Stories of Our Mission

Stories

• Your Generosity Increases Food Security: YGM 2023: April 2. In Zambia, Merit Mabenga has felt the deep impacts of climate change. Thanks to donors like you, she has planted a diverse…
• Your Generosity Is Refreshing: MandS 2024: May 26. Your gifts to Mission and Service help support Silver Spire United Church’s shower and laundry program.
• PIE—Public, Intentional, Explicit Inclusion: MandS 2025: March 9. Every year, Affirm United invites the church to celebrate the full inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in faith communities and…
• Healing with Horses: Transforming Through Trust: MandS 2025: October 26. These horses, and the people who work alongside them, are changing lives.
• Haiti: How Your Generosity Is Helping: YGM 2022: January 23. Since August 2014, your generous gifts to the Haiti Emergency Appeal have been helping people rebuild their lives.
• Education beyond Classroom Walls: MandS 2023: October 1. The Women and Family Services division at the Church of Christ in Congo provides children with the education and training they…
• Update: Pastors Retreat—Respite and Reflection: MandS 2024: September 29. Thanks to your expression of compassion through Mission and Service, the Pastors Retreat will happen.
• Still Called. Still Committed. Still Together.: MandS 2025: June 8. As we approach 100 years of being church together, we give thanks for the faithful gifts that have sustained and shaped this…
• Where Neighbours Meet: MandS 2026: January 25. Your support fuels the spirit of community, dignity, and choice at Brunswick Street Mission.
• Real-Time Relief Really Makes a World of Difference: Thivan Hoang’s Work: YGM 2023: April 23. At a time when it feels like there’s a new crisis confronting us each and every day, it’s reassuring to know that Mission &…
• An Easter Message on Education: MandS 2024: March 31. Mission and Service, in its commitment to education, seeks to empower each partner to be a beacon of knowledge and compassion…
• A Network of Hope : MandS 2025: January 26. Each week, London Community Chaplaincy provides a welcoming and safe social setting for adults to connect and grow as parents.
• Supporting 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism : MandS 2025: September 14. Through your generosity, the United Church of Canada continues to move toward its vision of becoming an anti-racist church…
• Room to Speak, Space to Listen: MandS 2026: April 26. When we support Mission and Service, we are helping make spaces like this possible—places where listening leads to hope, and…
• Inspiring Generations to Lead: YGM 2023: July 2. Eunice is one of the students who received a scholarship from The United Church of Canada’s partnership with the United Theological…
• Minority Youth Forum: The Power of Bringing Youth Together: MandS 2024: August 11. Your generosity through Mission and Service helps programs like the Minority Youth Forum in Japan that inspire peace and…
• Changing the Narrative: Young Voices for Climate Justice: MandS 2025: April 27. The "Youth Leading Change: Climate Justice through Cultural Movement" workshop in Bangladesh aims to raise awareness among…
• Strengthening Communities: MandS 2025: December 14. Thank you for supporting ministries that meet people with compassion and help build stronger communities every day.
• Gifts with Vision at Work in Ukraine: YGM 2022: July 31. Providing emergency food and hygiene kits is one way your generous support of Mission and Service partners is helping support…
• Your January 2024 Mission and Service Stories: 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…
• A Place to Thrive: MandS 2024: December 22. Your support of Mission and Service creates places like the Beasley Community Center, a safe place where children and young…
• Wonder and Worship in the Wilderness: MandS 2025: August 3. United Church camps are helping young people grow in spirit, courage, and care.
• A Steady Flow of Care: MandS 2026: March 15. Through Mission and Service, we’re helping Silver Spire United Church ensure that dignity is not an afterthought, but a…
• Your Generosity Shows Love of Creation: YGM 2023: April 9. Your Mission & Service gifts support the development and delivery of climate initiatives and educational opportunities. Thank…
• Rainbow Camp Is Welcoming: MandS 2024: June 16. Rainbow Camp® in northern Ontario has welcomed young people of all sexual identities since 2012. From the beginning, Mission and…
• Building Climate Resiliency: MandS 2025: March 16. In Zambia, Women for Change works to improve conditions in rural communities by empowering women and girls.
• Faith, Farming, and Friendship : MandS 2025: November 2. ARI trains rural leaders from the Global South in servant leadership, sustainable agriculture, and community building.
