Devotionals on Building Churches

The 2009 Missouri Annual Conference Session offering is supporting the completion of churches in Mozambique. Beginning with Lent, through Easter and Pentecost, up to the Annual Conference Session, we will be posting devotional stories about unfinished church buildings.

Read about the church who scheduled their first wedding ceremony ever, and other compelling stories - all because they were building their church sanctuary.

Devotions

Day	Story

1	2009 AC Offering to complete unfinished church buildings in Mozambique!
2	Worship under the cashew-nut tree at Catembe
3	The body of Christ in Dondo's half-destroyed mud hut
4	Building the Spirit of the living God
5	Growing beyond the space in Goba
6	Members and the mango tree at Nazareta
7	Mother church Matingane UM
8	The Body of Christ in a half-destroyed mud hut
9	La Croix and Nicoadala face to face
10	The "empty" basket at Bento Navesse
11	Mapinhane UMC from seven families sitting on three logs
12	Machava UMC building with coin after coin
13	Building the Spirit of the Living God
14	Xinavane under the tree shade on the sugar plantation
15	Barrane UMC dreaming big!
16	Created for good works - becoming good friends at Massinga
17	God’s House our real home at Nelson Memorial and Gondola
18	Aeroporto UMC pure air and wonderful beach at Vilanculos
19	Lifted high at Aeroporto
20	Land exchange leads to chapel at Montepuez
21	Beira Central - Does your church have a roof?
22	Risk-taking mission and service with Mboningo
23	The Joy of worship in Mozambique at Mapinhane
24	Inhassoro church building prepares for burial
25	Jossefa Nhatitima UMC hosted missionaries long ago
26	Love One Another at Beira Central UMC
27	Ressano Garcia bordering South Africa
28	Easter arrives early at Inhassoro UMC
29	Somewhere Out There - Bishop Robert Schnase at Catembe
30	Lhavane UMC growing in rural Mozambique
31	The Body of Christ at Aeroporto UMC
32	Pacule UMC named for traditional chiefdom
33	Nova Mambone UMC builds to avoid flooding
34	John Wesley UMC started in the open air
35	Mabote UMC a faithful and strong congregation
36	CMC a neighborhood church born out of Malhazine
37	Nampula UMC working to transform
38	Bispo Escrivão Zunguze UMC ALIVE in the Maputo Area
39	Historic Chamanculo UMC close to finishing
40	Magumbane UMC nearly complete on the hilltop
41	Nazareta UMC following the tree shade
42	Nacala the 3rd largest port city in Mozambique
43	Matsinhe-Goxane UMC a rich story of transformation
44	Goba UMC Somewhere out there...a new chapel rises in memoriam
45	Liberdade UMC witness in the world
46	Pentecost: They were all gathered together in one place

Resources

Pentecost bulletin insert

This bulletin insert is a resource for churches to be able to share more information about the project with their congregations. Download the word document to customize it for your church. (PDF) (Word)

Ideas sheet

The ideas sheet lists a number of creative ideas to promote this project. These suggestions were submitted by churches engaged in Mozambique mission and actually tried them!

For more information about this project or the Mozambique Initiative please contact:

Carol Kreamer
Coordinator
Phone 636-271-4455
E-Mail: Carol Kreamer