Stories of Our Mission

Stories

• 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…
• Preserving Culture through Language Revitalization: MandS 2024: March 24. Your gifts to Mission and Service support programs and partnerships for Indigenous cultural revitalization.
• 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.
• 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 & Service partners is helping support…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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.
• Your Belief and Support Make All the Difference: YGM 2023: March 26. Arwa sought help at Montreal City Mission, an outreach ministry your Mission & Service gifts support. There, her whole family…
• 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…
• What’s for Thanksgiving Dinner?: MandS 2024: October 13. This Thanksgiving, please know how deeply grateful we are for your support. Your gifts through Mission and Service extend far…
• A Story of Cultural Resilience: MandS 2025: May 25. Storytelling has always been a powerful way to preserve history, share experiences, and shape understanding.
• Acting Together for Ukraine: YGM 2022: April 3. Your generosity through Mission & Service has long supported ACT’s humanitarian relief and advocacy efforts.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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.
• 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.
• 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!
• 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…
• 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…
• Nurturing New Beginnings: MandS 2024: December 1. Your support of Mission and Service helps create a positive space for parents and children in their community. Thank you.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• An Abundance of Blessings in a Time of Need: MandS 2024: October 20. With your generous support, many Canadian seniors who might otherwise face empty plates this season are able to enjoy…
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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…
• 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…
• Gifts with Vision: Transforming Lives: MandS 2023: December 17. Every Gift with Vision provides support for a specific Mission and Service partner offering a unique project.
• It Starts with Education: MandS 2024: September 8. By supporting educational initiatives, individuals are empowered to explore their spirituality, deepen their knowledge, and…
• Renewing Hope and Growing Love: MandS 2025: April 20. Easter is a time to put love into action through Mission and Service.
• 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…
• United Church Camps—but Make Them Year-Round!: MandS 2024: April 7. Your generosity through Mission and Service is helping children, teens, and adults reconnect with nature at any time of the year…
• Helping Refugees: MandS 2024: December 8. Your support of Mission and Service allows organizations like Wesley support over 1,000 newcomers from Syria, Afghanistan,…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• Being There for Refugees and Migrants in Morocco: MandS 2023: August 20. In Morocco, your Mission and Service gifts support refugees and migrants by providing life-saving medication as well as…
• Advocating for Sexual and Gender Minorities in Other Countries: MandS 2024: June 9. Your gifts for Mission and Service help shelter refugees as they escape repressive governments. Twelve countries have…
• 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.
• 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.
• Nourishing Spirits through Tradition: MandS 2023: December 24. For Mission and Service partner London Community Chaplaincy, bringing joy and community-building fun to the social housing…
• 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.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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 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…
• 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…
• Compassion into Action: MandS 2023: November 12. Every act of compassion contributes to a more peaceful world. Thank you for your generosity through Mission and Service.…
• Building Community through an Afterschool Program: MandS 2024: August 4. Your gifts through Mission and Service support the Tomken Grove Afterschool Program and programs like it as they encourage…
• Building Climate Resiliency: MandS 2025: March 16. In Zambia, Women for Change works to improve conditions in rural communities by empowering women and girls.
• The Incredible Difference Your Gifts Make: Bill’s Story: YGM 2023: April 30. Bill’s childhood experience of camp wound up inspiring one of the world’s most influential environmental movements.
• 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…
• 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…
• Learning Racism at a Young Age: YGM 2022: May 29. Your Mission & Service gifts support anti-racism programs and initiatives.
• 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.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 2023 in the Rear View: MandS 2023: December 31. Thank you for holding our neighbours in tender, warm care throughout a challenging year.
• Inuinnaqtun Language Revival Group: MandS 2024: September 22. Your compassionate gifts through Mission and Service are supporting programs that help preserve language and culture.
• 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.
• A Declaration to Be Involved in Decision Making: YGM 2023: July 16. Your gifts to Mission and Service help youth, like Selina in Zimbabwe, advocate to have their voices heard. Thank you.
• 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…
• 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.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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.
• 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.
• Public, Intentional, Explicit Inclusion: MandS 2024: March 10. Your gifts through Mission and Service support 2SLGBTQIA+ refugees, safe shelters, human rights programs, and safe spaces.
• Overcoming Obstacles : MandS 2024: November 10. Partnered with Mission and Service, the Wesley special care unit offers transformative support to those building a better…
• 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…
• 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…
• An Act of Generosity: MandS 2024: June 23. A story of thoughtful, intentional giving at its finest.
• Farming Against the Odds: MandS 2025: February 9. Tearfund Canada and EFICOR support and provide training for farmers in rural India.
• Empowering Women to Be Agents of Change: YGM 2023: March 5. The Association of Strong Women Alone (ASWA), which your Mission and Service gifts support, made all the difference for Maina.
• 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…
• 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.
• 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…
• A Step toward Peace: M4M 2021: November 7. Every step we take to support Palestinian families like Leila’s brings us a step closer to peace and justice.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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.
• 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…
• 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.
• 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…
• 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.
• 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…
• Social Support through Education: MandS 2024: March 17. English classes are one part of Mission and Service partner ACT Alliance’s psychosocial support program for Ukrainians…
• 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…
• Rising above Tragedy to Transform Lives: YGM 2022: July 3. Each year, the Asian Rural Institute, supported through your Mission & Service gifts, invites 25‒30 rural leaders from other…
• Geeta’s Story: MandS 2023: October 8. Astha Sansthan’s Association of Strong Women Alone (ASWA) supports thousands of single women from low-income backgrounds in…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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.
• Lessons of Racism Learned When Young: MandS 2024: February 4. Your Mission and Service gifts support anti-racism programs and initiatives.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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.
• 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.…
• Educating Future Leaders: MandS 2024: May 12. Mission and Service supports local ministry by providing academic bursaries for students studying to become ministers and…
• 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…
• 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 &…
• Education in the Wake of Disaster: MandS 2023: December 3. Your gifts to Mission and Service support partners like MECC as they help children and families rebuild and recover in the…
• 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.
• 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.