• Acting Together for Ukraine: YGM 2022: April 3. Your generosity through Mission & Service has long supported ACT’s humanitarian relief and advocacy efforts.
• Ecumenical Church Loan Fund: Anert's Story: 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…
• Our Journey towards Becoming an Anti-Racist Church: MandS 2024: October 6. The United Church of Canada has committed to becoming an anti-racist denomination, and this work is an ongoing journey for…
• A Time to Grieve, a Space to Heal: MandS 2025: June 15. Our ministers are doing sacred work in places where loss is deep and ongoing. They need time to rest. They need space to grieve…
• The Heart of Winter: MandS 2026: February 1. This time of year can feel long. But it’s also a reminder that care is deeply needed.
• Making 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…
• Building and Strengthening Community through Art: MandS 2024: April 21. Your Mission and Service gifts are having an impact on the lives of Edmontonians facing poverty and houselessness.
• A Classroom of Care : MandS 2025: February 2. In Ukraine, English teacher Ilona is encouraging her learners to enjoy the aspect of social time with one another while…
• Bread for the Journey : MandS 2025: September 21. As we give thanks for the food we share in our own homes, may we also remember those for whom a full plate is never certain.
• Ecumenical Youth Leadership Development Program: YGM 2023: July 23. In partnership with Mission and Service, the Zimbabwe Council of Churches hosts an annual youth leadership development program to…
• Nothing Can Hold Us Back: MandS 2024: August 18. Audacious Hope was the first-ever collaborative youth event by The United Church of Canada and The Presbyterian Church in…
• Faith in Every Word: The Mohawk Bible Translation: MandS 2025: May 4. Your gifts to Mission and Service allow projects that preserve language and culture to flourish.
• An Advent Lesson from Children : MandS 2025: December 21. When generosity is passed from one person to another, it grows into comfort, hope, and lasting impact for those who need it…
• Teetering on the Brink of a Global Hunger Crisis: 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…
• Lessons of Racism Learned When Young: MandS 2024: February 4. Your Mission and Service gifts support anti-racism programs and initiatives.
• Giving Gifts with Vision: MandS 2024: December 15. Each Gift with Vision supports a unique Mission and Service project that wouldn’t be possible without your help.
• General Council 45: MandS 2025: August 10. When the church gathers in love, listens in faith, and decides with courage, something beautiful is born.
• Local Knowledge, Global Transformation : MandS 2026: March 22. When we give, we’re investing in leaders who will nourish communities for many years to come.
• 2022 Mission and Service Results: Thank You!: It is with immense gratitude that we thank everyone who contributed to Mission & Service and the work of the church in 2022.
• An Act of Generosity: MandS 2024: June 23. A story of thoughtful, intentional giving at its finest.
• Springtime of the Spirit: MandS 2025: March 23. Mission and Service partners are like the first flowers of spring—blooming where they are needed most.
• Partnering for Climate Responsibility: MandS 2025: November 9. The climate offset program enables travelers to contribute to a climate action project through Mission and Service and the…
• Taken and Detained: 17-Year-Old Khalil’s Story: YGM 2022: May 1. Your generosity through Mission & Service supports DCIP Palestine, an advocacy organization defending children’s rights.
• Empowering Women of the Past, Present, and Future: 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…
• Hope and Transformation: MandS 2024: October 27. Partnered with Mission and Service, the Association of Economic and Social Development Santa Marta (ADES) has launched a…
• Healing with Horses: MandS 2025: June 29. With your generosity, programs like Healing with Horses can continue to grow and offer life-changing opportunities for healing,…
• Shared Healing and Cultural Renewal: MandS 2026: February 8. Your generosity makes gatherings like Mamawe Ota Askihk possible, creating space for cultural renewal, healing, and deep…
• Educating 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…
• Healing through Storytelling: MandS 2024: April 28. Your gifts to Mission and Service open opportunities for storytelling to move forward in an impactful and powerful way. Thank…
• Farming Against the Odds: MandS 2025: February 9. Tearfund Canada and EFICOR support and provide training for farmers in rural India.
• Keeping Language and Culture Alive: MandS 2025: September 28. Programs that help preserve language and culture are supported by your compassionate gifts through Mission and Service.
