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At the meeting, held virtually Oct. 18-21, the agency announced plans for additional assistance for partners working in Ukraine and a $3.9 million increase in funding for U.S. conference disaster ministry programs in 2023. The last day’s agenda was devoted to reports to the board from various committees.
A name change for National Justice for Our Neighbors also was revealed and participants heard passionate speeches touting the global mission of The United Methodist Church.
“The response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (including) funding from the UMC and other donors has been phenomenal,” said Roland Fernandes, top executive of Global Ministries and the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Through the end of August, he said, $23.2 million had been received.
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Friday - 2:00 - 6:00 PM & Saturday - 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Observers will be able to view sessions from the MSC Facebook page and through a streaming link on the Conference website: https://www.mtnskyumc.org/ac22
“It’s funny how we glorify things in the past and we tend to dread things in the future, the unknown,” says Anne Bosarge, Director of Leadership Strategies and Local Church Resources in the South Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church. “We kind of forget the uncomfortable things that happened and yearn to go back to the familiar. We want it to be like it was – but the world isn’t like it was.”
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| Belinda Alkula with Student Support Services Community Liaison, Rupali Hofmann |
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| Offering collection for the Knights Closet |
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| Some of the items being collected |
It's all virtual, you can participate on Zoom; no travel, no expenses.
It can be made into a group study at your local church, home, or fellowship hall. Simply bring your group together in a single location so that you can interact as a group. All you need is a single large screen and a good Internet connection.
The 2023 Mission u Zoom course is scheduled for consecutive Sundays, from 2-4:30 p.m. on February 5, 12, 19, and 26. "Who Can We Be Together" is a Biblical exploration of Luke 13. Pastor Char Elliott is the study leader. She is a graduate of the Iliff School of Theology, in Denver, and holds a Master of Arts in Religion. During her ministry, she served as Christian Education Minister at Sunrise UMC in Colorado Springs. She went on to serve in Christian education at Highlands UMC and Washington Park UMC in Denver.
The study will take us into Jesus' ministry. He displayed frustration and rage at the institutions of His time. As followers of Christ 2000 years later, we experience our own crises, such as exploitation of the environment, racial and gender-based violence, war, famine, and poverty. Together we will explore the range of emotions that Jesus' words bring up in us and learn ways in which we can be proactive in working towards justice for all. Participants of this course have an opportunity to develop a stronger capacity for Biblical literacy, learning how the parables of Jesus can be viewed through an anti-oppression lens. Together, we can work toward Christ community, using the Isasi-Diaz which speaks to rationality, community, and equity as the basis of God's reign.
Mission u is an educational arm of United Women in Faith and this study is cooperatively sponsored by UWFaith and the Mountain Sky Mission Team.
Online registration opens on Monday, October 17 and a printable registration form is also available. Please click here to register
If you would like additional information, contact Belinda Alkula, assisstant dean of Mission u.
The study is free; the book, by Candace Simpson, can be purchased on the Mission u website here or on Amazon.
