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cook book
Community Mission Partnerships
*Soup Kitchen *Warming Centers *After School Programs
Mission Partnerships
*UM Center Far Rockaway *Storm Sandy Recovery *Anchor House *Children’s Home *Clinton Ave. Mission
Mission Partnerships *Special Sunday Offerings *Red Bird Mission
*United Methodist Volunteers in Mission *Appalachian Settlement *National Hispanic Plan
*United Methodist Army
Mission Partnerships *Covenant Relationship * Advance Projects
*Generation Transformation *Cambodia Mission *Bolivia Mission *Ecuador Mission *Ghana Mission
*Mozambique Mission *Haiti Mission *Caribbean Mission
SAVE THE DATE
Live Up To Your Potential As A
Glocal Mission Church
Participate In the NYAC
Mission Opportunities
VIM Training July 9, 2016
“Know Before You Go” is the theme for the VIM training. This training is for ALL volunteers who intend to serve locally in their church, neighborhood and internationally in other countries. The training is intended to equip and
Glocal Event April 2, 2016
at Christ UMC, Beacon, NY and Grace UMC, Putnam Valley, NY
This event will empower, in-spire, and enhance the mission and outreach ministries of local churches. The Guest Speaker is Rev. John Calhoun, Global Ministries Mission Advocate, NEJ. There will be four breakout sessions: “Mission Volunteers & HUB,”
“Global Ministries,” “Outreach Min-istries,” and “Disaster Response. “
Don’t miss this unique oppor-tunity to get involved! Click here to register.
empower volunteers by ad-dressing some fundamental issues such as “Helping that Hurts,” and “Toxic Charity.” This is what Rev. Schaffer said about the training: “Hi Joseph. Just wanted to thank you for a great UMVIM class last Saturday. It was very help-ful, and your personal stories were moving and (from the perspective of a white American male) quite humbling.”
There is an intercultural
MISSION & NEWS Whenever we hear of children dying out of hunger, we mourn with the families and renew our pledge to feed the deprived. Whenever we see migrants and refugees losing their lives during treacherous jour-neys across the ocean in search of safety, we mourn with their families and yet again we renew our pledge to assist in preventing such deaths. Whenever we learn of the violent deaths of innocent victims, we mourn with their family and yet again we renew our resolve to protest against such injustices. We do all these things out of compassion, a feeling of deep sym-
pathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied
by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. In fact, this is consistent with
the scripture that says, “Dear children, let us not love with words or
tongue but with actions and truth” (I John 3:18) That is why we dedicate
ourselves in bringing hope into hopeless situations. These are the acts of
missions and outreach ministries we have been summoned to do.
Yet Poverty, Violence, and Injustices continue to destroy our
Neighborhoods and the World like wildfire. The critical questions for us
are “Should we do ‘missions’ as usual or not? Should there be a change in
the way we do missions?” In other words, how do we demonstrate
“God’s love in action” when violent actions are rampant on our Streets, in
our Churches, and our Schools? Let’s pray for Courage, Passion, and Wis-
dom as we participate in God’s Mission.
The New York Annual Conference Missions Office is located at the New York Conference Center, 20 Soundview Ave. White Plains, NY 10606 – 914. 615. 2233 - [email protected] or [email protected]
communication compo-nent that raises cultural awareness and good practices. Please note that this training is different from the Disas-ter Early Response Team (ERT) training. Please register by click-ing here or calling the office of Mission & Out-reach Ministries.
When asked to write about his experience, Jon, 16 yr. old boy said, “This experience has
been a life-changing one. It made me realize
that richness is not defined by the possessions
you have, but by the richness of your heart.”
Katie, another 17 yr. old girl fell so much in
love with the community that she said, “We all
wanted to stay forever. As we reflect on this ex-
perience, we realize that by connecting with
these wonderful people from this culture, and
God, we have all become better people and will
continue this growth for the rest of our lives.
The world needs more people like our new fami-
ly, and I am so blessed to be able to live this
love.”
This is how the YAM ministry nurtures young Christian leaders and cultivates strong Christian faith.
