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  • Ecumenical Youth Leadership Development Program: YGM 2023: July 23. In partnership with Mission and Service, the Zimbabwe Council of Churches hosts an annual youth leadership development program to…
  • Educating Future Leaders: MandS 2024: May 12. Mission and Service supports local ministry by providing academic bursaries for students studying to become ministers and…
  • A Classroom of Care : MandS 2025: February 2. In Ukraine, English teacher Ilona is encouraging her learners to enjoy the aspect of social time with one another while…
  • What Did Jesus Do?: MandS 2023: November 26. Our generosity through Mission and Service breaks down walls that divide and builds bridges that draw us together.
  • Inuinnaqtun Language Revival Group: MandS 2024: September 22. Your compassionate gifts through Mission and Service are supporting programs that help preserve language and culture.
  • Faith in Every Word: The Mohawk Bible Translation: MandS 2025: May 4. Your gifts to Mission and Service allow projects that preserve language and culture to flourish.
  • Preserving Culture through Language Revitalization: MandS 2024: March 24. Your gifts to Mission and Service support programs and partnerships for Indigenous cultural revitalization.
  • Giving Gifts with Vision: MandS 2024: December 15. Each Gift with Vision supports a unique Mission and Service project that wouldn’t be possible without your help.
  • Geeta’s Story: MandS 2023: October 8. Astha Sansthan’s Association of Strong Women Alone (ASWA) supports thousands of single women from low-income backgrounds in…
  • Minority Youth Forum: The Power of Bringing Youth Together: MandS 2024: August 11. Your generosity through Mission and Service helps programs like the Minority Youth Forum in Japan that inspire peace and…
  • Springtime of the Spirit: MandS 2025: March 23. Mission and Service partners are like the first flowers of spring—blooming where they are needed most.
  • Lessons of Racism Learned When Young: MandS 2024: February 4. Your Mission and Service gifts support anti-racism programs and initiatives.
  • Overcoming Obstacles : MandS 2024: November 10. Partnered with Mission and Service, the Wesley special care unit offers transformative support to those building a better…
  • Healing with Horses: MandS 2025: June 29. With your generosity, programs like Healing with Horses can continue to grow and offer life-changing opportunities for healing,…
  • Learning the Gospel at Camp: YGM 2023: July 30. Without the generosity of supporters, children who attend camp wouldn’t be able to have such affirming and defining experiences.…
  • Connecting for Global Peace and Security: MandS 2024: May 19. Project Ploughshares, one of our Mission and Service partners, is a Canadian peace research institute with a focus on disarmament…
  • Farming Against the Odds: MandS 2025: February 9. Tearfund Canada and EFICOR support and provide training for farmers in rural India.
  • Education in the Wake of Disaster: MandS 2023: December 3. Your gifts to Mission and Service support partners like MECC as they help children and families rebuild and recover in the…
  • Update: Pastors Retreat—Respite and Reflection: MandS 2024: September 29. Thanks to your expression of compassion through Mission and Service, the Pastors Retreat will happen.
  • Learning About God’s Love: MandS 2025: May 11. Queer Kid Bible Camp is a unique and affirming space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth within the framework of spirituality that was started…
  • An Easter Message on Education: MandS 2024: March 31. Mission and Service, in its commitment to education, seeks to empower each partner to be a beacon of knowledge and compassion…
  • A Time of Reflection : MandS 2024: December 29. It has been a true blessing to witness God at work through people like you. Thank you.
  • Ecumenical Church Loan Fund: Anert's Story: MandS 2023: October 15. After recognizing that her personal savings weren’t meeting the rising needs of her business, Anert turned to a self-help…
  • Nothing Can Hold Us Back: MandS 2024: August 18. Audacious Hope was the first-ever collaborative youth event by The United Church of Canada and The Presbyterian Church in…
  • Breaking Barriers: Women in Theology and Leadership: MandS 2025: March 30. The Rev. B. Silpa Rani is actively encouraging women to pursue theological education and engage in leadership roles.
  • Small Gifts with BIG Impact: MandS 2024: February 11. Mission and Service partner the Middle East Council of Churches has been providing ongoing help to people living in the…
  • Supporting Community Resilience in Zimbabwe: MandS 2024: November 17. In partnership with Mission and Service and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, the Scaling Up Resilience Project focuses on…
  • Learning, Teaching, and Loving: MandS 2023: August 6. Your gifts to Mission and Service create opportunities for refugee families and church communities to work as partners. Thank…
  • An Act of Generosity: MandS 2024: June 23. A story of thoughtful, intentional giving at its finest.
  • When Faith Meets Understanding: MandS 2025: February 16. Workshops in the Rift Valley of Kenya allow grandmothers and pastors to connect and learn about the impacts of HIV and AIDs…
