Stories of Our Faith

Two one-storey buildings at the end of a gravel road

When a Roof Is More than a Roof

Published On: January 20, 2021

M4M 2021: Feb 28. Two West Haven Camp buildings have new roofs thanks to your Mission & Service support.

The Sankofa bird, a West African symbol of a bird with a long neck, turning its head to look back. This version is brilliantly multicoloured - red, yellow, black, and orange..

Young Adults Lead Church to Become Anti-Racist

Published On: January 20, 2021

M4M 2021: Feb. 21. In 2021 six young Black adults will collect stories to help us understand Black experiences in our churches.

Text of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, each in a separate square

Living the Dream

Published On: January 20, 2021

M4M 2021: Feb 7. Mission & Service is one of the ways the United Church works to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

In a long exposure photo, headlights and taillights of cars blur as they rush around a corner at night.

Embracing the Spirit 2020: The Giant Accelerator

Published On: January 6, 2021

The challenges of 2020 pushed the work of Embracing the Spirit forward in many unexpected ways.

Lakshmi with her parents on porch, India

Trafficked by Her Aunt: Lakshmi’s Story

Published On: December 8, 2020

M4M 2021: Jan. 31. Your support of Mission and Service helps the Diocese of Durgapur’s anti-trafficking unit find and free women and children in India who are being exploited.

A man carries a large bag of rice and a yellow house is in the background.

Amazing Generosity during the COVID-19 Crisis

Published On: December 8, 2020

M4M 2021: Jan. 17. When COVID-19 struck, the United Church asked members to make a special gift to help those most affected by the virus. Your response was amazing.

Deb Anderson-Pratt kneels at ordination ceremony while minister reads and woman presents her with eagle feather

Residential School Survivor Answers the Call to Ministry

Published On: December 8, 2020

M4M 2021: Jan. 10. In 2020, Deb Anderson-Pratt was one of six Indigenous ministers ordained or commissioned in the United Church. She studied at Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, a theological school supported by your Mission and Service gifts.