There will be a YAM Homecoming
celebration Friday on June 10, 2016,
at the Annual Conference at Hofstra
University. All YAM participants will
be honored at the 5:00 pm dinner
celebration. In order to receive your
gift please contact the office of Rev.
Joseph Ewoodzie by April 25, 2016.
Click here to register for the dinner.
Celebrating the 12th
The YAM ministry started in 2005 with a trip to Ghana where we supported the building of a Methodist Church in Awombrew. Since then, YAM teams traveled to Cambodia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Ghana constructing play-grounds, school blocks, and churches. In addition to the con-struction work, YAM teams also take part in interreligious and intercultural activities including games, dance, music, and “vacation bible school.” These activities benefit the young people and help them learn about themselves and other cultures.
Year of Youth Ambassadors
in Mission (YAM) Ministry
YAM EXPERIENCES: Missionaries Around the World
One year ago, I can honestly say, I had no idea who the missionaries were that
were supported by our New York Annual Conference. Technology can be a won-
derful thing. Since then I have had the opportunity to email, Skype, or ooVoo sev-
eral of them (in Japan, Philippines, Cambodia, Ecuador and Ukraine). Making con-
tact has been exciting for them and for us.
The amazing part of the experience is how, by means of modern technol-
ogy we are able to connect across the continent. Imagine 3 or 4 people (New York,
Connecticut, Japan) praying together via video connection.
If you or your church is interested in sharing or listening to a missionary through
video chat, please let me know and I will make it happen for you.
By: Jill Wilson, Missionary Support Liaison New York Conference
Newsletters Received in 2015 (Shared on NYAC website from): Helen Camarce - Cambodia Jay and Grace Chois - Philippines Nora Cunningham – Philippines Florence Mefor - Zimbabwe Jean Maleka - Guinea Sara Flores - Ecuador Dieudonne Karihano – Mozambique Alex Soard- Tanzania Sun Lae Kim – Mongolia Julio AndreVilanculos – Mozambique The missionary with the highest dollar amount from the conference was Dong Min Seo. $8,541 given by one individual from Marn Baeksung UMC (Metropolitan) The next highest missionary was Helen Camarce $4,173 from 3 differ-ent churches in CT and NY/CT dis-tricts.
Missionaries Supported By NYAC in 2015 The Conference has supported 33 different individual missionaries Catskill Hudson District 1 missionary supported $637 Connecticut 8 missionaries supported by 12 churches: $2,883 Long Island East 5 missionaries supported by 7 churches: $2,690 Long Island West 6 missionaries supported by 3 churches: $777 Metropolitan 9 missionaries supported by 9 churches: $19,784 New York/Connecticut 12 missionaries supported by 13 churches: $13,686
The New York Annual Conference Presents new opportunities for you to get involved in missions: Ministry WITH the Poor and Intercultural Exchange.
Please read below to stay informed about mission dates, locations, cost, and the contact facilitator. The cost for each mission includes: airfare, accommo-
dations, local transportation, meals, admission to cultural experiences. All
applications must include a $500 deposit upon registration. Registration is NOW open for all 2016 mission opportunities.
Nicaragua, Central America. Dates: August 5th-14, 2016 The total cost of trip $2,300. Application Deadline is April 1st Please contact Alex Souto [email protected] 415.706.5397
Mission Journey to Ghana, West Africa Dates: November 1st-15, 2016 The total cost of the trip $2,900. Application deadline is May 25th. Please contact Crystal Paul at [email protected] in the Missions Office.
Mission Journey to Japan & Philippines. Dates: October 5th-17th, 2016. Total cost of trip $2,900. Application deadline is May 25th. Please contact Rev. Ed Dayton email: [email protected]
Greetings from the Philippines!
My name is Nora Asedillo Cunningham, and I have a message to share about mission! I am a Global Mission Fellow of the United Methodist Church, and for the last 18 months I have been serving in Manila, Phil-ippines. The experience has been transfor-mational!
Global Mission Fellows are young adults aged 20-30 from all over the world, trained and commissioned by the General Board of Global Ministries to serve in the US and abroad. Our core values are to en-gage with local communities, connect the church in mission, and grow in personal and social holiness. My placement has been
with a social development organization called Kapatiran-Kaunlaran Foundation, Inc, working to provide alternative educational opportunities to out-of-school youth. My students' Accreditation and Equivalency test for their high school certificates is next week, so prayers would be appreciated!