  • Update: The Holy Bible in Mohawk: MandS 2023: December 10. Your gifts to Mission and Service allow projects that preserve language and culture to flourish.
  • Our Journey towards Becoming an Anti-Racist Church: MandS 2024: October 6. The United Church of Canada has committed to becoming an anti-racist denomination, and this work is an ongoing journey for…
  • Rooted in History, Reaching for Tomorrow: MandS 2025: May 18. For decades, through changing times and shifting needs, Mission and Service has connected us to one another across the miles and…
  • United Church Camps—but Make Them Year-Round!: MandS 2024: April 7. Your generosity through Mission and Service is helping children, teens, and adults reconnect with nature at any time of the year…
  • Reflecting on the Past, Building the Future: MandS 2025: January 5: As we begin 2025, may we walk with Mission and Service partners, finding strength in our shared commitment to a better…
  • Empowering Women of the Past, Present, and Future: MandS 2023: October 29. The Rev. B. Silpa Rani is the recipient of a theological education scholarship, which has paved her way forward to eventually…
  • Church Offers Unique Ministry in National Park: MandS 2024: August 25. Your gifts through Mission and Service help Waterton United Church remain open year-round.
  • The Next Century: Youth Leading the Way: MandS 2025: April 6. Youth Forum Leadership Animators focus on building leadership and guiding their peers as they explore their roles in the church.
  • Leading Generations: MandS 2024: February 18. Mission and Service partners with the London Community Chaplaincy as they respond to parents and guardians who wish to build…
  • Gifts with Vision: A Gift to All: MandS 2024: November 24. This Christmas, help transform lives throughout Canada and around the world through Gifts with Vision.
  • Your Generosity Settles Families: MandS 2023: August 13. Your gifts to Mission and Service help support life-changing programming and staffing to support families seeking safety.
  • Life-Changing Arts Programs for Children: MandS 2024: June 30. Children are the most vulnerable group in Colombia. That’s why CEPALC designs programs in sectors hardest hit by poverty and…
  • Hope in Action: MandS 2025: February 23. Mission and Service partner the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) continues to be hard at work providing hope in Syria.
  • Gifts with Vision: Transforming Lives: MandS 2023: December 17. Every Gift with Vision provides support for a specific Mission and Service partner offering a unique project.
  • What’s for Thanksgiving Dinner?: MandS 2024: October 13. This Thanksgiving, please know how deeply grateful we are for your support. Your gifts through Mission and Service extend far…
  • A Story of Cultural Resilience: MandS 2025: May 25. Storytelling has always been a powerful way to preserve history, share experiences, and shape understanding.
  • Making a Home for Refugees: ChrisAnn Alvarez’s Work: MandS 2023: August 27. “There’s this huge misconception that refugees choose to be refugees,” says ChrisAnn Alvarez, Refugee Support at The United…
  • Building and Strengthening Community through Art: MandS 2024: April 21. Your Mission and Service gifts are having an impact on the lives of Edmontonians facing poverty and houselessness.
  • Faith in Action: Empowering Global Peace: MandS 2025: January 12. Mission and Service partner Project Ploughshares is a vital connection point for those passionate about global peace and…
  • Anti-Racism Learning, Reflection, and Action: MandS 2023: November 5. From October 10 to December 1, 2023, the 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism program offers daily and weekly opportunities…
  • Moments of Connection: MandS 2024: September 1. Your support of Mission and Service allows children to continue connecting in nature at United Church camps. Thank you.
  • Supporting a Rights-Based Approach to Growing Food: MandS 2025: April 13. Your gifts to Mission and Service help support ADES’ agroecology project. Thank you for your generosity!
  • Taking Kids to School: MandS 2024: February 25. When children can’t go to school, society suffers. That’s why Mission and Service partners with organizations that work to…
  • Nurturing New Beginnings: MandS 2024: December 1. Your support of Mission and Service helps create a positive space for parents and children in their community. Thank you.
  • Being There for Refugees and Migrants in Morocco: MandS 2023: August 20. In Morocco, your Mission and Service gifts support refugees and migrants by providing life-saving medication as well as…
  • Restoring Lost Languages: MandS 2024: July 21. In partnership with Mission and Service, Inuinnaqtun language mentors get resources to allow them to work with apprentices to…
  • Hope for Mothers, Strength for Families : MandS 2025: March 2. ACT member Hungarian Interchurch Aid welcomes mothers and their children in the “Happy Family” initiative, providing space for…
  • Nourishing Spirits through Tradition: MandS 2023: December 24. For Mission and Service partner London Community Chaplaincy, bringing joy and community-building fun to the social housing…
  • An Abundance of Blessings in a Time of Need: MandS 2024: October 20. With your generous support, many Canadian seniors who might otherwise face empty plates this season are able to enjoy…
