By Heather Melton, (she/her) UTO Staff Officer I’ve started joking that my title should be UTO staff officer and chaos coordinator. On my to-do list for this week is “fix explosions; make bigger.” I was talking with a coworker about the popular “volcano day” craft project that will be included in our Vacation Bible School…

Cheyenne River Episcopal Mission Horse Camp From the Final Grant Report Tell us a bit about how your project unfolded. The indoor riding arena funded by the UTO has become a vital resource for the Lakota people of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and beyond, serving over 200 at-risk children and youth along with their families, adults…

Inclusion, Equality and Opportunity to Learn Together From the Final Grant Report Tell us a bit about how your project unfolded.The Inclusion, Equality and Opportunity to Learn Together project in this first year at the Transfiguration School provides education and psychological support to 85 vulnerable migrant boys and girls between the ages of 3 and…

From the Final Grant Report Tell us a bit about how your project unfolded.The Clergy Jail Visiting Project has brought 15 clergy into Erie County’s two jails in 2023-2024, with another visit scheduled for the end of October. These clergy from various backgrounds (Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Episcopal, Baptist, Jewish) have interviewed around…

By Sawsan Batato, Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem In a small village nestled between rolling hills called Burin, a 45-year-old woman named Fatima lived a simple life with her husband, Farid, and their five children—three girls and two boys. Farid was the sole breadwinner, and they had shared dreams and struggles as a family. But everything…

By the Rev. Rowan Larson, Incoming UTO Board Vice President for Grants One of my favorite grants since I joined the UTO Board in 2021 was the 2022 grant to the Episcopal Diocese of Montana to install low-flow toilets in 18 parishes across the state, most of them rural. It wasn’t the largest grant in…

By Mathy Milling-Downing, UTO Board Province III Representative Each month we like to share a story of where your thank offering has gone in recent years. This month, one of our Board members shares about her experience visiting Charlie’s Place. Founded in 1990 as a nondenominational, anti-hunger and homelessness ministry by the associate pastor of…