• Learning the Gospel at Camp: YGM 2023: July 30. Without the generosity of supporters, children who attend camp wouldn’t be able to have such affirming and defining experiences.…
• Church Offers Unique Ministry in National Park: MandS 2024: August 25. Your gifts through Mission and Service help Waterton United Church remain open year-round.
• Learning About God’s Love: MandS 2025: May 11. Queer Kid Bible Camp is a unique and affirming space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth within the framework of spirituality that was started…
• Rooted in Hope as a New Year Begins : MandS 2025: December 28. Your generosity lights the way, sparking hope, bringing healing, and transforming lives.
• Update: Your Generosity at Work in Ukraine: YGM 2022: October 23. Your generosity is helping to provide life-saving support to people affected by the war in Ukraine through our global…
• Small Gifts with BIG Impact: MandS 2024: February 11. Mission and Service partner the Middle East Council of Churches has been providing ongoing help to people living in the…
• A Time of Reflection : MandS 2024: December 29. It has been a true blessing to witness God at work through people like you. Thank you.
• Ladles of Love : MandS 2025: August 17. The annual Soup Luncheon at Spring Park United Church is a living expression of faith in action,
• Steady Presence on the Northern Landscape: MandS 2026: March 29. Through Mission and Service, Hillcrest United Church is part of a wider movement of hope.
• Moving Forward Together: United against Hate: YGM 2023: May 14. In the face of an alarming increase in violence and misinformation against transgender folks and drag artists, the United against…
• Life-Changing Arts Programs for Children: MandS 2024: June 30. Children are the most vulnerable group in Colombia. That’s why CEPALC designs programs in sectors hardest hit by poverty and…
• Breaking Barriers: Women in Theology and Leadership: MandS 2025: March 30. The Rev. B. Silpa Rani is actively encouraging women to pursue theological education and engage in leadership roles.
• From Sleepless Nights to Shared Strength: MandS 2025: November 16. The New Parents Support group aims to walk with parents as they navigate the complexities of raising a newborn.
• Food and Hygiene Kits for Ukraine: YGM 2022: May 8. Gifts with Vision―the United Church’s giving catalogue―has just unveiled its latest gifts to help people fleeing the war in Ukraine…
• Anti-Racism Learning, Reflection, and Action: 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…
• Accompanying Young Adults Through Transformative Years: MandS 2024: November 3. Partnered with Mission and Service, the Ecumenical Campus Ministry at the University of Guelph has supported young adults…
• 100 Years of Spirit and Song: MandS 2025: July 6. On Sunday, June 8th, Gower Street United Church in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, was alive with joyful celebration.
• Support That Grows with Families: MandS 2026: February 15. London Community Chaplaincy provides a welcoming and safe social setting for adults to connect and grow as parents.
• Fighting 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.
• A Beacon of Hope: MandS 2024: May 5. People in Syria are still experiencing the devastating aftermath of the February 2023 earthquakes. Mission and Service partner the…
• When Faith Meets Understanding: MandS 2025: February 16. Workshops in the Rift Valley of Kenya allow grandmothers and pastors to connect and learn about the impacts of HIV and AIDs…
• Preparing a Place of Healing: MandS 2025: October 5. Your generosity is creating a space where ministers, who are so often the ones offering care, can finally receive it…
• Learning, Teaching, and Loving: MandS 2023: August 6. Your gifts to Mission and Service create opportunities for refugee families and church communities to work as partners. Thank…
• Moments of Connection: MandS 2024: September 1. Your support of Mission and Service allows children to continue connecting in nature at United Church camps. Thank you.
• Rooted in History, Reaching for Tomorrow: MandS 2025: May 18. For decades, through changing times and shifting needs, Mission and Service has connected us to one another across the miles and…
• Building on a Year of Care: MandS 2026: January 4. This year, and in the years to come, your support ensures that our partners' efforts can continue.
• Anti-Racism App Developed by Young Adults Set to Launch: YGM 2022: December 11. Your generosity through Mission & Service supports the leadership of young adults like Jonisha Lewinson who are actively…
• Leading Generations: MandS 2024: February 18. Mission and Service partners with the London Community Chaplaincy as they respond to parents and guardians who wish to build…
• Reflecting on the Past, Building the Future: MandS 2025: January 5: As we begin 2025, may we walk with Mission and Service partners, finding strength in our shared commitment to a better…
• Framed by Creation : MandS 2025: August 24. In places like Waterton, where land and spirit meet, your gifts help make sacred encounters possible.
