Each of us has a mission story. Every congregation, church-related school and individual Christian has a story, a history, of how our faith began, was nurtured and grew. We write our denomination’s collective mission history as we share those accounts.

United Methodists have a unique opportunity this year and next to celebrate and contribute to our shared mission story. Our Global Ministries missions agency is observing the 200th anniversary of the founding of its initial predecessor: the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church, on April 5, 1819. The bicentennial celebration website http://methodistmission200.org is gathering profiles of missionaries, mission volunteers, mission projects and individual believers worldwide. Learn more…