Continuing Mission & Ministry
DSC COVID-19 Response
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Desert Southwest Conference Churches
Wondering what other churches are doing? Check them out and see how you can partner up.
North District Churches
- Advent UMC
- Boulder City UMC
- Community UMC Caliente
- Community UMC Williams
- Desert Spring UMC
- Federated Community Church
- First Henderson UMC
- First UMC of Winslow
- Global Community UMF
- Grace Fil-Am Ministry
- Green Valley UMC
- Journey UMC
- Mesquite UMC
- Mohave Valley UMC
- Page Community UMC
- Pahrump Valley UMC
- St. Johns UMC
- St. Michael’s UMC
- Trinity Heights UMC
- Trinity UMC
- University Church Las Vegas
East District Churches
- Aldersgate UMC
- Central UMC
- Chandler UMC
- Cross in the Desert UMC
- Cross Roads UMC
- Dayspring UMC
- Desert Foothills UMC
- Desert Mission UMC
- First UMC Gilbert
- First UMC Mesa
- First UMC Tempe
- Gold Canyon UMC
- Grace UMC
- Journey UMF
- North Scottsdale UMC
- Paradise Valley UMC
- Payson UMC
- Red Mountain UM
- Scottsdale UMC
- Song of Life UMC
- Spirit of Joy UMC
- St. Matthew UMC
- The Bridge UMC
- The Fountains UMC
- UMC of Casa Grande
- Sun Lakes UMC
- Wesley UMC
- White Mountain UMC
South District Churches
- Catalina UMC
- Christ Church UM
- Desert Skies UMC
- El Mesias UMC
- First UMC of Bisbee
- First UMC of Eloy
- First UMC of Tucson
- First UMC of Safford
- Grace UMC
- New Hope/Nueva Esperanza UMC
- San Pedro Valley UMC
- Sanctuary UMC
- Sierra Vista/Huachuca UMC
- St. Francis in the Foothills UMC
- St. James UMC
- St. John’s UMC
- St. Marks UMC
- St. Paul’s UMC
- UMC of Green Valley – Radio Services
- Vista de la Montaña UMC
West District Churches
- Calvary UMC
- Chino Valley UMC
- Christ Community UMC
- Community Church of Buckeye
- City Square UMF
- Dove of the Desert UMC
- Epworth UMC
- Faith UMC
- First UMC Glendale
- First UMC Phoenix
- First UMC Sun City
- First UMC Yuma
- Gila Mountain UMC
- Lakeview UMC
- Prescott UMC
- Prescott Valley UMC
- Sedona UMC
- Spirit of Hope UMC
- Spirit Song Church
- Trinity UMC
- Willowbrook UMC
JUSTICE & OUTREACH MINISTRY NEWS DURING COVID-19
Masks from UMCOR for Desert Southwest Conference UMC
In May, Rev. Tom Mattick who chairs our Conference Disaster Response team, shared an email with me that UMCOR had notified all annual conferences of the availability of more than 172,000 cloth facial coverings infused with copper and silver. The masks came from FEMA...
Facebook the Connection in Mission & Justice
Billie K. Fidlin Director of Outreach & Justice While COVID-19 has been dominating our sharing from statistics to empty pews, as we all know the news marches on. Unemployment figures on the rise, businesses reopening in a “new normal” fashion. People who have lost...
Water for the Navajo Nation Part 2
Mission Project 2020:Water for the Navajo Nation Billie K. Fidlin Director of Outreach & Justice As we continue in this time of trial with the COVID-19 virus, things continue to decline on the Navajo Reservation. While many tribes throughout the country are...
Call To Action to Value our Immigrants
Call to Action to Value our Immigrants National Justice for Our Neighbors Responds to Trump Administration's Immigration Suspension Last night, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation in an effort to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States. This...
Earth Day Resources
Earth Day Prayer April 22nd of every year celebrates Earth Day. This year, April 22, 2020 will mark the 50th Anniversary of celebrating Earth Day. The Conference Board of Church & Society offers this prayer for you to share. Thank you to Sarah King for this...
Guns in the Time of Coronavirus
By Gerry Hills, Gun Violence Awareness Task Force chairperson We are living in uncertain and unsettling times. People are scared and looking for ways to keep themselves and their families safe. Washing our hands, social distancing and wearing masks and gloves are...
Keeping You Connected During COVID-19
On Sunday March 1st our conference Disaster Response Team reached out our Bishop and the conference began mobilizing a response to COVID-19. Since Bishop Bob's first letter to the conference, our Connectional Ministry team has been hard at work to get you the...
Conferencing in the era of COVID-19
Since 1744 the people called Methodists have come together at different times for events called conferences. Whether quarterly, annually, or every four years the Methodist movement has used conferences to unify the various local leaders and preachers around what and...
State websites for volunteering article (AZ & NV)
“We’re in This Together” Volunteer Opportunities - State Website Info Seems like whatever we read online or view on television at some point will echo, “We’re in This Together.” Together can mean different things to different people: prayer, financial support, helping...
Conference Urban Ministries
A Request for God’s Children
By Billie K. Fidlin March 16
- 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.
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
NAU
Contact Campus Minister
Valley Wesley
Arizona State University
Oasis Campus Ministry
University of Las Vegas
