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Continuing Mission & Ministry 

DSC COVID-19 Response

 

JUSTICE & OUTREACH DURING THE PANDEMIC
NEW AND VITAL FAITH CHURCH GRANT/LOANS FOR COVID-19
CONFERENCE URBAN MINISTRIES UPDATE
RE-OPENING GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
YOU CAN SUPPORT CAMPUS MINISTRIES
DISASTER RESPONSE RESOURCES DURING COVID-19

Desert Southwest Conference Churches

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JUSTICE & OUTREACH MINISTRY NEWS DURING COVID-19

What is your passion?

by | Aug 11, 2022

As I was preparing for the sermon I’ll deliver on Sunday, the 14th, I was struck by Luke 12:49, “I have come to bring fire to the earth, how I wish it were already kindled!” Fire can be both destructive and beneficial, it burns trees and brush, but that fire also...

Mission Project Update

by | Aug 10, 2022

As always, our churches continued to show their generosity in giving to the Annual Conference Mission Projects – The Long Journey and Tongan Relief.

HIV Caring Ministries – Meeting Notes

by | Aug 9, 2022

Attendance: Linda Girard, Mary Bullis, Bill B., Gregory Wagner, Billie Fidlin Linda opened the meeting in prayer. Quarterly Dinners Most recent dinner was in July. Participation is semi-low but those who come value gathering together; new people really like the time...

$10,000 Grants from Discipleship Ministries

by | Aug 9, 2022

Are you part of an ethnic or multiethnic United Methodist Church?  Are you starting or currently leading a new ministry or outreach in an ethnic community?  If so, apply for a grant of up to $10,000 from Discipleship Ministries.  The deadline is September 10, so apply...

Conference Urban Ministries

A Request for God’s Children

By Billie K. Fidlin March 16

In these times we are facing, we hear of more and more families who are unable to meet the basic needs of their own family. We know that the people of the streets continue to struggle, and be ever so vulnerable.
At some point, the grocery stores will again stock shelves with needed products. But in the meantime, we are hearing of babies who need formula and diapers, urban ministries needing supplies of same, and more. While many of us may be worried about our own needs, none the less, we might feel better if we can help someone else along the way. What can we share, how can we help someone who is particularly vulnerable at this time?
Each of our churches can use their local networks to publish to their surrounding community how they might be able to help. Everything from meals delivered to the elderly, cards of greeting to say hello to someone who is homebound, or those precious rolls of toilet paper if you can spare one or two!
Calls to our urban ministries asking what they need would be wonderful.
  • For the Phoenix area:
    • UMOM can be reached at 602.275.7852. Click here to download a list of donations needed.
    • Justa Center can be reached at 602.254.6524. Click here to download a list of donations needed.
    • Wesley Community Center & Health Clinic at 602.257.4323.
    • Golden Gate Community Center & Health Clinic at 602.233.0017.
  • In Tucson, please contact TMM Family Services at 520.322.9557.
  • In the North District please contact your District Superintendent office at 702.757.3507.

A friendly “How can I help?” is welcomed by all of these ministries. Please note, volunteers have new guidelines, be sure to check with each ministry before showing up.

Your well-being is extremely important as well. Helping others might just help you! Thank you for your giving, servant heart friends, and know that your prayers will be most appreciated of all.
Click here to email the Director of Outreach Ministries

Caring for Campus Ministries during COVID-19

  • Pray for students
  • Remember students from colleges all over the country who have returned home to their communities (many of my students have come back to Phoenix)
  • Support the cost of ZOOM
  • Order food or other encouraging things to be sent to students apartments
  • Support the cost of gardening as a way to get out in a non-interactive way (it is a goal for the few students here to restore the irrigation system and have the garden ready for next semester – something to focus on)
  • Continue to bring food so it can be packaged in “to-go” containers
  • Donate funds to help students with rent or utility bills as some will have their income impacted
  • Reach out to students you know, or, send cards to campus ministries to be distributed to students who are feeling isolated and alone
  • Donate toilet paper, kleenex, hand sanitizer, gift cards, basic food items

As with so many ministries in the Conference, the apportionment rate of the collection has affected the campus ministry budgets. Please remember our campus ministries when thinking about your donations. They do such important Kingdom work, and while as people say the ‘children’ are our future, WE are the present. Please help our campus ministries not only succeed but flourish. Thank you!

Frontera Wesley

University of Arizona

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NAU

Contact Campus Minister

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Valley Wesley

Arizona State University

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Oasis Campus Ministry

University of Las Vegas

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