December 2023

Mission Moments and More provides a moment for mission, offertory prayer and bite sized newsletter copy for each Sunday in the year. Content features general church observances, apportioned fund, Special Sundays, The Advance or giving in general. 

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December 03 -  Inspired Generosity - First Sunday of Advent
For 25-member St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church in downtown Memphis, Tenn., a calling to an emergency housing ministry may seem beyond their means, but God is providing in amazing ways.
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December 10 -  Global Mission Fellows (Global Ministries/World Service Fund) - Second Sunday of Advent
Global Mission Fellows are young adults, aged 20-30, who are committed to serving in social justice ministries for two years. They enter new communities to understand their challenges and assets through relationships and with the long-term goal to overcome systemic oppression.
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December 17 -  Africa University
For over 25 years, Africa University has shaped the lives of thousands of young people all over the continent of Africa by equipping them with the knowledge to alleviate poverty, build peace and stability and drive development.
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December 24 -  Christmas Eve
The vision of the first Christmas offers us a glimpse into the family that God intends us to be.
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December 31 -  New Year’s Eve/Watch Night
John Wesley believed that Methodists and all Christians should reaffirm their covenant with God annually, so he created a service in which an individual renews his or her covenant with God.
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