Sharing our Stories 

Discerning God's Call

Deaconesses and home missioners are lay people who are called by God to be in a lifetime relationship in The United Methodist Church for engagement with a fulltime vocation in ministries of love, justice and service. Together they form a covenant community that is rooted in scripture, informed by history, driven by mission, ecumenical in scope and global in outreach.

Deaconess / Home Missioner Ministry Stories 

The Order of Deaconess and Home Missioner is a community of professionally and theologically trained laity who have responded to the call of God in their lives and has been commissioned by The United Methodist Church to full-time ministries of love, justice, and service.  The ministries may be in a church-related vocation or helping profession.  Current ministries include but are not limited to issues related to prison, environment, refugees, immigration, health care, education, homelessness, women and children, youth and families, senior adults, peace with justice, working poor, and a wide variety of church and community ministries.  

Serving Still: The Life and Ministry Stories of Deaconesses of Brooks-Howell Home  

Brooks-Howell Home in Asheville, NC is retirement community owned and supported by United Women in Faith. It was established in 1957 to provide a retirement facility for deaconesses and missionaries of the United Methodist Church.