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.

A woman points at a whiteboard covered in English and Ukrainian words.

Social Support through Education

Published On: January 16, 2024

MandS 2024: March 17. English classes are one part of Mission and Service partner ACT Alliance’s psychosocial support program for Ukrainians displaced by war.

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Five older African women are seated on the porch of a building holding parcels and shopping bags.

Accompanying Grandmothers

Published On: January 16, 2024

MandS 2024: March 3. Your Mission and Service gifts gave grandmothers the opportunity to help their pastors learn to do better by connecting their love for their grandchildren to God’s love for all.

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Taking Kids to School

Published On: January 12, 2024

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 increase access to education across the globe.

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A group of adults sitting around a living room

Leading Generations

Published On: January 12, 2024

MandS 2024: February 18. Mission and Service partners with the London Community Chaplaincy as they respond to parents and guardians who wish to build a network of support.

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A group of women sit on a blanket in the middle of rubble

Small Gifts with BIG Impact

Published On: January 12, 2024

MandS 2024: February 11. Mission and Service partner the Middle East Council of Churches has been providing ongoing help to people living in the aftermath of the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes.

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Four young children crouched under a tree are laughing.

Lessons of Racism Learned When Young

Published On: January 12, 2024

MandS 2024: February 4. Your Mission and Service gifts support anti-racism programs and initiatives.

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A teenager holds a slice of orange in the shape of a smile in front of her mouth.

Your January 2024 Mission and Service Stories

Published On: December 6, 2023

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 about why.

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The Mohawk Bible has a purple cover with Indigenous art stamped in gold

Update: The Holy Bible in Mohawk

Published On: November 14, 2023

MandS 2023: December 10. Your gifts to Mission and Service allow projects that preserve language and culture to flourish.

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A cross silhouetted against the Northern Lights.

What Did Jesus Do?

Published On: October 15, 2023

MandS 2023: November 26. Our generosity through Mission and Service breaks down walls that divide and builds bridges that draw us together.

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A kindergarten class poses for the camera

Kindergarten in a Refugee Camp

Published On: October 15, 2023

MandS 2023: November 19. Since 1950, the Joint Christian Committee for Social Service has provided skills training and services to refugees living in a refugee camp in Lebanon.

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