Mission u 

Mission u is an annual event offering opportunities for adults, youth and children to grow spiritually, learn about issues affecting society and experience Christian mission in its many forms. Mission u is sponsored jointly by the Conference Global Ministries team and the United Methodist Women.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mission u studies moved online. 

• Finding Peace in an Anxious World, a study particularly appropriate for the time, was taught by the Rev. Lisa Grant in 2020 and again in 2021 by Barb Hess and Pastor Karen Martin. 
• Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools, a new social issue study, will be offered twice. The first, offered via Zoom, will be offered Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. beginning August 25, 2021 and running through September 15.  Valerie Clark, an educator from the Upper NY Conference, will lead the study. Download a flyer.  Register here.
• Bearing Witness in the Kin-dom: Living Into the Church’s Moral Witness through Radical Discipleship is a new Spiritual Growth study that also will be offered twice. The first session was offered via zoom on Wednesday evenings in October. 

Mini Mission u: Bearing Witness in the Kin-dom, the Spiritual Growth study, will be the focus of the Mini-Mission u event scheduled for March 20-22 at Olmsted Manor Retreat Center. The study leader will be Dr. Judith Pierre-Okerson, a native of Haiti and who serves as a lay leader and Florida Conference UMW President. Get details

For updates on Mission u offerings:

• Watch this page and the weekly Conference e-newsletter, available at wpaumc.org/enews. Subscribe at wpaumc.org/subscribe
• On Facebook, search for “WPA UMC Mission u” or “United Methodist Women – Western Pennsylvania Conference”.   “Like” or Follow the page. 

General Mission u Information

Scholarships are available: 

The Gene Stollings Memorial Scholarship will cover the cost of registration, room and board for a first-time clergy attendee.

The Evelyn Hull Memorial Scholarship will cover the cost of a first-time attendee sponsored by a UMW unit.