News from us [link removed] Oct. 14, 2025
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Creation Care is an increasingly important part of faith lived out in action. In Maysville, two UMC attendees are doing just that by building sustainable homes and modeling sustainable living. [link removed] Read more →
Related Stories
[link removed] Faith in a Seed - As Christians and United Methodists, why should we care about Creation? Rev. Chelsey Hillyer reflects.

[link removed] Green Samaritans Get Busy - Read more about the Green Samaritans group at Missouri UMC in Columbia and the Earth Fair they hosted earlier this year.

[link removed] God's Green Earth Day - For over a decade, Stockton UMC has a robust Creation Care ministry. Read more for project ideas as well as the ministry's annual report.

Featured Event

Jump Start Workshop on Biblical Literacy
Ready to level up your church’s Bible study skills? Join us for our second Jump Start workshop of the fall on Oct. 21 where we’ll consider questions around building Biblical literacy in your local church. You’ll leave with practical advice and solutions that can be immediately implemented in your ministry context. [link removed] Learn more and register →
Lay Education Classes
Oct. 26 - [link removed] Ministry of All Believers in Shelbina
Tuesdays, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 - [link removed] Prayer Practices for Disciples: Creating a Life with God via Zoom
Mondays beginning Nov. 3 - [link removed] UMC Polity online via Zoom
More Upcoming Events
Oct. 21 - [link removed] Jump Start: Building Biblical Literacy
Nov. 4-6 - [link removed] Discipleship Ministries Intergenerational Ministry Conference (use code MOAC50 for $50 off!)
Nov. 11 - [link removed] Dreaming with God Discernment Conversations
Nov. 18 - [link removed] Jump Start: Vision and Leadership with Rev. Olu Brown
Nov. 20 - [link removed] Simplified Accountable Structure Overview and Q-and-A
[link removed] See the full events calendars at www.moumethodist.org/events

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