Meet United Church generosity in action through stories you can share in person or on social media.

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Credit: Simon Chambers/ACT Alliance

Mission and Service Stories (formerly called Minutes for Mission) are for sharing with our faithful supporters to show them the amazing work their gifts make possible. These stories can be used in services, in newsletters, and in face-to-face conversations. The more they're shared, the more people will understand just how life-changing Mission and Service is! To see videos of some of the work visit our YouTube channel.

The words No! War are painted three times in yellow and orange on a wall.

Mission & Service Partner Urges Banning Killer Robots

Published On: October 20, 2022

YGM 2022: November 6. Your generosity through Mission & Service supports the work of the World Council of Churches in urging governments to ban autonomous weapons systems.

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A small seedling sprouts from the earth.

Falling in Love with Earth

Published On: September 19, 2022

YGM 2022: October 30. Your gifts through Mission & Service support unique, transformative ministries like Green Exodus.

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A man standing in a truck hands stacks of boxed food to a woman on the ground.

Update: Your Generosity at Work in Ukraine

Published On: September 19, 2022

YGM 2022: October 23. Your generosity is helping to provide life-saving support to people affected by the war in Ukraine through our global partnerships.

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Hands that look like Jesus' hold out bread to another person's hands.

Teetering on the Brink of a Global Hunger Crisis

Published On: September 19, 2022

YGM 2022: October 16. The pandemic as well as wheat shortages resulting from the war in Ukraine have catapulted us to the brink of a massive hunger crisis.

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Two hands hold each other, part of a circle of people seen in the background.

Thank God for You

Published On: September 19, 2022

YGM 2022: October 9. This Thanksgiving, the Mission & Service team of the Philanthropy Unit is pausing to give thanks for you—our donors.

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A man carries a large Bible in front of him, followed by a man and woman carrying lit candles, while a crowd watches.

There’s One Church—the Universal One

Published On: September 19, 2022

YGM 2022: October 2. Thank you for supporting worldwide ecumenical efforts to build a better world through Mission & Service.

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Two young women dressed in Indigenous Guatemalan clothing stand in front of a building in Japan.

Agricultural Training in a Year of Unprecedented Hunger

Published On: August 15, 2022

YGM 2022: September 11. Your Mission & Service gifts are working to address hunger by supporting agricultural training centres like the Asian Rural Institute, based in Japan.

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Four hands in different skin colours are clasped at the wrists to form an interlocking square.

End Racism. Build Peace.

Published On: July 26, 2022

YGM 2022: September 18. Your support through Mission & Service helps us as a whole United Church work toward a world free of racism and racial discrimination.

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Exterior shot of a church seen against a mountain with a sign in front saying Waterton United Church

A Church with an Extraordinary View

Published On: July 25, 2022

YGM 2022: September 4. Canadian churches grace unique places. Perhaps the most serene of all settings, though, is a national park.

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A small church covered in weathered grey clapboard is surrounded by trees, with a historic plaque and the Canadian and Union Jack flags to one side.

Small Church with Big History Attracts Pilgrims

Published On: July 19, 2022

YGM 2022: August 28. Your generosity through Mission & Service helps ensure that Old Hay Bay Church will continue to be a place of pilgrimage for years to come.

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