Experience mission in the Mission District
8/5/2010
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| The Mission District is named for the Mission San Francisco de Asis, commonly called Mission Delores, the sixth of 21 missions founded in Alta California by Spanish Franciscans between 1769 and 1823 |
On Tuesday, Oct. 19, the annual meeting of the United Methodist Association of Communicators opens with worship led by Bishop Warner H. Brown, resident bishop of the California-Nevada Annual Conference.
Worship will be followed by a chance to visit several ministries throughout San Francisco's Mission District.
The 46.7 square miles of San Francisco is one of the most diverse areas of the United States – and appropriately enough, the ministries within it are equally diverse. Among the needs being addressed by United Methodist congregations are hunger and homelessness, education, justice and equality issues, violence against women and children, environmental concerns, and immigration law and other issues confronting a 36.8% immigrant population (per 2000 Census).
Included on the Tuesday Mission Experience tour will be a stop at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church. Among numerous other ministries, Glide serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner to people in need, seven days a week – totalling 934,000 plates in 2009.The Mission Experience tour is guaranteed to be richly rewarding for those who choose to participate.