Alaska
Red Bird
Oklahoma Indian
Deaconesses/
Home Missioners
Global Ministries
100
1904
What is the year that Alaska was recognized by the General Conference as an official mission outreach?
100
1956
What is the year that the Kentucky Missionary Conference (of United Brethren) and the Red Bird Mission District (Evangelical) come together to form the Red Bird Missionary Conference?
100
Trail of Tears
What is the name given to the series of brutal wars, forced marches, broken treaties, and genocide of native (American) peoples.?
100
1888
What is the year in which Deaconesses were created? For extra credit name the women who were instrumental? They are:
100
More than 300 ministries in more than 60 countries.
What is the number of opportunities are there to be in covenant relationship? For extra credit describe Covenant Relationship: “to provide financial, spiritual, and emotional support. This partnership is much more than a financial commitment. The church and missionary form a dynamic relationship, praying for each other and communicating regularly. When you covenant with one missionary, you are supporting the entire United Methodist missionary community, on behalf of one missionary and in that missionary’s name. “
200
Originally formed to "preserve and protect the tradition of reindeer herding."
What is the Nome Community Center?
200
Lyndia Rice
What is the name of the first medical director of the Red Bird medical services that began in 1922?
200
1830
What is the year in which President Andrew Jackson signed the “Indian Removal Act” which gave the US President the power to remove Indians from their lands and give them land west of the Mississippi?
200
1913-1914 and 1916-1918
What are the sections of the 2016 Book of Discipline which govern Deaconesses/Home Missioners?
200
The Advance
What is the accountable, designated-mission giving arm of The United Methodist Church that ensures 100 percent of each gift is used for its intended mission or ministry?
300
Founded in 1890 as a children's home it became a nursing home and is now the Wesley Rehabilitation and Care Center
What is the Jesse Lee Home
300
2,500
What is the approximate number of volunteers each year in the work camp program at Red Bird Mission who perform simple home repairs for low income community residents and maintenance for mission buildings?
300
1972
What is the year in which the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference gain the right to ordain clergy and own property?
300
2006
What is the year that Deaconesses become co-ed (accepting men) as Home Missioners?
300
Four of the six churchwidje Special Sunday Offerings.
What financial offerings support Global Ministries programs? For extra credit name the four Sundays and what they support: 1. Human Relations Day supports programs for social justice and at-risk youth
2. One Great Hour of Sharing supports the administrative costs of UMCOR, which receives no apportionment funding. 3. Native American Ministries Sunday supports mission with Native Americans and provides scholarships for United Methodist Native American seminarians. 4. World Communion Sunday supports a variety of scholarship programs.
400
1921-1922
What is the first year of the Red Bird Settlement School?
400
Samuel Worcester
What is the name of the Congregational missionary to the Cherokees who took the State of Georgia to court (US Supreme Court) to fight for the Cherokee’s right to maintain ownership of their land? For extra credit name the Methodist missionary with a Cherokee family who Worcester met during his second arrest?
400
Voice and Vote
What privilege/responsibility do Deaconesses and Home Missioners have at Annual Conference?
400
Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV)
What helps United Methodists and partners to be informed and compassionate responders to alcohol, other drugs, and related violence worldwide? The United Methodist Church’s global response to alcohol, chemical abuse and dependency, and related violence by preparing clergy and lay leaders to be informed and compassionate responders to the needs of individuals and families impacted by the disease of addiction. SPSARV provides educational resources and training for the development of substance abuse ministries throughout the United Methodist connection.
500
Fran Lynch
What is the name of the Deaconess serving as a Church and Community Worker who has served at Willow Creek UMC for 20 years?
500
Parts of Thirteen states
What is the geography of the Appalachian region. For extra credit name the states: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York.
500
Thirty-nine
What is the number of native nations in Oklahoma and bordering states saved by the the Oklahoma Indian Mission Conference?
500
Old Testament, New Testament, Theology of Mission, History of The United Methodist Church, Polity and Doctrine of The United Methodist Church
What are the he required courses a person must complete before becoming a Deaconess/Home Missioner?
500
VIM
What is the name of Volunteer teams formed in churches, districts, conferences, and jurisdictions to serve around the world in a variety of ways for one to three weeks at a time. Working cooperatively with partner churches, mission teams assist with the construction of sanctuaries and other buildings, participate in worship services, conduct Bible schools for people of different ages, and come to know and love our sisters and brothers from other cultures.
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