• Rooted and Rising: MandS 2026: April 5. Together, we strengthen communities that continue to serve, welcome, and care in places across this country.
• Rainbow Camp Welcomes 2SLGBTQIA+ Young People and Allies: YGM 2023: May 21. Rainbow Camp has welcomed young people of all sexual identities since 2012. From the beginning, Mission & Service has supported…
• Climate Justice through Cultural Movement: MandS 2024: July 14. Over four days, 50 passionate students from various regions of Bangladesh came together to address the critical issue of climate…
• The Next Century: Youth Leading the Way: MandS 2025: April 6. Youth Forum Leadership Animators focus on building leadership and guiding their peers as they explore their roles in the church.
• Together in Prayer and Solidarity: MandS 2025: November 23. Mission and Service partners continue to serve in Gaza with remarkable faith and perseverance.
• Learning Racism at a Young Age: YGM 2022: May 29. Your Mission & Service gifts support anti-racism programs and initiatives.
• Kindergarten in a Refugee Camp: MandS 2023: November 19. Since 1950, the Joint Christian Committee for Social Service has provided skills training and services to refugees living in…
• Supporting Community Resilience in Zimbabwe: MandS 2024: November 17. In partnership with Mission and Service and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, the Scaling Up Resilience Project focuses on…
• Words That Carry the Spirit: MandS 2025: July 13. In a historic moment, a newly translated Mohawk Bible was formally dedicated at the Centennial Celebration in St. John's, NL.
• Where Play Builds Community : MandS 2026: February 22. The Tomken Grove Afterschool Program creates a recreational space outside of school where neighbourhood kids can spend time…
• Protecting 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…
• Educating Future Leaders: MandS 2024: May 12. Mission and Service supports local ministry by providing academic bursaries for students studying to become ministers and…
• Hope in Action: MandS 2025: February 23. Mission and Service partner the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) continues to be hard at work providing hope in Syria.
• Setting More Tables Together: MandS 2025: October 12. At Thanksgiving, many of us gather around tables filled with food, and share familiar traditions and prayers of gratitude.
• Your Generosity Settles Families: MandS 2023: August 13. Your gifts to Mission and Service help support life-changing programming and staffing to support families seeking safety.
• It Starts with Education: MandS 2024: September 8. By supporting educational initiatives, individuals are empowered to explore their spirituality, deepen their knowledge, and…
• A Story of Cultural Resilience: MandS 2025: May 25. Storytelling has always been a powerful way to preserve history, share experiences, and shape understanding.
• Good Food, Good Futures: MandS 2026: January 11. Hungry Heart Café & Catering is a place where good food and good hearts come together.
• Working with Young Leaders: Amy Crawford’s Work: YGM 2023: July 9. Amy Crawford has been doing ministry with youth and young adults for almost 30 years, and she’s never been more excited about the…
• Taking Kids to School: 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…
• Faith in Action: Empowering Global Peace: MandS 2025: January 12. Mission and Service partner Project Ploughshares is a vital connection point for those passionate about global peace and…
• Education Shaped by Compassion : MandS 2025: August 31. Education is more than just access to classrooms or books.
• Anchored in Every Season: MandS 2026: April 12. Through Mission and Service, Tobermory United Church is connected to a wider movement of faith, creativity, and resilience.
• Affirming that Gender and Sexuality Are Gifts from God: YGM 2023: May 28. Your Mission & Service gifts help support events that provide safe spaces for activists and Two Spirit or LGBTQIA+ folks to…
• Restoring Lost Languages: MandS 2024: July 21. In partnership with Mission and Service, Inuinnaqtun language mentors get resources to allow them to work with apprentices to…
• Supporting a Rights-Based Approach to Growing Food: MandS 2025: April 13. Your gifts to Mission and Service help support ADES’ agroecology project. Thank you for your generosity!
