Since 1982, the Language Institute at UPC has welcomed refugees, immigrants, and other internationals to Seattle by providing English instruction vital to successful resettlement in the US. The heart of this ministry—Jesus’ incarnational love—is made visible through the Christian volunteers they mobilize, train, and support as they develop caring, healing relationships with their students.
Dispatch is a regular feature in the UPC Times that asks, “What does it look like to Share the Hope of Jesus Christ?” Zefjan Nikolla shares his story of hope in Albania.
On St. Patrick’s Day, 64 members of the YMM community–youth, parents, sponsors, and staff–spread out across Seattle to participate in their first annual Love Your City event.
Love Your Neighborhood–UPC’s annual season of service after Easter–had a very successful second year. Read stories about volunteers who gave time to love their neighbors and share hope in Jesus Christ.
As we delve deeper into the life of Christ, he takes us deeper into ourselves and into the lives of those around us. Didi Prentice—chaplain, artist, mother, friend, and servant—has experienced this firsthand as she lives the adventure that results from following Christ.
How do we share hope in Jesus Christ? We can start by loving our neighborhoods.
“Working with street youth, I constantly encounter stories that just shatter all familiar categories,” said Tyler Bauer, Program Manager at Street Youth Ministries (SYM).
Kate Mitchum, cinnamon-roll baker and the instigator of the first annual Neighborhood Christmas Party, says she “always hoped I’d grow up to be ‘Mrs. Claus.’” She’s well on her way.
On Sunday, October 2, Treaous Florence-Moreland received the keys to her new Habitat for Humanity home in the Rainier Vista neighborhood.
UPC member Tracy Stover has been in northeastern Kenya since July, working with World Concern to provide for Somali refugee families displaced by drought and famine.
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