news stories Tagged “Missional Engagement”

NOMADS lend helping hands at Asbury Retreat Center

October 30, 2023 / By Rev. Sue Russell, Asbury Retreat Center Director

Nomads On a Mission Active in Divine Service, more commonly referred to as NOMADS, recently spent three weeks at Asbury Retreat Center. The NOMADS are volunteers with the mission of rebuilding lives, homes, and facilities with God’s love and their hands. Volunteers from across New York and Pennsylvania spent Oct. 2-19 at Asbury. The retired, or close to retired participants, enjoy traveling across the United States in an …more

Creating a bridge and building understanding with faith leaders

September 22, 2023 / By Kristina Clark, Director of Missional Engagement

Every month, faith leaders from various traditions come together for a powerful roundtable to discuss justice issues. The group is called InterFaith Works and it’s been meeting for 46 years. There are representatives from the Hindu Community, Islamic Society of Central New York, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Quakers, American Baptist, Episcopal Church, Catholic Church, Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, The United Methodist Church among others. In …more

From refugee to homeowner: The power of mission work

July 17, 2023 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Editor's Note: Walt Mathias,  member of Honeoye Falls UMC; Leon Perkins, member of Rush UMC; and Peter Baldwin and Jim Kanaleyof Iona UMC received a $2,500 Everyday Disaster grant from the United Methodists of Upper New York Missional Engagement Ministry Area for their carpentry work in the homes of refugees in the Rochester area. Ahmad Ibrahimi is one of the refugees they have helped. His …more