Eleven young people sit on steps smiling and waving at the camera

Minority Youth Forum: The Power of Bringing Youth Together

Published On: July 11, 2024

MandS 2024: August 11. Your generosity through Mission and Service helps programs like the Minority Youth Forum in Japan that inspire peace and learning.

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A man wearing a black hoodie and baseball cap stands in a hallway holding his drawing of Indigenous people.

Building and Strengthening Community through Art

Published On: March 11, 2024

MandS 2024: April 21. Your Mission and Service gifts are having an impact on the lives of Edmontonians facing poverty and houselessness.

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Indigenous and racialized youth hold a banner saying "Search the Landfill" in many languages.

Supporting Young Adults with the Indigenous and Racialized Youth Gathering

Published On: February 7, 2024

For International Development Week 2024 (February 4-10) we share a story about how Indigenous and Racialized young people from the United Church demonstrate solidarity, friendship, and caring for one another and their communities.

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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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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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40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism

Anti-Racism Learning, Reflection, and Action

Published On: October 15, 2023

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 for learning, reflection, and action.

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Portrait of Rev. B. Silpa Rani

Empowering Women of the Past, Present, and Future

Published On: September 15, 2023

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 join the faculty at Bishop’s College, Kolkata.

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A woman sits smiling in her clothing store surrounded by racks of clothes

Ecumenical Church Loan Fund: Anert's Story

Published On: September 15, 2023

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 group set up by ECLOF Kenya.

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