Location

New Creation UMC

4320 Bruce Road

Chesapeake, Virginia 23321

Contacts

Dean: Maria Ward
Business Manager: Marta Pizzeck

Registrar: Laura Douglass
missionu@vauwf.org

Schedule

Friday, July 24

• 12PM – Pre-event setup

• 1-3PM – Optional drop-in tour of our National Mission Institution:
  Wesley Community Service Center (1701 Elm Ave, Portsmouth, VA 23704) with Marta Pizzeck, Julie Kissell, and Renee Foster

• 2:00 – Registration check-in opens, fellowship, hands-on mission project and more

  • Collection for Virginia Correctional Center for Women (Goochland)

  • Plastic bag sleeping mat project

• 5:30 – Dinner (buffet style)

• 6:15 – Opening worship; keynote speaker; music

• 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Session 1, held in separate classes led by Study Leaders.

Saturday, July 25

• 9:00 – noon– study sessions at New Creation UMC

• 12:00 – 1:00 – lunch

• 1:00 – 5:00 – study sessions continue

• 6:00 – dinner

• 7:00 – Program in Sanctuary and updates from our missionaries

On Saturday evening, we expect the program to last until 8:30 or 9:00.

Sunday, July 26

8:30 or 11:00 – worship at New Creation UMC

Study Leaders

• Mikang Kim & Paul Oh - Korean

• Angie Sokolowski – English (Virtual)

• Debbie McDaniels – English

• Ann Klotz – English

• Patti Ford – English

• Lyle Minter - English

A Deep Knowing:
Experiencing Emmanuel
Through Every Part of Our Lives 

Mission u participants will study the times in the Bible when people experienced Emmanuel, or “God with us.” How do we discern God’s presence and call on our lives in times of joy and in times of sadness, fear, or anxiety? What can we learn from these Emmanuel encounters in the Bible to help inform our discernment to faith, hope, and love in action?

Mission u is for YOU!

United Women in Faith is excited to invite you to this inspiring weekend that will bring people together to explore what it means to practice hope in uncertain times.

This curriculum is designed to help participants take a step back and a closer look at the various ways we see Emmanuel within and around biblical stories. 

What can it look like to walk with God as people who face adversity, issues of justice, and a heritage of relational and spiritual connections? This curriculum encourages participants to seek out and name the experiences of Emmanuel from biblical times to our present day as we look toward our future in faith.

Make sure to purchase the study book in advance.