• Faithful Witness in a Time of Despair : MandS 2025: November 30. Your gifts to Mission and Service help support organizations like DCIP, who stand beside children in Gaza with compassion…
• Your Gifts Support Displaced People in Ukraine: YGM 2022: June 5. In an unimaginably difficult time, your gifts are not only helping to provide necessities they are also showing the people of…
• What Did Jesus Do?: MandS 2023: November 26. Our generosity through Mission and Service breaks down walls that divide and builds bridges that draw us together.
• Gifts with Vision: A Gift to All: MandS 2024: November 24. This Christmas, help transform lives throughout Canada and around the world through Gifts with Vision.
• Sacred Care for Those Who Carry the Weight: MandS 2025: July 20. Your help provides healing space for those who carry the grief of entire communities.
• Grandmothers Leading with Love: MandS 2026: March 1. Through partnership with leaders at St. Paul’s University in Kenya, Mission and Service helps create a space where love has the…
• Religion in the Service of Humanity: YGM 2023: March 12. Your Mission & Service gifts help leaders in the Middle East and across the world collaborate and promote peaceful dialogue.
• Connecting for Global Peace and Security: MandS 2024: May 19. Project Ploughshares, one of our Mission and Service partners, is a Canadian peace research institute with a focus on disarmament…
• Hope for Mothers, Strength for Families : MandS 2025: March 2. ACT member Hungarian Interchurch Aid welcomes mothers and their children in the “Happy Family” initiative, providing space for…
• 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism Are Underway: MandS 2025: October 19. Across Canada and beyond, people are gathering in faith and courage to confront racism, to listen deeply, and to act for…
• Listening and Learning on the Path to Reconciliation: MandS 2023: September 24. Your gifts through Mission and Service help support the creation and publication of work like Alf Dumont’s memoir.
• A Journey of Faith and Peace: MandS 2024: September 15. Your generosity through Mission and Service supports ecumenical initiatives like the Minority Youth Forum. Thank you.
• Advocating for Sexual and Gender Minorities in Other Countries: MandS 2025: June 1. Your gifts for Mission and Service help shelter refugees as they escape repressive governments. Twelve countries have…
• Mountains of Service: MandS 2026: January 18. Your support helps leaders gain the skills and confidence to transform their communities.
• The Path toward Healing: Murray Pruden’s Work: YGM 2023: June 18. Supported by Mission & Service, the Rev. Murray Pruden has made significant gains in building relationships of trust and…
• Accompanying Grandmothers: MandS 2024: March 3. Your Mission and Service gifts gave grandmothers the opportunity to help their pastors learn to do better by connecting their…
• Empowering Bold Leadership: MandS 2025: January 19. The United Church's Youth Forum Leadership Animators are committed to developing leadership among their peers and engaging…
• Our Past, Present, and Future: MandS 2025: September 7. For 100 years, people of The United Church of Canada have faithfully come together to follow Jesus and help others.
• Flowing Beyond the Banks : MandS 2026: April 19. When we give to Mission and Service, we help ensure that churches like Chipman continue to feed, care for, and connect their…
• Preserving Language through the Mohawk Language Bible: YGM 2023: June 11. The much-anticipated Mohawk Language Bible will be available in fall 2023. Your gifts to Mission and Service allow projects to…
• Facing an Uncertain Future in Lebanon: MandS 2024: July 28. The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) assists Lebanese students and Syrian refugees ages 8‒13 with tuition and fees to…
• Renewing Hope and Growing Love: MandS 2025: April 20. Easter is a time to put love into action through Mission and Service.
• Gifts with Joy, Gifts with Hope, Gifts with Vision: MandS 2025: December 7. Make your Christmas meaningful with Gifts with Vision!
• Rising above Tragedy to Transform Lives: YGM 2022: July 3. Each year, the Asian Rural Institute, supported through your Mission and Service gifts, invites 25‒30 rural leaders from other…
• Update: The Holy Bible in Mohawk: MandS 2023: December 10. Your gifts to Mission and Service allow projects that preserve language and culture to flourish.
• Helping Refugees: MandS 2024: December 8. Your support of Mission and Service allows organizations like Wesley support over 1,000 newcomers from Syria, Afghanistan,…
• Healing with Compassion: Sue’s Story at Wesley : MandS 2025: July 27. Partnered with Mission and Service, the Wesley special care unit offers transformative support to those building a better future…
• Partnership in Bloom: MandS 2026: March 8. Our generosity supports partners as they show up, day in and day out, wherever there is need.