Become a Lay Missioner: Requirements for Admission

All interested applicants to Maryknoll Lay Missioners need to meet the following requirements:

• Catholics, active in the U.S. church, who express their faith in
  service to the poor;
• U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
• Personal maturity and adaptability;
• Good physical and psychological health;
• Willing to make a 3-1/2 year overseas commitment;
• General age: 23 and older (Applicants over 55 years of age preferably
  should have prior overseas and/or second language experience);
• Commitment to learn a foreign language;
• Skill or talent that can serve people overseas;
• Singles; married couples; families with no more than two children*,
  8 years old or younger; priests; brothers; or sisters;
• Desire to live a simple lifestyle.

Get Started!
Can you see yourself serving the needs of others with Maryknoll Lay Missioners overseas? Then take the first step and complete our Request for Application.

Questions?

*Due to the effects of the global economic recession, MKLM has temporarily suspended the sending of couples with dependent children to mission.

We encourage you to check back periodically to see if there have been any changes in our position regarding families.