Meet United Church generosity in action through stories you can share in person or on social media.

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Credit: Simon Chambers/ACT Alliance

Mission and Service Stories (formerly called Minutes for Mission) are for sharing with our faithful supporters to show them the amazing work their gifts make possible. These stories can be used in services, in newsletters, and in face-to-face conversations. The more they're shared, the more people will understand just how life-changing Mission and Service is! To see videos of some of the work visit our YouTube channel.

Cover of the 2022-2023 Gifts with Vision print catalogue showing girls in Damascus playing a game outdoors with highrise apartment buildings in the background.

Gifts with Vision Solves the What-to-Buy Dilemma

Published On: November 3, 2022

YGM 2022: December 4. Every Gift with Vision provides support for a specific Mission & Service partner offering a unique project. Without Mission & Service, Gifts with Vision projects would not be possible. Thank you for supporting both.

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A man holding the hand of his young daughter, who's about 3 years old, walk away from the camera on a forest path.

Becoming Their Child’s Hero

Published On: October 20, 2022

YGM 2022: November 20. No one knows how many children in Canada are affected by the incarceration of a parent. Parkland Restorative Justice, a Mission & Service partner, runs an eight-week parenting course for male inmates so kids can get their dads back.

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The words No! War are painted three times in yellow and orange on a wall.

Mission & Service Partner Urges Banning Killer Robots

Published On: October 20, 2022

YGM 2022: November 6. Your generosity through Mission & Service supports the work of the World Council of Churches in urging governments to ban autonomous weapons systems.

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A small seedling sprouts from the earth.

Falling in Love with Earth

Published On: September 19, 2022

YGM 2022: October 30. Your gifts through Mission & Service support unique, transformative ministries like Green Exodus.

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A man standing in a truck hands stacks of boxed food to a woman on the ground.

Update: Your Generosity at Work in Ukraine

Published On: September 19, 2022

YGM 2022: October 23. Your generosity is helping to provide life-saving support to people affected by the war in Ukraine through our global partnerships.

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Hands that look like Jesus' hold out bread to another person's hands.

Teetering on the Brink of a Global Hunger Crisis

Published On: September 19, 2022

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 crisis.

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Thank God for You

Published On: September 19, 2022

YGM 2022: October 9. This Thanksgiving, the Mission & Service team of the Philanthropy Unit is pausing to give thanks for you—our donors.

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A man carries a large Bible in front of him, followed by a man and woman carrying lit candles, while a crowd watches.

There’s One Church—the Universal One

Published On: September 19, 2022

YGM 2022: October 2. Thank you for supporting worldwide ecumenical efforts to build a better world through Mission & Service.

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Two young women dressed in Indigenous Guatemalan clothing stand in front of a building in Japan.

Agricultural Training in a Year of Unprecedented Hunger

Published On: August 15, 2022

YGM 2022: September 11. Your Mission & Service gifts are working to address hunger by supporting agricultural training centres like the Asian Rural Institute, based in Japan.

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Four hands in different skin colours are clasped at the wrists to form an interlocking square.

End Racism. Build Peace.

Published On: July 26, 2022

YGM 2022: September 18. Your support through Mission & Service helps us as a whole United Church work toward a world free of racism and racial discrimination.

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