Please download the MONTHLY MISSION STORY for your church bulletin or newsletter:
September 2009: 
text only or pdf or español
October 2009: text only or pdf or español
To download the WEEKLY PRAYER for Sunday Worship, click here: Indonesia
To find a Global Ministries Project to support, click here: Special Giving Opportunities
Are you coming to the Mission Interpreters (MMI) training in Cleveland, October 9-11? Register today!
UCC Pastor to Swim the English Channel to Raise Funds for a Special Giving Project
Reverend Mike Solberg, Senior Pastor of Second Congregational United Church of Christ in Rockford, Illinois is off to England to swim the English Channel to raise money to build a school of the Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola (IECA), a Global Ministries partner church which has a covenantal relationship with the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ. Depending on conditions in the channel, Mike's swim could begin as early as September 10. To learn more about Mike's swim, the partnership with IECA, or to give in support of the school in Waku Kunga, Angola, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/rockford-illinois-ucc.html
Please keep Mike and his crew in your prayers this week.
WCC Central Committee Makes Several Important Statements
Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland from August 26 to September 2, the WCC Central Committee released the following statements:
Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo Appoint First Female District Minister
The Reverend Likafo Ifonge Marie Louise was appointed to serve as the Supervising Minister of the Kinshasa District during the 22th General Assembly of the Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo (DRC) held in Mbandaka this August, 2009. Likafo is the first woman in the Disciples' church to serve in this capacity, and probably the first woman to hold this position among the approximately 70 member churches of the ecumenical body of the Church of Christ in Congo. To read the entire story, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/community-of-disciples-of.html
A Call to Pray and Act for Peace on September 21, 2009
In 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution marking September 21 of each year as the International Day of Peace: http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/2009/ The intention of the resolution is to have the entire world observe a day of peace and nonviolence. To celebrate the day the World Council of Churches calls on people of faith worldwide to pray for peace on September 21 2009 or the closest Sunday. The International Day of Prayer for Peace http://overcomingviolence.org/en/about-dov/international-day-of-prayer-for-peace.html offers an opportunity for church communities in all places to pray and act together to nurture lasting peace in the hearts of people, their families, communities and societies. This year Odyssey Networks, a communications partner of the UCC and Disciples, is encouraging a million people to pledge that they will join together to pray for peace for one minute on September 21. Go to "A Million Minutes for Peace" to see a video about the campaign and to sign the pledge, and take time out on September 21 to pray and act for peace. http://www.odysseynetworks.org/Causes/PeaceHome/OdysseyPSA/tabid/191/Default.aspx
GM Announces Scholarship Recipients
Global Ministries provides scholarship assistance for continuing education to students in many kinds of ministry and service from Latin America and the Caribbean through the Dr. Mae Yoho Ward Enabling Scholarship Fund. This year's recipients are:
- Gloria Esther Jacobo Pérez, from the Dominican Republic, pursuing a Master's Degree in Family Therapy at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo.
- Eliana Macchi, from Argentina, seeks her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Universidad de la Cuenca del Plata.
Global Ministries is grateful to those who establish endowment funds such as this with the Division of Overseas Ministries and Wider Church Ministries to provide permanent support for Global Ministries and the work of its partner churches and programs around the world.
If you would like to receive directly to your inbox these weekly Global Ministries updates, please send your name, e-mail address, physical address, phone number, and home church to: bshebeck@dom.disciples.org
Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:
- Cleveland, Ohio: October 9-11, 2009 beginning with dinner on Friday and going through Sunday at noon. Radisson Gateway, Cleveland, OH. Registration deadline September 11, 2009 To register for the event go to: http://globalministries.org/calendar/mmi-october-2009.html
- Southern California: Saturday, October 31, 2009 sponsored by the Pacific Southwest Region (DOC) and the Southern California-Nevada Conference (UCC) – For more info, contact Larry Hixon larryhixon@yahoo.com or got to: http://globalministries.org/calendar/mmi-training-in-claremont.html
- Greensboro, North Carolina: Monday June 21 to Wednesday June 23, 2010 before the Disciples Women's Quadrennial Assembly. For details, visit: http://www.quadrennial.org/Pre_QA_Events.html
Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
IA: September 1 – October 11 and October 17-31, 2009, John Campbell-Nelson (Indonesia/Timor) Contact: Hal and Donna Rusk h.rusk@mchsi.com
DE: September 12, 2009 Marla Schrader (Palestine) Contact: Chris Hobgood chobgood@mchsi.com
CT: September 13 – October 8 and October 12-31, 2009 Lydia Bartholomew (Jerusalem) Contact: Cecile Gilson cecileg@ctucc.org
MD: September 17 & 26, 2009 Marla Schrader (Palestine) Contact: Allison Smith pastor@bethesdaucc.org
MD: October 18 & November 1, 2009, Marla Schrader (Palestine) Contact: Robert Maddox robtjr11@comcast.net
AZ: January 11 – March 6, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Barbara Decker bdecker@uccswc.com
MA: March 20-21, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Marilyn Crosby marilyncrosby@yahoo.com
WI: April 11 – May 16, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: William Kesting wkesting@excel.net
