Capacity Building and Empowerment of Adolescent Mothers in Tanzania
For International Development Week 2023 (February 5-11) The United Church of Canada highlights Mission & Service Partners who are contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.
continue readingOld Barns United Goes Net Zero with Zero Dollars
For International Development Week 2023 (February 5-11) The United Church of Canada highlights Mission & Service Partners who are contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.
continue readingDora Alicia Sorto School Farm and Agroecology Project
The United Church of Canada is partnering with the Association of Economic and Social Development Santa Marta (ADES), the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation, and a Seeds of Hope grant from the United Church of Canada Foundation to train rural families to grow food through the Dora Alicia Sorto School Farm Project.
continue readingWomen Empowerment with MECC in Jordan
The Middle East Council of Churches in Jordan empowers women and develops their capabilities to overcome the daily difficulties and challenges they face.
continue readingImproving Lives and Livelihoods of Rural Farmers
Through longer term agriculture and livelihoods projects, the National Council of Churches of Kenya and the Zimbabwe Council of Churches empower communities by providing training on conservation agriculture, gender equality, and savings and loans groups to rural farmers.
continue readingUpdate: 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism
YGM 2023: February 19. Your Mission & Service gifts support expanding the 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism initiative each year, amplifying voices and encouraging deep reflection.
continue readingProtecting Love around the World: Michael Blair’s Work
YGM 2023: May 7. The United Church of Canada recognizes that all love―including Two Spirit or LGBTQIA+ relationships―is holy and blessed by God. But those rights do not exist in many parts of the world today.
continue readingFighting Racism at Home and Abroad: Adele Halliday’s Work
YGM 2023: February 5. Your gifts to Mission & Service support educational initiatives, programs, and partners that work hard to dismantle racism.
continue readingEducating the Ministers of Tomorrow: Jennifer Janzen-Ball’s Work
YGM 2023: March 19. Mission & Service does a surprising amount of development in your local church, recruiting new ministers and funding theological schools. It even shapes the hymn books you sing from every service.
continue readingMaking 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 Church of Canada. “It’s not a choice. It’s something they’re forced into.”
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