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/Assembly: Quadrennial gathering of United Methodist Women/Workshop Resources/Strengthening Communities

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 MurphyTonya 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.
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