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Mission Studies

Poverty: The Call: The Roma

Each year, United Methodist Women members prepare for faithful living and action by studying mission studies. Mission studies are offered each year - a geographical, topical, and spiritual growth study. These studies motivate, inform, and enrich our commitment to global ministry.

Members take one of the three mission studies through the organization's Schools of Christian Mission program offered around the country.

2013 Mission Studies

Spiritual growth: Living Sacramentally and Walking Justly
Geographic: The Roma of Europe
Issue study: Poverty
Children and Youth study: Migration

2012 Mission Studies

Spiritual Growth Study: Immigration and the Bible
Geographic Study: Haiti
Issue Study: Poverty

Past Mission Studies

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Immigration and The Bible

The Bible is the ultimate handbook for responding to immigrants. This spiritual growth study explores the biblical and theological understandings of immigration, immigrants and migration, and examines what it is to be a sojourner and to live into the biblical mandate of hospitality for “the stranger” and “aliens” in our midst.
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Poverty

Participants in the Poverty mission study will engage in deepening their understanding of the realities of poverty and be invited to commit to solidarity with the poor through accompaniment and advocacy.
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Haiti: Challenges and Hope

This study offers an overview of the cultures that shaped Haiti’s past and shape the ongoing legacy of colonialism. It offers glimpses into the heart and soul of Haiti’s people through pictures and Creole adages. The mission study also includes the impact of the devastating January 12 earthquake in 2010.
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The Journey: Forgiveness, Restorative Justice and Reconciliation

Stories from the Bible and recent history illustrate the redemptive power of forgiveness, the restorative power of God's justice and the Good News of reconciliation.
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