  • Still Called. Still Committed. Still Together.: MandS 2025: June 8. As we approach 100 years of being church together, we give thanks for the faithful gifts that have sustained and shaped this…
  • Inspiring Generations to Lead: YGM 2023: July 2. Eunice is one of the students who received a scholarship from The United Church of Canada’s partnership with the United Theological…
  • Healing through Storytelling: MandS 2024: April 28. Your gifts to Mission and Service open opportunities for storytelling to move forward in an impactful and powerful way. Thank…
  • Empowering Bold Leadership: MandS 2025: January 19. The United Church's Youth Forum Leadership Animators are committed to developing leadership among their peers and engaging…
  • Compassion into Action: MandS 2023: November 12. Every act of compassion contributes to a more peaceful world. Thank you for your generosity through Mission and Service.…
  • It Starts with Education: MandS 2024: September 8. By supporting educational initiatives, individuals are empowered to explore their spirituality, deepen their knowledge, and…
  • Renewing Hope and Growing Love: MandS 2025: April 20. Easter is a time to put love into action through Mission and Service.
  • Public, Intentional, Explicit Inclusion: MandS 2024: March 10. Your gifts through Mission and Service support 2SLGBTQIA+ refugees, safe shelters, human rights programs, and safe spaces.
  • Helping Refugees: MandS 2024: December 8. Your support of Mission and Service allows organizations like Wesley support over 1,000 newcomers from Syria, Afghanistan,…
  • Listening and Learning on the Path to Reconciliation: MandS 2023: September 24. Your gifts through Mission and Service help support the creation and publication of work like Alf Dumont’s memoir.
  • Facing an Uncertain Future in Lebanon: MandS 2024: July 28. The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) assists Lebanese students and Syrian refugees ages 8‒13 with tuition and fees to…
  • PIE—Public, Intentional, Explicit Inclusion: MandS 2025: March 9. Every year, Affirm United invites the church to celebrate the full inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in faith communities and…
  • 2023 in the Rear View: MandS 2023: December 31. Thank you for holding our neighbours in tender, warm care throughout a challenging year.
  • Hope and Transformation: MandS 2024: October 27. Partnered with Mission and Service, the Association of Economic and Social Development Santa Marta (ADES) has launched a…
  • A Time to Grieve, a Space to Heal: MandS 2025: June 15. Our ministers are doing sacred work in places where loss is deep and ongoing. They need time to rest. They need space to grieve…
  • A Declaration to Be Involved in Decision Making: YGM 2023: July 16. Your gifts to Mission and Service help youth, like Selina in Zimbabwe, advocate to have their voices heard. Thank you.
  • A Beacon of Hope: MandS 2024: May 5. People in Syria are still experiencing the devastating aftermath of the February 2023 earthquakes. Mission and Service partner the…
  • A Network of Hope : MandS 2025: January 26. Each week, London Community Chaplaincy provides a welcoming and safe social setting for adults to connect and grow as parents.
  • Kindergarten in a Refugee Camp: MandS 2023: November 19. Since 1950, the Joint Christian Committee for Social Service has provided skills training and services to refugees living in…
  • A Journey of Faith and Peace: MandS 2024: September 15. Your generosity through Mission and Service supports ecumenical initiatives like the Minority Youth Forum. Thank you.
  • Changing the Narrative: Young Voices for Climate Justice: MandS 2025: April 27. The "Youth Leading Change: Climate Justice through Cultural Movement" workshop in Bangladesh aims to raise awareness among…
  • Social Support through Education: MandS 2024: March 17. English classes are one part of Mission and Service partner ACT Alliance’s psychosocial support program for Ukrainians…
  • A Place to Thrive: MandS 2024: December 22. Your support of Mission and Service creates places like the Beasley Community Center, a safe place where children and young…
  • Education beyond Classroom Walls: MandS 2023: October 1. The Women and Family Services division at the Church of Christ in Congo provides children with the education and training they…
  • Building Community through an Afterschool Program: MandS 2024: August 4. Your gifts through Mission and Service support the Tomken Grove Afterschool Program and programs like it as they encourage…
  • Building Climate Resiliency: MandS 2025: March 16. In Zambia, Women for Change works to improve conditions in rural communities by empowering women and girls.
  • Your January 2024 Mission and Service Stories: MandS 2024: January. For January, we asked four staff members to choose a Mission and Service story that is meaningful to them and tell us a bit…
  • Accompanying Young Adults Through Transformative Years: MandS 2024: November 3. Partnered with Mission and Service, the Ecumenical Campus Ministry at the University of Guelph has supported young adults…
  • Gathering to Remember, Reconnect, and Renew: MandS 2025: June 22. Your generosity makes gatherings like Mamawe Ota Askihk possible, creating space for cultural renewal, healing, and deep…

