Global Ministries

The United Methodist Church

Connecting the Church in Mission

Mission Celebrations

A Mission Celebration is an event planned by local church leaders and resourced by missionaries and General Board of Global Ministries staff, which provides a variety of activities and learning opportunities to meet local church members where they are and challenge them to reflect, learn, and engage in missions locally and around the world.

Purpose:

  • To inspire and energize local church members to get involved in mission both locally and globally;
  • To provide the foundation of our United Methodist theology of mission and evangelism;
  • To educate local leaders about practical strategies to lead their churches in mission work that empowers, celebrates, and shares God’s love with all;
  • To invite the local church to be in mission through prayerful and pledged financial support.

Optional Activities:

  • Worship;
  • Keynote speakers;
  • Conversations with congregations and leaders around the world—connecting with the global church via new technology;
  • Missionaries (including young adult missionaries) sharing about their ministry;
  • Hands-on mission activities (e.g., assembling health kits) that involve people of all ages;
  • Workshops that train mission teams and individuals in areas including: worship, developing partnerships, evangelism, intercultural communication, children’s ministry, and music in mission, as well as targeted training about the geographical areas where our denomination is involved in ministry;
  • Information on opportunities to be involved in local missions;
  • Opportunities for churches to make a financial commitment to mission through Global Ministries.

Global Ministries will empower you to plan and facilitate a Mission Celebration for your congregation by providing you with the necessary resources.



Rev. Daniel Topalski is Skyping from a partner church in Bulgaria as part of Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church's outreach celebration. February 2-3, 2013. Augusta, Georgia.
Photo: Debi Tyree

You don't have to be a big church to host a Mission Celebration.



Resources


Recent and Upcoming Mission Celebrations

March 2,2013
Cross Lanes United Methodist Church
Cross Lanes, WV
Rev. Gary E. Nelson, West Virginia Annual Conference

April 6, 2013
Olivet United Methodist Church
Coatesville, PA
Rev. David J. Davis, Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference

Contact Information

Rev. Nora Colmenares
Phone: 212-870-3768
Email: missioncelebrationevents@umcmission.org