Strengthening Communities: Mission Dollars at Work through United Methodist Women National Mission Institutions

Leader: Tonya Murphy, United Methodist Women director, with Diana Loomis, McCurdy Ministries

What Is the Issue?

Get to know United Methodist Women National Mission Institutions — whom they serve, where they are in the U.S., how they are funded. Listen and learn about the United Methodist Women connection to the institutions. Take home the knowledge of where these institutions are located and how you can support them. See what support the Mission Institutes bring to the communities they exist in.

Resources

Prayer Calendar
available on the e-store: http://www.umwmissionresources.org
United Methodist Women YouTube channel
www.youtube.com/user/UMWomen
response Magazine: October issue - Mission Map
Online Mission Map and resources:
http://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/nmi
Contact for National ministries and scholarships:
asalter@unitedmethodistwomen.org
(212) 870-3843
See national ministries in action: Gum Moon Women’s Residence celebrates 100 years of mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=izxfMN7pk3o
Read stories about lives being changed at more than 100 National Mission Institutions with photos and profiles
www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=646183

United Methodist Women Connection

The United Methodist Women website
www.unitedmethodistwomen.org

Suggestions for Action

Use the Prayer Calendar for spiritual support of National Mission Institutions and missionaries
Write to missionaries
Organize a program featuring the ministries of a selected National Mission group
Arrange site visits to the National Mission Institutes
Volunteer

How to Contribute to a National Mission Institution:

To support National Mission Institutions: Designate your gift to project #301923
Donate online to the general fund: http://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/donate/nmi
Donate online to a specific institution: http://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/nmilist
Individual Volunteers
Your time and talent is needed in many places and capacities. Visit umcmission.org/Get-Involved/Volunteer-Opportunities/Types-of-Volunteers/Individual-Volunteers to apply and learn more.
Material Donations: Find contact information at a site near you to learn what goods and services that particular ministry needs. Educate your congregation about National Mission Institutes
Select a date (any Sunday throughout the year)
Print the bulletin insert found in our toolkit for distribution
Supply envelopes for offering plates

Murphy Harpst: Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment where severely abused and neglected children can thrive and heal toward a goal of re-engaging with society and leading productive lives. See more at: www.murphyharpst.org

McCurdy Ministries (formerly known as McCurdy School): Advance #581479
Striving to create Christian leaders equipped to uplift impoverished communities. Visit www.mccurdy.org

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Leaders

Tonya Murphy is a United Methodist Women director based in Atlanta, Ga. She served two terms on the United Methodist Women Board of Directors, is a three-time delegate to General Conference and a former conference and district president. She is mother to a teenage daughter and wife to a pastor and is proud to be in a family now three generations into United Methodist Women.

Diana Loomis is director of development/church relations for McCurdy Ministries, a United Methodist Women National Mission Institution in Espanola, N.M.