47) 5151-6161. Contact person: Rev. Inger Kari Soyland, E-mail: Inger.Kari.Soyland@nms.no

World Mission, Mission Covenant Church of Norway, Christian Krohgsgt. 34, N-0186 Oslo. Tel: (47) 2211-3330. Fax: (47) 2220-5453. Contact people: Kari-Mette Walmann Hidle, E-mail: kmwhidle@ansgarhs.no; Mr. Viggo Koch, E-mail: vkoch@misjonsforbundet.no



SWEDEN:
Swedish Mission Council, Box 1767, SE-111 87 Stockholm. Contact people: Mr. Rune Tornkvist, Development Coordinator, Tel: (46-8) 453-6880, Fax: (46-8) 215-130, E-mail: rtornkvist@ekuc.se; Ms. Brigitta Johansson, Tel: (46-8) 306-050, Fax: (46-8) 315-828, E-mail: b.johansson@ekuc.se.
(Serves as a clearing house for Swedish sending agencies.)

Swedish Alliance Mission, Box 615, SE-551 18 Jönköping. Contact person: Kerstin Johansson, Tel: (46-36) 30-61-66, Fax: (46-36) 30-61-79, E-mail: kerstin.johansson@alliancemissioned.se

Church of Sweden Mission, SE-751 70 Uppsala. Tel: (46-18) 16-9744. Fax (46-18) 16-9772. Contact person: Dr. Johan Hasselgren, Asia Secretary, E-mail: johan.hasselgren@svenskakyrkan.se.



SWITZERLAND:
Bethlehem Mission Immensee, Tel: (41) 854-1100. Fax: (41) 854-1400. Contact person: Rev. Peter Baumann, Asia Desk.

Mission 21, International Relations Department, Mission 21, Missionstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland. Tel.: (061) 260-22-63 Fax: (061) 260-22-68 Contact person: Doris Grohs, Program Officer for East Asia, E-mail: doris.grohs@mission-21.org, Websites: http://www.mission-21.org; http://www.bildungszentrum-21.ch



UNITED KINGDOM:

Applications from England, Wales, Ireland:

Christians Abroad, Room 233, Bon Marche Centre, 241 Ferndale Road, London SW9 8BJ, UK. Tel: (44-870) 770-7991, Fax: (44-870) 770-7991 Contact person: Mr. Philip Wetherell, E-mail: recruitment@cabroad.org.uk, Website: www.cabroad.org.uk
(Primary contact for all UK applications except Scotland)

Applications from Scotland:

Scottish Churches, China Group, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh EH3 9EE. E-mail: info@sccg.org.uk.

Contact details of British and Irish Amity Teachers Group (BIATG) members:

Church Missionary Society, CMS, Watlington Road, Oxford, OX4 6BZ. Tel: 00845 620 1799 (Local rate anywhere in the UK) or 44 (0)1865 787400 (Standard UK landline). Fax: 44 (0)1865 776375. E-mail: info@cms-uk.org .

United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 200 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YB. Tel: 44 (0)20 7378 5678. Fax: 44 (0)20 7378 5650. Contact person: Ms. Rachel Parry, E-mail: rachelp@uspg.org.uk.

Methodist Church. 25 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5JR. Tel: (44-171) 486-5502. Fax: (44-171) 935-1507. Contact person: Ms. Gabrielle Grace, Overseas Service Secretary, E-mail: WCO_Methodist@compuserve.com.



UNITED STATES:
Church World Service, 28606 Phillips Street, PO Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515 Tel: (574) 264-3102 Ext. 318 Fax: (574) 266-0087 Website: http://www.churchworldservice.org Contact person: Tim Croyle, Human Resources Manager, E-mail: tcroyle@churchworldservice.org
(The Church World Service serves as a clearinghouse for many of the US organizations listed here. Others should also contact the Church World Service directly.)

American Baptist Churches USA, Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851. Tel: (1-601) 768-2000. or (1-800) ABC-3USA. Fax: (1-601) 768-2088. Contact person: Rev. Ben Chan, E-mail: Ben.Chan@abc-usa.org

China Educational Exchange (Mennonite).1251 Virginia Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22801. Tel: (1-703) 434-6701. Fax: (1-703) 434-5556. Contact person: Mr. Myrrl Byler, E-mail: ChinaEdEx@aol.com.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada and the U.S. 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-1100, USA Contact Person: Rev. Dr. Xiaoling Zhu, Area Executive for East Asia and the Pacific, Common Global Ministries Board. Tel: (1-216) 736-3226 Fax: (1-216) 736-3203 E-mail: zhux@ucc.org

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Division for Global Mission, 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631. Tel.: (1-773) 380-2648 Fax: (1-773) 380-2410. Contact:International Personnel; E-mail: globalserve@elca.org; Website: http://www.elca.org/globalserve.

Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, World Mission. 1333 S. Kirkwood Rd., St. Louis, MO 63122-7295. Fax: (1-314) 965-0953. Contact person: Ms. Nancy A. Reiter, Coordinator for Recruitment, LCMS World Mission, 1333 South Kirkwood Road, St.Louis, Missouri 63122-7295, USA. Tel.: 1-314-996-1739 or 1-800-433-3954 ext. 1739 Fax: 1-314-965-0953 E-mail: Nancy.Reiter@lcms.org; Website: http://www.lcmsworldmission.org.

Presbyterian Church (USA). 100 Witherspoon St., Louisville, KY 40202-1396. Tel: (1-502) 569-5354. Fax: (1-502) 569-8039. Contact person: Laura Olliges, E-mail: lolliges@ctr.pcusa.org

Protestant Episcopal Church of the USA, Episcopal Church Center,15 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Tel: (1-212) 867-8400 x 5461 or (1-800) 334-7626. Fax: (1-212)983-6377. Contact person: Rev. Jane Butterfield, E-mail: jbutterfield@episcopalchurch.org.

Reformed Church in America, 4500 60th St., SE Grand Rapids, MI 49512-9670. Tel: (1-616) 698-7071. Fax: (1-616) 698-6606. Contact person: Mr. Jay Harsevoort, E-mail: jharsevoort@rca.org.

The United Church of Christ, 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-1100 Contact Person: Rev. Dr. Xiaoling Zhu, Area Executive for East Asia and the Pacific, Common Global Ministries Board. Tel: (1-216) 736-3226 Fax: (1-216) 736-3203 Email: zhux@ucc.org

United Methodist Church, General Board of Global Ministries, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1333, New York, NY 10115. Tel (1-212) 870-3694. Contact persons: Rebecca Asedillo, RAsedill@gbgm-umc.org, or Diane Allen, DAllen@gbgm-umc.org.

For additional information, you may also contact:

Ms. Ruhong Liu, Amity Foundation, 71 Han Kou Road, Nanjing, China. Tel: (86-25) 8332-4607 (Education/International Exchange). Fax: (86-25) 8663-1701. E-mail: liuruhong@amity.org.cn