The Global Mission Fellow program pro-vides an opportunity that many young adults in my generation are looking for, but may not have heard of yet. It is an op-portunity to move abroad, gain a global understanding of justice and faith, while engaging cross-culturally and really getting to know yourself. It is an opportunity to grow in your faith, and serve in humble ministry in a placement based on your
skills (there is no cookie-cutter missionary or mission work— there is a call for people of all skill sets).
I am finishing up my international term very soon, and will be returning home to New York for parts of May, June, and August. I would love to have the op-portunity to come share about my experi-ence and the Global Mission Fellows with your congregation, youth or young adults. For any questions, information, or to set up a date, please contact me at [email protected]!
In service, Nora A. Cunningham umcmission.org/gt
Mission Journey: Quevedo, Ecuador, South America. Dates: May 12-24, 2016 The total cost of trip $1,900. Application Deadline is April 15. Please contact Oscar Destruge [email protected] 203-984-3625
Destination Team Team Leader
Peru Youth Rev. WonGeun Kang
Antigua YAM Joseph Ewoodzie
Antigua Adults Gordon Edwards
Guatemala Adults Rev. JoongUrn Kim
Jamaica Adults John Machlet
Nicaragua Adults Alex Souto
Jamaica Youth Rev. Omar Hall
Panama Young Adults Rev. JoongUrn Kim
Wisconsin Youth Rev. JoongUrn Kim
Haiti Adults Wendy Vencuss
Russia Adults Won Geun Kang
Antigua Adults Gordon Edwards
New Mexico Youth Rev. JoongUrn Kim
Are you a Glocal Mission Church? Are you living
up to your potential? Have you applied for your
Glocal Mission Award?
Maybe the primary question should be “What is a
Glocal Mission Church?” Glocal means Local + Global.
That’s the nature of the United Methodist Church -
“Local” Churches + “Global” Ministries + Global Mem-
bers. Therefore every Local Church within the United
Methodist connection ought to claim her Glocal iden-
tity.
You are a Glocal Mission Church when you actively participate in the following outreach ministries:
a) Shared Ministry Apportionment b) Local Community Missions c) National Missions d) International Missions
You will receive a Glocal Mission Award when you submit the application on or before May 8, 2016. Click here for the application form.
Qualifications for Glocal Mission Award
Glocal Mission Bronze Award
1. Paid in full the 2015 shared ministry apportionment. 2. Supported at least one local mission project. 3. Received 50% of Special Sunday offerings.
Glocal Mission Silver Award 1. Paid in full the 2015 shared ministry apportionment. 2. Supported at least one local mission project. 3. Received 75% of Special Sunday offerings. 4. Fulfilled a Covenant Relationship with a missionary and/or Advance
project. Glocal Mission Gold Award 1. Paid in full the 2015 shared ministry apportionment. 2. Supported at least one local mission project. 3. Received 100% of Special Sunday offerings. 4. Fulfilled a Covenant Relationship with a missionary and/or Advance
project. 5. Participated in Volunteer in Mission, or Disaster Recovery. 6. Supported Youth Ambassadors in Mission (YAM)
Rev. Joseph Ewoodzie Conference Mission Coordinator
Pastor Crystal Paul Assistant to Conference
Mission Coordinator Tel: 914-615-2226
E-mail:[email protected]
Our Goals for the Coming Year
Together we are here to discern where God is calling us in ministry. Our vision is to empower the local churches in their
outreach ministries, help them sustain the Wesleyan spirit of ministry “WITH” the poor, and provide them with the capa-
bility to reach out globally. We hope to maintain the Glocal Mission focus with emphasis on improving local outreach min-
istries within our communities.
The New York Annual Conference Missions Office is located at the New York Conference Center, 20 Soundview Ave. White Plains, NY 10606 – 914. 615. 2233 - [email protected] or [email protected]
“My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since
love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and
experiences a relationship with God.” (1John 4:7-8)