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Category: Missions Posts

Simple acts of love in Peru

Student showing children how to wash hands

PART B – Michigan Projects: Pre-med student Matthew Bowman shares about his recent Volunteers in Mission trip to Perú, where he learned that simple gestures can convey the power of God’s love. Continue Reading Simple acts of love in Peru

Sager Brown UMCOR Depot to close

PART F – UMCOR: The United Methodist Committee on Relief has announced it will conclude operations at the Sager Brown Depot as it reimagines how disaster relief supplies are assembled, stored and deployed. Continue Reading Sager Brown UMCOR Depot to close

Give to grow our Haiti partners

Doctor and nurse and baby

PART D – International Projects: The Gardens of Hope campaign supporting our Haiti ministry partners shares an update on progress and stories from tWith only two months remaining, has your local church donated yet? Continue Reading Give to grow our Haiti partners

Dreaming of California, or anyplace warm

Person watching sunset

PART C – National Projects: In the winter, NOMADS leave Michigan for warmer parts of the country, traveling in their own RVs to provide hands-on assistance to churches, camps, and other organizations that have requested help. Continue Reading Dreaming of California, or anyplace warm

Tornadoes trigger response

Damage to a brick building

Part B – Michigan Projects: The Michigan Conference is on the move in response to historic tornadoes that swept through Southwest Michigan in March. Continue Reading Tornadoes trigger response

Welcoming all God’s children

Campus minister with student

PART A: Ministry Shares — Campus ministries, supported through Ministry Shares, share God’s love and help young adult believers grow in faith and walk in the light. Continue Reading Welcoming all God’s children

Surviving storms one step at a time

Repairing steps after storm damage

PART B: Michigan Projects– Four years after its launch as After The Storm, disaster recovery staff continue to walk beside those battered by storms with the help of UMCOR, FEMA, and the Michigan Conference. Continue Reading Surviving storms one step at a time

NOMADS in RVs visit Michigan

Tractor pulling people in a boat

PARTC: National Projects — A group of NOMADS, an ecumenical ministry of RVers from around the United States, came to Michigan this summer to help out at Wesley Woods Camp & Retreat Center in Dowling. Continue Reading NOMADS in RVs visit Michigan

Mongolia Mission charts future

People in worship

PART D: International Projects — The United Methodist Church’s Mongolia Mission Initiative marked its 23rd anniversary this year with joyful worship and renewed commitments to the future. This initiative and the missionary who directs it are EngageMI mission projects. Continue Reading Mongolia Mission charts future

Nepal missionaries plan visit to Michigan

Doctor seeing a patient

PART E – MISSION PERSONNEL: Debbie and Les Dornon, who serve at Tansen Hospital in Nepal. They will visit Michigan in November and December and would love to share ministry updates with your congregation. Continue Reading Nepal missionaries plan visit to Michigan