Organization: Morris Fork Crafts, Inc.

Location: Booneville, Kentucky

Ecumenical Partner:

Pattern of Service: Mission Volunteer (USA)

Position description: Sales and fundraising; newsletter writing; speaking, traveling to churches and/or civic organizations in eastern USA; running the Shop; handling mail orders; maintaining contact with craftmakers.

Essential job tasks and responsibilities: As Christian witness in action to facilitate sales, travel, booking of shows, and grant writing to bring much needed income into this economically depressed area of Appalachia.

Mission description: Mission Statement: “The mission of Morris Fork Crafts is to relieve the poor, depressed, unemployed and underprivileged by encouraging the development and preservation of handcraft skills and local arts which are traditional and indigenous to the Appalachian Mountains area by encouraging the production of handcrafts using such skills and art.”

Length of service:  one year

Start date:

End date: 

Full time, part time or either:  Full-Time

Settings:

• Rural Ministries
• Community Center/Social Welfare
• Congregational Life
• Social Justice/Advocacy

Interest categories:

• Advertising / Marketing / Public Relations
• Business / Financial Operations
• Community Development / Social Services
• Funds Development / Stewardship
• Social Justice / Advocacy

Description of program location: Located in southeastern Kentucky in Breathitt County, 1 mile off KY HWY 28 W.at 930 Morris Fork Road

Required skills, talents and gifts:

• Public speaking
• Developing promotional material
• Marketing/Sales
• Articulate
• Cross cultural sensitivity

Desired skills, talents and gifts:

• Budgeting
• Financial Analysis
• Accounting
• Tax preparation
• Funds development
• Stewardship
• Grant writing
• Confidence
• Active listening
• Assertiveness
• Providing support
• Cooperative
• Working with people
• Dependability
• Relating
• Flexibility
• Committee Coordination
• Adaptability
• Works as team member
• Time management
• Multi-tasking

Required experience, licenses and certifications: Mission Volunteers should be physically able to pack crafts, load van or truck, and drive to show/sales sites. Cross/cultural experience and/or skills is required. Mission Volunteers must have a willingness to work with all ages and socio-economic levels. Mission Volunteers must be self-motivated and able to work and travel without supervision. Their education level should enable them to create newsletters and grant requests, and to speak at church and civic functions.

Ecclesiastical status:

• Member of PC(USA) Congregation
• Member of another Christian Community

Required education and languages:

Position benefits: Mission Volunteers will be living rent-free in a one bedroom apartment in the craft building or a two bedroom trailer on the property. Utilities and telephone are free, except for personal long distance calls. Travel expenses on craft business is paid. If necessary a stipend for food is available. Mission Volunteers will be expected to become active in one of two churches within the area. Basic ac

Housing:  Housing is provided.

Salary:

Contact: Elaine Stamper

Email: juanitakc@bellsouth.net

Phone: 606 398 2194 Ext.

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