Worship Blog

Maputo to Johannesburg: A Story of Learning, Faith, and Change

For Rev. Dr. Japhet Ndhlovu, the Johannesburg Faith Beyond Borders consultation’s courageous discussions on faith, human sexuality, and gender diversity inspire the continued stand for justice and compassion.
A group of about 25 participants gathered outside in the morning sun.

Graceful Generosity

This Easter may your community lean into grace-filled generosity. Let our giving rise not from duty, but from the desire to share Christ’s resurrection hope with the world.
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We’re having a party, and we want you to come!

The United Church is building communities of people who care about each other and share what they have for the common good.
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Making the Time to Inspire a Community of Giving

When months seems to fly by, it can be hard to devote time to inspire giving. Stewardship Support Vicki Nelson breaks down effective ways to integrate it into your community life.
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What I Learned About Generosity from Holiday Shopping 

Rev. Brenna Baker celebrates the small acts of giving that surround us, and shares how to inspire and capture the spark of generosity in your community.
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An Angel Among Us: Dr. Margaret Jean Storey 

Celebrating the service of Margaret Jean Storey, hailed as an “angel for the marginalized” for her decades of tireless work to bring healthcare to the most vulnerable in South Korea.
 Dr. Margaret Storey being honoured in South Korea.

Advent Renos

Rev. Dave Jagger shares learnings about renewal during the season of Advent.
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The Seoul Diaspora Church

Rev. Won Hur shares the story of a church in Korea providing ministry to Filipino migrant workers, who are among the most vulnerable in the country.
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How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Ignore the Budget

Vicki Nelson challenges us to see the discipleship building that happens through stewardship, which is its own spiritual practice.
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“Because This Place Exists, Lives Are Changed”

Rev. Brenna Baker writes about the importance of understanding stewardship as a spiritual discipline, not a just a financial discipline.
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