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

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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.

Working with Young Leaders: Amy Crawford’s Work

Published On: December 20, 2022

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 future for youth leadership in the church.

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Jonisha Lewinson, a teenage girl dressed in a grey hoodie, sits on a couch holding her smartphone

Anti-Racism App Developed by Young Adults Set to Launch

Published On: November 3, 2022

YGM 2022: December 11. Your generosity through Mission & Service supports the leadership of young adults like Jonisha Lewinson who are actively using their talent and skill to change our world for the better. Thank you!

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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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Aid workers load boxes of relief supplies onto pallets outdoors.

Gifts with Vision at Work in Ukraine

Published On: June 13, 2022

YGM 2022: July 31. Providing emergency food and hygiene kits is one way your generous support of Mission & Service partners is helping support Ukrainian refugees.

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Three rows of young adults from different countries pose in front of a blackboard in a classroom.

Rising above Tragedy to Transform Lives

Published On: June 13, 2022

YGM 2022: July 3. Each year, the Asian Rural Institute, supported through your Mission & Service gifts, invites 25‒30 rural leaders from other countries to learn sustainable agriculture techniques in Japan.

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A woman in her 30s looks into the camera. In the background we see a room decorated with children's art and toys.

Your Gifts Support Displaced People in Ukraine

Published On: May 13, 2022

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 Ukraine you care.

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Four young children wearing masks sit together at the top of a playground slide.

Learning Racism at a Young Age

Published On: April 19, 2022

YGM 2022: May 29. Your Mission & Service gifts support anti-racism programs and initiatives.

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In a crowded refugee centre people sit or stand around beds lined up along the walls.

Food and Hygiene Kits for Ukraine

Published On: April 19, 2022

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, 90 percent of them women and children.

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A teenage boy stands in the window of a stone house in Palestine.

Taken and Detained: 17-Year-Old Khalil’s Story

Published On: April 19, 2022

YGM 2022: May 1. Your generosity through Mission & Service supports DCIP Palestine, an advocacy organization defending children’s rights.

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