Mission u is back

Far more than meets the eye

Although Mission u was canceled last year due to the pandemic, some Minnesota United Methodist Women attended virtual Mission u’s offered by other Conferences.

This year, MN Conference UMW is offering the following virtual Mission u sessions with Amanda Harris as the new Mission u Dean. Everyone is invited.

June 11 -13: Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools with Study Leaders Emily Jones (UMW Executive for Racial Justice) and Dr. Lorraine Mayfield-Brown from Seminole FL
June 16 -18: Bearing Witness in the Kin-dom: Living Into the Church’s Moral Witness through Radical Discipleship with Study Leader Amanda Meisenheimer (Minister of Children and Families at Riverside Church, NY)
August 6-8: Finding Peace in an Anxious World with Study Leader: Marion Hansen (North Star District President)

Click here to go to the MN Conference UMW website for more information.

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